My 2 front teeth

I was comfortably lying in my bed, reading a book and then came endless screaming, followed by crying by V. Got the daddy to check and his version of checking was "Why the crying?" (shouting from our room.)

About few mins later, the small one came into the room "jiejie cry, dropped her teeth" climbed up the bed and pretended to lie down. Now all mummies will know this is a sign of mischief. The daddy came up at the moment with a tooth. I took it and placed it into the ziplock bag that held her 2nd tooth (she ate her 1st). 

Walked down and saw a distressed child, obviously stoked by the amount of blood that is paired to a tooth. Checked and realized she lost TWO front teeth!! There was already a party of family hovering over her with a little meek girl looking on by the stairs, fearing she will get scolded. Daddy searched and found the 2nd tooth! The grandparents n god ma was appeasing  and digging out versions on what happen. In the midst of crying we believe it got to do with tripping on each other and V hit her teeth. Resulting with a pool of blood and a shocked child. 

I carried the big girl and looked around, realized the amount of attention she is getting over 2 front teeth. At that moment it felt like she was getting married-So typical of a eurasian family. Everyone has something nice to say to the battered and wounded child who hasn't stopped crying. 

1 night, 2 lost teeth and advanced into another level in my parenting. I need a tooth container. Anyone? 

My Dream and My Reasons

20 reasons on why I want to be a National Sales Director of Mary Kay Singapore

1. I have the capability to give the highlife to my children and yet raise them with the culture of Mary Kay

2. That my family will be constantly comfortable and happy. 

3. To have the influence to change people's life especially those who trusted me in this Mary Kay biz

4. To gain respect from people and that my words have the power to ignite their weary souls

5. That my children gets the choice to study anything n anywhere they wish to explore

6. Show the children that dreams come true when you dare to dream, and when u dream it big. Mothers are the best teachers of life

7. Give a luxury life my husband and i deserve

8. To buy dream houses around the world

9. To leave a legacy in this world and that someone out there will agree that I did my best to change their lives

10. Be happy, to love and laugh

11. Be surrounded by people of higher vibrations

12. To travel around the world and fulfill my wanderlust soul

13. That my parents n in laws get a stress free retirement/old age. Medical at 1st class

14. So I have the capacity to share my story to people who needs to hear it.

15. Fulfill Mary Kay words "Enrich women's lives" Every other rejection doesn't matter

16. Buy a plot of land and house my family for generations

17. Have the money to help the research of my cause

18. Time waits for no one and in this life the people who walks in my life deserves to know what mary kay legacy is all about

19. That I know that the people who I brought in, has a life they desire.

20. To pass it on

My Little Pony Party Surprise 'Live' on Stage at City Square Mall

Saturday 14th march has been a FULL day of My Little Pony. If you are not in the loop, this is fashion - children fashion. The era of Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Twillight Sparkle and something something. I tried wiki and the names are overwhelming and V is zzz, so no one to help me.

We started the day at the girl's school Family day where I somehow by a sudden spur of some enthusiasm decided that we will do a tiny stall to sell My Little Pony badges. Wow, how exciting! not. I do get regrets sometimes hahhaha. 

Badges my cousin wanted to give away. She designed them herself!

I grabbed whatever toys we had at home to prettify the little stall. Printed 2 signs to inform the children of our sales, prep V on her duties and sent the husband + K off somewhere so that we can have a good start without disturbance. It started great, I sold 3 even before V got ready to start work. 

Step 1 to succes: Wear it, show it, flaunt it!

Step 2: Jio your besties, get your mother to text all her mummies group chat, get support from familar faces .

Step 3: Don't gender discriminate. Boys like My Little Pony also! 

Step 4: Keep the crowd. They bring more sales. Make use of siblings of friends and friends of siblings. Widen THAT circle 

Step 5: Leave the stall and have fun with the classmates. Daddy will handle it. 

Yes, you read right. She disappeared because her classmates came streaming in and they went out to play !!! So I arrowed the father to look ater the stall while I had to help out another mummy with glitter tattoos. In his words "These things sell by itself, I didn't even have to say much" Word. We managed to earn over $100 to add into the school's fund raising after 3 hours of "work" I did ask V for her thoughts during luch and she said, "Boring, tiring, must talk so much" Guess she managed to understand 1% of what her parents mean by work. 

