Kaki Shopping

At my age, I am constantly in the need for buying baby shower gifts. It’s either that or birthday presents for kids/toddlers I know. That’s cos a lot of my relatives, friends and acquaintances are … shall I say … in the zone? And me, being the perfectionist that I am, will always crack my head trying to think of the perfect gift for that special little boy or girl. Something that is useful, practical and yet worth ooohing and aaahing over.

Just when I think I have exhausted all my options, I will stumble upon beautiful and unique personalized baby gifts. I love buying gifts for babies, and it is really a challenge to get one that the parents never thought of. For example, all babies and toddlers will need shoes, some at least a few pairs. Kids do outgrow shoes really quickly, but there is no harm in pampering those tiny little feet while you’re at it. So shoes are an excellent gift. But to make your gift stand out, why not choose personalized baby shoes? Nothing beats the authenticity of a pair of adorable baby shoes with the baby’s name embossed on the side. In fact, you could even choose to have a wonderful saying printed on the shoe too! With embossed baby shoes, you can decorate them with pretty flowers or hearts, or if it was to be presented to a baby boy, then maybe a motif of a football or basketball? The options are endless, and the gift is bound to be something people will talk about for a long time. The parents might even consider framing up that pair of shoes!

I’m in need of a lipstick right now. More accurately, I am looking for something that can double up as a lipstick, lipgloss and yet provide me the moisture I need for my somewhat dry lips. After reading the review for the Revlon Renewist Lip Color, I think this is one lipstick I ought to check out, not so much for the lipstick in itself, but more so for the ProCollagen Moisture Core, which is touted to boost moisture by up to 80%. Sounds interesting enough.

Here’s a close-up shot of the core which I took from My Women Stuff:

However, I’m not gonna run out and buy myself one of these lipsticks just yet. Well, not until the results of this giveaway is announced anyway. My Women Stuff is having a giveaway for 1 Revlon Renewist Lip Colour lipstick (color: Naturally Revealing) and 1 Colorstay lip pencil. To see the exact shade of the Naturally Revealing color, please visit the Revlon site.

Quick, go check out the details and submit your entry by 12 noon on Thursday 22 May 2008.

With the high demands of work nowadays coupled with the need to balance one’s personal life, it really isn’t surprising that most working adults inevitably fall into the vicious stress cycle. This results in irritability, impatience, intolerance and of course, insomnia. While some people have tried everything from playing with stress balls, drinking chamomile tea or listening to music and thankfully some have succeeded in combating stress, some other not so fortunate ones have not found the cure, and thus, have to wallow in stress day in and day out, amounting to a rather unhealthy lifestyle.

Perhaps these people ought to give the StessEraser a shot. The Stresseraser utilizes the easiest method possible to counter stress: Deep breathing. And by just spending 10 minutes a day focusing on your breathing and making yourself aware of how your breathing changes, the Stress Eraser claims to control and eliminate stress in no time at all! In fact, there is even a 30 day guarantee when you purchase this product at the retail price of $299 (shipping is FREE by the way). In this sense, if you are not satisfied with the results you are seeing, simply return the product for a 100% money-back guarantee!

You folks in the Klang Valley are so so lucky! How I envy you!
Not only are you guys privy to all the coolest factory outlet sales, I just found out that tomorrow, May 14 2008, there will be a one-day Gap giveaway happening at 1 Utama.

If you are one of the first 50 customers, you will be entitled to either one of the following:

• A RM30 shopping voucher with a minimum purchase of RM50 in a single receipt (which isn’t very difficult to attain when shopping at The Gap)
• A Gap t-shirt worth RM99 with a minimum purchase of RM120 in a single receipt (tip: Gap has cool dresses in this price range)

How I wish I had the power to teleport myself to 1-U tomorrow!

I’m hoping and praying that I win this Crabtree & Evelyn giveaway from Baby Hope.  Every purchase made from April 27 2008 to May 10 2008 qualifies as an entry for the lucky draw.  The winner will walk away with Summer Hill, The Essentials Purse by Crabtree & Evelyn.

This fantastic gift includes:

Triple Milled Soap (3.5oz.)
Hand Therapy Shea Hand Cream (3.4 fl. oz.)
Body Lotion (3.4 fl. oz.)
Bath & Shower Gel (3.4 fl. oz.)

And no, in case you were wondering, I didn’t buy diapers for Ethan this time round, although I was tempted.  Actually I bought a wetbag (it’s and all-day sized one, since I don’t have one in that size) and also a Homemade Mama organic menstrual pad.

