Found a great article on how to organise and store craft ribbon here... http://www.ehow.com/how_4581474_organize-store-craft-ribbon.html
Best suggestion by far.
Sunday 24 January 2010
Thursday 21 January 2010
Expressions
Here are some of my latest pieces. All of these have been sold except for the cow which I gave away as a gift.
Sunday 17 January 2010
Handbook 2010
Once in a while I receive a text certainly worth passing on...
HANDBOOK 2010
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey= is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or of things you cannot control. Instead= invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner ofhis/her mistake= s of the past. That will ruin your present.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are= simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra clas= s,but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will.= Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing.
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Innermost is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. Forward this to everyone you care about, I just did.
HANDBOOK 2010
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey= is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or of things you cannot control. Instead= invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner ofhis/her mistake= s of the past. That will ruin your present.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are= simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra clas= s,but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will.= Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing.
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Innermost is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. Forward this to everyone you care about, I just did.
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Doing away with plastic bags
My husband and I went to Maldives for our honeymoon and on our last day there, we visited its capital, Male. My most vivid memory of the city, if you can call it that, was not its architecture or food or shops, but how everyone who was returning from the market, carried their fish wrapped up in paper.
Although some people may consider them a little "behind", I thought they were a whole lot more progressive that we can ever hope to be. Green after all, is the way to go. And the Maldivians know all too well how plastic bags can damage the environment, particularly sea water resources - which is an important source of their income through tourism, and fisheries.
One of my earliest posts on this blog was about how I had started using reusable canvas bags to do my grocery shopping. At that time, supermarkets like The Village Grocer, TMC and Cold Storage were beginning to sell canvas bags at their check out counters but the take up was minimal. I hardly saw anyone else using the bags to shop, except for the odd Bangsar expatriate.
Then I found that my friend Brenda was carrying a cotton tote shopping bag with her WHEREVER she went and that made me feel guilty, but really all I had were the supermarket canvas bags which were way too bulky, and ugly to carry around on a shopping spree.
Things have changed a lot since then. Today, there are specially made reusable bags for shopping that come in all sorts of shapes with pretty, patterned designs. They are light and easily folded into the size of a small purse - and fits perfectly into even the smallest of handbags. There are string bags, tote bags, and light canvas bags in the loveliest of colours.
I don't know who is orchestrating things at the macro level, but things seem to be moving in the right direction. The new bags have appeared at a time when supermarkets and pharmacy's like Watsons and Guardian have jumped on the bandwagon that IKEA started, to declare "no plastic bag" days. This not only requires customers to consider buying reusable bags, but forces awareness on the ignorant, and reality on the indifferent.
Although some people may consider them a little "behind", I thought they were a whole lot more progressive that we can ever hope to be. Green after all, is the way to go. And the Maldivians know all too well how plastic bags can damage the environment, particularly sea water resources - which is an important source of their income through tourism, and fisheries.
One of my earliest posts on this blog was about how I had started using reusable canvas bags to do my grocery shopping. At that time, supermarkets like The Village Grocer, TMC and Cold Storage were beginning to sell canvas bags at their check out counters but the take up was minimal. I hardly saw anyone else using the bags to shop, except for the odd Bangsar expatriate.
Then I found that my friend Brenda was carrying a cotton tote shopping bag with her WHEREVER she went and that made me feel guilty, but really all I had were the supermarket canvas bags which were way too bulky, and ugly to carry around on a shopping spree.
Things have changed a lot since then. Today, there are specially made reusable bags for shopping that come in all sorts of shapes with pretty, patterned designs. They are light and easily folded into the size of a small purse - and fits perfectly into even the smallest of handbags. There are string bags, tote bags, and light canvas bags in the loveliest of colours.
I don't know who is orchestrating things at the macro level, but things seem to be moving in the right direction. The new bags have appeared at a time when supermarkets and pharmacy's like Watsons and Guardian have jumped on the bandwagon that IKEA started, to declare "no plastic bag" days. This not only requires customers to consider buying reusable bags, but forces awareness on the ignorant, and reality on the indifferent.
For those of us who are more conscious about the baby steps that one can take for the environmental cause, they can go a step further. For instance, during Christmas I bought and gave away a few reusable bags as gifts. My little way of setting people off in the right direction. I also talked my sister in law into getting one for herself.
Hopefully, more people will begin to see the light and play their part to reduce the impact of global warming.
Get your own pretty, reusable shopping bag:
1. Mid Valley - stall at LG floor, Centre Court, between the food court and Tony Romas. She sells all sorts of bags. Its wrapped up in a little purse. RM29.90 ea.
2. Mid Valley - Tiny shop at one of the entrances to Carrefour. Its a small corner shop that also sells flip flops and other types of bags. RM15.00 ea.
3. Bangsar Village - not sure which shop yet. Will find out. RM49.90 ea. Supposed to be extra hardy - able to carry heavier loads. Unisex designs.
4. Guardian Pharmacy
Hopefully, more people will begin to see the light and play their part to reduce the impact of global warming.
Get your own pretty, reusable shopping bag:
1. Mid Valley - stall at LG floor, Centre Court, between the food court and Tony Romas. She sells all sorts of bags. Its wrapped up in a little purse. RM29.90 ea.
2. Mid Valley - Tiny shop at one of the entrances to Carrefour. Its a small corner shop that also sells flip flops and other types of bags. RM15.00 ea.
3. Bangsar Village - not sure which shop yet. Will find out. RM49.90 ea. Supposed to be extra hardy - able to carry heavier loads. Unisex designs.
4. Guardian Pharmacy
Sunday 3 January 2010
Jeremy's Baptism
Jeremy was baptised in October 2009. Here are some pictures my friend Brenda took of that momentous occasion.
Here is the little guest of honour with the church interior as the backdrop.
Looking a little less sleepy... they woke me up for this??
With Amama...
and Aunty Sheila...
Jason's sister meeting my cousin for the first time.
Big Brother is very tired but obliges the camera woman with a wide toothy grin.
Aunty Anita and Aunty Devi.... my prayer partners
Family and friends...
Door gifts... whimsical sugar cookies.
Deidre posing with her littlest cousin... who kinda has had enough for this morning.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........
Here is the little guest of honour with the church interior as the backdrop.
Looking a little less sleepy... they woke me up for this??
With Amama...
and Aunty Sheila...
Jason's sister meeting my cousin for the first time.
Big Brother is very tired but obliges the camera woman with a wide toothy grin.
Aunty Anita and Aunty Devi.... my prayer partners
Family and friends...
Door gifts... whimsical sugar cookies.
Deidre posing with her littlest cousin... who kinda has had enough for this morning.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........
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