Introduction & How to Use Ths Blog.

Hello everyone. This is Honey.

Thank you for visiting my blog! I thought I should do a formal introduction of myself and this blog before I dive into posting proper contents. :)

This blog is where I will be mainly talking about two themes:

1. My experience trying out a minimalistic lifestyle that suits me in Singapore

2. Life events and stress I face as a women in Singapore, sharing experiences and ideas about them (wedding, weight loss, health, fashion, makeup etc).

Do take note that I am not looking at extreme minimalism or going frugal. And I am still working on creating a lifestyle that suits me, so yes this blog will also be about my journey of going minimal.

 

- Who is Honey?

Honey is a nickname given by my husband (or I often refer to as "the hubs"). It sounds rather similar to my real name, which he could not pronounce properly and hence the nickname.

I am a 29 year old (as of 2019) from the garden city, Singapore. I have a full time job and am also a full-time wifey. Actually not really full-time wifey yet because my husband and I are living apart on weekdays while we wait for our BTO flat to be complete. So on weekdays I am still Mama’s girl.

Things I love includes cats, flowers, makeup, skincare, fashion and travelling. If you look at my older Instagram posts, you will notice that I travel a lot, especially to Japan. But since I am now married and trying to save up for our house, I have put a halt to travelling as a hobby. So this blog also serves as a new hobby for me.

By the way my photos will not show my husband's face to protect his privacy. This is a blog I started out of my interests so I thought it's better that way. :)

 

 

- How To Use This Blog

If there is something specific that you are searching for, feel free to use the search box on the top right hand of this page.

You can also click on the menu button, go to Labels, and explore the Labels which suits your needs and/or interests.

 

- Why “Minimalist Honey”? What is This Blog About? Who is it For?

Till recently, I do not think I have lived my life fully. Yes, I have travelled to many places and learnt a lot about the world, seen a lot of things (both cool and uncool), but that is about it. If you remove this ‘travelling’ part out of my personal history, I think my life will be a relatively blank piece of paper. Probably slightly crumpled.

After my father’s departure 3 years ago, I was hit by this emptiness. And I am not even that close to him. I guess his departure affected me much more than I thought, much more than I could handle. At the same time I was unlucky enough to meet three horrible men consecutively. Together with some problems at work, I think I fell into what you would call Mild Depression. I was not diagnosed, so I cannot tell for sure. But I was not motivated at all to do anything. I cried for the most minor reason, and sometimes without a reason in the middle of the night. I felt nervous when I had to do something, and often easily angered or triggered to cry. I no longer can take stress.

And I started impulse shopping, buying things because they make me feel better, even though my salary is average. I had all the newest launches of makeup, skincare, and fashionable items, but yet I was unhappy and felt regretful after all the buying.

It was horrible.

Then when I was at pit bottom, I met my husband. Things started to get better. I started to see light.

Some people wonder why I choose to marry him in such a flash (we dated for less than a year), but I could not see a reason why not. I could say he is my everything, and also the only thing I have in life now. He taught me that I could be cherished and pampered, that I need not carry everything on my own shoulders. And that I should lower my own expectations of myself.

I've learnt that I do not need that much in my life just to make me happy. Simple is bliss. And all you need is the minimum. Nothing else matters if you are not happy. Not the biggest closet, or the biggest bag collection.

Starting out as a Minimalist already made me much happier. So I want to look into it deeper.

I was born in 1990, but only started living life in 2019. Late, but better than never. :)

Apart from my journey towards Minimalism, my blog will be a platform where I share information, experiences and ideas about various events and happenings of a woman’s life. One example will be Wedding. Weddings are beautiful, but the preparations can also be stressful. Hence I will be sharing my experiences through my wedding preparation, hoping it will benefit a stressed bride-to-be out there!

In the future I will also posts about women’s health, weight loss, lifestyle, fashion, make-up and so much more. Check the Labels tab under Menu to have a rough idea of topics I want to cover.

Everything about women, for women (or men who wants to know/help women)! My goal is to let my reader feel less nervous about something, or learn something, after reading my blog!

 

- How To Contribute?

Please feel free to leave comments on the related topics, so your experience can help others out there.

You can also leave feedbacks on how I can improve my blog. It will be greatly appreciated as I am still a newbie at this.

 

So that's about it! I hope you have a better idea about me and this blog, and that you will stay around for the proper content to come. :)

See you around! <3

Me during my solo trip. Berchtesgaden, Germany