A Mother's Monologue

Increase your metabolism

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

There are many ways one can increase their metabolic rate such as performing jumping jacks 30 times a day, or 20 daily push ups or walking up the stairs instead of taking the elevators, or taking Liporexall supplements. What is that?! The word lipo itself should give you.......click to learn what next.

Children eating raw carrots

Posted on May 7, 2009May 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Thrice now, Tee has asked for some raw carrots. She has NEVER liked raw carrots so this is really a surprise for me. She is influenced by the TV and possibly from school but hey, I'm not complaining. I call her my little bunny and she crunches on.......click to learn what next.

Remove acne the natural way

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Thankfully, my family genes do not require any acne treatment but that's not saying I've never had acne problems! Everyone goes through some acne stage some time throughout their lives, I think. But if I ever get an acne problem again, I'd want to get rid of it.......click to learn what next.

Water float toys

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

All my life, I've always thought that I'd never want a pool in my own home (unless I live in a condo where I won't have to maintain the pool) because I feel that once you have a pool, really, how often would you really use it??? The.......click to learn what next.

Dangerous KL

Posted on May 7, 2009May 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, we've been contemplating on whether or not to send Tee for gymnastic classes but after reading the newspapers about pregnant women getting accidentally killed by snatch thieves and what have you, we've decided against it. Because obviously, pregnant women and women with young children are easy targets........click to learn what next.

Name and address on rubber stamps

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I love keeping in touch with people. Ever since I was young, letter writing was a favourite past time. It is always wonderful to send and recieve a postcard or a letter or some photographs, don't you think? Then came email.....and everything was lost. However, I refuse to.......click to learn what next.

Malay food addiction

Posted on May 7, 2009May 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

On the way to Tee's school on the road just behind her school (the main road), there is a little Malay stall which serves the yummiest Malay food that makes the baby in my tummy completely ecstatic. If I can help it, I'll try not to eat there.......click to learn what next.

Rainy Day Funds

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Have you got one? We can never tell what the future holds and we never know when fate will knock at our doors in a negative way so how do we protect ourselves best when and if that rainy day appears? Of course, we would always wish that.......click to learn what next.

Four year old rollerblading

Posted on May 7, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Tee has been wanting to skate or rollerblade ever since she was three. We got her a set of blades but decided they were just too dangerous and kept it away. Just last week, she saw the rollerblading rink outside Jungle Gym at BSC and wanted to have.......click to learn what next.

Sharing new blogs with readers

Posted on May 6, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

It is difficult maintaining several blogs but I've got it down to a science so far (surely everything will change once the new baby arrives, haha). I can perform one post each daily for each blog, sometimes more if I'm lucky, when Tee is at school. But that.......click to learn what next.

The benefits of Tee reading early

Posted on May 6, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Oh, how she is going to hate me one day!!! Gone are the days of me having to read to Tee whilst she takes a poop. Yay!!! Now, I can actually have up to 30 minutes of FREE TIME in TOTAL SILENCE!!!! Whenever she takes a poop, that.......click to learn what next.

Work at Home Mom

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since I took on this task of earning more income from home, I haven't turned the TV on at all. Not for a whole 3 weeks. I've been working my ass off, every single free hour I have, between 6-10 hours everyday. Of course, there are clothes.......click to learn what next.

Do you have a dressing table?

Posted on May 6, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Every woman should have a dressing table. But I don't. And the only reason is because we do not have space for it. Never did. Lately, the Hubs has been getting on my nerves because he keeps nagging me to clear my study desk (which is what I.......click to learn what next.

How we got Tee to help us clean our bedroom

Posted on May 5, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Last weekend, the Hubs and I had a mission to give our bedroom a BIG spring clean. This meant hoovering the entire bedroom from ceiling to floor, to picture rails to the back of pictures, to curtain rails to fans and lights, to the backs of furniture to.......click to learn what next.

Playing RISK with a 4 year old

Posted on May 5, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

After weeks of bugging us to play RISK with her, the Hubs finally relented. What does a little girl know about RISK? I used to be a RISK fanatic when I was in my teens for a good 10 years playing till the wee hours of the morning.......click to learn what next.

