My shoe wishlist

I am a one shoe girl.

Meaning that normally I would wear one shoe until it gives way before I get another one. I live more in sandals.

After suffering from a painful Morton's toe for the past 3 months and am flat footed, I have decided to spend some money on good shoes. First I thought of fitflops but after trying them, they were not really suitable. Took me months to look around for something I liked. Not too sure if these shoes that I plan to get would alleviate my problem, but well, never try, never know. Especially when it comes to footwear, it is an individul comfort. I have NEVER spent this kind of amount on shoes..all my shoes have been RM100 and below. But I figured that I better give my feet some attention as the effects of painful and sore feet can be rather unbearable.

Birkenstock Papillio Sandals

Clarks Un Sugar (for work)

Finally a smartphone user!

It has taken years and finally I have gotten myself a smartphone.

I really can't believe that i was using that ancient Nokia phone all this time. It had hit me that it was time to upgrade when I felt embarrassed every time I had to use my old phone in public. Until at one point, I had to check my messages while my phone was in my bag!

Anyway, got this Sony Xperia L yesterday ...I didn't even bother to go bargain hunting to get the best price...which is really unusual of myself. For such an expensive item, I would normally look around here and there to check the prices first. But I guess being a handphone, I would rather get from a reputable dealer and pay probably a higher price...then those dodgy handphone stalls with really insincere salesmen.

2013...Here we come!!!

I thought 2012 would be a good year...since it is the Dragon Year and I am a dragon baby...but well, we don't really believe in all that, do we?

Honestly, 2012 was a speedy year. I seriously cannot really recall anything significant that I could jot down here. Maybe a few trips here and there...and a few milestones for the kids.

As for me, it hasn't been a really good year for me. I was sick for almost 2 months...having a persistent cough during midyear. The kids were also sick rather often this year. Especially Ally. Got well and then kena again cough like a few weeks later. So it was medicine, doctor...checking temperature and medicine again. A merry go round.

But hey, I don't want to remember all that. I just want 2013 to be a healthier year for all of us. Especially now that hubby's uric acid level has shot up over the upper limit and my cholesterol level is going to shoot up now that I have decided to stop Hypocol. Now, all I can think is how to cook healthier and exclude food that would affect his uric acid level. My UA level isn't very good either. So have to really watch what we eat! I also hope to start some yoga class. I just read my 2012 To-do list and it was in my list that year. Can bring forward to 2013...hope I can fulfill it!

Ryan will be starting Primary 1 in 2 days time. Allyson would be starting kindy too. How my anxiety level will shoot up by tomorrow. Anyway,that will be in 2013. Will have to face it no matter what. Ryan is having fever and sore throat now. Hope he will be okay by then.

So what do I look forward in 2013?

- A new android handphone...finally!!! I thought I would not get one and would just be happy with my old NOKIA phone...but I suddenly like the idea to have a phone where I can go online whenever I am out somewhere. Gonna settle for a SONY xperia.

- Preparing different kinds of lunch box for Ryan to take to school. I am collecting lunchbox ideas now. Hope I will be hardworking enough to execute them. I might just get lazy and get those buns for the bakery for him.

-Driver for the kids. Ally will be in morning session kindy and Ryan in afternoon school. In between, have to prepare meals for them before I locum at W in the evenings twice a week.

-I have to tell Hubs that we have to at least take the kids to one special holiday destination in 2013.

-Enrol myself in some yoga class. Fashion makeover. ( This to-do goal has been over and over again in my list...and still not done yet!...sigh!)

-Most importantly...improve TIME MANAGEMENT!!!! That is the ultimate goal that I have to maintain the entire year.

-Reignite my cooking mojo. Perhaps bake more....and improve my kitchen tools. The tools that I have now...some very old.

 I am gonna get my sugar fix now. We got some cakes to celebrate in the new year.

No more Ms Nice Girl!

I am afraid I have to dig somewhere deep inside my closet and take out my 'Not a Nice Girl' hat now!

Someone has been really testing my patience...and now, I guess I have to be stern now!

I don't like it. Makes me nervous. Especially I am the one making the decisions.

And nope, it is not hubby or kids!

Happily Ever After...Not!

So were you surprised with the divorce of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise???

Actually I was more surprised that their marriage survived THAT long. Every time I used to see photos of her and Tom Cruise together, I would be looking closely for any evidence of a unhappy Katie in those photos. But they managed to conceal it well all these years. Well, they are actors after all.