After the family carnival, we rushed to media event of My Little Pony Surprise 'Live' On Stage. Besides watching you can go to Level 1 City Green where you get to feed, ride and take photos with ponies!!!!! * jealous much u know this mother. But so nice la, I mean $15 for a package and after that I get to go into a mall. Where to find? tell me..

Yea that big! cutness overload!! hehehe

My Little Pony Party Surprise 'Live' On Stage

Date: 14 March - 22 March 

Time: 2pm & 7pm (Mon-Fri); 1pm, 4pm, 7pm (Sat & Sun)

Venue Level 1 Atrium 

Participate in a series of song and dance with the characters from My Littel Pony 'Live' on stage. Join AppleJack, Pickie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle on their fun-filled pony adventures as they organise a magical birthday celebration for Princess Celestial. With a minimum spending of $50*, shoppers can redeem an exclusive pass for the Meet and Greet session one hour prior to each show at the Level 2 Customer Service Counter, while stocks last. 

* A maximum of three same-day combines receipts. 50 passes will be given out 1 hour prior to each show, strictly on a first-come first served basis. Receipts used to redeem this Meet and Greet pass canot be used for any other promotions, except Free weekday parking. Other T&C apply. 

Yes this is for me!

Interaction with Live Ponies (Pony Rides/Pont Feeding sessions/Photo Taking Opportunities)

Date: 14 March - 22 March, 28-29 March, 4-5 April, 11-12 April

Time: 1pm-8pm

Venue: Level 1 City Green 

Get up close and personal with the ponies brought in from Gallop Stable! For the package price of $15, you'll be able to go on a pony ride, hand feed the ponies and even take a photo with them to capture the moment. Be sure not to miss this opportunity! 

small one is not blogger friendly .. yet

Most of the carrots ended up errrr

** Please be ready with your own camera because our photo didn't go through well and the wait for the hard copy was 2 hours! Daddy wants me to remind all of you to wash your child's hair after wearing what was a VERY WET helmet. * he touched it  o.0

Take a Magical Shot (My Little Pony Photo Spot)

Date: 13 March - 12 April 

Venue: Level 1 City Green

Get your cameras ready and come strike a pose at Pinkie Pie's SugarCube Sweet Shoppe from Ponyville with your favourite My Little Pony characters. 

If your are damn desperate for a pony shot! hahaha 

In all honesty, go for this event! The $15 package is just so worth the trip, the children absolutely LOVED it!

Disclaimer : We were invited for a media event and given 1 pass for pony ride/photo/feeding. I paid $15 for the other child. 

March Monster Mash

Just came back from Gardens By the Bay! We were kindly invited by Angie of lifestinymiracles.com to attend a Movie Screening : Where the Wild Things are at the Supertree Grove. 

The girls got all excited to be attending a media event, predominately V, K decided not to nap (crap), the husband decided to, well have a night of solitude *wins hands down. So I was to fend going by myself absolutely forgetting how tiring it can be with 2 of them and that I do not have extra pair of hands for whiny, tired children especially 2 that NAGS at 10pm. We sort of got lost, you see I MUST REMEMBER to park correctly and that the 1st carpark is to the Super Grove! You would not believe we got lost getting out of the Super Grove. *note no extra hands and got to carry big yellow car and goodie bags and my handbag and small tired 2 year old and naggy 6 year old. Okie breathe and rant is over.

Man, the event was awesome! I loved it to bits. If they do run this again , please please do experience it for yourself. So from now Friday 13th March till Sunday 22 March, do pay Gardens By the Bay a Visit! The program outline is listed in their website and I have no idea how to create a stylo mylo table to key everything in.

Click here for the comprehensive listing 

We arrived to SuperGrove and saw familiar faces! It has been awhile since I last attended anything. So it is always nice to catch up and give hugs. 