Heavy heart with tears in my eyes

Posted on May 5, 2009May 6, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I left Tee at Art Class (2 hours whilst I blog) and walked away in tears and a really heavy heart. Why? Shouldn't I be deliriously happy that I can lavish a whole 120 minutes to myself? It is her first proper class today and she is.......click to learn what next.

Pregnancy Brain Freeze

Posted on May 5, 2009May 5, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

It is no secret that when a woman is pregnant, she loses her brain cells. OK, even non-pregnant women experience that as I have discovered. On a daily basis, I drop things. If I'm in the kitchen, I'd drop food whilst I'm cooking, or drop utensils, you name.......click to learn what next.

Sheer joy

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

.......is when you wake up in the morning to a quiet home, walk into the kitchen and breakfast is already laid out for you with a hot pot of freshly brewed real coffee from freshly grounded coffee beans. Now, where else would you find a husband like that???

Children copying adults in speech

Posted on May 4, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I am probably the closest person in the world to Tee, in that we've had the most time alone together than anyone else; and this is pretty obvious when she speaks because she speaks exactly like me!!! Because she is a typical preschooler, she's always dawdling when we.......click to learn what next.

Upgrading wordpress 2.1 to 2.7

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I am contemplating doing it but am so, so, soooooooo scared to do it. When you are an IT retard, this becomes a serious risk. Should I take the risk now? I'm going to have to do it sooner or later. Urgh! Today, I was so productive. When.......click to learn what next.

Look what I found?

Posted on May 4, 2009May 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Because I had recommended a friend to the opening of this place in her area, today she sms'd me to ask where it was again but by then I had already deleted the details off my email and smartphone. Since I was in front of the computer, I.......click to learn what next.

Badly brought up adults

Posted on May 3, 2009May 3, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Sometimes, some people just don't turn out right. They think they have a God given right to act the way they do and are so screwed in the head that their lives become very miserable. Unfortunately, I know of quite a few people like that. Probably because I.......click to learn what next.

Ultra Fast Burner from Watsons

Posted on May 3, 2009May 3, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I was wondering if the fat burner that we got from Watson's was atro phex but it wasn't. It is actually a dietary supplement beverage fortified with Tonalin for losing unwanted inches the fast and easy way by turning your body into a fat burning machine. I've taken.......click to learn what next.

Playing an aged old game – Pick Up Sticks

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, Tee visited the Science Centre with her school and as one of the gifts that her school rewarded her with was a game of Pick Up Sticks. Do you remember playing this as a child??? I sure did!!! But today's Pick Up Sticks are no longer sharp.......click to learn what next.

Watson pharmacy deals

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I've been spending a lot of money at pharmacists lately due to my gestational diabetes as I have to buy needles and magnetic strips regularly to take my blood sugar. These things are very costly!!! Although I usually just buy them at any pharmacy, the Hubs has recently.......click to learn what next.

Presents for the pregnant Mom

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Sometimes, when you work really, really hard, you get rewarded. It has always worked for me. The above was presented to me recently with my initials embossed into the leather - can you see the PW?????? I love it, love it, love it!!!!!!! I've been resisting this common.......click to learn what next.

My Breastfeeding Nightmare!

Posted on May 2, 2009May 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I'm posting this from sheer inspiration that I'd want to breastfeed this new baby for a much longer time than I did Tee. When I was pregnant last, I had already decided that Tee was going to be breastfed. For at least a year. The reasons were obvious........click to learn what next.

Death in the family

Posted on May 2, 2009May 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Last Friday, my cousin passed away from cancer. She had been suffering for a year and finally lost the battle to this dreaded decease. She was only my age and full of spirit. I used to play with her as a kid and remember riding elephants together at.......click to learn what next.

Blog housekeeping still……

Posted on May 2, 2009May 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I have been working very hard but I must say that it's liberating when results show. I started a few more blogs and within the first day, I had visitors from all over the world. This search engine operation thing really works! I haven't yet installed Adsense onto.......click to learn what next.

How to watch Formula One when your kid wants to watch Barney

Posted on May 1, 2009May 1, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

If there is one indulgence that the Hubs MUST have, it's his fortnightly viewing of the Formula One. Before I met him, I didn't even know what Formula One was. Now I know a little, but since Michael Schumacher retired, I've lost interest. Jensen Button is cute though........click to learn what next.