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This love - hate relationship with CDs has been going on for a while. Lazy mom but feels a bit guilty everytime I imagine filling the landfill with my kids' diapers, which would probably take 200 years to decompose! So I got these 2 CDs from Vinnies, a GroVia and an Issy Bear Nappies for $3 each. Suddenly, I became determined (again) to use them. Especially that Khadijah seems effortless with cloth diapering Maira. Semangat la konon ... At the moment, I am feeling a bit exhausted from the changing and washing every 2 hours! Arghhh! On the plus side, while hanging out the CDs, I had this beautiful sky to enjoy.  :)

Hasben has been astonished with my sudden urge of buying new clothes. He said if I wanted to help in saving up for our future, the first thing I should do is have some self-control! Haha! Fine! So my new project is to upcycle my not-so-old clothes that I have some issues with, such as, not 'muslimah compliance' enough (as JuliZac would say). I have this blouse from French Connection, yup kids size, but comfy and I love it. The downside was that it's a bit too short and nearly gave it away to Vinnies. I rummaged through my stash of fabrics and could not believe my luck! I have a black and white fabric (bought from Vinnies a loooong time ago) that I have never used before. It matches the blouse perfectly. And after adjusting the shape, I am quite happy with the final product. (Although honestly, it looks a bit like a nursing poncho, haha). Another blouse is from Elle. Although it was made for teenagers, I felt it was a bit granny looking. This took the longest for...

Date: 14 February 2016 Haish... have been so lazy with writing blog, journals, reports etc... Not a good start to the new year it seams. Partly to blame is Cities Skyline, a computer game (like Sim City) that I have been hooked on. But now that I have the most awesomest and richest city in the world, the excitement has died down thus here I am, writing an entry. Anyways, we revisited AAFM in Oakey last month. This time Kimi was extra excited as compared to 3 years back, obviously the age makes a lot of difference. It's a nice little museum and wasn't too expensive. Great for little boys with planes obsession! This is Skipper from the Disney movie Planes... According to Kimi anyway: One of the first plane models I guess: A play area for kiddies, the mini planes were too adorable: The real thing out in the open: When we got back home, the little boy was still on cloud 9, talking about planes, plane and planes. He even gathered all his plane c...

Date: 12 January 2015 It has been almost a month since we went back to Malaysia for my brother's wedding. Kimi was excited to be with his grandparents, aunties and uncles and of course, his many cousins! I helped Mak with decorating the hantaran. She had done most of the work, just needed some touch-up. So these were the products of mother-daughter creative minds: We also did a little work on the groom's room (Bilik pengantin). The same bed sheet set for my wedding was reused. Mak bought this mosquito net (kelambu) for a more romantic effect. WinZie and I spent a little sisterly time decorating this pelamin. No one was really impressed with our work, except for ourselves... Haha! And maybe Pak Long... Anyways, this is Aqram during the akad. Apparently, they have a text now they can read from, so it's not as challenging as it used to be.. Hehe... This was their reception at a hall in Hulu Kelang, the theme was dusty pink or Mak likes to call it, pink b...

You know when you have that certain favourite nightgown, you keep wearing it over and over again until it looks so hideous, and your Hasben keeps hinting you to buy a replacement while quoting some ustaz lecture on ' perempuan dengan baju kelawarnya yang satu ',  well I have about 5 of those. And I have loads of comfy old pants with loose waist bands that slip off easily when Afi decides to grab on my legs. I had the blue pants since 10 years back (?!)   Well anyway, I ignored being sentimental and used these two as fabrics for making over this floor mat that Kak Das gave me. The floor mat had holes on them so I decided to fix it.  And now it looks cuter. But a bit slippery on the kitchen floor, yikes!  Kaki kecik merasmikan alas kaki And another makeover was on a plain maroon cushion cover that was a very old project that I finally completed today. Now it matches my heart cushion (^u^) <3  

Finally finished my first baby headband made using crochet. Took me forever but was amazed that I could actually do it. Haven't got a girl model so opt to use this boy model instead, hihi ;p This one is for baby Iman :) 

Date: 21-23 November 2015 Was supposed to bring WinZie for her OZ camping experience to Boreen Point 3 months ago but due to bad weather, we had to postpone this visit. So Hasben said that for my 31st birthday, the present will be a travelling package to Noosa, Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach. Furthermore, the 3-month-postpone duration set by the campground was nearly up. After exploring Noosa National Park, we checked-in at Boreen Point at about 4PM. However, once we found our camping spot, bad luck ascended. Hasben hit a BBQ stand while reversing the car, breaking a bit of his rare light and dented the bonnet. That changed the mood a bit. Anyway, we set up our campground as fast as we could, while the kids were sleeping in the car. Our site was located at the best possible location, very close to the toilets and shower, and just a stone throw away from the Lake Cootharaba. All in all, it was a great place for camping with kids as the lake was superb! It is very shallo...