Hello. I'm back.
It's been a rather long week in the household, not the least because it was the Chinese New Year (CNY) long weekend.
The thing is, the Saturday before CNY (i.e. the 21st), Blip was diagnosed with HFMD. The rather long and convoluted story is behind a cut, because it is ridiculously long and convoluted, and involves a bit of whining from me.
He is such a cheeky monkey.
We've had an incredibly exciting weekend.
Actually, only Sunday was exciting (which warrants a separate post on its own). Saturday was spent springcleaning because of #*)$&!!! CNY which is next weekend. Although we don't do a massive springcleaning and the apartment is left pretty much in its usual - albeit slightly less messy - stage, it's still quite a chore. And with a baby who needs to be entertained and cats to be shooed aside while the cleaning takes place, the logistics of springcleaning has become more daunting this year than previous years.
So, I activated my mom in the morning.
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I'm several many days late with my annual recap and resolutions post. The spate of long weekends have contributed to the overall lethargy and as a result, I'm going to be lazy and do a condensed version of the recap. [Also, if I wait any longer, even Chinese New Year will be over and I might as well not bother with this damned post.]
One of my resolutions this year was to shop less. Unfortunately, in the last 2 hours, I have bought:
* 4 dresses - none of which are for me;
* diapers - obviously not for me; and
* Pediped shoes - also not for me.
Actually, if I refine my resolution to "shop-less-for-myself", I think I'm doing quite well.
This post is long overdue. I was spurred to complete it because my mom SMSed me asking for the confinement nanny's number (it's for a cousin-in-law who's due in May 2012). I've kept the text behind a cut because, well, it's not a subject that will interest everyone.
For that matter, it might not interest anyone. But what the hell. If we ever decide to have a #2, I can look back at this and remember both the good things and the bad.
