~ 94 weeks to my 'Tees' (30th) ~
This year, apart from usual gifts piled up under our little Christmas tree, for family and friends; we decided to do some earlier-than-spring cleaning and giveaway some of our precious stuff as well :D
So, we dusted our library shelves (2 whole cupboard worth of books - yes we are book-hoarders by nature) and gave away atleast 30-40% of our old books from our coveted collection.PranMaz had lost weight over the last half year, so it was easy for him to give away clothes that were too loose for him now; in the meanwhile, I let go of dresses that I wore when I was size 0 (nearly!) and decided that in the name of body positivity, I should be comfortable in my skin and wear my post-pregnancy curves with pride (definitely aim for better fitness but not necessarily, meaning getting back to being almost skinny thin!)
We also (reluctantly at first) gave away all of Ayu's first 2 years worth of clothes that he had outgrown. Some really cute onesies, some adorable shorts that his bum looked super cute in, the kurta that he wore for his first Diwali, his first bday bow tie etc - so many memories associated with each of those clothes - heartbreaking nearly to part with our only child's first clothes but then we realised that these clothes could warm up so many other needy, underprivileged children. And thus, there was no looking back. We also packed away his old toys, that he no longer played with - some we even handed down to some friends with babies younger than Ayaan.
They appreciated it; also, the home and heart generally felt lighter.To keep the festivities and feasting going, we dined with the family at the Singapore Cricket Club, enjoying the Singapore skyline view.
I was also excited to have the weekend off: so mum and I baked M&M cookies for the little one; we shopped some stuff for the household (which is our annual Christmas gift to ourselves); we celebrated our friends' kid's 5th birthday, in full on SuperHero theme; we went for Sunday brunch (yes! after what seems likes ages, considering I'm working most Sundays) with the parents to a pro-organic farming restaurant and relished our salads and smoothies.
Last but not the least, for 5 days until Christmas, we've been dropping little gifts from "Santa" into the stocking, to be discovered by Ayu upon waking up (things on his wishlist: chocolate/chocolate sticks (clearly, 'cause we don't let him have much of chocolates - he wishes Santa would give him atleast!)/some "prize"/"red blue red"play dough/Mickey Mouse?! (by this time, he was drifting off to sleep :D) The excitement on his face is to live for...
He thus, reinforced that often, it's in the small things, that happiness is derived from; and within each of us is a child, who really just wants the little things, with great love. If only we understood this, all year round.
No comments:
Post a Comment