"Live well. Laugh often. Love always. Live simply. Speak kindly. Care deeply. Love generously. Laugh as much as you breathe. Love as long as you live."
Chubby, chunky and pudgy children are cute. But studies show that these children will grow up to be obese adults without intervention.
I'm not against obese like it's the ugliest thing. It is because of health problems that come with it. I'm pretty much fighting an uphill battle with weight loss too. I guess my metabolism is really a turtle. Looking back, I knew that my appetite was really good eversince.
With the advent of video games and excessive computer use nowadays, vis-a-vis yummy snacks here and there, children move less and eat more. There is no doubt that this is a growing epidemic. I'm happy that First Lady Michelle Obama has included this a one of her campaigns. The future can't rest on unhealthy adults when the time comes. We want the future generation to be mentally alert and physically fit.
My husband and I were just discussing where to invest the little amount that we are able to put away.
We were informed that one of the most stable and safe is gold. We've never really invested on jewelry except for the occasional pieces that we'd treat ourselves to, including those I've bought through the years eversince I had my first job. I realized that it indeed hold value and barely depreciated.
I still have the good ones kept away. Maybe one day I can resell it if I really to. I'm just happy that it's not necessary at this point. Given a chance, I will probably buy more, instead of continuously splurging on purses and shoes.
We've basically taken real jewelry for granted because of the advent of fabulous fashion jewelry that are so in fashion these days. On formal occasions, I really make it a point to veer away from sporting fashion statement with fancy accessories and stick with genuine pieces I've invested on. They might be less flashy, but really simple, elegant and classy.
My friend just told me about some good deals that he got from San Diego Jewelry while picking amongst San Diego Diamond Rings when he proposed to the love of his life, and then San Diego Wedding Bands eventually when they tied the knot. He's the same one who's currently fixing his house.
Jewelry is really something that will last forever.
How's the season treating you so far? What are the family activities that you have scheduled?
It seems that our household is going to be buzzing with activity again. If you've been following my blogs, you know about my make shift "Teen Day Care" that my household turns into when my stepdaughter is in town. All the cousins get together and stay with us for a while so this year will be like the past ones -- hubby and I will have to replenish the pantry with easy to make snacks, as well as the freezer and refrigerator.
They grow up really fast and usually, each year finds us groping for new activities since they've outgrown the last. Interests change rapidly. I wonder where this summer will take us.
Definitely, we might be employing some of them when we cater for the summer picnic for the company hubby works for. It's a tradition, and we get paid. We buy all the stuff, and cook them for about 150 people. This year, the kids might be able to help us out. Hopefully. We'll just share them the bounty so they can have their own summer shopping before school starts again.
Meanwhile, it's shorts and tanks season! I've pretty much gotten my basic summer wardrobe ready. Let me see....tube tops - Check! Shorts - Check! (got them really cheap and I have 3 new ones, and an old one from a pair of ripped old jeans which now hubby calls "your bad girl shorts". Hmmm what else, Womens One Piece Swimsuits - Check! Though I'm leaning towards getting a Women's Tankini Swimsuit this year for a change. I gained a lot of weight and I'm pouring out of my old ones. I thought I had to get from Plus Sized Swimwear already but apparently not! Thank goodness. I really need to watch it now, especially for health reasons.
And all you sun worshippers out there, don't forget your sunblock. It's my pet peeve you know, but I am a firm believer of sunblock. My necessary evil.
We need protection this summer. Have fun and stay healthy, y'all!
I have just finished my To Do list. Actually, it's more of a project list of major things that needed some accomplishing. You know, not like your ordinary do the groceries for dinner kind of thing. It's more of.... 1) Refinance or Modify our Mortgage 2) Apply for a fictitious name for my home-based biz and submit it to City Hall (long overdue) 3) Check hubby's credit score (mine is enrolled in a monitoring program and I've got to do the same for the hubs) 4) Backyard improvement project 5) buy a shed 6) and other little dreams for improving our house (which may, or may not be done yet).
