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Nice day trip out. Ticked our to-do list, bought my supplies, and satisfied our cravings.

Little boy is very excited about the the train.

After going to the Warwick Castle light show 2 years in a row, we decided to try a new one this year.

light show is lovely and interactive. We enjoyed it a lot, little boy refused to let go or share his marshmallow 😀.

Our 1st polar express train ride. Phoenix loves it a lot. He told us he's very happy. Seeing that happy smile, everything is worthwhile.

We had a Christmas 🎄 disaster. Christmas 🎄 stands broke while we were setting it up.

Had to discard our old tree, head off to the nearest garden centre, and settle for a real tree instead.

Love the smell of a real tree. Decorations are very randomly hanged by Phoenix (with some help, of course).

Been reading up on it lately. I wasn't sure if Phoenix is ready for this, this Christmas.

After speaking to a few 'elf on the shelf ' experienced parents, I decided to do a 12 days before Christmas elf. 😆

24 days is abit too overwhelming for a newbie mum like me.

So happened that this elf is on sale, I think it must be a sign.....I'm excited and will start thinking on my elf 💡.

Last Christmas I tried out a skincare advent calendar. This year, I decided to give Selfridges beauty advent calendar a try.

25 full size items from various brands. The box is well made and can be recycled again, if you want to do your own beauty advent calendar next time.

Can't wait for December to come.

Lazy mode today. Decided to have a bit of 'Me' time with a cup of hot tea and unhealthy breakfast 😋 🙃.

Sometimes it is ok to take a break and just 'whatever '.

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Consistency is key in skincare. I broke off from my skincare routine and was just surviving on the bare minimum for a while.

I noticed immediately that my skin lost the 'glow look', didn't feel as smooth when u touched it and most importantly not as elastic as before.

These are warning signs for me to get back on track. Took out my skincare gadgets and make it a point to use them weekly from now on.

He is very energetic early morning. Luckily, he's going swimming to drain off that endless energy.

Me on the other hand is trying to find energy to last through my rebounder class later.

When the first batch of 🍓 dried up, I thought I missed the season completely. Who knows, 2nd batch came and today I harvested 3 🍓.

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Went to collect LB's ashes today. His urn is beautiful, just like how LB was.

The journey there and back was emotional, especially when I choose to do it alone. I guess I just want a bit of alone time with LB.

When LB was alive, I was very envious of his good look and charm. Everyone who saw him, likes him. Like a people magnet.

I told LB, I wish I have such charm too. Life would have been easier for me in so many ways.

When LB passed away, I'm envious that he had the best way to end his life journey. He was in great heath, he's a very rare guest with our vet. He fell asleep in a big garden next to his best friend under beautiful sunshine. Exactly how he likes it.

When I said my final goodbye to LB, Itold him that i hope that is how I will end my life journey someday (not anytimesoon, i hope).

Now that he is gone, he is greatly missed by me and our family. Even my mother who doesn't like dogs shed tears for him. Again, I'm envious of him.

I hope that when I'm gone, there are loved ones who will miss me greatly too.