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    Me Time!

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    • sharonkhooS Offline
      sharonkhoo
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      Estéema:
      starlight1968sg:

      What is campor wood?


      Heard of campor oil?

      樟木
      zhāng mù

      It's a very big tree found in China, Taiwan, & Japan but hv since been cultivated elsewhere. Whilst it's toxic to insects, in the hands of those who know how to harvest it it's used as medicine for acne, arthritis, gout or asthma/any types of respiratory illness. There are many other uses such as essential oil & pesticides. I only know these.

      Camphor?
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphor

      You could try some of those aromatherapy places which sell scented oils or wood? I have used camphor balls before in China - they look like moth balls (not wooden) but are scented with camphor oil and not naphthalene. They might be available in supermarkets, though I've never looked here.

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      • EstéemaE Offline
        Estéema
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        Interesting, I subconsciously thot these wood shld come in ball form.


        The the round plate-form, it’s more cost- & time-effective bcoz u take it & sand-paper yearly to refresh the strong fragrant fr the campor wood to effectively chase away insects & crawlers. Only once a year instead of throwing out the balls.

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        • J Offline
          janet88
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          getting someone to clean the inside of the cupboards 2moro.


          I can breathe a sigh of relief after that, because next tue onwards, I can start bringing not so heavy stuff over bit by bit before actual move.

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          • starlight1968sgS Offline
            starlight1968sg
            last edited by

            Janet

            Yay, start moving some boxes over 🙂

            Heard from FM963 this morning that one needs to have some ME time no matter how busy she is. The ME time can be some 10-20 min before sleep.

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            • EstéemaE Offline
              Estéema
              last edited by

              ME TIME today - Just spent 4 hours re-potting my plants & fertilizers for my herbs this afternoon whenkids are at Sentosa.


              So fulfilling, but backaches started.

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              • J Offline
                janet88
                last edited by

                starlight1968sg:
                Janet

                Yay, start moving some boxes over 🙂

                Heard from FM963 this morning that one needs to have some ME time no matter how busy she is. The ME time can be some 10-20 min before sleep.
                Starlight,
                I don't mind vacuum, mopping, ironing (2x a week), washing the fans & hanging up laundry...but I just hate cleaning of any kind.
                My ME time is every night after hanging up wet laundry.

                I've used up 40 boxes :faint: and still have so much daily essentials.
                it's hard to believe we will be shifting next week after staying here for 20 years.

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                • sharonkhooS Offline
                  sharonkhoo
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                  janet88:
                  starlight1968sg:

                  Janet

                  Yay, start moving some boxes over 🙂

                  Heard from FM963 this morning that one needs to have some ME time no matter how busy she is. The ME time can be some 10-20 min before sleep.

                  Starlight,
                  I don't mind vacuum, mopping, ironing (2x a week), washing the fans & hanging up laundry...but I just hate cleaning of any kind.
                  My ME time is every night after hanging up wet laundry.

                  I've used up 40 boxes :faint: and still have so much daily essentials.
                  it's hard to believe we will be shifting next week after staying here for 20 years.

                  What's your definition of \"cleaning\"? I would classify \"vacuum, mopping, ... washing the fans\" as cleaning! And I dislike all that too!

                  It's only when you pack and move that you realise how much stuff you have.

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                  • MrsKiasuM Offline
                    MrsKiasu
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                    me time going to do some catch ups at coffee shop after distributing some ‘goodies’. Kinda nice to see many activities around of people getting busy to go work/kids go kindy. Feel fresher recalling my younger time.

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                    • starlight1968sgS Offline
                      starlight1968sg
                      last edited by

                      Janet

                      You have packed 40 boxes and still have some more :yikes:
                      I am most probably the odd one as I don't think my family has that much. Of course prior to the move, we dumped a lot a lot.

                      When I work, I look forward to having ME time.
                      When I am on leave, I look forward to returning to work.

                      :stompfeet:

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                      • J Offline
                        janet88
                        last edited by

                        slmkhoo:

                        What's your definition of \"cleaning\"? I would classify \"vacuum, mopping, ... washing the fans\" as cleaning! And I dislike all that too!

                        It's only when you pack and move that you realise how much stuff you have.
                        as in taking a cloth and a pail of water to clean table tops, cupboards, windows. I just hate it!
                        I like the clothes to be neatly folded. occasionally, I will pull out everything from the cupboards and fold the clothes...and take out the worn out ones. I do the same for the kids.

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