Resolutions for 2013

Dominique Parenting and Kids resolutions

Cherating Beach, Kuantan, Pahang

It’s the time of the year to make new resolutions and look back on the ones that I made for this year. Most of the resolutions that I have set for 2012 were kept and I’m glad that we had a very fulling year.

For Myself: ( I’ve crossed out all those that I managed to do)

1- Read more books and brush up on both Japanese and French.

~~2- Practice the piano.~~

3- Lose the 6kg and get back to 55kg

~~4. Take better care of my well-being.~~

~~5. Learn more bakes/dishes which can be suited to everyone’s palette.~~

6. Take more time out to spend with R and start going on date nights again.

7. Learn how to use my camera properly and earn enough for my first DSLR.

For the kids

1- Read the bible weekly/bi-weekly and carry out activities related to the bible activity book.

~~2- Step up on academic learning for the elder boys and do more flash cards and hands on activities with Tiger Girl.~~

~~3- Bring the kids out to the park more often if possible and engage in more sports activities.~~

For the family

~~1- Go on a family vacation where everyone is able to enjoy themselves doing activities that they like.~~

2- Pray together and do more activities as a family.

As you can see I need to step up on the weight lost and spiritual department for myself and the kids.

This year I plan to get these done in 2013

Resolutions for 2013

For Myself

Focus on more healthy eating and exercising. Target weight is getting back to 60kg first.
Reading up and learning more about how to use my DSLR
Test out the recipes in the cook books that I have acquired in 2012.
To brush up on my French and Japanese.

For the blog

To increase readership even further and break the 15K FB Fan mark.
Get more sponsors and campaigns.
To double blog income.

For the kids

Engage them in more family based activities and teach them more life skills.
Read scripture together with the kids bi-weekly with follow up activities weekly.
Pray together before meals and before bed.
Focus on both academic and physical development for each child.

For the family

Go on family vacations at least twice a year.
Spend time outdoors with the kids
Watch movies or have games night once a month.

For our relationship

Have a couple night once a month or as often as possible.
Go on a couple trip without the kids.
Pray together

What resolutions do you have for 2013?

December 28, 2012

Weekend Reflections: Family Bonding on a Road Trip

Dominique Weekend Reflections

The Pool View

It has been an exciting week as we brought the kids on their first road trip in Malaysia. We drove a total of 1300km across four different states and visited 3 different towns. We started off from Singapore and ended up in Kuantan after a six hour drive. It was quite a long drive and we stopped in between for the kids to use the toilet and stretch our legs. From Kuantan we had to detour to Kuala Lumpur as there was flooding in Kuantan and other areas which we had to pass through on route to Desaru were flooded in.

We decided to head to our next destination via the North-West highway I decided on a wimp to drive up to Genting Highlands instead as there was a theme park there. It had been raining in Kuantan and I thought if it continued raining at least the kids could have fun in the indoor part of the theme park and not get rained out. The adults could also have their fun in the casino there.

After Genting we drove down to Port Dickson as it has been ages since we last been there. The beaches there are really very beautiful and they were even more captivating then the beaches which we saw in Kuantan. I will be putting up the pictures in the week to come for all to view. We have decided that we will bring the kids back to Port Dickson in the near future to soak in more sun and have fun with the water activities there.