Work-at-home mother Sheryl Khor, 30, has plenty to juggle with to keep up a happy family and successful business – taking care of her 3 1/2 year-old daughter Shana, doing housework (she has no maid!), freelance writing, ad-hoc PR projects and her blogshop S’khor-a-hit selling hand-drawn T-shirts for babies and toddlers. She shares how this unique situation has enriched her life. By: Melanie Lee How did you end up being a work-at-home mum? I found out I was pregnant soon after I was married and in between jobs – something my husband...

Hands up all you who are unhappy at your jobs! Chances are that you have spent much time wistfully staring at the greener grass on the other side, and wondering, what if. However, what-if’s remain just that – until you take that first step towards making the dream a reality. By: Audra Lim “Work like you don’t need the money”, or so goes the famous quote by fictional character, Aurora Greenway, from the movie Terms Of Endearment (1983). It is based on the premise that if you work not because you need the money, but because you like,...

A Superwoman is someone who goes beyond caring for her family and shares her love with the less fortunate society. Sales manager and mother of two, Krystine Tan, 41, takes community work two steps further and gets her two daughters Joia-Claire, 3, and Jolin-Beth, 1.5, to join her as she befriends the elderly. She shares with Nanzinc.Com about doing social work with her daughters and how it makes her a better mom. By: Melanie Lee How did you get interested in befriending the elderly? I was first introduced to this form of community work 13 years...

Moving to your new home is an incredibly exciting experience. A new neighbourhood, a new space, a chance to do up your new place the way you’ve always dreamed of. But first, you have to get over the pain of actually moving. By: Sharlene Tan Moving is a pain. You’re standing there looking over the many beautiful things in your home and thinking that this move to your new abode is one giant migraine waiting to explode. But don’t lose heart! Take a deep breath and read through these tips that might make your move a little easier. Stock up Buy...

Is it possible to have your ice-cream and eat it? Wong Peck Lin says yes, and demonstrates just how. By Lianne Ong Wong Peck Lin spent the first years of her career as a lawyer, then as a management consultant. Now she has the best job of all, putting both skill sets to use in the homemade ice cream business that she and husband David own — Udders Ice-Cream . In addition, she works part-time for a non-profit organisation, putting her legal skills to use. She is also a mother of two children, Kai, 7, and Fern 2.5 years, as well as an avid soccer...

Are you having a Christmas meltdown, three days from Christmas Day? Gifts not bought, dinner not prepared for, forgot to send out the Christmas cards? So stressed you have nearly finished all the Christmas cookies you baked at the start of December? Relax — ’tis the season to be jolly! End-of-year festivities can often be overwhelming to both the mind and the body but you can choose to chill and really enjoy the celebrations. Here’s how. By: Sharlene Tan It’s the countdown to Christmas, and with it arrives the stresses of the season:...

Olivia Choong, 30 is the founder of Green Drinks Singapore, an organisation that holds monthly public meetings to get Singaporeans to discover and discuss sustainable ways of living. The freelance copywriter shares with Nanz Inc how every girl can work, dream and be green, every day. By: Melanie Lee You have probably uttered these words at some point in your life: “There must be something meaningful for me to do!” There is — but what it takes is for you to get off your butt and do it! Be inspired by Olivia Choong, who decided to walk the...

Getting pregnant can be a challenging process for some women.  Two Asian mothers share with Nanz Inc the hurdles they had to cross to have babies. At some point after love and marriage, many couples long for that baby in the baby carriage.  However, for women like Sarah, 30, and Cassandra, 31, this was a long-term personal struggle that they hope to share, so that women in similar circumstances would be comforted. Experiencing difficulties in conception is often a long drawn-out affair.  Sarah had been trying to get pregnant for over two years,...

Beyonce makes it look cool, but being single can be a bummer.  These Asian women share with Nanz Inc how they make the best out of being on their own. By: Melanie Lee Being single is hardly a social stigma these days as more women in Asia become independent financially and socially.  However, marriage, especially in the Asian context, is still seen as the “more acceptable” status.  How do the bachelorettes of the 21st century make sense of their independence, their longing for companionship and social expectations to be hitched? For...

Mong aka Meng Choo, 37, shares with Melanie Lee how she runs a busy ship of never-ending cake orders, running baking classes and selling baking supplies with her home-based business Mongstirs – all while keeping her house in order, being her children’s chauffeur cum tutor and ensuring her husband gets dinner on his table. By: Melanie Lee How did you get started on baking and cake decorating? I’ve always liked to bake but my cakes would always sink!  It was only when my husband was posted to Hong Kong for work in 2005 that I decided...