Cupcake Memories: Life in Sydney, Australia

Am I still thinking about that? At times I do. Why? Because I would have more peace next year (hopefully) when the hyper one spends 5 days a week at school. Many moms I know locally have either already equipped themselves with higher learning or are planning to get some sort of specialised training skills. This would increase their chances of getting back into the workforce after a lapse of a decade or more.

I must admit, I feel kinda left out hearing them talk about their plans. Perhaps I should start getting information on Online Schools and see what would suit my interest and desire. Getting equipped with other skills is always good even if I may not practice them.

I will see how it goes next year.

Summer is supposed to be coming to an end. DD has been requesting for us to go to the beach. It was exactly a year ago when we last went to a beach. Poor DD.

Hopefully there will be beautiful weather this coming Autumn for us to play at the beach, this time, I’ll try to make some yummy snacks and see if we could invite other families to join us ?

Have to remember to do the following after our library time tomorrow:

- Collect a 8 x 6 photo of the Hi-5 team with DD, from the shopping centre management office
- Book and pay DD’s swimming fees for the next term
- Return library DVDs
- Buy envelope
- Check out the new Sari Sari Asian grocers

We had to skip the library and swimming session altogether last week as DD was not feeling well. She should be well enough to go tomorrow. Hope it doesn’t rain!

Another task completed, for this year anyway. It is so scary how quickly each year goes by. Felt only a few months ago when I last lodged my tax return and gosh, my documents weren’t even filed in folders for the last financial year.

So what’s left to do for the rest of the year? Look for a budget holiday package? Surfed around for that last night but unfortunately travelling locally does not seem very interesting (see the similar things and animals) except to Tasmania.  Who knows, we might eventually end up not going anywhere this year after all. 

We receive many flyers and letters from insurance companies offering free insurance quotes for the car, house and life policy.  Some are interesting such as the pay only as much as you drive insurance policy.  Not sure how that works but it does catch one’s attention.

Then you have the $25-$50 a month life insurance policy which you could take out over the phone without medical check up, etc.

Everything sounds so easy compared to a decade ago.

I print out my own address labels for snail mails especially when mailing cards to family and friends on festive seasons. Then I have to peel them off from the sticker and stick them onto the envelopes. It is a three step process. Print, Peel, Stick.

At times I wonder, why do I bother with the trouble? Why don’t I just get some custom rubber stamps made for our home address and our names for signatures? Just stamp it onto the envelopes and cards, a one process method. Saves time and money.

Well, well, today is the last day of second quarter of the year already. Time to scout around for the best insurance rates for both vehicles and family covers. It didn’t seem that long ago when we were talking to friends about the cheapest rates available.

I feel a little scared each time I realize how quickly time flies. It just zooms past you year after year as soon as you hit the age of 25! More reason to think about insurance cover.

I still have my life insurance policy with a company in KL. At first I contemplated on cancelling it and get back much less than all the premiums I have paid for because I thought it would be troublesome to keep that policy while I live in Australia.

Somehow I was either too busy or I changed my mind. Up until today, I am still paying my premiums annually. That policy was taken a long time ago, way before I met DH.

Perhaps it is time to look into a different policy now, to include coverage as a family?

I totally forgot about my collection of photos which I have made into an hour long slide show using U-Lead Video Studio. Every now and then, DH would create DVDs of videos and photos to be mailed to both sets of parents in KL and NZ so that the old folks could view them on TV in the comfort of the lounge rooms.

I think I neglected this project for about 6 months now! Everything was ready except to burn it on the DVD. So I am going to do it right now and mail them out soonest possible.

I hope I would remember to put our Christmas tree up soon. For all I know, it might even slip my mind. I would wait until DD takes her nap before I start to assemble the tree otherwise I might lose my temper from having to stop her interferring as she tends to want to do what I do and if I don’t let her, she’d whinge.

DH is very slow to do anything around the home. Better I do it than to ask him. Goodness, no wonder I am always so tired (from having to do everything around the house except mowing the lawn). Ooops is that another rant??