Sad but true......

It has been awhile (again)...... I've been really busy. I have to admit that without my sister, it's difficult to manage the house, running around sending/fetching kids to/fro school and baking cakes. My time is so precious. I don't have the luxury to laze around or surfing the net reading stuff like I used to do when my sis was around. My sis went back to JB early January because her health didn't permit her to stay with us then. Now that she's recovering, she finds that she prefers to stay in JB. Huwaaaa..... I love having her around.... However, it's her decision and she knows what's best for her.....

As for me.....I need some serious thinking on whether I can continue baking or not. I have come to love baking so much and each order is a challenge and excites me to give the best. This year is a challenge as Sarah is in the afternoon session and Naznin continues going to sekolah agama. I have to "merempit" here and there. I really have to plan my time. At one point, I neglect some of my usual duties of doing household chores because I needed to concentrate on the cake(s). The worst thing was when the kids had to suffer. Once, I reached Naznin's school 20 minutes late. She was already in tears. Only last week-the week before CNY, Adzura, my neighbour, had to pick Sarah up from school as I was caught in traffic somewhere in Puchong.

My right hand suffer not without a reason. I perceive it as Allah's signal to slow me down and for me to assess my priorities. I have to admit that I'm only a human and I can't do so many things at once. As much as I love baking, I don't want my kids to suffer. I want them to have my full attention and not the kind of mom who can barely listen to her kids as she's busy baking/decorating cakes. Naznin has already complained that she doesn't like to see me so busy with the cakes. For me to hire a maid is totally out of the question. Only last year our maid ran away. To think that I need to fork out money only to have them run away again.....no thanks..... It's difficult without a maid/assistant but I will survive, insyaAllah!

For now, I'm resting my hand from baking/decorating cakes until 7 February (but not from driving/cooking/mopping/ironing/etc.... hehehe). Mr Hubby, I truly thank you for being understanding when I was busy either with cakes or doing household chores. Thanks also for helping out with the laundry etc. Afterall, marriage is all about sharing, right? Ok, some pics to share....

 Some of the recent cakes

Work in progress

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