We're really into making our little castle look nice, not for ourselves but to increase its value. Hopefully those little milestones called Sweat Equity will do us good. I was just talking to my friend and he's doing the same thing, but with the help of San Diego Painting Contractors for his San Diego Interior Painting. He actually has a tougher project since the house is old and is in dire need of Popcorn Ceiling Removal San Diego.
Good thing our house is fairly "young" and new and is still generally updated in every nook and cranny. But still, a little sweat is always welcome. Wanna help us?
I have a big bruise on my right leg -- that actually has gone from red, to black to blue then purple, and then green to yellow. I've seen the entire rainbow on there! All because I keep bumping the same spot against the corner of our bed frame when I turn around the corner to go to my side of the bed. Suffice it to say, I never learn!
The freak bumps made a turn for the worse because I stripped our bed of our comforter this summer and so I make direct contact with the wood now. I'm still looking for a new one because I'm so tired of our old sets. Not to mention that some has gotten ripped here and there (because the hubs insisted on shoehorning the whole heavy fluffy thing inside the washing machine and our dryer). If you don't believe me, let me know, I've got photo evidence!
Anyway, we could have gotten some stuff we needed when we went down south like San Diego Bedspreads and even San Diego Window Shades (they even have san diego granite, I tell yah!) because we had a chance to go shopping and had plenty of time to spend. Especially since we really still have a long list of things we need to get and do for our home improvement project. We ended up buying indoor plants for now, which I'm happy about because it softened the look of our house.
Right now, we're still looking around for bed stuff.
Meanwhile, my leg remains bruised until the time we find the next perfect comforter again.
You are the only one who can use your ability. It is an awesome responsibility. - Zig Ziglar
I really like this quote because it keeps me from losing focus on my goals which are basically to make the most out of my talents, skills and interests. Life will be a waste if we exit this world without having offered anything productive, don't you think?
There's so many things I want to do...usually so little time. Yesterday, I started devoting a little time to focus on achieving these goals though.
1) Finally, I got my jewelry-making kit all set out anytime I want to hand-make something (wire-wrapped and altered art, basically)
2) I got the canvas ready for the new mixed media collage I'm going to make (I even bought this little notebook to list down all the projects I picture in my head...you know, the bright concepts that come up when you're in the shower and such -- a series of artwork... you hear that... a series of different themes!);
3) I've finally started conceptualizing the book again...I've thought and re-thougth the process and I think I'm going crazy.
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I come bearing two awesome news.
No...I'm not pregnant yet (though I wish I was...that will be the best news ever!), but I wanted to share two great things I heard from the grapevine today, especially for you wifeys and mommies out there, expectant or the expectant wanna-be.
I should have learned about this a year ago so I could inform my sister who gave birth in January of this year. 1) It's about how cord blood stem cells have been used to treat nearly 80 diseases in over 80,000 transplants worldwide. 2) And then if you Enroll Today in Cryo-Cell's signature U-Cord service, you can get a Baby Jogger City Mini which is offered for a limited time.
Isn't that hitting two birds in one shot? Ensuring health for the baby and making sure the mommy is healthy as well? I wish it wasn't too late for my sister yet. She does have intentions of getting a baby jogger so she can get her exercise while watching the baby. Imagine working out, enjoying the great outdoors -- perhaps that park in your neighborhood, with your baby in tow? I mean while you push her?
That is really great. New moms can get back in shape right away. I've seen couples running with it. It's such a pretty sight!
If you're interested in this, enroll online or call 800-STOR-CELL today. If I were you, I'd hurry. Promo ends on 6-30-10 at midnight EDT.
Maybe I can still get pregnant before that. I do know I would need a lot of exercising when it happens to me. It looks like I already need it now, and the baby isn't even in the bump/s yet.
