A Mother's Monologue

Being fat ruins self esteem

Posted on October 29, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Only because society makes it that way. If everyone was fat, then the skinny would be drowning themselves silly. Nevertheless, being fat is what it is today and unless you have some really thick skin and are super confident, it's going to affect.......click to learn what next.

Chicken pox and Hand Foot and Mouth disease

Posted on October 29, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Tee's school has been hit with a double whammy these last two weeks. To date, although I can't be sure since I don't hang around for the gossip, there have been three cases of hand, foot and mouth disease and five cases of.......click to learn what next.

Stress on the telephone

Posted on October 29, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I remember those days in London as a poor student because all my money was spent on phone bills! So what did I do? I lived on Kit Kat and walked everywhere. I was having a long distance relationship and those of you.......click to learn what next.

More praises from Lego tutor at the Lego workshop

Posted on October 29, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

We attended a free Lego workshop trial today and Tee absolutely LOVED it. When we turned up, we were informed that actually, you could only come if you registered or called first since there was a maximum number to a class and then, the.......click to learn what next.

New furniture for my new home

Posted on October 28, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

So if I were to move into a new home, would I bring along all of my current furniture or would I purchase some new pieces as well? Well, if you were moving from 1,800 sf to 4,700 sf, you'd need more furniture.......click to learn what next.

I hit the jackpot!

Posted on October 28, 2007October 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

As I was about to call it a day and logout this evening for good at 3am, or rather this morning, however you look at it, my laptop suddenly went kerching! KERCHING!! KERCHING-CHING-CHING!!!! Old Dell bounced up and down and made such a ruckus synonymous.......click to learn what next.

The benefits of a business card reader

Posted on October 28, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Five years ago, when I was meeting trolls of prospective clients daily, I used to sit at my desk at the end of each day with all the business cards I'd collected for the day (sometimes amounting to fifty in a day!) and started typing.......click to learn what next.

I need to make five million

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I fell in love with my dream home today. It is 4,700 square feet of built up space with a little garden outside which currently has a koi pond but we've decided that if we ever buy the house, we'd cover the pond.......click to learn what next.

Visit exotic holiday destinations in Europe

Posted on October 28, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Recently I found an old University friend on Facebook who had designed Sarah Jessica Parker's loft in New York. I was really shocked when he told me he was now practising in Bulgaria. From New York to Bulgaria? What gives? His wife was from.......click to learn what next.

Toddler turns budding socialite

Posted on October 28, 2007October 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Parties attended by Tee in the last two months....... And there's more to go over the next three weeks despite declining some invitations *faint* If she is partying so hard now, then I hope she dies of party boredom when she hits her.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s alphabet writing at 34 months

Posted on October 28, 2007October 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee started taking an interest in writing the alphabet six months ago when she would pester and pester me to write the alphabet in dotted lines for her to trace. It was a new hobby then. I've never pushed her to write or.......click to learn what next.

The opposite of the male psyche

Posted on October 28, 2007October 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

That would be us females. Except that I would categorise myself not a typical female but one who is equally right and left brained. This has been tested and verified, just in case you were wondering. I've noticed that whenever I'm in a.......click to learn what next.

Why some companies succeed

Posted on October 27, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

In my last job at the twin towers, we ran a paperless office. Although many people say that it is almost impossible to go paperless, I beg to differ. Because we did it! I'm sure it didn't come without heartache and a whales full of sweat........click to learn what next.

Tee and her obsession with scrunched paper

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

This last week, Tee has been moving about with a small scrunched up piece of paper. It is all scrunched up like you would when you aim a piece of paper into the bin, except her paper is sacred. I've seen her carrying.......click to learn what next.

Blog speed and blog administration

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

It appears that I've finally nailed the slow blog problem. Thank you to TC from NYC who's kept me in the loop about my blog speed. It is such a relief as I'd even sought quotations from the professionals to crack the &#^$*#........click to learn what next.