I have been busy cleaning up the house, and packing up the study area to get ready for the new school term to start. January’s desktop wallpaper too, has been designed with a decluttering mission in mind, as I clear up some folders, delete useless or outdated programs, and back up some photo and document folders.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Can’t believe that November is already over.
Out comes my December’s desktop wallpaper.
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Sticking to the polka dots theme for this school holiday.
Wrap plain exercise book’s cover with gift wrapper, my simple way to diy a customized journal.
Just like this and this.
I have gone through 2 bottles of perfumes since June, but not as fragrances on myself. I managed to use them up in the toilet as room sprays. They were purchased at least 6 to 8 years back, and more than half have been used up. I purposely chose the ones with the least leftover first as they would be used up faster. With 2 bottles down, I have another 4 to 5 bottles to to go, before I will allow myself to get a brand new one. And this time I will be sticking to just one bottle.
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On how to remove the spray nozzle from the perfume bottle
That’s how I ended up turning the latest bottle into a diy diffuser
More uses of old perfume
Another suggestion that will make vacuuming more pleasant
What else do you do with your old perfumes?
My child was given a standard set of outerwear and backpack for a camping trip. I hand sewn these cute labels from Daiso (comes in pack of 3 labels for $2) on their gear for easy recognition.
Talking about Camping:
// Found this book “Let Them Be Eaten By Bears : A Fearless Guide To Taking Our Kids Into The Great Outdoors” last week, trying to finish it asap.
// And this post on camping in Singapore via here. We have never done outdoor camping before!
My staycation plan starts with the bathroom toiletries, soap bars to be exact. I wrap these with kraft papers and washi tape, then promptly display them on the bathroom counter.
More soap wrap ideas I found online :
// this pink flamingo gift wrap printable
// this twine and brown bag combination
// this glassine envelope idea
// this soap shop that uses handwritten font on a kraft paper
I have another list that I want my kids to fill up, school holidays or not : book titles that they have read or plan to read. So I did a very fast sketch of a lady reading, applying it on the same template for the movie list done yesterday, and it is ready for download below.
So what can I fill it with? Other than the titles that the kids pick out randomly from the shelves, here are some recommending sites that I find useful :
// The NLB librarians have put up a list of titles suitable for children and teens. I wish they have a similar list for Mandarin books too.
// This list of 2014 Notable Children’s Books from The American Library Association might be worth a look if your kids are done with the NLB’s list.
// This PDF list of 100 Children Books of All Time compiled by Scholastic in 2012 contains titles suitable for kids from age 0-11+. I’ll love to have kids checking off the titles that are done, and then proceeds to motivate her to finish the rest of the list.
// I also found two other book recommending websites worth bookmarking : this and this.
Like the previous school holidays, the kids and I have a few movies in mind to watch during this coming year end break. I hand drawn a movies-to-watch list this morning. Then made a printable one for future use, downloadable below.
The pretend tickets in the second photo is free from here. Another mom made a series of realistic looking printable movie tickets for Disney movies, think it will be awesome for movie screening sessions at parties.
Rebooting my habit of changing the desktop wallpaper monthly.
Better yet, create a simple one myself.
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