Confidence

What does Confidence mean to you?!
Where do you get your confidence from?!

Confidence is important in anything you do… when talking with people (even with friends), when at work (presentation, etc…), and for me, when cooking, too!

I started to live by myself when I was 18, so I now don't really depend on my parents. However, speaking of confidence, I am pretty wimpy. I worry a lot about trivial things and dwell on the past X(

But 7 years ago, after I met my darling, I changed. I still have those wimpy feelings but I don't care that much like before. My darling always listens me and say "you can do whatever you want" like a God. haha That's why I could easily quit my job. And I have groundless confidence in doing my stuff… Why I say groundless is because me in the past might think in that way. haha

I always nag my darling but I really thank him for being with me :D

My mom gave me a planter of Euphorbia milii. It signifies self-dependence. I know. I somewhat try not to depend on my darling. But let me depend on him while I'm with him. hehe



My mom gave me this a day before mother's day and was a flower for mother's day (actually with a card) which was pretty funny. Silly my mom. haha

Anyways, I'm glad to find the Blogger back now... it was quite a long down!!! Unfortunately some of the comments were gone X( I have copies in my e-mail, so I will reply to those comments when I get a chance. I hope the Blogger won't have a problem again...

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Microwave Chocolate Chip Cookies - Video Recipe

Another video recipe is done :D

I put chocolate chips in my cookies. Yum Yummy!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoLStf_-HgU

I prefer butter to shortening for cookies. How about you?! hehe



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Microwave Chocolate Chip Cookies

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 15min
Number of servings: 16-18 cookies

Ingredients:
100g (3.5oz. = approx. 1/2 cup) butter (softened)
50g (1.7oz. = approx. 5 tbsp.) sugar
1 egg
A
* 130g (4.5oz. = approx. 1.3 cup) all-purpose flour
* 1/2 tsp. baking powder
50g (0.8oz. = approx. 1/4 cup) chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Beat butter and sugar until creamy, add egg and mix well.
2. Sift A in 1. and mix well. Add chocolate chips and mix well again.
3. Drop 4 cookies (at a time) by teaspoon onto waxed paper on microwavable plate or tray.
4. Microwave at 500w for 3min (or less or more depending on the heat of your microwave). Repeat the steps 3 & 4 to complete the rest.
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Thanks for watching :D

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Wet Wipe Strategy

After the meal, I always tell my darling to wipe down the table but he really hates to do that... It is just about to wring out the kitchen towel, but he seldom does that while I get mad...

The same thing for the toilet bowl X( I'm pretty scared to lift up the toilet seat every time I clean... For many times (at our old home), we argued about these cleaning issues, but ending up me giving up and mess up together until he realizes it. But I found he never realizes it by testing with the paper tubes, if you remember... I tested my darling to see if he cares having a pile of paper tubes in our restroom and they ended up more than 20 before we move out... And of course, I threw them away!!!

So, at our new home, I kind of thought it is a never-ending battle. I don't say it has to be perfect, but I want him to try to pick up after himself!!! After living 6 years at our old home, I realized it is better to clean everyday than doing a major housecleaning once a year. This is why I am very serious about cleaning this time!

But one day, my darling said if he has a wet wipe, he will clean! I didn't believe in his word and said "you can just waste money", but I found really cheap wet wipe at DAISO (which contains 70 wet wipers at a buck) so I bought it for an experiment.

Surprisingly, it worked out!!!

I don't know what makes the difference, but he is wiping off the table :D :D :D

And the same thing for the toilet!!!

BTW, you can get many kinds of wet wipes at DAISO in Japan.

Wet wipe for table:


Wet wipe for toilet bowl (buy one get one free):


Wet wipe for flooring (buy one get one free):


Wet wipe for kitchen:


Not perfect but my darling's action and consideration is important!

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