A Homemaker’s Diary

Early this year, my husband told me about Pinterest. I was not really interested at first until recently I found a few boards that share inspiring quotes.

I used to collect and write down all these great quotes when I was a teenager. Back in those years when people still celebrate friend’s birthday, we used to buy Hallmark greeting cards. They have very lovely design and great wordings to reflect the occasion and how special a person is to you.

I feel that as we grow old and keep ourselves busy with daily life, we no longer pay attention to small details like that..anyway, here are some of the wonderful quotes I have saved.

May you have a great weekend ahead!

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The last few days were really a bliss. Hubby was on long public holiday since Chinese New Year fell on Monday and Tuesday. The initial plan during the long hols was for me to learn how to drive our car. It has been 3 years now that I haven’t drive any car, never feel the need to do so, am not so fond of driving in the first place.

We didn’t do much to start the year of dragon.err, well, at least for me. Been doing groceries shopping, went to the zoo, managed to buy a new pot of pokok pandan and bunga melur to replace the dead one, went out for late lunch on days that I didn’t feel like cooking..oh, and cleaned up the craft room, at least 1/4 of it.

I did some craft work over the long weekend and shared them on FB. Here is one example, it is a decoupage box I finished over the weekend.

And these are the handmade bookmarks for those who buy craft books. I called them my thank-you-series bookmarks..heh!

So how do you start your year of dragon?

I’m not sure how many of you have tried scrapbooking but I’m sure many have heard about such hobby.

I started it somewhere in 2005 (I think) and even now I still do scrapbook layout every now and then, and of course if there’s any good challenge/contest to enter. The great thing about entering such challenge is that you’ll have the chance to win more scrapbooking stash or voucher from the online scrapbooking companies..heh!

The real scrapbooking materials are not really cheap. If you buy in a local scrapbooking store, some paper can go as high as RM8 per piece. Most of the papers used in scrapbooking are acid free which means it won’t turn yellow after many years. I still have so many unused paper collection as the result of my hoarding habit for the past 7 years…heh!

Sometimes when I don’t really have time to make a full size scrapbook layout, I used those papers and embellishment to make bookmark like this.

So what’s your hobby?

I feel like reading the book One Day by David Nicholls after watching the movie.

MPH have the copies so I might get one once I managed to go to the nearest branch.

Here is the brief synopsis:

It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. Dex and Em face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed, they must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself.

For me the movie is such a sweet and tender story even though the ending is unexpected. I like this quote:

“She made you decent, and in return you made her so happy, so happy, and I will always be grateful to you for that.”

Will write more once I get the book and read it 🙂