Happy Thoughts

A tag that I snagged from Mrs. Working Girl.

List down 10 things that made me happy or grateful recently.

1. The little girl going to the bathroom on her own whenever she needs to pee
2. The little girl asking for a magazine everytime she needs to do number 2 LOL
3. A surprise box of doughnuts from the Husband
4. A nice dinner with close friends at Serendra
5. A pat-on-the-back type of email from my boss
6. A very healthy family, no sickness
7. Shopping every weekend
8. Eating delicious meals every night thanks to our wonderful helper

Scrapping Needs

I bought a total of 5 digiscrapping kits this weekend. They're so beautiful that they made me feel absolutely sure that I can finish Sandy's first yearbook. That and the wonderful inspirations I've been getting online and offline, I'm also doing my best to take photos everyday. Now all I need is to upgrade my computer memory and perhaps buy that much-needed portable hardisk storage so I can move some of the 30GB worth of photos that's sitting on my laptop.

On Precious Metals

For centuries, it has been proven that buying precious metals like gold and silver is one of the best ways to preserve wealth and purchasing power. Not only gold bars are rare and durable but it’s also universally accepted and can easily be traded around the world. If you really need to preserve your wealth, investing in precious metals is just the way to go. It can protect you against tough times such as inflation, deflation, recession, and depression. U.S. Dollars have continued to go down for the past couple of months. Precious metals on the other hand are being bought and sold throughout the world making its purchasing power stronger than ever. There’s no question which one can protect your wealth better against future uncertainties.

LDD Freebie

Little Dreamer Designs is throwing freebies daily.

Check out today's freebie here.



Grab them while you can because they only last for two days. I'm grabbing as much freebie kits as I can while I'm on my experimenting stage. Once I get used to scrapping again, I'm going to take advantage of those $1 sales and start finishing the remaining months on Sandy's first year baby book.

All About F-U-N

Need to liven up a party? Instead of hiring entertainers, bring out the kid in you by renting inflatable items. There's this inflatable party rentals company called inflatableadventures.com that can offer you almost everything that you need to make your party full of FUN! With Kongo Krazy, The Kraken, Dual Lane slides and Tree Houses, the kids will not care about clowns or magicians at all. They also offer extreme sports like Euro Bungy, Monkey Motion, Gladiator Challenge, Velcro Wall, Bungy Basketball, Boxing rings, Robo Surf, Snow Rider for older kids and the young-at-hearts. And if you still want to take the fun to the next level, how about adding some water works - Super Splash, Slip 'n Dip, Dunk Tank and more. Kids, teens and even adults are guaranteed to have an amazing time with these party equipments. For those who don't care about bouncing and getting wet, there are also casino games like poker, roulette, slot machines for rent. Have a fun party and visit inflatableadventures.com now.

Scrapping

I've started scrapping again. Thanks to Aggie's scrapping magazines. I'm learning tons of stuff from the mags that I just can't wait to get started. The layouts there are so inspiring too. I showed some of them to The Husband but he just pretended to look interested. Typical! LOL. I hope this time I can finish Sandy's first year baby book. I'm still on her 5th month page. Sigh. I know. Lazy me. She's turning three this year so I have tons of months to catch up on. It sucks when you feel so creative but just can't find time to express it because of work. I'll just have to find time. I can't postpone it any longer. Not when my ideas are flowing like crazy.

Showers

I want to upgrade our bathroom faucets, especially the ones on the bathtub. Sandy loves using her Lola's shower, the one that you put on the faucet directly. Our current faucet has a wide mouth so nothing will fit. She hates real showers, by the way. She probably remembers the first time she had one in my mother's house. The water was so cold and we didn't have tabo (dipper) so there was no choice but to turn on the shower. She shouted and kept on crying until we we're done taking a bath. Up to this moment, she hates them, even the nice hotel showers. Well, everything except the one in my mom-in-law's bathroom. Sometimes, when she's not in the mood to take a bath, I'll just say, "want to see the rain in Lola's room?" and she will agree immediately.

School Day

The little girl started school today.



She was very talkative inside the classroom and wouldn't listen to her teachers. Since I was inside the classroom, she thinks it's okay to roam around and come to me every now and then. Whenever she hears something funny, she'll look at me and say, "mommy! hahahah that's so funny!!". What I do is pretend that I'm not there but it's so hard especially if you see her acting like a big girl. You can't help but clap and smile when she answers the questions correctly or if she does a nice twirl while they were dancing. Anyway, today is the only time we're allowed inside the classroom. Tomorrow will be different and I'm more nervous than Sandy because this is going to be the first time ever that we'd be separated for two hours.

A Day in The Life

What time do you usually wake up?
Around 8:30 to 9AM

What’s the first thing you do?
Breastfeed. If the little one is still sleeping, I’d turn on the laptop

Breakfast?
Coffee and bread while working.

Do you go to work/school?
Yes, but I work from home

Do you like it?
Very much. Except there are times that it’s hard to focus

If you stay at home, what do you do all day?
Work, play, read books, blogs

When’s lunch and what you eatin’?
At exactly 12:20 PM, I take a break to eat with the little girl

What time do you get home from work/school?
No schedule. I work as much as I can

What do you do?
I design websites

Dinner: When and what?
7:30-ish. Rice and whatever it is that our helper cooked. (usually from my list of food for the week)

What do you do to unwind?
Read celebrity gossips, go to the mall, read books, watch Coffee Prince, watch DVDs, eat chips LOL

What’s your favorite part of the day?
10AM to 12PM. My blogging time.

Who’s your favorite person to interact with?
Sandy and The Husband. We chat all day through Gtalk. And twitter friends, yes.

When’s bedtime?
11:30PM-1:30AM

Who’s bedtime with?
Mine.

Old and Heavy

I've been blogging nonstop about my recent weight gain. No matter what I do, I just keep on gaining those pounds. I wonder if it has something to do with Sandy not nursing that often anymore. I absolutely have no time to exercise because my 24 hours a day is already booked. I don't want to try weight loss pills like Orovo or Xenical until I'm absolutely sure that it's healthy. Besides, my weight gain is still under 10 7lbs so I'm not worrying that much. We'll see next month though. If things become worse, I might just wake up early and hit the treadmill. Thinking about it just now makes me want to lie in bed some more.