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This week, I have a few guests visiting us and it’s been a very busy week for me. It’s a good thing that I work from home cos I have been juggling with cooking dinners for six people every night and the only time I sat down and get a rest is when everyone is in their bedroom! The kids are busy watching tele in the day and I am surprised that my friend’s twelve year old is spending some facebooking while she’s on vacation!

Gone is the time of 70′s and 80′s when saturday nights were nights with friends, hanging out. Nowadays you also hear about online meetings with friends using instant messengers. SMS has reduced the need of speaking on the phone. People are no longer as outgoing and socialable as they were before. Even movies and concerts can be downloaded home on demand preventing the need to go out. In fact, you can even work from home and not even go to office. Everything you need to shop, can be ordered online or on the telephone. You can even read online reviews in the web, from how to make a perfect roast to understanding progesterone side effect.

Talking of education, even graduate degrees can be obtained sitting at home. There is no need to attend lectures and classes in universities. There’s no need to stay in a college dormitory with new friends. Our old favourite TV started the couch potato idea. Studies showed people all over US were becoming obese and lethargic. Children instead of playing football outdoors were watching inane programs for long hours. All this only promotes loneliness.

Even internet surfing, to some has become an addiction. Hours and hours are spent online with no care of the real world. Similarly with online games. People suddenly become recluse. They ignore their home and family. Hanging out is no longer for them. This phenomenon is real in many places. Loneliness creates frustration with the outside world. A gregarious attitude is lost. Everything is a product of new and latest innovations of technology companies. And they are only researching and testing for more of these gadgets.

IN the last few weeks, we have been heading the beach on the weekends. We decided to do that as we want to take a break from our home office and maintain a balanced lifestyle. So, we try to plan an outing on a Saturday and reserve Sunday to be a day of rest.

We have been here in Aussie land for more than two months and I’m glad we are quite settled now. I have been doing alot of cooking since being here and I do enjoy the slower pace of life compared to where we used to live. We are monitoring the house prices as we had read that house prices are softening. Many of the friends I met had bought their own homes after one or two years and we are planning to do the same. I would need to find a house big enough to house our home office and hopefully the lawn is manageable and there isn’t too much maintenance work to be done. I would love some glass mosaic tiles in my bathroom when the time comes for me to design my own home. It’s a nice process and by then, I won’t be too worried about knocking a hole on the wall! Renting is always not as flexible as owning a home but I’m happy to start with this.

It’s Sunday tomorrow and we’ll be inspecting a house as Clayton goes to Chinese class. I know he doesn’t like it but I do hope that he will grow to appreciate the lesson. I can’t wait to rest on my couch and take my usual Sunday nap tomorrow!

When women get together they often have a common topic to discuss. From parenting topics to where is the best place to buy vegetables, they can go on and on for hours! This is what I like to do when I’m with my group of work at home moms, there is just so much to share and discuss.

My hubby is always puzzled by us mothers who can get acquainted very fast within minutes whereas he would take a longer time to get to know others. I told him that women have so much to discuss, from how to reduce stretch marks to how to handle a defiant child. We learn so much from each other and it doesn’t hurt to exchange notes! I’m glad that I had gotten to know some Asian moms in the last few weeks. We even went to Bible study together and lunches on some occasions.

Next week will be another busy one as hubby and myself sit down and list down our internet marketing plans and activities. He had found a new system and we will be discussing and getting started on it. Sometimes I wonder when will my week be relaxing and stress free… then again, I thrive better when I’m under stress, just like many moms I know.