I could actually stay here the whole day, but unfortunately, I have to go to work to attend a meeting for a couple of hours. Cruel, cruel world...

Where do you guys go to chill out?

I'm going to be working from home for the next few days before I officially go on maternity leave. Unlike being at work wherein I just select which food to eat, I ended up opening our fridge and pantry to see what I could come up with.

I found beef steak and bell peppers in the fridge. Some packs of fresh yakiudon from Han Yang Mart (Korean/Japanese grocery close to where we live), shredded nori and bonito flakes from New Hatchin, and shiitake mushrooms. I was missing onions and cabbage to complete the recipe, but I was also hungry enough to actually skip it and proceed with cooking.

With Scout coming out any time soon, I'm starting to feel the pressure of going through our checklist to see if we're still missing something. As I was packing Scout's hospital bag, I realized that he only has one hooded towel (thanks to Auntie Cindie).

Going around shops, I couldn't seem to find one that I like despite the variety of choices. So, I decided to go DIY with it, well, semi-DYI. I'm not a gifted person in sewing. I can design, measure, cut, and pin...but that's as far as I would go.

Believe it or not, this is one of my week's high...a paint sale. We're in the process of redecorating our home before Scout comes out, and True Value's timing was perfect!

I've been going through my checklist of items for Scout's arrival and noticed that Mothercare is his dominant brand. Proximity to their branches can be attributed to that: I live quite close to one branch and work in between 2 of their other branches. Apart from that, whenever I go shopping for baby things, I end up seeing what I like there.