Here's one of the two versions I really really like of the song called"Rainbow Connection" made popular by Jim Henson's Kermit the Frog. It's not that I didn't like Kermit's version, but this one of Sarah McLachlan is almost like a sweet lullaby for me, so soothing and touching, like it's almost my heart singing.
I hope you like the song...and thanks to the one who made the lovely video.
This is often overlooked by practitioners of Western medicine. The thing is, imagery can relieve bodily and emotional pain, it may speed healing and help the body subdue hundreds of ailments such as depression, impotence, allergies and asthma.
It's not always curative, but it can help 90% of every day health problems we encounter. The different systems of our body, including its components are interconnected and they communicate through these pathways, crossing boundaries between merely physical attributes and those of the mental and emotional aspect.
Amazing, isn't it?
We can therefore assume that by evoking communication through these pathways, we will be able to effect certain changes (and hence, improvements) that we never thought possible. I like the lemon-saliva example. If you imagine a sour lemon, what happens? Don't you feel some tightness, like a spasm in your jaws which brings you to salivate without the presence of the real sour lemon? I bet you are salivating right now as you read.
And so it's true, if we dwell on happy thoughts -- it will trace the pathway back to our bodies and thus manifest effects only happy moments can evoke. The same goes if we dwell on the negative.
And thus, if we imagine every cell of our body conspiring to mend what is abnormal or broken, there is a big possibility that it will happen.
Also, according to Steven Covey, in his runaway best seller, "Seven Habits of the Most Effective People, suggested that we can use our right brain power of visualization to write an affirmation that will help us become more congruent with our deeper values in our daily life.
According to Covey, a good affirmation has five basic ingredients:It's personal, It's positive, It's present tense,It's visual, and It's emotional.
Quite powerful, don't you think?
But before we end up digging deeper into the subject, let me share with you my most favorite use of imagination and visualization. Guided imagery in stress management.
If you find yourself feeling in the pits, or stressed out because of work, a busy schedule, and some malicious people who seem ready to pounce at you at every opportunity, try to relax give yourself some time to be alone, play some music, or be quiet, letting your imagination play, as if you are in one of those beautiful luxury villas
...on a lounge chair
....staring at the ocean
...sipping sangria in one hand
...thinking of nothing else but what to eat for dinner
You shouldn't forget to use moving blankets! These will ease your burden out of sliding and pushing or pulling heavy items from one place to another. These blankets can also be used as storage protection and furniture pads for the different pieces of furniture you don't feel like using yet. You never thought these blankets is a whole science on its own, didn't you?There are several things to consider:
Thickness- Cotton are the thickest. Outside cotton is usually soft, not rough and scratchy. They are not slippery. Some people even buy them for exercise activities.
Material - nonwoven fabric is very soft but not very durable. Polyester is much more durable than nonwoven fabric; Multicolor moving blankets combine advantages of soft nonwoven fabric on one side and durable woven fabric on the other.
Color- You might want to ops for a two-colored moving blanket because it allows you to know which side will be facing the furniture and what side is outside.
Style- If you are looking to protect your soft furniture like sofa, love seat or sofa-chair from sun, dust, or pet claws, quilted blankets are the pick.
This, my sweet, is the 411 on moving blankets. By the way, as a rule of thumb, just wash ployester blankets under garden hose and leave outside for a few hours to dry. Polyester is soft, smooth and slick and is easy to wash, and dry easily
Can you imagine if being in the middle of a remodeling project, and all of a sudden your whim strikes and finds you lusting for a porcelain sink that you have to have the same day? I see myself being in that situation considering the fact that yesterday I had to twist hubby's arm so we could go out and buy that new water can (with a pretty tiny spout good for smaller pots) that I wanted for our new plants. I refused to use the plastic water bottle that hubby offered as a solution so I don't make a mess on the coffee table when I pour water into the new potted plant. I had to use the water can before the night ended.
