Little Chumsy's Blog

What She Got For Christmas

Last Christmas, hubs Santa gave Ashley a pair of Barbie roller skates.  Actually they are rollers with straps to be attached to the shoes.  I didn’t know Santa would give her this present.  He said she told him that she wished she had a pair of roller skates   Of course the missy was happy when she saw the gift.

I was a bit worried that she may fall and hurt herself.  Yeah, I’m a Worrier Mum while daddy is the cool one.  In case you don’t know, I am a Helicopter Mum too…always hovering out there   Anyway, after a week or so, Ashley mastered the art of skating.

Yay…the happy one zipping around the house.  Dressed in pink from top to toe *slap forehead*  She is waiting for us to take her to the park to skate.  I don’t think our park is “skate-friendly’ though

Meeting Up With My Special Friends

I mentioned in my earlier post that I met up with some special people during our trip back to Ipoh for Chinese New Year.  I got to know them through blogging and we have been ‘online’ friends for a few years already. We planned to meet up last year but at the last minute, there was a change of plans and we couldn’t meet up.  So this year, I was determined to drop by and meet these lovely people.

Can you guess where this place is?  I love these beautiful century-old shady rain trees in this lake garden.  Some of the branches even went across to the other side of the road.   That’s the hometown of my dear friends.  We were in beautiful Taiping on Day 3 of the CNY.

I finally got to meet the 4 pretty ladies in Taiping. They are Sheoh Yan, Yvonne, Angeline and Hayley.

Ashley with cute Avery, Yvonne’s daughter.  These 2 girls were so shy and didn’t even talk much.

Besides treating us to a sumptuous meal, these ladies even gave us some delicious cookies from Taiping.  I also received a nice top from them.  Forgot to snap a pic of it though.

Thank you very much for your hospitality.  It was great to finally meet my dear friends from Taiping.  I hope to meet all of you more often.  Taiping is such a lovely town.  So peaceful and scenic.  It has been more than 8 years since I last visited Taiping.  We’ll definitely be back

pressies

This is another post about my birthday.  Sorry to bore you all.  Just want to record everything down for memories   Last Saturday, my buddies, Annie and Elaine had a belated celebration with me.  We went to a seafood restaurant in Taman Midah for dinner.  Annie’s birthday is also in January so it was an early birthday celebration with her too.

Birthday cake baked by dear Elaine for us.  Awesome cake made with love!

Our yummy seafood dinner which consists of steam crabs with eggs, lala with noodles, succulent prawns, vegetable and sweet and sour pork.

A beautiful pearl necklace, a Jamie Oliver Cookbook and another set of accessories.  The ladies know how much I love pearls and Jamie Oliver   Thank you very much my dear buddies   It was wonderful to celebrate my birthday with all of you.

happy

I celebrated my birthday on Thursday and do you know what is nice to do on your birthday?  Logging on to facebook and seeing all the birthday wishes from friends and family I also received many sms-es from dear friends.  I am so touched to see receive all the wishes.  Thank you very much everyone.  You all are awesome!

I had a little celebration in the office.  My sisters bought me this yummy cake from San Terri.

and a lil gift from them   Now, how do you pronounce L’occitane?  “Loh-zee-tang”? “Lock-ci-tant“?   I also received the body shop coupons for my birthday

Yesterday I went shopping after work.  It’s a belated birthday celebration and also since Chinese New Year is approaching, it is time to shop and splurge    Hubs still owe me one present    Tonight I will be having a belated celebration with my buddies. I am one happy gal!

