This BLOG chronicles my experiences as a parent and of the new things I learn along the way as I take upon this role of raising responsible, loving, happy and intelligent children.
OMG! I am tired of eating left overs since Monday. Huhuhu but what can I do? I don’t want to waste the food left from my little boy’s party. Even if my girlfriends already brought home food from the party, I still have plenty here in the ref. What’s worse is that hubby doesn’t eat breakfast and lunch at home and at night, he rarely eats dinner too. That leaves me and the kids to finish everything. I’ve been eating lots of carbohydrates and sweets! weeee I know it’s not good! I might be needing diet pills after this week coz I feel bloated from all the eating. huhuhu I guess I have to force hubby to gobble the chocolate cake tonight, so I don’t have to eat it myself. 
It’s quiet in the house today! It’s just my little boy and me today. Caity is with her grandmother until his dad picks her up from work at night. Adie is fast asleep in his room which gives me time to catch up with my online work. I am happy to get some peace and quiet, it’s like finding gold bar in a mine.
I know my girl is happy also to be with her grandma and her fave friend, Ori the poodle dog. It’s sunny now, I’m sure they’re out taking walks or playing in the playground; something which Caity would have missed if she stayed here with me.
This is such a nice prelude for the coming weekend!
When I’m browsing the internet for some stuff I need, it’s easy to click on some advertisement links that appears on the site I am visiting. There are days when I find myself looking on digital cameras or netbooks; other times I’d be ogling on shoes or dresses and other girly accessories.
These past few days I have been hunting for some clothes for my little boy. He just turned 1 year old, and some of his clothes don’t fit him anymore. Although he received plenty of shirts and pants on his birthday, he still lacks shirts for home use. I want to buy him onesies coz it holds his diaper in place and it’s already a shirt and underwear in one piece. The gift cash he got will come in handy for this purpose.
We, as parents, have to be aware of materials used in the home we are living in. In the world of building and construction, research and development have progressed, and materials engineers have innovations of many modern construction equipments and supplies. However, there are still some harmful ones that have come out into the market, and one of those is asbestos (and related ones).
This material causes Mesothelioma cancer, and in fact in some countries, if not in all, the use of this substance is already banned. Early diagnosis is good to help prevention of the disease, as medication and appropriate care can earlier be applied too.
Giving the two active kids I have (age 3 and 1 years old) a bath, cooking for our meals, watching them play, or playing with them, getting them to sleep, then sneaking into my computer for assignments, or getting a sleep for myself - are the usual activities that keep me busy. But by experience, they don’t make me thin! Will adapexin do?
Anyway… so I continue to do some searching in the web for appetite suppressants or diet pills or whatever that may help. Whatever comes up will still be subject to scrutiny, and I try to weigh if this is good for me.
With this cold snowy weather, my activities are limited to the “four corners” of our place, meaning there’s not much exercise for me, or they are not much taxing enough to make one loss weigh, don’t you think so? Being mom to two active children seems not to help a feeling of growing sideways.
But I should be careful just the same not to fall into an acai berries scam. You see, when one is looking for ways to be slim and trim, she might fall into just taking anything good said about something, though its worth is not proven yet.
Just when I thought snowy days are over, it came back two days ago, leaving us with white landscape again. It’s really inconvenient to go out when it snows coz you have to spend time to clean your car, the pathway and have to be extra careful when driving coz some of the streets are slippery. That’s why hubby decided to use the public tranport instead to go to work so he doesn’t have to worry about cleaning, etc. For those who want to use their cars, they have to shovel their driveway everyday. Tough job! They should get one of those heavy duty snow blowers to make their work easier and faster.
I can’t wait for spring to come. Enough of winter pleaseeee!
My buddy sis back home has noticed that she’s a bit gaining weight now, what with all the parties, day after day, just for this last few days! First there was the baptismal party where she was “ninang” (godmother) of a first-born baby girl to couple-friends who have prayed for this babe for nearly ten long years! Next day was the birthday party of one uncle; then the next day, the birthday – again – of our auntie who came from the United States after seven years! Hey! Can you imagine the eating? heheh
Tsk! Tsk! No wonder if she would be looking for the best diet pill for women! You know, aside from all of the above, at home she has been baking (she baked the cake for our uncle’s birthday), and with our mom, been cooking, our own dishes, and you know home-cooked dishes, you really love them, right? So the more tummy-bulging this will cause, if one does not be careful! So, my dearie sis, time to exercise, and diet?
Vices are attractive to the young, what with all the advertisements in television, and giant billboards seen everywhere. To deter children, most especially the teenagers, from these vices is a bigger challenge to parents in these present times than even a decade or two ago.
Regarding smoking, though government through its department of health try to water down the enticements of media by its “Smoking is dangerous to health” lines, a campaign for awareness, for the purpose of making people temper their vice, still cigarette/cigar factories are enjoying a big patronage, raking in huge profits. One is even offering cigar sampler specials. So it’s a free and merry world, to each its own (strategies) to capture the market.
Rearing children these days are more difficult I think, than during the times of our grandparents, what with all the temptations around, coupled with more liberal use of high-tech gadgets. They are now also freer in the way they talk and move around. And getting them to eat the right food, which makes for a balanced diet, most especially veggies, is also more challenging.
