Writer’s Workshop: Memories of Childhood

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Thoughts alpha thursday, mama kat's writers workshop

Memories are things that help to build up your life experiences. Good and Bad they help to shape your life and groom you into the person you are today.

The earliest childhood memory that I had was about my interest with the camera. I loved having my parents take photos of me and posing for the camera.  I would smile readily whenever the camera is pointed at me.

I guess that my fascination with camera started from there.  I liked to see myself on print. Back then there were no digital cameras and everything was on film and printed out. My parents took many pictures of my sister and me and there are loads of albums of our old pictures back at their place.

I remember that I like to pose with my favourite teddy bear which was given to me by my nanny. However looking through the album which I have on hand I couldn’t find any nice photos of the bear. It is great that  I have all these photos of my childhood years all in print. Even though the photos have yellowed with age but they are really precious keepsakes which I have.

Do you help your children capture the memories of their childhood?

Are they documented?

Writer’s Workshop: Let’s Go Kids!!

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Thoughts alpha thursday, mama kat's writers workshop

My  morning routine has changed a bit since we moved into August. This month Tiger girl started school so there is one more person to get ready before we leave the house in the morning. It used to be alright to leave her in her  pyjamas but not anymore as she has to get fed, dressed and hair tied up properly before she is off to school.

Nowadays my daily morning routine starts earlier.

In the morning

•  Get up and get myself ready
• Set the breakfast for the kids while checking my mails and replying e-mails
• Draft up a to-do list and check if there are groceries that need to be bought today.
• Plan what to cook for the day.

• Wake everyone up
• Get all of them dressed, fed and ready to go out of the door.
• Drive everyone and drop them off at school/work respectively
• Go to the supermarket to buy groceries
• Come back and do the housework/ prepare for lunch.
• Cook lunch and finish up on blogging tasks.
• Tutor Monkey boy and make sure he finishes his homework, food etc before he leaves for school.

How does your morning schedule look like?

Is it packed or do you have free time for yourself?