Sending your fortune to the pregnancy kit company

i know most of you out there may not have the chance to use a pregnancy test kit yet (or for some, probably never -the men i mean) and for good reasons of course.

i would like to share with you a little tip that when one day it's your turn, don't send your fortune to the pregnancy test kit companies.

firstly, it's a fact that when you are TTC (Trying to conceive), you will be so keen to test all the time. i mean, seriously, all the time. sometime crazy enough, right after the work's done. of course, it's going to be negative, but i can't help it. but the fact is, you will need to test on the day your period is due. and if that's negative, then every 2 days after if your period is delayed.

going by regular watson, pharmacy standard, pregnancy test kit costs about $8 for the cheapest and $13 for the "branded" ones like clearblue. and even more if you don't want to interpret 2 positive lines and want the actual word "pregnant" to show up in the kit, prepare to fork out about $20. and these prices are for EACH test.

the fact is , regardless of price, they are all the same. so don't be too harsh on your pockets.

ok, so a rough idea of how much i have contributed to these companies -i have been married for 2 years and have my fair share of naughty period who decided to go on a holiday or are just not punctual. and each time, it costs me about $8x3=$24 and estimating that such scenarios happen 5 times a year = $24x5x2 (2 years) = $240! all for nothing!

UNTIL the day i found out about pregnancy test strips from canada.

actually singapore is suppose to sell but it seems like they are mostly used in the hospitals.

anyway, each pregnancy test strip (highly accurate and sensitive) cost only $1! there's 8 times cheaper than what i spent on previously! so i purchased a lot of them from Canada and now, i think i won't be able to finish using them anyway.

and also, i bought a whole lot of ovulation test strips that are super cheap too. about $1 per pc only.

so if you have a need for these, just email me at regina84@singnet.com.sg and i can sell them to you via post. comes with instructions.


and baby making is nowhere near successful, in fact, the engine hasn't even started.

serious care needed

i was browsing through some of my friends' blog and at Audrey's blog I was reminded that I need to start taking care of myself. my face, hair, sigh, i used to really work on looking good and will get all those nice products that she spoke about too.

now that I stay at home to work, there's no one to see it except the occasional couples i meet and even then, i think i seriously need to work harder on at least piling on some makeup.

anyway audrey, looks like you are having a good time. :)

What happens when my photographer gets pregnant?

Interestingly and somewhat understandable, my couples have been asking me this questions. while some are perfectly nonchalant about it and just go"I'm sure you can handle it well", others are a little concerned.

let me share some stories here (a little bit on the horror side), i have stand in for photographers (men, since there's so little women pg around) who had
1. fractured their legs - therefore had to transferred all assignments 3 months from date of injury
2.fell really ill on day of shoot
3.injured their back

i would say with every photographer there is a chance of course, that he/she cannot make it for your wedding day. the most important thing is that 1. he/she produces work you really like 2. he/she has very good backup plans which you are happy with

so a pregnant photographer should have no impact on your wedding day, just as there are pregnant make up artist, hotel manager, chef. and just to share, one of the world's greatest photographer just had a baby and shooting all the way to her birth. (i'm not even intending to be that adventurous)

btw, i'm not pregnant yet. we are not even working on that now as Dyl's really stressed up over some work issues.

guess i gotta just relax and have fun in japan first!

instinct

when my mother passed me a baby car seat that is clogging up her house, i instinctively felt sth not good about it.

then i went and google about the carseat and look what i found - here

product was recalled! caused serious injuries to infants.

phew.

about maids

i found a good website offering some advice about hiring of maids, which we are going to do soon.

if u are interested, look here

food wastage

as i am getting more aware of food wastage recently, i am getting concerned about the $$ threw down the bin and also about generally wasting food.

the main stuff that goes wasted are:
bread
sauces like mayo and salad dressing that go expired only after 1 use
occasionally milk
fruits

i have to be more careful from now on when i buy stuff. realised that i'm better off not buying certain stuff like mayo which is unhealthy and expire fast. do you know that you will tend to eat more of the unhealthy stuff in an attempt to "save" the food?

ok, that's a very housewifey thought. :)

all the time in the world?

wow, check this out

how to get it done like this? I currently cook an entire dinner in about 45 min and if i want to make shapes and characters, i need 2 hrs!