A Day in the Life of a SAHM (Jan 2020)
It’s been a long time since I wrote about what my day looks like, so I decided to keep track of what I did on a Friday last month. I...
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GWTT
Jun 27, 20192 min read
Silly Things We Say / Do #46
Ever since we relocated back to Singapore from Jakarta, the twins haven’t been able to sleep through the night. Our routine has always...
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GWTT
Apr 22, 20182 min read
Today
The kids were especially cute today, which made me feel really sentimental, so I wrote this short poem on my Dayre. I’m pretty sure...
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GWTT
Mar 3, 20178 min read
Friday Flips #75: How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
When I started this Friday Flips series, I intended to write about not just children’s books, but also books suitable for adults, since I...
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GWTT
Mar 1, 20172 min read
Silly Things We Say / Do #44
C went on a business trip for six days recently, which meant that I was solo parenting for six looooooong days in Jakarta. Yes, we have a...
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GWTT
Sep 26, 20161 min read
Silly Things We Say / Do #43
C works in Jakarta on weekdays, so when he gets home for the weekend, I usually try to let him spend more time with the children. He...
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GWTT
Aug 8, 20169 min read
The Twins’ Birth Story
Last Thursday, which was the day we welcomed the twins, I actually did a live update of sorts on Dayre, and recorded their birth story...
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GWTT
Jul 14, 20165 min read
Introducing a Preschooler to his New Siblings
As my delivery date draws nearer, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about how Noah would react to the babies, and in particular, the first...
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GWTT
Jun 19, 20162 min read
Happy Father’s Day 2016
Father’s Day this year (actually, I think it’s every year) is a rather quiet affair for us, although I do make an effort to give C a...
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GWTT
May 13, 20156 min read
Are You Happy, Mummy?
Noah has been asking me, “Are you happy, Mummy?” quite regularly, usually when he knows he has been naughty. He tries to turn on the...
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GWTT
May 4, 20159 min read
A Day with the Tans (DIAL Blog Train)
If you’re a Stay-At-Home-Mum (SAHM), chances are that at least one person would have asked you, “What DO you do all day? Aren’t you...
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GWTT
Apr 20, 201512 min read
From Mums to Mums-to-Be
I don’t know about you, but everyone around me seems to be pregnant recently, and I started thinking about those days when I was...
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GWTT
Oct 29, 20144 min read
With All My Love… #12
I’ve been meaning to write this letter to Noah for some time now, because it’s something really close to our hearts. This is something...
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GWTT
Sep 24, 20143 min read
Developing Your Child’s Organisation Skills Part 2
I shared in this previous post about the first step in developing a child’s organisation skills, and here’s the second part, complete...
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GWTT
Sep 2, 20143 min read
Developing Your Child’s Organisation Skills Part 1
Last Friday, we attended a very interesting parenting workshop, ‘Developing your Child’s Organisation Skills’, which is part of the Julia...
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GWTT
Jul 18, 20145 min read
The Problem with Favouritism: Of Jacob and Esau
A sermon I heard recently left a strong impression on me, and I wanted to blog about it, so that I can remember the lesson learnt from...
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GWTT
Jul 14, 20143 min read
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
I’ve been trying to prepare some materials to teach Noah the alphabet, and initially, I had grand plans of what the materials would look...
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GWTT
Jun 13, 20143 min read
Separation Anxiety? What’s that?
Noah had his first taste of being dropped off at a “class”, when I attended a ladies’ tea at the church, and decided to send him for the...
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GWTT
May 16, 20146 min read
SAHM Survival Tips
By now, you must have seen the video on the World’s Toughest Job. If you haven’t, you must have been living under a rock, or been really...
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GWTT
May 6, 20142 min read
When You Call Me ‘Mummy’
If I counted the number of times Noah said ‘mummy’ in a day, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t get past ten, not because he doesn’t say it very...
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