Me Time!

[janet88]

son touched down early this morning. we picked him up from T1 and then went to Toa Payoh...local food


I don't usually eat chocolates...but Royce sakura is really good. it's S$11...slightly cheaper than Singapore.
didn't expect my son to be such a good shopper...but he really bought something nice for everyone.

[ammonite]

janet88:

son touched down early this morning. we picked him up from T1 and then went to Toa Payoh...local food


I don't usually eat chocolates...but Royce sakura is really good. it's S$11...slightly cheaper than Singapore.
didn't expect my son to be such a good shopper...but he really bought something nice for everyone.

:love: That's really sweet of him.

[lee_yl]

MrsKiasu:

lee yl, I used to waste those creams..so try not buy things like whipping cream.


for buttermilk i will use substitute of vinegar/lemon juice with freshmilk..you can google for it. buttermilk can be used for chocolate cake.

I just bought a can of ready made whipped cream leh, she kept asking me to make. The girls were so happy but we realized we don’t have any more cake/muffins to deco. The two are inside the kitchen playing with whipped cream now.
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Have been eating butter pound cake and muffins for 4 days straight so I think I will use the buttermilk for fluffy pancakes for this weekend breakfast.

[janet88]

out for almost the whole day :snooze:

this morning, met ID to see tiles. then followed up at his office to confirm design, go through list of things to do and make a deposit. super patient guy who has to deal with a customer who can't decide what she wants having an ID to plan colour scheme and give ideas lessens a big headache when there are so many things to plan...especially the little details.

[starlight1968sg]

Janet

Sounds exciting!

[janet88]

starlight1968sg:

Janet

Sounds exciting!

starlight,
I am excited to see how the ID will plan my place because I left it to him...it's difficult to express exactly what I am looking for...cosy but not dark, bright but not coffee shop kind of brightness. the only thing I decided is the tile.
these few months, I've been doing homework for wardrobes, study tables, built in cabinet, toilet, shoe and kitchen cabinet.
but an unexperienced person like me rather 死板.

[Funz]

DH keeps wanting to do piecemeal reno. I told him to wait a couple more years then we decide if we want to do a total reno if we decide to continue living in our current place.


1st he talk about changing ceiling fans when the fans are still working fine. Just that we feel that we do not need such big ceiling fans and there are many new designs out there these days.

Then he say wanna redo all the lightings. I think since we are older now we find that we need brighter lights!

Then he talk about repainting the whole place and wanna reconfigure our wardrobes and shoe cabinet.

[ammonite]

Why not? I love shifting furniture and changing looks! Changing lights and fans are not too painful but can give a new feel to the place. A fresh coat of paint is an easy way to spruce up too.


Anyway he is the slightly restless type right? This can be a rather good way of letting him spend his time on family rather than golf etc. Go and look at fans and lights together, pore over magazines and internet images etc.

[Funz]

Erm, the way our house is currently designed and the lighting that DH is looking at will mean redoing our false ceiling. Not a simple small job. It may also mean rewiring.


When DH wants to do something, it is never easy simple job. Will always lead to since doing this why not do that and that and that. And then he will disappear for his business trip and no, he will never give up his golf to supervise the reno.

He is also not planner, not one who will do research and hunt for things. So when we want to do any such stuff I must make sure I am ready to handle these stuff

[ammonite]

Funz:

and no, he will never give up his golf to supervise the reno.

Ah, this here is the dealbreaker.