:Photohunt: Mostly Black - Black Clouds

 

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This is my view in the late afternoon when we had our outing in Cavite beach together with church brethren.  I saw all black greyish clouds looming atop the sea sending signals to us that rain showers are coming.  It's good that it happened an hour before we left the place and just a few raindrops.  It was the first day of the current year and we always go to the beach or somewhere to welcome the year with good vibes.  

The kids spent the whole day playing sands and swimming. They only come back to our cottage when they're hungry or thirsty. They really love the beach and so do I. Anyway the mountain looks dark also and they told me that beyond the mountain lied the province of Bataan.

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Tired from School Activities

It’s a long weekend and I spent this weekend thinking of delicious recipe for my family as they’re all here since yesterday. Yesterday was the celebration of 25th anniversary of EDSA revolution and schools have no classes. It’s also a good break as the little boy was tired from their family day and field demo in school. Before the presentation they had series of rehearsals so I’m glad for the break. Both the little boy and I were tired and we slept past 6am the next day. 

We always wake up before 5am but yesterday we really took advantage of the holiday. How I wish we have those hot tub I saw online so we can use it when we want to relax our tired bodies. I’ve seen the hot tub spa covers and I agree that it’s really a must to get durable cover for the hot tub. If only I have it I would take good care and buy the best covers to protect it. Hmm maybe I can save for it.

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:Thursday Challenge: Movement - Winners!

 THURSDAY CHALLENGE

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"MOVEMENT" (Shaking, Falling, Bouncing, Jumping, Curling, Sagging,...)

Happy students! They're very glad to know that they've won places in the District Press Conference.  My daughter Gen won 4th place in Article Writing, Her friends/classmates Carlo won 1st places in sports writing, editorial and article writing, Gian in sports writing too, Fatima 1st place in photojournalism, Charles 2nd in Filipino edition and some others.  I don't have the copy with me but they've bagged more prizes than other schools and we're proud Moms there :D

Btw I'm the official photographer there lol!

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Dental Procedures and Services

I envy people with strong and beautiful teeth because previously before I delivered my 3 kids I had very strong teeth. My cousin is a dentist and when she’s graduated and start working she fixed my protrude teeth at the front. She made retainers for my teeth and it worked out best for me. When I got married and started having babies my teeth weakened and I wasn’t able to have regular checkups. Now I want to save my teeth and hope that it will return to its former best condition. I had check-up with our family dentist and suggested fixed bridge on my missing tooth and other small spaces in between but I’m having second thoughts whether to have dental implants instead. It’s nice reading about Raleigh Dentist and all about their services and procedures done in their clinic. It informed me of the things I want to know.

They specializes in many aspects of family dentistry like dental crowns, dental implants, dental sealants for children, dentures, root canals, sealants, tooth fillings and a lot more. Raleigh Family Dentist helped me in some way in deciding what I should do with my teeth. My dentist quoted a big amount of price that I don’t want to go through it without thinking carefully about it. I learned that there are things I should consider when subjecting myself to the suggested procedure from my dentist. I was glad I’ve browsed their site. Now I’m fully informed that people with diabetes, smoking habits, chronic drug habits, immune and deficiencies are not good for the implant. Glad that I don’t have any of that so I can choose either implants or fixed bridges it in the future.

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Online Tax Filing

It’s just more than a month and it’s time again for tax preparation for companies, businesses and individuals both private and public offices. I was employed before as Accounting Supervisor and this season is the busiest in our department because we have to prepare plenty of work for our company’s taxes and financial statements. We also do the alpha list of all our employees and assist them in tax filing. This is done with care and accuracy because the government’s bureau assigned to tax will check everything that we filed and it will also determine the tax refund of employees.

Well not everyone knows how to file income tax properly and if there’s no one to guide and teach them they might get wrong in the computation. So this online free tax filing I browse will be some help to expedite tax preparation. With the help of Liberty Tax Service’s professional expertise you can prepare and file your tax online for free. eSmart Tax is an easy-to-use, eFile tax preparation and filing service. They provide tools to help you get big tax refunds while having the most accurate, secure and safe preparation of your tax. 

Now if you don’t want to use eSmart tax and wanted to file the traditional way there are Liberty Tax locations to assist you in whatever service they can help you.

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Drinking Cold Water After a Meal

My Mom and my husband has been telling me and the kids not to drink too much cold water but I always answer that I feel incomplete whenever I eat and then drink room temperature water. I'm talking about lunch and dinner as cold water is really a no-no in the morning. I remember my Mom's cough stopped when she starts drinking slightly warm water. Now I just browse upon an email from a friend sharing me information that drinking cold water after a meal can cause cancer! Really! Can you believe this?

