On The Road

Our family of five will be heading up north tomorrow, on a driving trip to the cooler climes of Cameron Highlands followed by some retail therapy in Kuala Lumpur. When the boys were younger, driving trips to neighbouring Malaysia were our preferred holiday style - you can carry everything (including all the peripherals needed for 2 small children) easily in the trunk, play any music you like, take rest and food stops whenver the fancy strikes and spend lots of time in close proximity bonding (and often fighting!) with your sibling, surrounded by your favourite cuddlies and blankies!

Nobody really minded where we ended up... in fact, some of the places we stayed in were simple, rustic and not necessarily filled with spectacular scenery or exciting activities. It was simply the process of journeying together and making the experience up as we went along that we enjoyed so much. Tomorrow's going to be the first road trip for our youngest - we hope it'll be a great start to a new journey together as a family... share with you the highlights soon!

Sheon

On The Road Scrapbook

Hi everyone!
As promised a couple of weeks ago, here's a look at some pages of the scrapbook documenting my recent trip to Macau and Hong Kong.
It was really fun putting the bits of memorabilia together, inserting photos and writing up highlights. I hadn't really thought about a theme or colour scheme this time, being my first attempt, so I guess everything looks sort of mish-mash and random but definitely precious...maybe a little like Macau, where all the unexpected and different come together, though not always in perfect balance...
In fact, this scrapbook is still a work in progress, may slot in additional photos courtesy of my travel companions and write up more thoughts as I go along... the journey remains fresh in my mind!

  

Work is moving along at a rather intense pace and will pick up even more in the next couple of months but I'm already anticipating my next trip - a family driving holiday in June :) Must get the boys involved in collecting stuff for the scrapbook I'm going to make!

Sheon

On The Road

Hello there

March is a month of busy activity for me! Even as you're reading this, I'm travelling for work in a nearby Asian country - guess where? (p.s this is a scheduled post - I've been away a couple of days now). While I was excited by the opportunity to go on this study trip with a group of like-minded (and fun-loving!) colleagues, it was also difficult leaving my family, especially the littlest one, behind. The upside though, is that my dear hubby will be joining me for a few days of R&R after my work is done :)

I really want to make the most of this journey, given that I'm rarely away from home without my children for so long. Not only in terms of what I'll learn professionally, but also by taking in fully the sights, sounds and people that I'll come into contact with. As the inspiring Ali Edwards says in her online class, travelling is really about sensitising oneself to the experience and perhaps, learning some things about myself along the way... 

So I made this in a bit of a dash (hence the hasty photos) - a scrapbook-to-go, a little receptacle for journalling and collecting bits of memorabilia as I go through each day. 

 

Hope to share with you the completed version sometime soon! 

If you're heading off for a little break yourself, why not put together a book and see where it takes you?

Sheon

Christmas Greetings

Just 3 days to Christmas! I've finally mananged to finish this customised order from a good friend - 2 notebooks and 5 photoframes. So thankful for her generosity and the opportunity to do some serious crafting amidst spending time with family and friends.

Have a blessed Christmas my dear friends. Catch you in 2013!

Sheon

Christmas Gifting II

Trying to finish up some Christmas orders today, in between spending time with boys in the park, doing some shopping at the mall..., whew another whirlwind of a day!
Here's more customised journals, a set of 'his' and 'hers', for a mummy who wants to record special moments for her son and daughter - nametags will be stuck on later :)
As you can tell, I ran out of crafting time in the day, so had to take the last photo at my desk right after I completed the journal at 10pm... not the best lighting I'm sorry!

Heading off for a family vacation soon, hoping to check out some local markets (and stock up on crafty supplies maybe?) when I'm there...

Enjoy December... catch you soon!

Sheon

Christmas Gifting

Hello everyone! Put up the Christmas tree yet? I haven't dug our trusty tree (umm...it's 14 years old gasp!) out from the depths of the storeroom yet.
I'm thinking, what a luxury it would be to get a real tree this year, just like my friends who are living in the States... but in sunny (now also rainy) Singapore, not sure this is a good idea. Maybe I'll settle for some new trimmings - should I go with a blue and silver theme this year??

As for what goes under the tree, well, that's the fun part of course.
Customised this journal for a friend - she's going to give it to a mother who wants to record her prayers and blessings for her young daughter so that the girl can read it when she's older. What a lovely idea (and a priceless gift for the child don't you think?) - want to start one for each of my boys too!

If you're looking for some specially handmade items this Christmas for the special people in your life, don't hesitate to drop us a line anytime!

Sheon