Visit on a Monday.

 

I had some guests on Monday that came to visit.

3 ladies whose names starts with a J  - Jennifer, Jenny and Jennel!

Jennel had a early day so she was a lil cranky and she and her mum had to leave early.

I had a great time chatting with Jennifer after that.

The above photo was taken by Jennifer.

Thanks for visiting!

Gift from the heart.

 Mr Look surprised me with this Precious Moments figurine a couple weeks back after Kylie turned one  month.

Other than always being there for Kylie, he was always there for me whenever I needed him regardless how tired he was.

Thank you my dear husband.

Everyday Mineral brushes.

My powder foundation brush staple - Everyday Mineral Long handled Kabuki brush.

The bristles are so soft and the size of the brush isn't too big.

Totally love it so I bought another 2 more.

This time I also ordered the blusher brush.

It's also the same soft bristles.

Gotta wash them and use them soon!

PS: brushes lasts a long time but I just need to get a backup for my powder brush. =P

CottonOn, Mango, Mitju and Kino~

As the title suggests, I finally went out to do a little shopping for myself.

Found myself not being able to wear some of my old shorts due to my fat thighs and  bigger bum =(

Anyway, I met Henry for some Hi-tea on Monday at Bugis and did some retail therapy since it was the Great Singapore Sales!

Must show my support to Singapore.

Muahahahah...first stop - CottonOn!

Shorts at S$10 each.

I used to be an in-between size for CottonOn pre-pregnancy.

Guess what?

I'm able to wear them now!

Sad thing is, I'm a size 10.

Haiz.

Tops at S$5 each.

Tights/leggings (whichever you call them).

I can't remember the prices but I think it was 2 for S$15 (or S$20).

The funny thing is, I wore this in L and XL during pregnancy and during the last trimester I went in search for these larger sizes which were sold out!

Surprisingly, it was the small sizes that were still in stock.

I got a XS and a S for this. 

Next stop to Kino.

They were having a 20% discount for members.

Thanks to Michelle's gift to me 2 years ago, I've made use of the 20% many times.

Got the Nu Ren Wo Zhui Da magazine and Xiao Kai Lao Shi's book on face makeup.

Before discount they were S$12 and S$25.94 respectively.

Thereafter, it was off to Mitju.

I used to love charles and keith but the prices are sky rocketing recently.

Mitju's shoes are pretty, comfy and most importantly cheaper.

With DBS/POSB cards, there's an additional 10% off all shoes too!

I bought a pair of wedge and a pair of flats.

Yeap, they are both grey.

Kinda like the color when I wore them.

I'm still looking for a basic pair of nude heels.

This concludes my shopping on Monday.

Tuesday was the day that Kylie had to get her Ultrasound and jab done.

Mr Look took Childcare Leave for the entire day so after the hospital visit, we headed out to get some Kylie stuff at Marina Square.

Since it was odd hours, Mango was literally empty despite the sales they were having.

I remember I used to get up early and queue to get in to their sales to grab clothes at the Raffles City branch.

I thought of getting some tops but in the end, I got 2 bottoms.

1 denim skirt and 1 pair of jeans.

I remember their sales prices used to be pretty expensive too.

I remember buying a pair of jeans at a previous sale for over S$50.

This time I got both the denim bottoms for S$88.

Best thing?

I'm still a size 8!

Wee~

That ends my Singapore shopping haul!

Kylie's wait for her jab~

My darling waiting for her 6th week jab at the clinic yesterday.

Having slight fever now due to her jab.

Keeping a close watch on her and I pray that the fever will go away soon.

Letting go~

Although I've told myself many times, it usually takes multiple reminders from others before I'm able to let go.
I was probably in the doldrums 1/5 of the time since I gave birth to Kylie cause I was too adamant on certain issues such as breastfeeding, spending time with Kylie etc.
It was tough and I wanted to be able to do everthing.

