C Party

cake. chocolate coated chips. cookies. cream. coffee. 1. She learnt her C words. 2. I cleared Christmas goodies. 3. Mr Fluffy Hubby played barista with his new Nespresso machine. 4. And we celebrated the New Year!

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Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011

1. I finished the 1st draft of my dissertation. 2. We fired our maid. 3. I spent half a year juggling trying to be a good mother, to get on with writing the 2nd draft of my dissertation, to make sure there’s dinner on the table and clean dishes to serve them in every night, [...]

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The New Year

Mr Fluffy Hubby and I watched the ships’ flares from our apartment. She would have loved it, but she was tucked safely in her bed, sound asleep. That’s ok, she’ll grow up, and she’ll stay up for the new years to come. There’s a better, clearer, sharper, more professional photo. But I like this one. [...]

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Christmas Miracle… New Year Resolution

I’ve never worked so hard through Christmas. I guess it’s different when it’s still the 3rd? 5th? 6th? year of your PhD. I don’t even know how they count the number of years anymore. But surely it means, there’s hope yet for me.

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