Entry # 10: Getting Over the Homemaker

Dear Dairy,

So, in my last entry, I was all earth and hearth, trying to be the perfect homemaker right? Well, all that’s over now! Yes, I wanted a makeover for my apartment this month because I grew up enduring my mum’s annual redecoration tradition (you’ll never really know how these things seep right into the very fabric of your being, until you catch yourself doing those same things no matter how much you loathed them while growing up; parents had better be careful about what they do around their kids). So I only got as far as the wallpapers, furniture fittings and covers, sheets and drapes, a cozy carpet, and a few wall frames and light fixtures (what?! So what’s left? Oh yes, I remember, I stopped short right where I began to consider bouquets and garlands).

Having totally spent the homemaker in me (she probably wouldn’t be making any more appearances till next year),

Entry # 9: All Things Bright and New

Dear diary,

It’s a brand New Year! Last year ended on grand note (and yes, I successful ditched the official Christmas party, and save myself a long night of forced conversation and unofficial appraisals). I still have the holiday blues, but as an adult, I’m required to work anyway (nobody consulted me when they made that decision that I should be an adult).

A few changes will take effect this New Year; foremost of which will be a heightened