I used to be a clumsy person and I often slipped and fell – a lot – most of the time on slippery parking lots, stairs, and on basement floor tiles. Now that I’m a mom however, I think my “clumsiness” has subsided as I take more care of myself and I practice more precautionary measures. I guess my stubbornness has also subsided because I realized that my kids rely on me a lot – and that means that if I get into accidents, it is not just me who will suffer. My kids would also be terribly affected and I wouldn’t want that to happen.

Now aside from the fact that I’m a mom, I recently just stumbled upon another reason why we should be very careful when taking our steps. I came across the webpage of UK’s Health and Safety Executive organization and I saw this feature on a woman who had two slip accidents – and then she lost her leg: Woman loses leg after two slip accidents. My father also had a mild stroke after he slipped and fell on his back while he was in our bathroom a few years back.

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I look at my kids now and I can’t help but realize that they are indeed growing up so fast. Yana will be three years old tomorrow, and the twins will be two in two weeks. They’re all so big now that I can no longer carry them all at the same time. We can’t even sleep side-by-side comfortably in our old mattress anymore but I still find it a delight when they try to hug me all at once even when I can’t breathe afterwards.

Sometimes, I feel so scared and I shudder over the thought that soon, they’ll be going to school and I would terribly miss the moments when they bug me while working – when they insist that I allow them to sit on my lap while typing and blogging – when they try to climb on my work table and dance – and when they would want to be with their mommy more than anybody else.

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Apart from our own New Year, most of us look forward to the Chinese New Year. It is that time when we want and look for things that could give us good fortune and positive vibes. A miniature water fountain, the legendary Bagua, crystal bracelets, and more – we feel extra lucky and more confident when we have those. Most of us believe that with these lucky Chinese Feng Shui charms, good luck will flow continuously in our abode… but then, how much of the good life can a piece of lucky charm really give us?

There’s nothing wrong with believing in lucky charms – I myself make it a habit to do a blog post on four leaf clovers every now and then – just to bring more luck and success to this blog. However, let me tell you that luck alone cannot do wonders – we need to work on what we want to achieve and we need to make practical and sensible choices. In this time of crisis, perhaps one or two charms would do. The rest, we can invest on items which are convenient, useful and practical. Here are some of them…

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