He dives, I shop

The husband has been away for the last six days, scuba diving in Bali with J, another friend and a group of others. Some people are surprised that I let him go, which in turn surprises me, because I would never forbid him from going (yes, I’m one of those “I want you to want it” girls). It’s not in my nature.

What is in my nature is feeling a teensy bit peeved that not only is he going to Bali, which I’ve never been, he’s also going on the longest dive trip he/we have ever taken. And he saw manta rays and a mola-mola, which I’ve never seen and am quite jealous about, although I’m also glad because it would have been sad to go all that way and not find what they were looking for.

That explains why I’ve been sleeping alone (see previous post). Kaylin and I have been staying at my in laws’ while hubby is away, a sort of practice run for when we go on holiday. The good news is she doesn’t seem to care that she has to sleep in an unfamiliar room. The bad news is I’m not allowed to let her out of my sight once the clock strikes 9pm. She screams so loud even her doting grandma has given up.

In other words, it’s probably going to be awhile before I can go diving again, or even catch a late-night movie. I don’t really mind all that much – I blame it on mummy hormones, too bad they don’t come in daddy doses – I do want to be with Kaylin. She’s growing incredibly fast and discovering new things almost daily. I just have to make sure my life is about me too.

So I’ve been making sure my, ahem, womanly needs are taken care of – by online shopping. I occasionally daydream about looking like a character on Gossip Girl but the truth is, I’m always going to be a jeans and t-shirt, shorts and slippers kind of girl. Which suits our bank account just fine.

However, with hubby enjoying one of the best dive trips of his life and me running dangerously low in the wardrobe department, I decided a little treat was in order. Okay, several little treats. I splurged on a few things from FashionJunkee, which I read about on Karen Cheng’s Fashion and Life (love that site!), and I cannot wait to show hubby what I got. Maybe I’ll even take some pictures when the stuff arrives.