Did I tell you..

That I've been coughing so badly?

But my colleagues are so concerned, one even left the jin1 hou2 sweet on his desk to help soothe the cough. (i just assume he left it for me la, so touched!) Some are advising what I shouldn't eat/drink , like tea will make my cough worse, cannot eat ice-cream, but camomile supposed to help soothe cough (btw, I tried Dilmah's camomile today and found its fragrance reminds me of cockroach smell) and beer is supposed to be good for cough too?

Another girl suggested drinking coke with salt.. some uncle said just gargle salt la.. haha... some suggested I avoid alcohol, didn't know its bad for cough too?

So I have one whole list of cough/sore throat remedies...

The magic of Toothpaste

Never did I realise the effects of tooth paste till my mother suggested I clean my super black earrings. Well, I did it today out of curiousity and woah, amazing, the earrings came out brand new. But since i didn't take the before picture, I decided to work it on my ring. Which isn't black as the earring but I hope it showed a little improvement to at least convince my blog readers to try on their super black whatever.

Before:



The process:



And after! (tadah..):

Spring Cleaning Guide

This post came to mind just before i fell asleep yesterday as I have spent the past weeks tidying up my room, and yesterday cleaning stuff. So, I have gathered some tips from my small experiences within the room and thought it'd be useful to share with all especially since New Year is coming!

Tip # 1:
Start SMALL. Decide on the messiest part of your room and think about how it can become neat. E.g. use organising boxes, clear transperant boxes allow you to readily see the stuff you have, but also causes you to see MORE stuff despite them being boxed up.

Tip # 2:
Do not be a collector of everything. Collection of receipts, past art pieces, memory of your primary school should be kept to a minimal. Stick to just ONE type of collection, e.g. Stamps/Autograph books. You don't need 1kg of stuff to remind you of your primary school days. If you HAVE TO, pick the most memorable piece. THROW OUT ALL THINGS THAT HAVE GONE MOULDY/YELLOW/GROWING BACTERIA.

Tip # 3:
Do not keep things you think will be useful. Keep things you USE. If you haven't touched something for the past 5 years, give it away.

Tip # 4:
Do not keep backups of everything. You dun need excessive pens/notebooks etc. These things will dryout/turn yellow. Therefore, have just one active copy of each stationery.

Tip # 5:
Have wet tissue/cloth and dry tissue/cloth by ur side. Preferably use unwanted cloths as these can be thrown away after dusting. You're most likely to discover clutters of dust when Spring cleaning.

Tip # 6:
Start early in the day. You wouldn't want to end up working late into the night having dug all your stuff out and still need to pack them in at 1am.

Tip # 7:
Keep table tops clear. If unable, keep at least HALF the table top clear of stuff. And ensure it is a entire HALF, not bits and pieces that adds up to HALF.

Tip # 8:
Work SMALL. Do not attempt to clean HALF your room in a setting. You never know what discoveries you may make and get distracted by. So clean corners by corners. Best is Tidy 15x15 inches at a time.

Tip # 9: (Courtesy of darling)
have a vision of how you want everything to look like after you are done
:)

Tip # 10:
Try to give your room a THEME. So when you shop for organisers (or anything you want in your room), ensure they stay within the theme. I used PINK for my room. So I put pink felt on all the tops of my cupboards and dressers etc, to give the room a complete feel.

That's abt all for now, feel free to add on!