I cooked. Twin I asked for onigiri, so I made them rice balls from rice I cooked yesterday and was just sitting in the refrigerator. Reheated tonkatsu in the mini oven and steamed okra and mandu, and chopped cucumbers and lettuce for salad as sides. Yogurt for dessert and Smart C for a boost of artificial Vit C. Lemon and ginger infusion tea for scratchy throats. The girls had the sniffles after their trip. Trust their dad to allow them to get colds…

I made ham sandwich and yogurt and cold tea for brunch. Controlling my carbohydrates. Sheesh.

We went to Ikea this afternoon to get some inspiration for our flat. The girls enjoyed it because they saw for themselves that a green accent wall in the living room is cozy.

And to have our grey sofa reupholstered with floral fabric is ok. It wouldn’t look too granny. Twin A is urging me to buy that daybed for the tiny living room that we’re going to have for friends who would want to crash into our flat. Plus they themselves fall asleep on the couch.

The kitchen below is about the same size as the kitchen in our future flat. I will show this to my contractor. If he can make me similar cabinets and counters, great. If not, he should give me the dimensions so I can order from Ikea and his workers can install them for me. Although I prefer that he make me my kitchen because I want real wood and not just particle boards. I like Ikea’s soft-close doors and drawers though.

I told my contractor to allot a length of 140cm for my workstation so I can spreeeeaaadddddd. My table should be able to accommodate my dual monitors, laptop/desktop and printer. My work table will also function as my sewing table and vanity area.

I’m still debating whether to have a dark-colored bathroom and have shiny fixtures and fittings or have all-white microcement bathroom but with black fittings and fixtures.

This is the main reason why we trekked to Ikea: they want to see for themselves how a loft bed can be set up for them. They got so excited that they started planning what tables and dressers they can put under their beds.

I can have their loft beds custom made with real wood to make their room warmer and same goes for the study tables and dressers. At least I can show this to the carpenter. I saw on FB Marketplace some custom furniture makers offering loft beds but I’m thinking I’d rather have them made on site so that would be less transportation cost.

And teapot. Because we need a bigger teapot. We all drink tea now.