Happy Monday

So how was your weekend? Ours was lovely and that's so rare for the last two years :D. We had a quiet but fun Saturday morning. Then in the afternoon, we went to my friend's baby shower party. It was a blast, most especially because the little girl managed to play on her own, while The Husband and I mingle. It's a small room so we can see her all the time. It's good that there were two toddlers there as well so the three of them had so much fun destroying Sandy's "air pet".


Here's a photo of her taking my picture. :)

Yesterday, we shopped for new shoes for Sandy. All her shoes were too small for her that whenever we go out, we just wear her Havaianas flip flops. It's so hard to shop for her because nothing seems to fit right. I went ahead and bought her this cute, rubber, slip ons even if it was a bit big. For sure, she'll manage to grow her feet again in two weeks time.

That's about it for now and hope all of you had a great weekend!

Skin Talk

I promised myself I'd take lots of self-portraits. Whenever I browse through my photo library, I feel bad that I don't have a lot of photos with Sandy. I also want face shots because I'm planning to do some scrap about myself. I can't possibly create All About Me layouts without at least my photo right? Ever since I became a mom, I lost interest on picture taking LOL. I blame it on skin breakouts and eye bags, really. I know I should try some acne treatments or at least some eye creams so I can prevent aging. Oh my, did I just typed the word aging?

Furniture Shopping

While we were shopping for baby furniture yesterday, I saw that convertible furniture are very popular these days. Maybe it's because not everyone can afford to have big space especially in the nursery room. The convertible sofa beds looked great that I contemplated having one for our bedroom. I've already mentioned plenty of times how we need to upgrade our bedroom furniture but unfortunately, we haven't found the time, and the budget to do it just yet.

My friend recently bought tons of discount furniture from a furniture warehouse and I can't help but feel envious. The furniture looked amazing and I didn't believe that she got it for a lower price until she showed me her online receipts. I saw the same pieces being sold at $2000-$5000 more from another shop actually. Well, I'd still be better off buying our stuff from SM Home. :) At $2000, you can buy an entire bedroom furniture already LOL.

Mom and Pop Shop

My cousin from the US is planning on expanding her small grocery store next year. It started as a small knick knack store two years ago because she wants to earn extra cash while she stay at home with my niece. When she noticed how good her sales were, she decided to introduce new products each month. Now, she's earning already 4x her old salary (minus the costs) so she and her husband decided to aim big. As early as now, I'm helping her research for POS products like bar code scanner, point of sale terminals and other equipments. These things can cost an arm and leg so I asked if she will consider getting refurbished items.

I remember seeing this online company, Vision a couple of months ago that sells certified pre-owned point of sale equipments. There are point of sale terminals, various types of handheld barcode scanner, inventory collection devices, and POS products from top brands like NCR, IBM, Fujitsu, and Siemens. My cousin liked the setup of their pre-owned ncr point of sale and immediately asked for a quote. They are really happy about the fact that they can save huge amount of money by buying certified refurbished POS equipments. This way, they can allot the money to other things like construction and supplies.

Bouncing Baby

Just got back from the mall. We went on a quick shopping spree trying to find unique baby gifts for our friend who's throwing a baby shower tonight. The husband kept on teasing me why I was taking too long to shop. I told him it's because I care a lot whether the recipient of our gifts will like their present and if they can really use it. That's why it took us one and a half hour finding the right gift. In the end, we settled with a baby bouncer from Fisher Price. I was looking for something similar to Sandy's old bouncer but it seems the stores doesn't carry it anymore. The bouncer that we got is colorful and has a massager so I was happy about it.

TGIF

Have an amazing weekend! We have so many plans this week so expect a lot of posts on Monday. :)

Rent To Own - The Latest in Consumer Services

I've always thought that rent to own only applies to real estate properties until a friend told me about APRO. Their website, which can be accessed at RTOHQ.com, is filled with useful information about the lease to own industry. This is a fairly new industry targeting consumers who can't afford long term financial obligations but still want to acquire durable goods.

So what is rent to own exactly, you ask? Rent to own is the process of renting furniture, electronics, appliances, computers, jewelry and other products to consumers with an option to buy. According to statistics, the target market for this industry are usually students, families earning a weekly paycheck and people with temporary jobs. As a costumer, you have a choice to stop the payment and return the product anytime you like. As for owning the product, it depends on the rental agreement. Some lets you take total ownership if you renewed the rent for a period of 12 to 24 months. While reading this, I already have something in mind that I'd like to rent - designer bags! ;)

Do You?

Snagged from Aggie

1. Do people ever mistake you for being a different race? Never.

2. Do you have any friends with "benefits"? None

3. Do you like beer? If so, which one? Heineken

4. Do you carry any form of contraceptive with you? Always natural ;)

5. Do you believe "Once a cheater, always a cheater"? Not really.

6. Do you take your daily vitamins? No

7. Do you have over 200 friends in your Friendster account? Yes

8. Do you have a favorite number? 16

9. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed

10. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? Oh yeah, you need make the most of what you paid for

11. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? Out. I want to be able to move freely even when I'm asleep.

12. Do you have freckles? None

13. Do you ever count your steps when you walk? Sometimes.

14. Do you chew your pens and pencils? Nope

15. Do you still watch cartoons? It's what I always watch lately, thanks to Sandy.

A Little Bit Country

Carrie Underwood has gone a long way ever since she won the American Idol title. My friend loves her so much and she was so proud that Carrie's face is included in the header of this country music website with other top country music artists. This just proves how big she is. I don't really care about her, honestly. I'm more of a Jewel fan and even used to play her songs in my old guitar. I haven't heard/read much about her lately (or any other artists) though so while my friend is talking nonstop about Carrie, I checked Jewel's profile from the site that she gave me. I'm really so outdated that I didn't know about Jewel releasing her latest album. I immediately checked the site’s country music lyrics section to see "I Do" but it's not available. The lyrics database is pretty huge by the way; too bad they don't have anything on Jewel.

Describe my Day

1. I woke up early because I dreamt of another local celebrity again. I won't tell who because I'm too embarassed. I had a crush on him in my dreams bwahaha

2. The little girl and I had a small argument because she wanted to nurse. I'm already weaning her so I said no. She's only allowed one nurse a day and that's during her naptime. Thank God she agreed to just drink from her bottle while I carry her like a baby

3. I have this huge headache from troubleshooting my blogger the whole day

4. I received two design requests. I had to turn it down because I don't have the strength and time right now

5. No exercise, too much carb.