So much for with home remodeling! We're still in a long protracted project but it is a good thing because we don't want to create long term changes that we might regret in the end. But what I said about being able to have porcelain sinks delivered the same day is true. If by some emotional rollercoaster, you don't want to go with the planned stainless or copper, it's easy to order the sinks from MR Direct and I'm seriously considering one in the future. They are better business bureau accredited and offer extremely low prices. Not to mention the SAME DAY shipping.
Now, isn't that like a wish genie? I wonder if they can deliver a complimentary Balenciaga bag the same day too?
I feel like I'm always running. Not exactly running away. But always running after....things. The special occasion we need to attend, that special trip we need to make, that special party we need to show up in, that important doctor's appointment, that important chore, that important phone call.
When will this ever slow down?
We need to find time to have that baby. I am just scared that I will miss that window. Women around me have gotten pregnant, given birth, raising them, and are probably now on their next ones. They've seen the actual faces of the babies they once dreamed of, while mine remains a mystery.I've witnessed things come full circle with them, while mine seems to be a long and endless road.
I need a vacation!
You hear me?
We need a vacation!!!
We are considering the prospect visiting my sister and her hubby in Dubai since I heard a lot of beautiful things about the place, like the new hotel Dubai, have you seen it? My friends are coaxing me to go. Maybe it's the chance to make your future baby (and finally see that face which I only see in my dreams).
*SIGH*
We've got to do something soon. I can't let all these crazy things going on around me pull me and whirl me around like laundry in a giant super power washing machine.
This weekend, I'm declaring ME time! You won't know where I'll be. Who knows? I'll just probably be cooped inside our guest bedroom shooting darts at pictures of people who other people's lives miserable (not necessarily mine). Or I could be staring at the ceiling, dreaming of Margarita Popsicles. Or I could be playing monkey defense. You'll never know.
He said it again, like he always does. Hubby wants a motorcycle again!!! You see, before we got married, he sold his motorcycle. In fact, I always joke around that I wear the bike round my finger now in the form of a beautiful ring...the one he put on me in a very romantic moment. He said he doesn't need to be exposed to danger again because of me.
The thing is, old habits never die. Especially when you're constantly reminded of it through photos of your friends on a beautiful sunday motorcycle ride beckoning on Facebook. I don't know. I'm still not convinced. I'd rather he doesn't buy one again. It's the most unprotected form of motorized vehicle around. It's your body against whatever you hit, or whatever hits you, then comes the hassle of making things right all over again (broken bones included) and/or calling California motorcycle accident case attorneys like Tom Reinecke.
Still not convinced. But my heart is torn. I know he wants it. But most likely this is something I'm never going to give in to.
I've been thinking about making Margarita Popsicles for parties, or simply stored and ready in my freezer when guests come.
Here's the best one I've found so far and it's by Emeril Lagasse, BAM BAM BAM!
Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons tequila
2 tablespoons orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
Kosher salt, for garnish
Special Equipment: 4 small cups (recommended: Dixie), 4 popsicle sticks
Directions
Combine sugar, lime juice, water, lemon juice and orange juice in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Once cool transfer to a blender with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime wedge and process until smooth. Pour into the cups and cover the top of each cup with foil. Place the popsicle stick in center of cup (down through foil, which will hold it in place). Freeze until hard, preferably overnight. Remove from freezer and run cup under warm water to loosen popsicle. Garnish with kosher salt and serve.
But I'm pretty sure that our house will be full of kids -- TEENAGERS -- this summer so I'm definitely going to put off having these alcohol-sicles in my freezer for a while. I'll probably wait until they've gone back to their own parents. You see, our nephews and nieces like coming to our house for the summer. They probably consider it their summerhouse. Which is truly delightful if you ask me. Those late night scary movies, waterballoon fights, barbecues, videogames...hubby and I always end up having fun as well!
Meanwhile, I'll stick to making fruit popsicles. My favorite? Home-made and blended fresh mangoes, milk and rice crispies!
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