My First Sock Creation

They called it sock toy, but may I call it sock baby? =D

I made this from a fluffy socks I got off the rack at Daiso, and sew every inch of it together to form this sock baby rabbit. My hubby named it Souffle, and my friend called it Strawberry, so I combine them both and called this sock baby Strawberry Souffle!

Name: Strawberry Souffle
Created on: 03 July 2012
Made in: Singapore

I'm going to grab some buttons for the eyes!

Over The Weekend

I baked! I cooked! Hooray!

Breakfast! Breakfast set with hashbrown, bacon, sunny side up, and salad.

Dinner! Penne alio olio with sauages and bacons, and salad.

Dessert! Orange cupcake, with cream cheese topping.

I tried the rose design on my cupcake, looks presentable. I will try it on a stiff consistency next round like butter cream, because cream cheese is too soft to give a sharp look.

I love what I did over the weekend!

You Need To Start Somewhere

I am telling myself that if I want to change my life, I will have to start somewhere, and now is the time. I am turning 30 next year, and I have always been thinking through what I want in life, what I expect my life to be, and what is the thing I want at the end.

I talk to my husband about it, and I came up with a list of things I wish to achieve. I wrote it down somewhere and I kept a set of the wishlist in my heart. In order to achieve it, I am going to start doing something, now. I will be positive and walk towards my aim!

Shoe Clips

Look at what I found. SHOE CLIPS!

This shoe clips accessories came out few years back, but I only get to see them in Singapore just recently. Found this at the temporary push cart store in Parkway Parade Shopping Centre, and stood there for the longest time to choose among the many designs.

The shoe clips are really cool. All you need is a plain pair of heels and it will work magic. Nice heels with design are normally not as comfortable, and comfortable pairs are always plain. With these shoe clips, I can get a few pairs of comfortable heels in assorted colours and style that can last, and a fashion that won’t go out of date, and match it with these clips for added design. My shoe cabinet will not burst with heels.

I just need to think of ways to keep these shoe clips properly and nicely.

Dilemma

How long have I not blog? Looks like I did not post anything last week. I am stuck in a dilemma.

I want a change of working environment. I have been with my current employer for the past seven years. Friends who are of the same age group as me have not managed to be in the same organisation for as long as I am. I’m starting to feel lost, stagnant, restless, and I think all these symptoms just proof to me that I need a change.

Although I went for my degree, I never thought of climbing up the corporate ladder. I think my self-contentment became a double edge sword. On one hand, it’s good to be contented, one feels happier if they don’t always ask for more. But on the other hand, it’s bringing me nowhere. I applied for secretarial position and interviewer finds me over qualified.

Hubby being the good husband as always, encouraged me, and even gives the green light that I can quit without a job. That is one really tempting option!

That aside, I baked chocolate cake over the weekend. Taste and appearance are nice, as said by my cousins, but the texture is not what I expected it to be. I think my folding in part was done badly and not much air was incorporated into the mixture hence it did not rise well. I am going to try it again and get it right.

I made quite a few dinners over the past week, and I’m so proud of it, but I did not take picture of them. Tried a new salted peppered deep fried pork ribs yesterday night, it was really good.

I must remember to start taking photos next time.

Sand Paper

“If someone always brings you down, think of them as sand paper. The more they rub you, the more polish you will be, and the more useless they will become.”

I came across this quote from a radio programme, read out by the DJ. An encouraging quote that I think is so true!

Instead of poking someone back just because they put you down, remember they may be envy of you, but they can’t bring themselves to admit it. And knowing this, don’t be that someone who put people down, because it’s “uncool”, and I always believe what goes around comes around.

Goals

I always have many things in my mind, and most of them are health related, or rather beauty health related. I want to make myself follow some routines that are to be done daily, weekly and monthly, I even wrote them down, but the problem with me is, the routine will die down after a while.

I thought I should just write down those that I have yet to achieve in my blog to motivate myself and set a target to accumulate them overtime. So far, my skin care regime has been almost “routinise” except for the tedious few.

Meringue

I made some mini pink meringue over the weekends. My first attempt, and it's really simple! Four egg white and a cup of caster sugar, that's all it takes to make a big handful of meringue. I should have added in vanilla essence but I ran out of it, but without it, it still taste nice and sweet and fluffy.