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hanoi ninh binh itinerary

January 3, 2024 · In: Travel

One week in Hanoi and Ninh Binh with kids

We’re always game for the next family adventure, and this one, during the March school holidays in 2023, took us up North to Vietnam. This article covers our itinerary, recommendations…

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rent car taiwan

December 19, 2023 · In: Travel

Can you self drive in Taiwan? Here’s our take.

The easiest way to explore Taiwan with young children is by private car, but do you get a driver or drive yourself? This was the question we asked ourselves. It…

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November 5, 2023 · In: Gift Guides, Motherhood

Gifts for toddlers and preschoolers to encourage an interest in nature

Taking your toddler or preschooler outside is a great way to help them connect with nature and learn about the world around them. But sometimes, it can be hard to…

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kitchen essentials singapore

October 24, 2023 · In: Gift Guides, Home Living

The best kitchen essentials recommended by us

Starting a new home? Just got keys to your HDB BTO or new condo, and wondering what essentials you need in your kitchen? This article is our list of recommendations…

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Adjusting to life with a new baby. 1-2/ so thank Adjusting to life with a new baby. 

1-2/ so thankful for their ability to play for hours on end; the vroom car city set from @sparksmagtiles allowed them to combine their duplo, magnetic tiles and the vehicle tracks in new ways, what fun! 

3-4/ lots of reading and watching baby, reading to baby, and watching baby while reading. 

5-6/ they say the first child turns life upside down as you adapt to a completely new routine around the child, but a third child simply adapts to the rhythms already present. Baby joins in instrument practice and homeschool lessons when he’s not otherwise occupied, and everyone’s happy to welcome him in.
A short one (both the post and the delivery). Wi A short one (both the post and the delivery). 

Will update this post with a link to the full-length write up on my blog once that’s up!
Having a home that we all get to spend lots of tim Having a home that we all get to spend lots of time in is a massive privilege. But it also means it gets dirty, fast. 

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*sharing my personal experience, not that this is *sharing my personal experience, not that this is the best or only way, nor to invalidate anyone else’s choices*

There is much to be grateful for in how the education system spat me out the other end into a career path that I as a child could have never expected. The first in the family to get a degree, and a professional one at that. Earning money I never even knew existed. Experiencing the ups and downs of the intense corporate life in Singapore. 

All these, preparing me for a quiet life in this season of motherhood. The late nights, the intense psychological demands, who knew?

Just putting it out there that just because I can work as X doesn’t mean I need to work as X, and that even if social pressures push us in a certain direction, we are autonomous human beings who make and own our choices. 

If you want different, choose different. ✨

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