When I heard the news of the divorce on the radio while I was driving Ryan to school, I felt a sense of relief for Katie Holmes. I felt her freedom from the marriage. Like she was thinking to herself..."FINALLY I can breathe and lead my own life now". I don't know. I kinda of anticipated that this was coming since she became Mrs. Cruise. Deep down, I felt that it was a union that was not meant to me.

After I learnt further that it was she that filed for divorce and that it came as a surprise to Mr. Cruise, I could feel that Katie was probably suffering all these years. But we the public would never know what she was feeling. It is always the kids that would get entangled in a nasty divorce. And this seems like it will be one. Hopefully with good family support, mother and daughter will be okay.
After all, this is Tom Cruise. One of the most powerful actors in Hollywood. He will definitely not lose custody of his daughter without a fight.

11 July- Good to hear that it has been settled out of court and Ms Holmes has full custody of Suri. I am surprised though that Tom Cruise had settled in this way. 

Bad Air quality

The haze last night was so bad yesterday at my area.

It was almost suffocating.

Every year, during these dry spells...somehow my area which is along the KESAS highway gets very badly hit by the haze. You can't even inhale without feeling choked by the smoke at night.

I remember there were years where visibility was so bad while driving home at night.

I really hope this dry spell will end soon. Feel sorry for the old and those asthma sufferers.

A year older...

It's nice to embrace age.

For me...each year getting older sometimes scares me. Coz I really don't know how I would look like when I am 50. I hope to be healthy. And hope to still look youthful.

But looking at the rate of how I take care of myself...I doubt that I would be feeling 'good' about myself by that age.

Reality sunk in last month...about a month before my birthday.

I looked at my wrinkles. I looked at the eye bags.I looked at the post natal flab that has been comfortably residing around my waist since Ally was born.

So I had an 'A-ha' moment where I told myself to take charge of my life.

I was looking all over the internet for some form of inspiration...fashion makeover...how to beautify yourself with proper skincare...etc.

Within that week...I headed out to get myself a new pair of running shoes...went to get some clothes...bought a Clinique chubby stick for my lips and got an eye cream for my wrinkles.

Each day I slapped on sunscreen and went out with light make up which I normally don't do. Spraying some perfume also made me more 'whole'.

That was one month ago.

Now...I have reverted back to my ol' lazy ways again.

But it certainly felt good during that change. 

No more oven

Took out the butter, took out all the ingredients...

measured the flour and sugar...

went over to switch on the oven ....

CHIAK!!!

The door got stuck...and then the glass panel came out.

And that was it.

My almost 3 year old oven is over and out!!!

Okay la.It wasn't much of an oven. It is those portable electric oven. But it was good enough for me. Although there was uneven heat at some spots of the oven.

Was gonna bake an apple cake for the kids.

Never mind. Good Good. Gives me an excuse to go get a better nicer one!!!

PMS

Every time my menses is about to come...I am like a walking volcano...ready to abrupt any moment.

And my poor kids are the ones to suffer from it.

Sigh.

I scream so much. And I feel so easily irritated when the elder kid cannot do something that is up to my expectation. Normally I would get annoyed...but when it is nearing my menses...the patience level is practically zero.

I know it isn't nice to hear a screaming yelling parent all the time. No one likes to hear that. I myself don't like to see parents getting angry and annoyed with their children...especially in public.

Ooommmmmm....

My first CPD point 2012

So excited that I earned my first CPD point (Continuing Professional Development) for the year 2012 last Saturday.

Since the implementation of compulsory CPD points by the MPS this year for renewal of our pharmacist annual retention cert...it definitely made me all panic and worried for while. I was actually very worried when I first heard about it. Especially that I am not active in the working world...how to obtain information about talks etc???


After reading more about how to obtain the points...which I have totally neglected since being a pharmacist in 2000....yes yes...I am one lazy bum...it is not that difficult to obtain the points. It is definitely on my own initiative to make the move and get my butt moving. Last time when working full time and before becoming a mother...no problem. I still attended talks on weekends etc. But after being a mother, somehow time is precious and CPE takes second seat or practically becomes non-existent.

So, after attending my first talk last Saturday (after a lloooooong time)...it felt good. It felt good to be kept up to date again. Well, let's see whether I can continue this drive for another 14 other talks or to do CPE online which I am gonna start soon.