ickleoriental | once upon my journey

January 27, 2012
by Janice
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Coming to Nine

Where has the time gone? Our little one will be turning nine months in a few days time. She is a little person with a big voice and her cheeky personality makes me gush on a daily basis now. She has become even more like me than I never knew she could. I love it!

And yes, her Daddy is completely and utterly besotted with her, which is fab innit. Sigh, all is good. Our first family holiday is coming up too! So much to blog but haven’t had the time! Just so I remember, I must write about her close friend, Hunter’s first birthday party, as well as her first Chinese New Year’s celebration.

Good gosh… Three months before her mummy has got to throw a birthday celebration of her own too….

January 25, 2012
by Janice
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新年快乐

Gong Hei Fatt Choy, everyone!!

January 18, 2012
by Janice
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An App Review for Busy Moms

I haven’t done a geeky post in awhile and seeing as I’ve really come across some pretty cool apps recently, I thought I’d share them.

The reason the post is addressed to Moms is because these apps really come in handy. But for the most part, the apps – okay, except the first one – can be used by anyone else as well.

I must say it’s been awhile since I’ve been so impressed by the practicality of these apps. In fact, they’re probably what tie me down to my iPhone and make things really hard for me to make a full-on switch to my Nokia at the moment. And what the first few apps have in common is they rely quite heavily on Cloud syncing, which means I get my information not just on my phone, but on my iPad and MacBook as well, so that’s pretty hard to beat!

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January 16, 2012
by Janice
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Little Monkey

I’ve been meaning to put this up for awhile now…. Here’s a video I took right after my little Bug pulled herself up to standing in her cot for the first time!! Okay, well she didn’t quite do it in this video but check out her cheeky face!

January 15, 2012
by Janice
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Ickle Buggy: Micralite Toro (SOLD)

Micralite Toro

When Hubba and I were first in the market for a stroller, we were looking for something that would be lightweight, easy-to-handle, and luxurious. A friend pointed the Toro out and it seemed like a perfect choice for me, since it had good suspension, a full system that catered for use from infant all the way till the toddler ages and well, I just loved the feel of it. But lately, I’ve realized how little I actually use my stroller. I’ve been more of an Action Baby Carrier type Mummy.

So yes, my Toro stroller system is up for sale. Here are some things I loved about the Toro:

It’s around 8kg which puts it in the same league as the Bugaboo Bee, a stroller that I actually had my eye on
Comes with Maxi Cosi adaptors so you can easily attach your car seat, not waking baby when going in and out of the car
It stores standing up, which makes it easy to bung in the corner of the house or in restaurants when there’s no space for stuff. You can even drag it when it’s collapsed (like a piece of luggage) which makes holding baby and walking up and down stairs, or waiting for taxi cabs easy. In my first few months, I used to collapse this with one hand, have baby in the car seat capsule in another, whilst trying to get everything sorted with taxi. Felt pretty Supermum-like.
It comes with a Carry cot which can be used as a separate travel cot or moses basket
Good suspension and big rear wheels so I’ve gone ‘offroad’ several times and Nae has been quite happy
Super easy to collapse and open up, which has made moving around as a new Mum really easy – well, this was before I decided I wanted to become a full-time kangaroo
Basically a luxurious ride for baby!!
Oh and if you ever have a No. 2, you can strap on an skateboard-type attachment so bigger kid can ride whilst you push
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January 14, 2012
by Janice
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Fridays with my Bug

January 9, 2012
by Janice
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Getting over Die Week

What is Die Week?

It is the week when one returns to exercise after a period of hiatus; where every single workout seems to be particularly difficult; when every workout makes you wonder if you’ll ever feel remotely fit again.

That’s my definition anyway, ‘coz I can’t quite seem to come up with any better way to explain how hopeless one can feel when starting up an exercise regime again. The hardest part of working out is starting. Always. No matter how fit you’ve been in the past – in fact, I dare say it feels harder to accept when you realize how far from things you’ve fallen.

Last week was bad. I did 3 or 4 workouts in total and they were all shocking. By the weekend, I was feeling ever so slightly human again and started contemplating my goals for the year.

Today, I hit the bags at lunchtime. And for the first time in yonks, my legs didn’t hurt, I could keep up on the pads and I felt like I had had a truly productive workout by the end of the hour.

And the one thing I love about it all is how centered and empowered I feel at the end of it all. Like I can deal with most things, like I can deal with everything.