A Homemaker’s Diary

I’ve mentioned about this paper napkin with apple motifs in my other craft blog before. And I was planning to write about it in this blog as well, but as always, I am behind the time these days.

I managed to seal the tin, applied primer and glued the motifs on. It took me about 3 days (or was it more?) to complete all the tasks. I have to really steal the time to do such stuff, like a quick 5-10 minutes before I took my shower and while Hubby took care of the little one..huhu!

This is how it looks like after a 3rd layer of gloss varnish. I thought of putting opal dust on it, but after looking at the varnished output, I thought it is just nice the way it is now.

For those who are interested to try your hand in decoupage, hurry up and sign up for 3rd April class. You can make your own apple tin after you learn the basic in my class..heh!

These days I dreaded going out during day time because it is so hot on most days. I am not really a kind of person who sweat a lot, but in the current weather..fuhhh..even the most inactive sweat glands will be sweating out.

Not sure how do people go on with their daily activities, you know sportsmen, oh even teachers who have to teach PE to their students.

Perhaps this FRESH anti perspirant spray could solve the problem. It has 24 hours of protection against perspiration. The new Dry Max system technology for extra-wetness absorption will help you not to be embarrassed especially when you have to hang on to the LRT during peak time.

If you are going on date right after work, its cooling fragrance will leave you with that just showered feeling when the heat is on. Of course it is advisable that you go back home, have a quick shower and change to casual clothes first before you go on date on weekdays..heh! I think your date will appreciate your company even more..but then if you really have to go out straight after work, then this is the fast solution.

Oh, for those doing laundry, good news as the special anti-whitening material in the spray will help to minimise white marks on skin and clothes. So those Renoma and Alain Delon work shirts will last longer, at least until next year Year-End-Sale..hehe!

And for those with sensitivity to alcohol, don’t sweat as it is 0% alcohol, PH respect and dermo tested (whatever the terms mean..) So go grab a bottle at the nearest Jusco or Watson and tell me if it’s really work for your armpit..keh keh!

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Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS. Auditions are now open! Check it out at www.projectalpha.com.my/auditions

Gosh..never realized that time flies so fast this week..I wrote the previous entry on Monday, and now it’s Saturday morning already..isk!

I have been busy taking care of the little one. This week is such a miserable and testing week for me. I kind of turned a deaf ear with his whining and crying during day time and even at night. He can’t stand seeing me doing anything else. I think as he is reaching the 18-month old phase, he becomes really clingy.

Well, despite that I managed to cook a lot of normal meals this week. I think after all the eating out weeks and letting myself get constipated with the lack of vege and fruits in the daily diet, I kind of turn into a health conscious person.

Oh, I even cooked mee kungfu after reading Mat Gebu’s blog. Will share the picture once I got the chance to edit it later, OK..

In the meantime, have a great weekend people..I don’t expect much since Hubby will be working the monthly release this weekend..but we do have plan for next week..hehe! And my birthday is coming in about 2 weeks time..jeng jeng!

I have been surfing the Internet at home for many many years now..well, what do you expect..since I run my craft business at home and now that I have a son and being a Work-At-Home-Mom, I have no other best place to surf the Internet but my bedroom.

However I am not using P1 Wimax because when we moved to the current home last year, they don’t have service in this area. I am currently using Maxis Broadband until May (as per the contract) before we plan to subscribe to Streamyx (again!)

I bought a side table from IKEA and it fits my laptop and mouse nicely. It is supposed to be some kind of serving tray for living room but it works fine for my surfing purpose. I could put a desk and chair in the bedroom as my workstation but so far this arrangement is the best for me. Oh, I sit on the bed while doing all my online tasks, replying email, updating website and blogging.

And if the connection is really slow, I hardly waste time but resort to reading book, drink Milo, or even sew beads on my attire..haha! I can even clip my nails while waiting for the page to load. And when the time permits, and the little one is not making fuss about the time I spend surfing, I check out my Nuffnang earning and see whether there is any good opportunity to increase my monthly online income such as writing a post like this for Project Alpha..heh!

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS

Honestly I haven’t updated my resume since my last job in 2004. There were many occasions that I felt compelled to update mine but half way through I didn’t manage to complete it.

And that was way, way before the time I have a baby.

Yesterday, while doing the horoscope for child-parent, I came across this question on babycenter.com..

It’s not that I want to go back to work anytime soon, it’s just make me wonder, one day if I have to do so, what do I put in to fill the time gap?

Mothering is certainly the toughest job in the world, but how much it is valued in the real working world? Does it make any significance in term of salary, package, benefits etc of the new job that you want to get?

Do all the skills we accumulate throughout the years of bringing up our children will impress the interviewers?

What do you think? For those with experiences, please share.