Personalized Holiday Cards

Christmas is two months away and this means that it is time to start your gift shopping for family, friends, colleagues and clients.  Besides shopping for gifts, it is also time to start getting ready to send holiday greeting cards to them.  It is a long time winter holidays tradition to send Holiday greeting cards.  They are a great way to show your friends and loved ones that you care.  For this year, why not capture the spirit of the holiday season by sending your best wishes with thoughtful Personalized Holiday Cards?  The best place to check them out is at FabulousStationery.com.  At this online store, you will find a wide selection of modern, personalized note cards, invitations, announcements and calling cards.  Buying stationery from FabulousStationery.com is pretty cool because you can choose from hundreds of styles and color combination as well as personalized messages from the comfort of your own home.  Whether it is a Mid Century Design or Modern Invitations, you can find everything at this store.  You also do not have to worry about burning a big hole in your pockets when you order unique, sophisticated and personalized stationery because FabulousStationery’s range is very affordable.  You can even find great greeting cards for only $1 each at their One Dollar Greeting Card Shop section.  So, if you would like to convey the warmest holiday wishes and bring smiles to your family and friends, do check out FabulousStationery.com.

when life gives you lemons

….. instead of making lemonade, why not make Lemon Foot Scrub?  I decided to give it a try after seeing the steps online

Here are the Ingredients :-

Pour salt into a bowl and slowly drizzle in the oil.  You may not need all that is called for in the recipe.

Then add in 1 tsp of lemon zest and 1 tsp of orange zest

Mix well.

Pour the mixture into an airtight container.  I got some Spice Jar from Ikea just for that.  Made a few bottles for my guinea pigs dear friends recently.

Scrubs are great for exfoliating the skin.  Its rough texture helps to remove toxins and  dead skin that may be blocking the pores.  Let me know if you want to whip up this easy DIY Lemon Sea Salt Foot Scrub.   Happy weekend everyone!

busy bee

The next 2 weeks is a busy one for us.  There is a full-moon party and 2 birthdays coming up.  It is time to shop for presents and the best part is wrapping them.  You know how much I love wrapping presents eh?  Got to start getting creative.  I have gotten ready something for one of the  gift-wrapping projects.  Below is a stack of Japanese fancy paper which I got from Daiso, pieces of cardboard from a recycled mooncake box that I have cut up using a box cutter and hand-drawn baby elephants as template.

Do stay tuned for more

Decorating A Gift Wrapped With Kraft Paper

Recently, we bought a gift for a little girl.  I wrapped the gift in kraft paper (my favourite wrapper) and decided to decorate it.  This time, I created a ballerina with a pink tutu skirt

Firstly, I cut out the bodice from a white card. Not very well drawn as you can see

Then I used a pink tissue paper as the tutu.

Crumple up the tissue paper from one end to the other and fold it into half

Cut out a small piece of pink ribbon as the waist

the little ballerina is formed

I used the white lace sticker which I bought from Mr. DIY to decorate the border

Tadaa….a homemade ballerina as a gift decor

Save With Zappos Coupons From Best Online Coupons

I enjoy shopping very much, especially online shopping at US based stores. Not only is it convenient, I can have access to products from around the world. It is also cheaper to shop online than going to an actual store. I can also send gifts to family and friends without leaving my home.  One of my all-time favourite stores is Zappos.  I can spend hours on this online store.  Another thing which I love about shopping online is the great savings with coupons from BestOnlineCoupons.com.  This online coupon service site offers thousands of coupons from hundreds of online stores like Macy’s, Old Navy, Target, Walmart, Red Envelope, Babies R Us and etc.  Of course, my favourite is always Zappos coupons.

I just saw one of the special deals available – Save Up To 75% Off Retail at 6pm.  Awesome eh?   With Zappos coupon code,  you can get great discounts on shoes, clothing and accessories.  Well, if you are like me who just cannot get enough of shoes and handbags, you may want to look for the Endless Shoes and Handbags coupons.   There is up to 45% off all sandals for men, women and children.  Gosh, I am getting butterflies in my tummy right now.   I am so loving this red Swedish Hasbeens.

If you love shopping and want to save money especially for the Holidays, do not forget to check out BestOnlineCoupons.com.

oh my doily

I saw these cute red checkered paper bags at Daiso recently and quickly bought a packet.  They are great for small gifts or party packs.  If I remember correctly, the paper bags come in blue also.

I used one of it recently to wrap a present for my niece.

I spruced up the paper bag with paper doilies and added a red ribbon on top.  The letter K is the first initial of my niece’s name.  Another simple gift bag idea