August was a really happy month for me. R flew down and took time off from work to spend time with me and the kids. We managed to spend quality time as a family and as a couple.
Now that Tiger girl is 4 she is able to ride her own bike and we can go riding as a family when R is in town. She doesn’t need to be excluded from any group activities as everyone can participate in it.
We manage to catch up and have some couple time during my birthday week and am working towards a renewed growth for our marriage.
I shared photos of the flowers that I took when I visited the Flower Dome a few months back during the last school holidays. I’m hoping that I have time for a trip to the National Orchid garden one of these days so that I can capture the blooms housed there too.
I love spotting unusual flowers and was able to capture a few unique single blooms during that outing with the kids.
August was also a month of many firsts for me. It was the first time that I attended a Gift wrapping class. I’ve always been curious on how to package a gift properly and it was really fun to learn how to do the simple designs that Jane taught in the lesson.
I had an eye opening talk about NLP and both R and I learned quite a bit about how one’s mindset can affect one’s outlook on life. Everything starts from the mind – If you think you can do it you will find ways to do it.
August was also the month I attended my first beauty workshop by Mas a Makeup Guru who is with Mary Kay. She too started off with not much knowledge about Make up 5 years ago and look where she is today. She has her own Makeup Artist school and does beauty and other makeup for others using our Mary Kay products.
Planning for the future is very important. R and I have been considering about our finances a lot this year and it was really interesting to know that nowadays they have plans like the Family Advantage by AXA which makes financial planning easier for young families.
I’ve cut back further on my blogging and online commitments to spend more time with the kids as they will be having the SA2 exams soon. I’m also doing more homeschooling with Tiger girl to prepare her for K2 next year.
How was your month of August like?
We were able to get some date nights in this month. We love those moments http://www.parentinghealthy.com/
Dominique,
You’re a great blogger, but I think that’s in part because you are a great mother! I’m so happy to hear your family comes before your blog. May all your time be blessed by the choices you make.
Enjoy those kids while you can!
@Karen,
thanks for your kind words 🙂
It is nice to read this post and see your plans for future.
Have a Great Day!
Congratulations on having an awesome month. It’s nice to work things toward making your marriage a lot better.
Glad to hear you got to enjoy some quality time as a family with your husband home. It can be really tough when he’s absent a lot! My husband works an average of 70-75 hours a week so any time we get with him is precious! 🙂
Your month sounded great for family time. It’s really cool that you were able to make it to that workshop!
Tiger girl is so cute, its nice that you can spend more time with your family.
Hope that you have a great week!
Karren
August was a busy month for me because of my son’s make-up classes (due to typhoon), periodical exams and school activities. I also celebrated my birthday last month. Belated happy birthday!
Darling children
It sure looks like a great month, hope it was equally interesting and FUN for you all.
Take Care!!
I enjoyed the photos and the last one made me smile heheh!
Have a tanfastic week 🙂
Make up is really something to learn more of! I want to see that event too.
Looks like you did have some great family time. Love the flower photos!
Same here! I have not been blogging as religiously as before because of my son’s school activities. Good luck with the exams! I’m sure your boys will ace it. 🙂
The month of August has a lot things offered you from a quality time to your family, to a birthday week, to a gift wrapping class and to beauty workshop. Thought you’re a busy as a bee, but yet you’ve enough time with your family. Whatever you do, family should come first. This is my unsolicited advice. Hope you won’t miss it.
It sounds like you had a super busy month. The kids are back in school and I am still trying to get used to the new routine. Thank you for sharing the beautiful flowers.
Look better and better, Dom! =) Can see that your interest and efforts in the makeup workshops are paying off! Glad to know that you managed to spend some quality time with the hubs and the kids too! I love Tiger Girl’s wings, so pretty! Hehe.
That foxglove flower is beautiful!
It sounds like you and your adorable family had a wonderful month! I hope September is even better. 😀
Great family photos.
You’re doing a great job handling solo parenting most of the time, and I’m glad R came back to spend your birthday with you 🙂 Hope I’m not to say this, but good luck is this new make-up career too!!
Ai @ Sakura Haruka
Looks like you’ve had a busy month. Love the pictures of the flowers.
Sounds like a good month for you. We were just slow and relaxing this last month. September and October will speed up some.
Sounds like you had a busy month. August flew by way too quickly for us too. Thanks for linking up at the Talbert Zoo. Have a great Wednesday.
It definitely sounds like August was a great month for you and your family. Family bike rides are so much fun!
August always goes to fast! What fun you had.
The kids are so cute. I believe strongly that parents should financial planning for the family is so important. I so love the flower pictures which are just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Your August was Awesome! Now that I saw you attend a gift-wrapping class, I want to join too! Only if this is available here in our area.
Happy birthday, Dominique! You look so fit! Can you share your secret ?
August is a busy month for me because my son has a lot of activities. It’s one of my wish to attend a gift wrapping workshop also