A Homemaker’s Diary

I was having a conversation online with a friend about her plan to buy a house. In Malaysia, people usually buy houses that have been built by developers so we have less choice to choose what type of house plans we desire. Unless we are really rich, can afford to buy vacant plot and pay for contractors to erect the house of our dream, we are doomed to buy whatever designs that the real estate developers come out with..huhu!

I was browsing through the website of HousePlansandMore.com. I wish one day when we have enormous amount of money, we could have something like this cottage in a quiet area.

They have so many cabin plans to choose from. You can even estimate the cost to build such house by inputting the zip code (available in USA only!) And with their Cost Estimator feature, you can also locate the house floor plans within your budget.

They also have so many styles to choose from – ranch, Tudor, Victorian, contemporary and many more. Check out their list of qualified builders. With their Builder’s Advantage program, builders get to receive discounts, free plan books and many benefits.

If you are building your own home, what features would you put as a must? I am all into large family area, 6 bedrooms with attached bathroom, and a kitchen fit for a cooking master. What about you?

This is my effort to write 3 things that make me happy (after reading a motivational tips on dwimaya blog last Friday)

Ok, let’s start with No.1:

My aunt and uncle was coming over on Sunday afternoon. So Hubby who woke up almost the same time as me and the little one, quickly grabbed his cup of coffee and started to clean up the house up and down. He came home the night before at 1:30am after the monthly release, bringing a pack of nasi goreng kampung for his starving wife. (That pack of rice is No.2 that makes me happy..I am always thankful for food that Hubby brings home)

No.3 : I came down to the kitchen after the little one finally fell asleep at 2:50am. Hubby offered to make me something to eat eventhough he has to wake at 8 am for work. We decided to eat the salami with the french loaf. Hubby cut and clean everything.

What would I do without you, Hubby? Who would pick up the trash and throw them out? Who will chase away the stray cats that came and pee in the laundry area? Who will wipe clean the floor when the little one accidentally peed? Who will open the ever tight bottles and jars for me?

I never realized the value of a husband until I quit my job and stay at home. Now that I have a child, I value my husband even more. For all my dosa-dosa from the last Raya till tonight, I hope you will find it in your heart to forgive me 🙂 hehe!

Wouldn’t it be lovely to go on an
all inclusive vacation once a while? To relax and unwind, not having to worry about giving tip or taking your wallet anywhere. Enjoying an endless array of land and water sport (well, that’s not for me anyway) but having facial, massage, pedicure and manicure on the Caribbean vacation, oh, how I wish for that..

How wonderful would it be for me to try the Stone Therapy Massage. Said to be the perfect way to achieve total relaxation. The energetic rocks warmed in aromatic oils are used to melt away tension, resulting in a totally relaxed warming experience.

After that I would go for the Caribbean Hue “Blue Mahoe Signature Facial” – a detoxifying facial which is believed to be the perfect post-stressed treatment.

Sadly the all inclusive vacation package like this does not permit children. So I have to let go of my wish for now and wait till my son goes to college (which will take about 17 years to come..huhu!), unless Hubby is willing to stay home and look after our son while I go on Carribean vacation..heh!

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I always have many things to do every day (at least in my mind..huhu!) I tried to maximize the amount of tasks that could be completed so that by the time I go to sleep, I feel satisfied with myself.

Like today, I did the laundry – 3 round of them (which has not been done since the start of CNY hols), folded and hang the clothes as soon as I took them out from the dryer. Boy! I am so proud of myself, (bukan senang tau nak bertungkus lumus buat kerja rumah dgn ada sorang budak kenit yang menyibuk ke sana ke mari..hehe), I even ironed a shirt for Hubby to wear for his agency meeting/preview this week.

Oh, Sarah.. if you are reading this entry, I found the salami and beef breakfast in Cold Storage Ikano. Not really cheap as the price is 2.99 and 3.99 per 100gm. But I tell you, it’s worth it. Feel like having buffet breakfast in 5-star hotel. And because of that we have been having sandwich for supper 2 nights in a row, even bought Jalapenos to accompany the home made sandwich…ala ala Subway!

Well, coming back to the title above, I have been reading Universiti Terbuka PTS entries for 2 days now. Really feel like I should try my hand in submitting manuscript for them, but what do I write? Fiction? Children book? Craft related book?

Maybe a parenting book would be a good idea, What To Expect In The First Year in Bahasa Melayu..haha!