Gifts for me...from myself

Went to KLCC today to get some lavender products for myself, and I did not buy the ones that I wrote about in the previous entry. Not Crabtree & Evelyn, and not Body Shop. It's from L'Occitane.

The Crabtree & Evelyn Lavender Water costs RM120. It smells sooo bad. The scent is too strong for me. The Body Shop Divine Calm Essential Oil costs RM55 per bottle. My mum told me to buy the lavender set at L'Occitane coz it's more worth it. It comes with a makeup case, shower gel, soap and perfume. The perfume smells sooo good. But I couldn't find the full-size version. I think it's limited edition :(

Joyful Mood Soap, Joyful Mood Touch perfume, shower gel

The pouch is reversible! It can either be lavender...

...or rose :)

Besides that, I also bought the Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish in Twinkle and non-acetone nail polish remover.

Looking for lavender

I know I said I won't be blogging until Nov 7, but it's soooo hard not to.

Right now, I'm feeling stressed as final exam will be starting in just a few days. And I can't afford to be too stressed out or else my hormones will go crazy and I'll start craving for carbs again. I ALWAYS gain weight after finals. Hope this semester isn't like any other semester.

So I'm thinking of getting myself some Lavender products. Lavender is well known for it's calming,soothing, anti-stress properties. There are tons of lavender products out there... shower gels, body lotions, hand creams etc but I want something that I can use as perfume and also to put on my pillow to help me sleep better.

Here's some of the products I'm thinking of buying:

The Body Shop Lavender Pure Essential Oil

Used by aromatheraphists to steady emotions,promote restful sleep and soothe the winter blues.

The Body Shop Divine Calm Essential Oil

It contains French lavender which helps soothe and calm the senses. Ideal for those who want to reduce feelings of tension, and promote a sense of inner harmony and calm.

Crabtree & Evelyn Lavender Water

Helps restore flagging spirits.

Final exam...will be idle til Nov 7

Mad

I think it's pointless for the university to have a study week before final.
I don't think people have time to study during that week.
Coz that's when lecturers want to replace classes, ask students to go on visits, or give assignments that has to be done using certain softwares, methods, etc.
In other words, they'll do whatever they can to make your life hard, make you stress so that your hormone goes haywire and prevents you from getting an A.

From now on I must...

1) learn to say "no" when people ask me to do things I don't feel like doing. I have to stop pleasing people!

2) and give more priority to the more important people in my life.

3)learn etiquette and manners on how to be a good host to my guests.

About the birds and the bees...

THINGS MY MUM SAID TO ME TODAY:

1.Men expect their wives to be a perfect 10. Good cook, good in bed, good in everything. But they themselves do not notice their own weaknesses.

2. Women lust for many things--shoes,handbags etc. Men has only one lust--women.

3. What prevents a man from cheating is his aqidah (iman).

And then she started telling me the marriage horror stories, about what happened to some of my aunts, relatives etc. These stories are guaranteed to put anyone off marriage for the rest of their lives.

It's like she's trying to scare me away from getting married.

Everytime people tease me about when I'm getting married, my mum will answer for me, "Oh, it will be a long way to go til she finally settles down."

I think my mum is scared that she'll be lonely if I get married. Coz my dad's always busy with work, and if I get married I won't live in the same house with her anymore. But I can't wait too long to get married. My biological clock is ticking. Everyone knows that a woman's fertility decreases with her age. And I'm planning to have 20 kids. Hahaha.

I haven't lived as long as her to understand the many kinds of man, but I think that not everything she said are the universal treats of all man. What prevents a man from cheating is his iman AND love. Surely if a man loves his wife dearly he won't betray her. Right?

My mum is acting weird. Remember the other day I said she started reading self-help books? Now she's in the process of beautifying herself. Shopping for new lingerie, weight-loss products and she even seemed interested in that new Vitagen Collagen. Errk.

Anyway, I told my mum, "You know, I should have done my degree in dietetics and nutrition. At least the knowledge that I have will benefit me. Civil engineering is totally useless for me. Why should I care if a building collapse?"

My mum said, "I agree."

2nd check up

Today is my check-up with my doctor regarding my insulin resistance problem. I know that I will be sitting in a room full of annoying pregnant women and I don't wanna be the odd one out, so I wore maternity clothes to make me LOOK pregnant. Haha.

The doctor asked if I've had any improvement. I said I've tried losing a bit of weight and my acne has also cleared up. He recommended that I go on oral contraceptives for another 3 months, coz it will benefit me in the long run. I asked him, can he just treat me with the usual diabetic medications? He said that's not necessary. He told me not to worry, coz my condition isn't permanent and is "reversible." I just need to maintain a healthy weight and learn to manage stress.

I read on the Internet about insulin resistance. Apparently, my ovaries produced a lot of estrogen (woman's hormone). Estrogen can be found in the fat cells in the body. That's why when you have this problem, you have to control your weight. An increase in estrogen levels can contribute to a condition called insulin resistance,which is what I'm having now.

Insulin level and sugar level are two different things. You can have a low sugar level, but high insulin level in your blood. Insulin resistance is a vicious cycle. The fatter you are, the higher the insulin is. And the higher it is, the more you feel like binging on carbs. So the fatter you'll get!

The only way to control this is to eat healthy. Right now I'm on a diet of eating wholegrains and vegetables. Previously I weighed 49kg. Then I got fever and it dropped to 47kg. And then it was fasting month, and I was 44kg. Now, after eating all those kuih raya, I'm 46.4kg. The doctor said my ideal weight should be 47kg. But I try to maintain it at 45kg, just to be safe.

After the check-up, me and my man-hating mother (refer to the above entry) went to Ampang Point coz she's looking for presents coz this weekend a lot of our neighbours will be having birthday parties for their kids. I bought a planner for next year (very busy girl, but can't afford a PDA), and some cheap accessories too-- ice cream earrings, rainbow coloured hairclips, purple ring with pink stones. My mum bought me two nighties as well. They're so cute. Pink + green dots, and the other one pink dots+peach dots. Both cost RM10 each. Haha. Reccession. So we buy cheap things only nowadays.

Actually, I'm not into those diaries that Popular and MPH always sells. Coz lots of people shop for stationery there and there's a big chance that I'll own the same thing as others. But that diary was cute and cheap, and I'm poor, so it's perfect for me. Same goes for those accessories. I don't like that kind of accessories coz their quality is low and won't last long, but then again, I'm poor. Hehe.

Ughh..I'm so bloated. Grr...PMS.