There are products for colon cleanse and detox, but fruits and green leafy vegetables are also factors to avoid constipation, or disturbed bowel elimination. If children are not trained while young, the habit of eating non-healthy food will be brought to adulthood, causing more health problems later. I know of one senior citizen who had this difficulty, but only to find out after undergoing many medical tests that right diet was the solution to his problem.
Finding acne products that work is quite a challenge. If you’re experiencing break outs now and then, it can be a big problem.
When I was in highschool, my face was prone to have pimples. Though I’d get like once in awhile, it was still embarrassing especially if grows in visible parts like in the nose or cheeks. It doesn’t help when my classmates would tease me about it. Grrrrr!
Lately though, there are already many products available in the market that claims to get rid of acne fast. As for me, I already found a good remedy for my pimples, it an overnight pimple gel which really works. 
I hope you can also find one that suits you!
Do you love the beach but don’t own a beach house? Well, that’s a problem which has an an easy solution. All you need to do is to rent a beach house during summer so you get to enjoy the scenery and the water too.
How about getting Outer Banks rentals for your family? There are many nice houses there, overlooking the beach. There are also many activities that everybody can indulge in such as surfing, kayak tour and swimming. It is also conveniently located near stores, theaters and souvenir shops.
Plan your vacation already. You wouldn’t want to miss this year’s vacation by the beach, right?
On weekends, we most often go to malls, either to shop for our grocery needs or to their department store for clothes or other stuff. If there’s a chance, I also sneak to check out the boutiques, just to look around for the new trends in clothes, bags or shoes, though sometimes it’s only for window shopping. As a young mother now of course, a visit to the children’s section for kiddie wear and stuff, for our two young kids is part of the day.
In all our purchases we see this barcode scanner being used by the cashier to get the price of goods, so she can have the total of purchases bought. This gadget surely makes shopping convenient and fast.
Yesterday a friend from Switzerland chatted with me in Yahoo. She asked if we’re available in May coz they were planning to stop in Prague for a tour. I admire how she and her husband had already planned their vacations this early. It’s actually practical to plan early for vacations so you can be better prepared for the upcoming trip. Unfortunately for our family though, we haven’t made any plans yet for this year.
Some of you might be eyeing on that Branson Missouri vacation packages, or a New York day tour package or for those with kids, a Disney tour package. Well go for it! If you have the resources and time, it’s really nice to take the family out and enjoy a new, fun and exciting experience in another place.
This new year, I’ve decided to start the habit of reading, watching or listening to inspirational books, videos or talks which I used to do often several years ago.
I want to use my imagination, my creative mind in achieving what I want in life. I used to write down the things I want and also made a vision board so I can easily visualize the everything that I wanted to have in life. Then we had kids, and our lives got busier, leaving us with little time for ourselves. I can’t even remember when was the last time I read a book. Movies or videos I watch are mostly kids’ stuff, which I get to see when my little girl watches.
Earlier while I was sleeping beside her for an afternoon, I couldn’t get myself to sleep and I thought it would be nice if I have a blackberry playbook so I can listen to motivational talks while I keep my little girl company in the room. I can also watch videos when we’re outdoors like in the playground or when we have picnics. But its out of my financial range. A cheaper portable media player will do for my purpose. But hey, maybe it would be good to practice my imagination starting with myself owning a blackberry playbook. after all, whatever your mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.
It’s a weekend but I am already up early. If I had a choice, I would love to stay in the bed for another hour. But my little boy is already awake. Right now he’s prancing all over the living room. He will be turning 1 in two weeks which is kinda unbelievable how time flies fast. I still can’t over the fact that this once big bulge in my tummy is already a little human being. Whew!
I feel blessed to be a full-time mom coz I get to see how my little ones grow up, witness their every milestones and get to discipline them and teach values that I want to instill in them. Mothers have jobs which are not the easiest in the world, but truly rewarding.
Recently, my cousin who is a faculty member of the IT department of a prestigious institution in our capital city back home met an accident. Going to school one morning, while he was riding in a public transport which drove so fast, where the driver lost control of the bus, he got a fractured rib. He stayed in the hospital for many days, but it will still take two months before the brace he’s straight-jacketed into will be taken, the doctor said.
This has made me aware of accidents and their consequences, and the legal repercussions that accompany them. While browsing the web, I’ve come across the Law Firm of O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath where one can get a Texas truck accident attorney to handle personal injury and auto accident cases which are their expertise. I wish my cousin could hire their services so he can get what’s due to him.
How do you deal with getting old? It can be tough especially when you care so much about your looks. While women are concerned about wrinkles, gray hairs and weight problems, men have their own problems to face too. They get conscious when their hair line starts to receed, or when the top of their head gets bald. For some it can start as early as in their 30s.
But men don’t have to worry really. There are many products claiming to solve that problem. All they have to do is to be patient to find the best hair loss products. If they have more money, they can even opt for surgeries.
I know some people though who don’t care if they have wrinkles, disappearing hair lines, etc. They see it as the look of the wise. hehehe
Looking for jobs that pay well these days can be difficult. I recently attended a party and the girls were talking about how some kababayans are complaining how small their salaries are. It wasn’t even enough to pay for a flat of their own. They are now looking for new jobs which can give them sufficient income, not just to pay for rent but also pay for their other expenses and still have some left for saving or sending money back home to their families.
If they have IT backgrounds, I think they would have a bigger advantage of landing good paying jobs. IT jobs seem to be in demand and pays well too.
I only hope they can find new jobs before their visa expires or else, they don’t stand a chance of staying here in CZ.
