domestic

it's a well-known fact that i hate cleaning up. i don't enjoy sweeping, mopping, doing laundry and all that. i mean, i do it cos i have to, but i don't obsess over it like some people do. like, my mom, for instance, would mop her place every single day if she had her way. that's just crazy to me, haha.

i did get into a bit of spring cleaning spree awhile back when i was pregnant- we pretty much did a total overhaul on the apartment. we threw out a bunch of junk, rearranged furniture around, went on a shopping trip to get new stuff for the apartment and just had a lot of fun with it. ok, that was probably me going through what they call a nesting phase.

the one domestic chore that i do really enjoy is cooking. i'm not very good at it (i only started really 

cooking for myself when i went to aussie for a year to do my masters) but i really do like the whole process of planning out balanced meals and throwing stuff together. i think it was easier back when i was in aussie because healthier options and fresh produce is definitely much cheaper over there but after awhile, you learn to adjust with what you have. i don't do much malay-based cooking not because i don't like it, but because i'm not very good at it, haha. they tend to be more complicated and i'm a pretty fuss-free girl when it comes to cooking or baking. 

come to think about it, there was this one little magazine that i would buy in brisbane every month, without fail. Australian Healthy Food Guide. luckily they have a website online, but being a girl that likes to hold her reading in her hand, it's just not quite the same. 

nowadays especially with everything being so expensive, we definitely eat at home a lot more. but then again, fresh produce can also take up quite a bit of our budget so i try to plan out our meals, so grocery-shopping stays within budget (i always budget a bit more for some extras, like my fave choc pudding and yummy treats haha). i'm also lucky that the new job allows me to get home at a reasonable time so i can get home and cook something decent.

cooking makes me happy. even when things don't go perfectly, it's still a new experience for me, and i get to learn from mistakes. i guess it's true, you make your own happiness. do what you love, love what you do and the rest will fall into place.