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I’m Audrey, a mom of two, living in sunny Singapore. Here, I hope to share inspiring ideas and snippets of our daily ordinary life, to spur you onward and upward.

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If you have LEGO and race car obsessed kiddos like If you have LEGO and race car obsessed kiddos like I do, this one’s for you. 

From 1 November 2025, visit Asia’s first LEGO Ferrari Build & Race attraction at @legolandmalaysia . Get inspired by Ferrari’s rich history, then get to work building your own race car and putting it to the test on the various tracks, both physically and digitally! Best of all, the attraction is entirely air-conditioned 🤭

#BUILDANDRACE #FERRARI #LEGOFERRARI #RACETRACK #MYLEGOLAND 
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Less is more and this couldn’t be truer in the c Less is more and this couldn’t be truer in the celebration of birthdays. When we set expectations for something bigger and better each year, it’s stressful to plan, and easy to fall short. 

Instead, when simplicity and familiarity are expected, the energy can be turned toward anticipation of the time spent with loved ones, the pancakes we know we’ll have for breakfast tomorrow, and the little ways in which the sameness of this day reminds me how much has changed over the past year. 

What birthday traditions do you have in your home?
Have you heard of the 2 minute rule for productivi Have you heard of the 2 minute rule for productivity? 

*If something takes 2 minutes or less, do it now.* I’ve found this rule to work well in terms of things like washing a used cup, putting laundry in the washer, and picking items off the floor. 

Where it fails to work effectively is where it concerns use of technology, particularly a smart device. 

While yes, it would technically take less than 2 minutes to reply a text or clear some unwanted emails, the fact is that I am often drawn in to spend far more than the 2 minutes. If you’re like me, this is how you end up in ridiculous situations like considering a text “so urgent” that it needs to be replied while at a stop-light, or a question needs to be looked up “now”. 

Recently, I came across a new rule I found more helpful re tech. *If it can wait 10 minutes, do it later.*

Texts usually don’t need to be replied now, in fact, they often don’t need to be replied 10 minutes later. Random questions I have in my head don’t need an immediate answer. This rule helps me guard against my need for immediate gratification and the maximisation of efficiency, in favour of a more humane pace. 

To prevent the thought from being lost, I write it down on a post-it, add it to my to-do list or create a note on my phone (yes I’m not anti-phone, just pro-using it as a tool rather than having it control me). 

What practices do you have to help draw boundaries for your own tech use? 

📷: Snaps from moments of pause, both locally and abroad.
Back home, back to school, back to familiar rhythm Back home, back to school, back to familiar rhythms. Our restless hearts are constantly searching, looking, wandering as we seek Home. 

Until then, what a privilege to be the curator of this earthly home, to bring a glimpse of heaven on earth as we live in the now and not yet. 

There’s no place like home. Can you guess what new bedtime story we’ve started? 😉
Other details: 🪥 toiletries are packed into ou Other details:

🪥 toiletries are packed into our family’s shared toiletry bag

🎒 each child has a daypack for the flight and day-to-day, which has a soft toy, a journal and some small activities

🧷 nappies, if needed, are purchased at the country we visit

☀️ if it’s a warm weather climate, we will swap out the warm clothing for a light jacket and maybe shorts and dresses!

This was what we packed for each child on our recent campervan trip to Australia. It helped us keep things simple and light. Laundry is hardly a burden when there are only so few pieces to wash!

What kind of a packer are you?

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