Veraday of http://www.lifeisinthesmallthings.com, Delphine of http://lifeintheweehours.com, Me of http://www.flomummy.com. Jennifer of http://www.dinomama.com, Summer of http://www.ahappymum.com

The children got busy with decorating their car, not that K helped much. I set up the pinic mat on what is very nice fake real grass. I think is real la, feels real but somehow looks not. Then in SG we are capable to do anything. 

The big yellow car that sits the children real comfortably

Do be early to get a nice cosy spot

The movie started at about 8pm, it got them quiet for 20 mins then the grumbling about the sound so loud, the grass so prickly, so hungry, why so dark. Yeah, sounds familar huh. Oh and we had to go for toilet break. I managed to get a hot pizza to keep them quiet for another 30 mins then the small one repeatedly repeated to me "Go home mummy, I want to go home" for at least 50 times. I have not shared much about her the last 2 years so as not to jinx the good behavious but I have a persistent NAGGER in this one. *raises my hands up to heaven 

20 mins into the movie

My attempt to keep her quiet, sleeping on the boobs helped

Definitely a great experience with such beautiful backdrop 

My very lame attempt to be artistic. Monsters and all *huhuhu

Do check them out next weekend 20th March-22 March for a FULL day of Monster Craft, Face Painting, Balloon Sculpting, Water Play Performance Spash, Interactive Storytelling, Make me a Monster Workshop, Monster Family Parade and Competition!! 

Is free admission for every child with a full paying adult into events in the conservatories. 
T&C applies.

 If your family is a big fan of monsters, do check out Make Me a Monstor Workshop. 
Give the whole family a monstrous make-over in this costume-making workshop! Join for a wild rumpus around the Supertree Grove for some inspiration then learn how to turn simple household objects and recycables into awesome monstor costumes for the whole family! March with them in a MONSTER PARADE at the end of the day, where the best-dressed families stand to win exciting prizes. 
Date: Saturday , 21 March & Sunday, 22 March 
Time: - 3pm - 430pm
Location: Cannonball Room
Details: $25 per costume (inclusive of GST) Friends of the Gardens enjoy 20% off
Please register early to aviod dissapointment and do it here online by 16th March!

Note: Look out for the Saturday session, which will be co-hosted by a mystery celebrity mom!

psst there is a SSO @Gardens by the Bay too! It is happening on 22 March 630-730pm at The Meadow. 

Back on Blogger Again

Finally made THE decision 

Gosh I miss blogging! I took a hiatus from blogging in 2014. There was a certain confusion of where my blog should steer, I was crawling out of my shell as an insecure mummy to be someone who knew exactly where she is going. My usual rants sort of died down from being an immature to a sort of "experienced" mother of 2. I started doing reviews and sharing about what was new in the market and it was a interesting learning curve. The game plan was no longer the same and I changed the direction of being Victoria-eden.blogspot to Flomummy.com as it was not apt to write under my 1st born anymore. What started as the journal of pregnancy till year 1 sort of managed a life span (thank you readers!) and soon we are arriving into year 7!

Migrating to wordpress made me felt like I have moved to a foreign land and it became hostile to staying there. Adjusting to it took too much effort and in 2015 I relook at that platform once again. I was this close to giving wordpress a 2nd chance with a new blog facelift but in the end everything steered towards DIY. It took some adjusting and I sniffed around the blogs I "grew" up in, Facebook-ed a few old OLD blogging kakis (Note CheekieMonkies thanks love!)  whose blogs resonate with me and here I am back at Blogger!

My supportive bloggers friends have been giving me loads of advice lifestinymiracles.com, mamawearpapashirt.com, accidental-mom-blogger.blogspot.sg, dominiquegoh.com, and many few others who listened and laughed together with me on my process to be back here! Thank you all love.

So presenting a blogger template I bought on Etsy for USD $25! If you haven't gone into there yet? Omg its a shopping haven in there and it gets crazy when everything looks nice (well, nicer than your own, you know!) I narrowed to 2 and eventually "Leighton" template was the winner. Honestly, it was the other one with pastel rainbow but the HUSBAND chose this. So just to let you know, the blogger spouse gets to have ONE say since he is the one who has to lug and follow to events (which in our relationship takes ALOT *just saying)

The old header that was 3 years old and I couldn't bear looking at the highchair anymore!

