A picture tag, no less !

A picture tag? Easy Peasy! I got this tag from Angeleyes and VivianZ. Thanks,guys !

A tag about whats in my bag. BagS, you mean?

Like most moms, I have only the basic necessities in my handbag. A wallet, a shopping card purse, my hand phone, my camera (but of which I don't get the chance to use much cos always seems to have my hands full with the toddler) and of course, my lipstick in its holder.

But if you glance into the content of my handbag at any given time, you probably would also see 2 toys or more, a mini board book, maybe a box of baby cereal for Ashley (for convenience sake like when we are not having meals and couldn’t wait for her to chew on her food).

I would probably also have some snacks like a mini box of raisins and/or a small pack of Ritz crackers and/or a tub of peeled and halved grapes, organic cherry tomatoes and cheese cubes. I am so paranoid about my kids starving.






My baby bag is another essential. It’s a freebie baby bag from Modern Mum (for buying so many maternity clothes from them when I was pregger)

It’s a pretty small backpack , 10 inches in width and 12 inches in length and tapered, which makes it even less space friendly, but its enough for Ashley’s little things. I never leave home without it. It carries the following, a list of which I printed out in Malay for every new maid in my household.

1. 2 cans/trays or more baby food (sometimes I am out whole day without stopping for a proper meal) and her food takes up the most portion of the baby bag, 1 pink tub for feeding, with cover, 1 spoon with cover, 2 bibs, 2 small hankies to wet and wipe her down with.

2. 2 diapers, 1 mini pack wet wipes, 2 -3 mini packs tissues, drapolene, a long sleeve ankle length one-sie for a change of clothes for Ashley,

3. one folding changing mat (which came along with the baby bag) and one lampin to spread on top of the mat in cold baby rooms

4. Ashley’s little sweater, socks and shoes





This is because we always need to go out impromptu or in a hurry. The toddler would be literally be plucked off the bed and carried into the car in her sleepingsuit. More often than not, Ashley would be changed into her clothes in the car to save time. That’s why we need everything handy in the baby bag.

My MIL find it so useful because she just cant stand the maid taking her own sweet time packing the baby bag taking up 45 minutes (I couldn’t either). On top of it, having always left 4 or more essential items out like Ashley’s shoes or diapers or wet wipes.

I made the maid pack the baby bag every morning using the checklist I paste on her wall, cos we practically need to leave the house every day. Sending Kimberly to and fro her classes, buying grocery and shopping and you wouldn’t want to be caught with the baby in poo while out in the street with no diapers or no change of clothes.

Like VivianZ, we don’t carry thermos, milk powder, baby bottle and cool water because Ashley is still a breastfed baby. That’s a huge chunk of space and a heap of weight off our shoulders.

Huh??? We can only tag one? But since Angeleyes posts has 8 tags, so I am going to be greedy and tag 8 !

Okay, this tag goes to

1. the suzette
2. Sandra of Mia Bambina
3. mumsgather
4. Nicole
5. Shooi
6. Godslittleangel
7. motts
8. shoppingmom

Enjoy, dearies !!