Mention minimalism and one of the first few things that comes to mind will be the aesthetics of it. Many associate minimalism with lots of white, or perhaps monotone, Bose speakers, Apple products, and the list goes on. So does minimalism equate a curation of luxurious products? Yes and no. I tend to think that…
A simplified childhood
Over the last 2 weeks, I had come across a few quality articles on parenting, not just in Singapore, but generally, how we are overscheduling our childrens’ lives these days, packed with activities and what not, providing little free time, or freedom in return. In a nutshell, we are maximising their activities, and minimising their…
Of birthdays and Valentine’s day
This is quite a belated post, I mean Valentine’s Day was more than a month ago right? Why do I even bother to right something about that now? Well to be honest, I had worked on a posting that I had intended to post on Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to finish writing it…
Our DIY Christmas tree
In a previous post, I mentioned that Dave and I had differing opinions whether we should get a Christmas tree. In the end, I decided to make one. Well, I am proud to present our DIY Christmas tree. It’s simple, cheap, easy to maintain, and easy to dismantle as well. Best of all, we made…
A simple birthday celebration (for your children)
By Kate It was Ally’s 2 years old birthday 2 weeks ago. In fact, both Dave and I actually took a day off way in advance on the actual day of her birthday, thinking then that we would probably bring her somewhere and celebrate her birthday together. On the day or her birthday, we were…