July 2019

Laundry isn't much of a chore these days, because being able to run your own laundry room for your home without stressing out over if the clothes you've left hanging are blocking anyone's is a major relief (for the record, I sometimes leave mine hanging for over a week - sorry I'm busy with life ok)! Keeping the space neat and tidy has also been a huge priority of mine to help ease the mundanity of washing your clothes; and choosing the formulas you put into your laundry plays a huge part in that too.


I've just upgraded from my laundry softener to a new set sent over by Laundrin which comes in 4 different scents - this one is No. 7 which reminds me of the ocean. All Laundrin softeners are suitable for indoor drying, which basically is how I do our laundry all the time so that it doesn't get musty (fear of laundry falling is real, guys)! One thing I learnt is to never use softeners with your exercise clothes (like my precious lulus) as it removes their sweat wicking ability. Other than that, use them away for awesome smelling laundry! Laundrin's formula has added dust-repelling benefits that not only enhance comfort during wear, but also keep the clothes fresh and scented even after month's of storage.


The Classic Floral is my personal favourite scent because of how light it is. I've always taken the use of softeners as part of my laundry routine but it's interesting to note that the Laundrin softeners help to protect delicate fabrics so that your expensive clothes like my silks and chiffons to retain their shape, which in turn, prolongs their lifespan if one doesn't always have time to hand wash them. They also contain 100% plant-derived softening ingredients, protect your hands, and are gentle on sensitive skin if you do ever choose to use it to hand wash your delicates (which you can use the softeners to do too!)


I finally found the time to clean up my service yard and get all the cleaning tools in order. It truly was a mess, but having a clean and open space really makes all the difference! While we received an iron for our house warming, we kind of don't have an ironing board yet (oops). Apparently, laundry softeners make ironing clothes much easier. Laundrin has an anti-wrinkle formula that reduces the need to iron - so I guess our helper will thank us in the future!


These are the last two scents from Laundrin - Classic Fiore and Romantic Flower. It's akin to wearing perfume for our clothes and the scent is strongest when you first open up the washing machine, so it does make hanging your clothes a little more fun.

Doing the laundry is definitely much more bearable having your own home, but it's great to have a little extra oomph to elevate your fabric care game. For now, I can't wait to keep adding more useful storage to our service yard to keep it even more organised than it is now!

We've been living in the house for more than 5 months but we finally found time to have our very first lunch party - and a make-your-own-chirashi-don at that! When it comes to throwing parties at home, we try to go for pre-prepared food (like the grazing table for our house warming) that doesn't require much cooking since there's only 2 of us getting ready, and it was super manageable!


As always, Justin was in charge of food and I was in charge of decor. While it seems kind of scary to let your friends eat over your white linens, domestic life and the power of stain remover has convinced me that no stain is too stubborn if you clean wash the cloth straight away, ha!


 
The early birds helped with the prep! Always thankful for the extra hands. Throwing parties is LABOUR INTENSIEVE.