It has dawned on me that I can do everything if I was able to let myself go easy on some others.
It's still doing everything but probably not to 100%.
It may seem weird but I realised sometimes it's also good to not achieve 100% in everything I set myself out to do.
That allows me to relax and enjoy the process.

Glorious Sunday indeed.
A brand new journey for me to embark on and really enjoy it this time round.

Whirlwind Changes~

Haven't been updating my blog as usual as I would have all because of the whirlwind changes in the last few days.
Well, my confinement lady left last Friday, I moved over to my inlaws as a temporary measure to ensure I have rest and food, my dear Kylie was a little unwell with cough and phlegm in the nose/throat region.
All these happening at the same time caused me stress and anxiety which in turn cause a dip in my milk supply for my little darling.
Not to mention a change in diet as well.

Anyway, all's well now and I'm coping well with the support of my husband (as usual) and my in laws.
It's tough but I do want to return home to spend some alone time with Kylie once she settles down.
Hope to get into a routine like coming here in the morning with her and home in the evening after dinner for the rest of my Maternity leave period.
After my leave, it's a whole new ball game and I can only take it as it comes.

Meanwhile, I'll try to start to enjoy the process (which everyone has been telling me to do).

Kylie's full month celebration~

It's a Chinese tradition to hold a full month celebration for the baby to formally introduce the mummy and baby to the relatives. This also signifies the end of confinement for the mum.

Well, we did Kylie's full month a few days earlier since her full month falls on a Thursday.
This was a seriously huge celebration with 2 sessions for our friends and relatives.
Most of my friends and relatives came in the afternoon.
Some photos of the afternoon session.

Bought balloons which all the children took a liking to~

Kylie's cupcakes~

My precious girl~

My very trusty confinement lady.

Will miss her when she returns tomorrow.

My primary school friends~

It's been a long time...

Family.

I was told that the kids had a really great time.

My half mummy who looked after me when I was little.

Last but not least, my elder sister who helped out a lot for Kylie's celebration.

Michelle, we didn't take our 3 sisters photo!!

Thanks to everyone who came on that day and all the lovely presents/angbows for Kylie.

MAC Surf Baby Haul.

Launched on Friday, June 3rd and I 'happen' to be at Raffles City.

This was probably my fastest haul yet.

I went in and came out within 5 minutes.

Walked to the display, picked up the cheek powder, told the SA I wanted a new one and went to check out the Big Bounce Cream Eyeshadows which I was lemming for and headed to pay for the blusher.

Only got 1 item from the entire collection - Cheek Powder.

I missed the summer collection last year so I was bent on getting this one way or another.

I love the peachy color blush and the gold overlay isn't as shimmery as their MSFs (which I've gotten bored of).

I did a quick test of the Big Bounce Shadow despite a not too good review.

Tested on my hand and the wash of color was not as vibrant as I thought.

What it left me was a swatch of shimmer.

The staying power wasn't really there either as they kinda rubbed off after a while.

Despite liking the texture, I might have to think twice about buying it.

Maybe I'll try it at the stores again before considering the purchase, if any.

My Darling's Sleeping pose...

My lil precious...

Taken the day before her full month celebration~

Sneak Peek~

I was working on a new project after I gave birth to Kylie since I was on confinement.
For those who might not know what confinement is, it's essentially the Chinese belief that after giving birth the women's body is very weak and cold.
And, the month after giving birth is the best month to nourish and build up the body.
Also, there are many 'rules' to the confinement month.
For instance, no showering or touching cold water, this will lead to body aches, pains and rheumatism in old age.
This amongst other beliefs.

Well, here's a sneak peek at the project that I was working on...

Project Overhaul Part 2.

Yeap, cleared my makeup and skincare clutter~
No before photos again but trust me when I said I threw quite a number of items away.
Some which are BN but I've kept for over 2 years -_-"
Guess they should have expired~

I have to split my stuff for 2 places so I opened up more goodies and my backups for brushes etc.

Can't wait to start using some of the stuff~