Oh yeah, and did I mention that for a limited time only, there’s a discount of 5% off your total purchase at Baby Hope’s Cloth Diapers, just by keying in the code thanksmom?

*patiently waits for draw results *

 As I was flipping through my May 2008 copy of Malaysian Women’s Weekly, I saw the full page ad for the latest Revlon foundation: the Revlon Age-Defying 2-way Foundation with Botafirm.  This reminded me of the first ever giveaway that is currently happening at My Women Stuff.

I’m always game to try new products, and am ever ready to get free samples from cosmetics and perfume counters.  But what’s even better than getting free samples?  Why, free PRODUCTS in regular sizes, of course!

So I’m hoping to land myself the Revlon foundation prize.  The contest is so simple.  It’s a lucky draw where there will be only ONE winner who will walk away with a Revlon Age-Defying 2-way foundation in the shade 06 - Natural Beige!  All you need is to send an email to mwsgiveaways@gmail.com with “Revlon Foundation” in the subject header.  But hurry though…the contest ends 12 noon on 10 May 2008.

For further details about this cool giveaway, check out the terms and conditions for qualifying. 

I’ve actually already submitted my entry - have you?

Two days left for the first ever storewide sale at Mia Bambina, with almost everything being sold at 10% discount!  Of course this excludes items that are already on sale, pre-orders, diaper packages and other promotions.  Get all the details at the Mia Bambina blog.

Hurry and place your orders before everything runs out.  The discount is only applicable for orders received from May 5-8 2008.  Remember to key in the discount code (clothsmama08) when you make the order.

It must be at least 2 months now that the escalators on the 4th floor at the mid-section of the Queensbay Mall multi-level parking lot have been “under routine maintenance”.  This is posing a terrible inconvenience to people who need to park on levels ABOVE the 4th floor, because they need to use the escalators like steps.  During this period of maintenance, whenever possible, we have parked at the 4th level, just to avoid the hassle of climbing up and down the steps.

If the maintenance causes the escalators to be inoperable for a week, that is acceptable.  Maybe 2 weeks, and there wouldn’t be so much fuss.  But nothing has been done, and every time I visit the mall, I see the same sign staring back at me.

I really do wish the mall authorities would do something about this.  And it had better be quick, seeing that they have revised the parking rates and all too, now.

Kids these days have all the fun. There are endless programs on TV to cater for their every facet of development, and as for toys, I can’t even begin to detail all the options that are available. There are educational toys like flashcards and word puzzles, wooden toys which I personally love (especially if they are handmade with love) and then there are also adorable soft toys that baby can hug to sleep. Stuffed Animals that are so cute and cuddly, even I cannot resist holding and hugging them. Check out this very snuggly bashful puppy from Jelly Cat:

Isn’t he totally irresistible?

Well, apart from the cute factor, children’s toys need to be certified safe too, something that Jellycat have placed the utmost priority in. Every baby, toddler and kid will love their Jellycat buddy to bits. And if you need any more ideas for children’s toys, do pay a visit to MonkeyBean Toys, a specialty store for toys designed with the child and family in mind. Just visiting or shopping at the store is bound to put a big grin on your face!

Have you ever wanted to “GO GREEN”, be kind to the environment, but never got down to doing so?  Now, you can do so in a stylish and fashionable manner, by substituting your ugly frumpy plastic bags with these gorgeous alternatives.  They are reusable shopping bags, aptly named Envirosax, and come in a myriad of pretty designs and colors, so you can color-coordinate them with whatever you are wearing.  I know *I* would do that :P  I know there are many reusable shopping bags currently being sold in the market, but I have never seen any as attractive as these.  Check out the latest designs:

Besides looking funky and groovy, these Envirosax are durable and waterproof.  They are sold individually as well as in pouches of 5 folded Envirosax each.  Simply keep one or more of these in your handbag or car for ease of use whenever you need them.

Individual Envirosax prices begin from RM24.99 and the set of 5 Envirosax is retailing at RM105.01, and can be purchased from Tiny Tapir/Fem Choices.

Now, consider yourself lucky to have read this post of mine today, because the DiapersAsia forum is currently running a lucky draw from now till May 7 2008.  Check out the contest details here and who knows, you might just be the lucky winner who walks away with a set of 5 Envirosax of your choice!  So start cracking today and enter now for your chance at your first step towards a greener earth.  Oh, and you can even refer your friends to enter this draw, because the top referrer will win an Envirosax too!  So if you enter because you read this post, don’t forget to mention that the Giddy Tigress sent you!  *wink*