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Dymo

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I am an obsessive-compulsive person, so I generally like to label things.  I love to label books, notebooks, pens, anything which I own.  When I was younger, I'd write my name using pentel pens.  And then I discovered those stickers which we order from somewhere- those gold and silver ones.  Do you have those too?  But when I reached college, I'd have those sticker labels printed on a computer shop with either flowers or Winnie the Pooh as the design.  I guess I'd have to admit, I loved Winnie the Pooh a lot back then. And then of course, I found no need to label things. I stopped going to school (hahaha!).  I'd need occasional labeling, but I find that writing my name is easier.  And then came the twins' venture into a real school.  Guess what happened next- labeling galore! I had their names printed on stickers from local computer shops.  We've had designs from Transformers and Nemo.  It's nice that you can play around with th...

Breathe in, breathe out..

It's one of those days when I kinda feel so stressed out.  For one, we don't have a yaya.  Although we have this one yaya, I feel like she doesn't want to do the chores assigned to her.  Second, I bring the kids to the school and bring them back home.  Third, I have to work.  So I wake up early, sterilize the feeding bottles.  Squeeze in yoga or running (if time permits).  Wake up the kids.  Fix the room.  Prepare their food.  Give them a bath.  Prepare myself for work. Attend a hearing. Go home at lunch.  Bring them to school.  Pick them up.  Go back to the office.  I am so stressed out about my schedule.  Don't ask me how I managed so far, all I know is that I have to manage everything.  And so far, I have.  However, this schedule is taking a toll on me. While at my lowest this morning, someone sent me a message of how much she admired how I have managed everything and how, despite my schedule,...