Simple

This blog will still be what I love to write about especially my thoughts, the things I do daily and of course the time I spend with my children. It was a great break from events in 2014 and in these 4 days, I packed 4 events before a biz trip. So backlogs and labelling my blog *again!! will be the mission or maybe I won't bother much about the labeling la. *lazy bones. Following the 20/80 pareto rule, do the 20% will be just as efficient.

We just did 2 events and I know V loves being back blogging coz she couldn't stop hugging me today. (Guess I was not the only one who miss this aspect of our lives) It has become a part of us, to share, to inspire, to be connected.

How to Dress Fabulous as a Mother- Style

{Style}

This week is super packed and I have started planning my outfits for this trip! It's my 1st time documenting my outfits so please do bear with this. My inspiration for this trip is  with  Spring Summer 2014 fashion week: Xtreme Black and White! Suits my style perfectly!!!

My focus for this trip are the children and I need to be really comfortable with the  temperature fluctuating from 24 to 13 degrees in a day. Pockets for to keep my handphone on me without the need to carry a bag for I will be in charge to carry Kate who btw is a heavyweight.  So after much thought,  I decided to pair my Blacks and Whites with a pair of trusty jeans and a dotty (dots are a very current print) winter coat that I got from my last trip to Las Vegas.  Then it won't be Florinda if I don't pair it with my statement accessories! Stay tuned for my post after my trip where I share with you the details of the outfits for the photos do not do justice to the mixed materials and designs that I specially chose ! 

 

 Brands I shop at for the outfits of this post: H&M, Zara, LeNoir Apparels, Inny, Adeline's Loft , Desigual

Yummy Mummy- Post pregnancy

I am going to share with you some tips for mummies who are suffering from Style Deficiency after birth! Totally understand what YOU are going through especially after 6 whole months of NO Heels, Loose clothes, Unexpected Radiant skin and suddenly you are expected to look awesome when you return to the workforce.  But this time round, you have leaking boobies, greying roots, flabby arms, wobbly tummy, thick legs that doesnt allow you to walk in that pair of heels.  Here are some answers to help you decide what to pull out from your existing wardrobe and get new ones.  Those who have attended my workshops will know that the trends  I pick are style forward and you are guaranteed to see it in the market soon. Fashion in Singapore are 6 months behind and so if you shop online in overseas website you can wear it just in time for work.

What kinds of of outfits/basics to get for work wear? Especially to cover Flabby Belly, Fuller hips and Thighs, Flabby arms.

The best way to look good is to look trendy. Look for current styles that you can incorporate from pregnancy to post.

1. White on White: This is very current and even if you look tired, white brightens you up real fast.

Photo credit: HallieDallie.com

2. Blazer - Casual and Chic , works well with pants and skirts!

Photo Credit: Fashion Vibe

3. Jumpsuits- Oh-so-forgiving to EVERY part of a post pregnancy body!

Photo Credit: Express UK

4. Belt it: I hope you ladies didn't buy maternity dresses! What you can do is buy 1 size larger and belt it after birth. These dresses will last you 6months-1 year after birth. Please use thin - mid sized belts to avoid attention onto your tummy.

Photo Credit: Always in Trend

5. Cardigan + Belt:  Dig our your cardigans and belt it! I was in Uniglo recently and saw a wide array of colours for you to play up that wardrobe

Photo Credit: Pinterest

What are the versatile colours for workwear?

You are in Luck! Colours like Black, White, Grey and blues are IN! To be precise it has to Monochrome, Aluminium & Navy Blues *oppsy.  Nevertheless here are some colours that are in Singapore and you can start investing in these as they are colours of 2015.

Photo Credit: Fashionisers

Photo Credit: Fashionisers

Photo Credit : Fashionisers

For Mummies who are expressing milk, what are suitable yet professional choices that give access?

Most mummies will invest in nursing tops but may I suggest not to wear them to work. Mainly because nursing tops are meant for you to be worn when you nurse the baby = the baby MUST be with you.  Look into getting tops or dresses that has front buttons till the waist so that you need not remove the whole piece just to express.  Consider wearing a top and a bandeau bra instead of fumbling with clips of a nursing bra.

