I finally received my Ikea Upptacka when Ayl and Li-Ann’s cargo arrived. This range of laptop bags are only available in stores with Ikea Family. In Malaysia, Ikea faithfuls are only known as Friends. Blood is thicker than water oh well. My first impression was, oh my, so BIG. This laptop bag is big enough for 15″ laptops, and definitely bigger than most handbag type of laptop bags found here. It’s maybe more like a briefcase. Yet I liked it immediately coz it’s different. Plus I have lots of things to carry to work besides just my Macbook. There are many compartments inside the bag, including a key holder, phone…

Recently, Josiah started walking a lot so we couldn’t bring him out without wearing shoes anymore. I decided to invest in a pair of Papayayas shoes, a really cute range of soft sole leather shoes. They are having a promotion in Metrojaya, where the normal price of RM79.90 per pair is slashed to RM50 if you buy 2 pairs. I chose this design, and another one that is a sandal in XL size, wearable for toddlers up to 2 years old. Josiah seemed to enjoy walking in them, coz they are so soft and comfy. They do not wrap his little feet too tight, thus allowing them to grow at…

Ever heard of cloth pads? I am making the 100% switch today. In fact, I am buying wholesale so I can sell it to all my friends and make everyone switch to cloth! I initially wanted to get from Fuzzibunz, but they don’t seem to be making it at the moment. So in the end, I bought from Chin Nee of Mamapatch. It’s local made, by a WAHM, so it’s great. Well, after trying it out, I can say, I have never felt better during that time of the month! No discomfort, and there’s actually that feel good factor that I am contributing to a better environment by using cloth.…

As Josiah entered 15 months, he might soon give up his morning naps. At the moment, he sleeps at nights from 8.30pm to 7am plus, and takes his morning naps at around 11am, for 1 to 2 hours, and then another afternoon nap at around 4pm for another hour. Basically, he can stay awake for a max of about 4 hours before needing a nap. However, according to Babycenter’s Baby development milestones, toddlers normally give up their first morning nap around 16-18 months and only take one long nap a day. That means anytime soon for Josiah, wow I’m gonna miss him having his naps! I actually nap with him…