Author: admin

10/11/11

I was able to take some “me-time” over the weekend despite the persistent headache. I woke up very early last Saturday morning to do the laundry as I need to attend a 7:30 am Parent-Teacher conference and get DD’s report card for the First-Trimester period. I thought that the meeting will transpire in two hours but there was really no meeting held, only the distribution of card. So I only get to spend five minutes in school. DD’s general average for the 1st trimester: 86.44. She excelled in Language and Reading (88.++) and lowest is Mathematics (82.++).

So the weekend was all about sleep and house chores. Kids attended a birthday party last Sunday afternoon. Prior to that, around 1 pm, I told the kids to take their afternoon nap first before they could attend the party. But,  they were still wide awake at 2:30 pm so I told them that they won’t be attending the party anymore and that we’ll all go to sleep. I was half awake when I heard the kids talking to each other ( they thought I was sleeping). I could really sense how excited they were for the party.

(Can’t really help but smile whenever I remember this conversation, they really seem so grown-ups!)

G: “Magbihis ka na Nicco, wag ka mag-alala, dadating na si Daddy para sunduin tayo papunta sa party”

N: ” Hindi nga pwede d ba? magagalit si Mama kasi di tayo natulog eh. ”

G: “Hindi yan,  nagjo-joke lang yan si Mama, tignan mo pagdating ni Daddy, aalis  tayo”

‘Doorbell rings’ , I could hear the kids running to open the door. They were so happy and shouting as the Daddy wakes me up and told me to dress up the kids. I told him about the ‘not sleeping incident’ and jokingly told them that nobody’s going out (ako na ang kontrabida!) After a while, I told them to dress up and from then, I could only see smiles and giggles. They were really indeed for the party. hehe!

DH was the one who did cook most of the dishes for our neighbor’s party, so I had some pasta overload that afternoon.  I still got headache until yesterday, we went to the mall after office to do some grocery shopping and had DD’s school shoes fix, kids got a mini reward too, an eraser! a miniature designs of sweets like donuts, cupcakes and ice cream. Will update this later this evening for the photo.

So that sums up on what’s latest on me, it’s all about family and sleep and headache. 😀

Skin Care

 

After doing some trial and error on different facial skin care products, I have finally found the one that really goes along well with my face. The Maxi Peel facial wash, It gave a noticeable positive result on my skin. What I am more giddy happy about is the cost of the product, pocket friendly indeed! It’s an exfoliating facial wash that removes blemishes and those dark pimple scars have lighten up in a weeks time. I am hesitant to use it at first because I don’t like the model of the said product. Ahaha! But glad that I did as my face looks clean. I just hope that the product will still have the same effect after a longer period of use. The other commercialized products that I’ve tried is only good for a month and after that, I am back to the old pimple scary problems.

Let’s Drive

imagephp rubytuesday

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DH’s present to the little boy ( CARS LCD video game) when he went on a trip to Australia a couple of months ago. DS was giddy happy of course with his new toy, but after mastering the game for a day, he just doesn’t want to play with it anymore. lol!

Hello October!

… Ok, I know I am a day late again, so what’s new?! Hehehe. I wanted to do my first hurray blog post yesterday but decided the last minute to get off from the computer and enjoy lazing around offline.

The usual chores laundry and cleaning kept me busy on a Saturday morning while the kids were wailing, playing, writing, fighting and crying in between :). Despite having Typhoon Quiel around the metro, we are on psws # 1, clothes were blow dried by the winds while there was a few rain. But northern part of Luzon, especially in Bulacan part were submerged still in the floods due to the water release of Dams since Typhoon Pedring.

I was able to slowdown come lunch time, did catch on sleep after and were able to peek online for a couple of hours in the afternoon. We were able to “skype” around with DH’s sister in Australia early evening, Gabby showed off her “waka-waka” dance performance while her cousin Ate I danced too with matching disco lights on. Ahaha! I had some drama during our dinner as I walked-out in the middle of everything because I just can’t stand off DH’s nagging while we were all eating. 🙁 Not much of a big deal but hey, it’s not nice to be saying negative stuffs while eating right. How can one enjoy the food?!

I slept around 9 p.m and was in the Lalaland in no time 🙂

So that sums up my first day of October, nothing fancy or extravagant to celebrate with, just our typical everyday-but, so grateful and thankful to the big man up there for the small and big blessings that he never fails to shower us on especially at times when we badly needed them most. God is good all the time…

Today

  • makes it 90 days away from Christmas
  • is a rainy day
  • is my sister’s birthday
  • is exactly the same day two years ago when Ondoy happened
  • I was the one who accompanied and send the little boy to school
  • is the first day for the work week
  • as of 11:00 am. No phone calls from the customer here at the office 🙂
  • I need to prepare DD’s attire for their field demo tomorrow
  • I just read over at twitter that classes for the afternoon class session in preschool, elementary and high school are suspended.

The weather is gloomy and makes me wanna go home and snuggle in bed :D. But then again, I got to kick off the laziness  and prep up myself with good vibes to keep the this whole week a good one *crossing fingers.

Electronic Purse Protection

rfid blocking wallet

 photo from idstronghold.com

Pickpockets and thieves are now really getting “high-tech” too in terms of theirs systems used to steal from other people, the so called electronic pickpocketing is their new thing now. They steal information thru frequency reader. So we also have to know how to protect our important belongings especially when we are in a crowded place or in travel. One of the best thing to do to keep us confident is to get the rfid blocking wallet for our cards (atm, credit, ID and passport) to ensure that they can not get hold of our cards information 

Friday Fill-Ins

1. When I walk around my neighborhood I see a lot of kids playing.
2. Pancake is my favorite thing to cook.
3. Life is Wonderful.
4. My blanket and pillows makes me feel all warm and fuzzy
5. Any veggie is my favorite Autumn vegetable.
6. Coffee is better when it is hot.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to the usual chores, tomorrow my plans include buying DD’s costume for the school program and Sunday, I want to watch a movie!

Mixed Emotions

I don’t know how to put words on how I really feel from the past days err months I suppose. Been having this feeling of lowliness at one time then ok and full of hopes and positivity the next . But one thing that keeps still is a lot of questions in between, no matter how I try to find a rational answers to those, some things just won’t give keep me sane.

Now I wonder if this is what they call, “midlife crisis”? I think I am too young for that. lol! But seriously, things are really getting into me lately and I feel that I have been caught up in between of everything- the family, work, finances and health and the latest to affect me is this occasional twinge on my lower abdomen and pelvic pain like those symptoms of a dysmenorrhea minus the period.

Now I hope that I would be able to save up for that medical check-up, knock up more positivity and senses to my brain! I need to get going, be able to rise above from all of these because some people depends on me a lot, just the way I depend on them for a lot of things too!

That all being said… I feel more better now!

 

Shopping

Dear daughter is in need of a plain round neck orange shirt and denim shorts for their school program. I called up my sister to ask where can I buy one, she told me about Divisoria (oh how can I forget!) and asked me if I wanted to go with them this weekend as they will be buying some nursing scrubs for our cousin, who will be flying to UK to work in a hospital there. I hope to find some other nice stuffs to for the house and for myself too. lol!

Friday Fill-Ins

 

1. Why do I can’t resist drinking coffee?
2. You’re here to stay.
3. By far the most important thing has already been stricken off my lists of to-do’s.
4. I’m a black American. I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity. –Michael Jackson
5. But when time is over, it is really over.
6. Staring for the longest time.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to work on tasks, tomorrow my plans include cleaning and Sunday, I want to go out and shop!