What  are some quick confidence tips?

1. Fix your hair. For those who are breastfeeding , may I suggest Keratin Treatment at FDP. ( I personally do find it in treatment wise very safe for BF mummies) It's similar to rebond but without heat and it helps tame hair especially in our weather. Those who are greying can also ask them for their ammonia free dye that guarantees to cover greying for 45 washes.  Ask Angeline for help as she does my hair colour + treatment.

2.  Mask your face, do the works. Deep cleansing, hydration, anti ageing and do not rely on your facialist. Personal knowledge on your skin is the most important investment you can do for yourself. Get back that glow and WOW everyone.

3. Revamp your makeup products. Pick up new trends to spruce up your look to look youthful. If makeup products all looks the same, please ask for help.

4. If all things fail. Change your lipstick colour. Period.

Makeup Workshops

Energy Charging

This week has been… how do u say it? Deflated

I tried many ways to get the energies up but it just will not go away.  I dread days like these because I need to seek solace and not be around humans.  The last time this happened I took off for 10 days to Europe and the last before that I checked in to a hotel- slept. The urge to F off has tone down a lot now that I know it is just about adjusting. Being me, giving myself out takes a big chunk and working at top speed always makes me forget the most important part – ME.

These last few days have been well… silent. No chatting about life or whatsabout, no songs singing, no removing myself. Gathering sucks because I will sit there and not say a word – thank god for the phone where I can just act…. busy.   The family knows it and respects me. The husband gives me this space and doesn’t talk to me but the children are constantly bickering “My mummy, she is MY mummy, My Mummy not yours but My mummy” it irks me cause I am not yours, today I just want to be me. I don’t belong to anyone but me. These are days I want to enter into an empty house and sit there, watch stupid series without the need to understand it.

I sort of knew it was coming because I walked back from the MRT at 11pm enjoying. 3 freaking times this week! Moonshining is great for the soul and soaking up the mysteries of the night is very exhilarating… for me.

I am mystical like that. 

I have tried everything that normally worked, did not – short of sitting under a tree and this – Blogging. I am already on an upward movement after church yesterday so am surging it up further. This weaving in and out of roles and balancing my Emotional Bank Account has fulfilled most aspects of my life and writing this is suppose to help me with me.

This is my way of charging. People who works with me knows my quirky ways of recharging and they play along with me too. So is East Coast on a Monday to soak up the morning sun. They were kind to help me pull out moments that exceptionally drained me this week but most of all they said 1 thing that I believe got it. “Flo, You haven’t stopped”

Back on blogger

I thought long and hard. I still love my blogger platform and decided to continue blogging here. It will take a while before i transport the other posts over but nevertheless blogging carries on. I enjoy writing on my thoughts and not so much advertising on it. If you have been reading me long enough you would have seen the downward trend of the number of posts. The lastest saga in the blogsphere did express my thoughts clearly about how marketers can be demanding about how "their" post should steer towards. I have a stubborn streak and this doesn't work very well with me when the directions are not in line with mine. So yes, I have become selective and selective is always a plus point when it comes to a vocal blogger like me. In the end I stopped reviewing everything on my plate coz the mind got stuck coz one must not play with passion.... Many people have suggested to be impartial about it but I don't do impartial. **opps I love and hate clearly

As I grow mature, hate is a word I don't use much. The law of attaction should and must never be practiced using negativity but I am still a learning human. Perfection is a way of life with many challenges and questions along the way. I have started my dream dairy which I write my thoughts twice a day and man it was fun, interesting and became drab and walau "I want to sleep and still must reflect " "Wake up want to poo and still must think so much" hahhaha

It is a great tool to the start of mediation as this is a important factor to know what you are doing and why you are doing. Many times in life we grumble about the negativity and lose direction. It has come to my senses when I read back on those days where the fire is burning so high and on those days when there are absolutely none!!! You can read my dream dairy in the previous post. 

**blog written at The Disgruntled Chef. School has started and I'm doing my rounds in Dempsey once again