A Mother's Monologue

Teaching Stay at Home Moms how to start a profitable blog

Posted on November 10, 2009February 18, 2022 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time, I've wanted to start a blog to do just this. I know that there are many Moms out there who would like to earn an income stream from home yet haven't a clue about the first things they need.......click to learn what next.

How to foster family bonding with a baby

Posted on November 10, 2009November 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

One of the ways we spend time as a family with T2 is by snuggling up to her in her little baby gym and smothering her with lots of love, chatter and laughter. Not forgetting lots of kisses and cuddles........oh, we are so.......click to learn what next.

How to make a BAT costume

Posted on November 9, 2009November 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

If you're ever needing a cost effective costume, this would be it. We got two of Tee's A2 art block and tore off the backing cardboard, searched the internet to check what bat wings looked like, then drew a sample onto the cardboard,.......click to learn what next.

Childhood Ambitions

Posted on November 9, 2009November 9, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

We were driving to dinner last night and teaching Tee what the difference was between a bungalow house, a link house, a town house, an apartment etc. because she was curious and always asks a million and one questions whenever she eavesdrops on.......click to learn what next.

Flying BAT on Halloween

Posted on November 8, 2009October 31, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This Halloween, T1 said she wanted to be a BAT. Not Batman, not Batgirl, just a plain old simple BAT. The one that lives upside down in caves and eat fruit. OK!! I thought it was a wonderful idea and very original indeed,.......click to learn what next.

Charles Jourdan diamond studded heels

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Because Rachel asked...... You will notice that most of my branded shoes are rather conventional as I bought them mostly during my corporate life many eons ago. I believed in good quality shoes then that I could wear comfortably to work daily. My.......click to learn what next.

Blog crossroads

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time this year, I have spent hours deliberating on the direction of this blog. It's readership is increasing by leaps and bounds, my Adsense income doubled from last month so I'm looking forward to more checks. Local advertisers have begun.......click to learn what next.

Blackberry Bold 9000

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Or Blackberry Curve? What's the difference? Apart from the price, of course. I want a phone that can organise my life and can surf the net well because I do a helluva lot of surfing in the wee hours of the morning whilst.......click to learn what next.

Crazy Italians in Dubai

Posted on November 7, 2009November 3, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

One of my bridesmaids, a crazy Italian girl whom I used to live with in the UK, emailed me the other day to ask if I could pass a message to the K#ng of Malaysia. Feeling rather amused, I read the rest of.......click to learn what next.

Twenty Questions – Part 2

Posted on November 6, 2009November 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

1. What makes you cry? Knowing my loved ones are sad makes me cry. When I was pregnant, everything made me cry. Sad stories, unfairness in the world, when someone dies, when my girls won't stop crying.....Someone once said that when God was.......click to learn what next.

Twenty Questions

Posted on November 5, 2009November 3, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

One of my blog readers have asked these questions so I'm answering it all for everyone's knowledge/entertainment :-) 1. You look like a Chinese but you're Muslim. Are your forefathers from northern China? I am not Muslim. I am Christian/Catholic. My parents are.......click to learn what next.

Bits and Bobs

Posted on November 4, 2009November 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs got a huge pay cut which now sees us being very careful with money again. Clients are not paying despite being wealthy and of royal descent. It is a pain but such is life. I am dying to go for a.......click to learn what next.

T2 and Nana

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Look how T2 loves her Nana too...... OY!! Enough of pictures, Mommy!! Alright, alright. Last one for the road. Happy Halloween!

The Hubs’s Birthday

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst we're on the topic of Mom, this week, I finally found out that Mom had been planning in the last 2 weeks to make a gourmet meal of American Mexican food for the Hubs. She knows he hates rice and because it.......click to learn what next.

Mom and her grandaughters

Posted on November 3, 2009November 2, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

My daughters and I, we are so extremely lucky to have a Nana like Mom. My Mom, she has the biggest heart in the whole wide world. Last night, she cooked us a dinner of baked pasta filled with lots of mincy beef,.......click to learn what next.