Here’s what I learned from the emailed information. I know how it’s nice to drink a glass or two of cold water after a meal but you have to read the process in order to believe this one. The cold water will solidify the oily foods that we consumed and it will slow down the digestion. Then once this reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will definitely line the intestine and soon this will turn into fats and lead to the deadly disease cancer.

So it’s best to drink warm water or maybe hot soup after the meal to help digestion of the food. So now it will also help my constipation problem and my weight loss goal.

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Fashionable Medical Uniforms

I’ve been seeing the modern uniforms for health care staff in the hospital near us and I must say it’s a lot different from what I used to see. It’s a refreshing sight to see and makes them look more attractive. It’s not that I don’t like the clinical white uniform that they used to wear but the colors make a friendlier look. I always think that hospitals shouldn’t be all white in color as it make me somewhat nervous seeing all white in walls, ceilings, floors and medical uniforms. It makes them look cool and very approachable.

I really like this new trend in uniforms because nurses and doctors can look more stylish while working especially when they get if from Blue sky scrubs. I’ve been browsing the site for discount nursing scrubs for my niece and was delighted to find various colors and style available. With nice stitching at the pockets and tapered waist it flatters the figure. Now these medical staff can be fashionable at work.

Now for those who want to dress their kids like little nurses or doctors for playing Blue sky have scrubs for kids which has the same fashionable stitching at the pockets and available in ceil blue color. I suddenly remember my cousin’s nursing uniform when we were kids. She loves playing with her uniform and always pretends to be a nurse. She didn’t pursue being a nurse and she’s now a teacher.

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Who Should Read the Bible?

The Holy Book or the Bible is a lot of help to those who seek God's words to guide their lives and to know the lessons in life. Some people may not realize it but it should be a daily reading book so you'll know best ways on how to deal with life, love, career and almost all aspects of life. Here to share what are the things that we can get from this very important book which contains the life of Jesus and all His words written for us to cherish and behold. Now we'll be asking a question to awaken those little thoughts in our mind.....

WHO SHOULD READ THE BIBLE?
The Young - To learn how to live.
The Old - To know how to die.
The Ignorant - For wisdom.
The Learned - For humility.
The Rich - For compassion.
The Poor - For comfort.
The Dreamer - For enchantment.
The Practical - For counsel.
The Weak - For strength.
The Strong - For direction.
The Haughty - For warning.
The Humble - For exaltation.
The Troubled - For peace.
The Weary - For rest.
The Doubting - For assurance.
The Sinner - For salvation.
The Christian - For guidance.

Hope this will inspire your day.. God Bless!

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Better Sleeping Days

I’m so tired from working all day and all I want after my work is a good night sleep to give me enough energy to take care of my kids tomorrow. I have to make sure I sleep at least 6 hours a day to keep my mind and body function normally. I can work overnights and sleep for 2-3 hours only but at the end of the day following that I will feel dizzy and that makes me feel sorry that I’ve been abusing myself. Anyway I’m just thankful that I can sleep well now because several years back I had insomnia and it felt really bad that I thought of using natural sleep aid to make me fall asleep. 

Before the insomnia sickness I’ve been spending overtime and overnight hours in my work for several days doing bidding documents and technical proposals that never seems to end. If I could only buy sleep then maybe I’ll pay just to have regular sleep. That’s past now and I’m given the chance to sleep when I can because I’m working now in the comfort of my home. And though I have to get up at dawn to cook and prepare my kids’ school things I can spend an hour or so in the afternoon to make up for waking up so early. I feel so blessed with my present work.

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Online Workout Exercises

I needed a regular workout that would make me healthy, fit and toned. Few months ago I found this gospel aerobics at givinghimpraise.com instructed by Paul Eugene and that's when I started my regular exercise.  I stopped last December and came back again this month.  My body coordinated well with the series of exercises that includes dance fitness, cardio boot camp, hi lo cardio, gospel aerobics and a lot more.  Now I spend an hour four times a week to do series of workout here.  It was hard at first but enjoyable when you're constantly doing it.  Just remember to have a glass of water beside you before starting i.  Enjoy this video:

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Good Grasp of Property Values

My brother deals with everything that concerns his residential and building projects. He’s mainly concerned with design, construction and permits to start the project. After he has completed everything in the contract he also help his client gather property insurance quotes that will fit his client’s budget. Being in the assessment job for several years before retiring he has a good grasp of the value of properties so the client sometimes ask him to search for comparable quotes. My brother’s clients are lucky that they can always depend on my brother for whatever problem they have on their house and some other properties because he’s willing to help at all times.

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Replacement for the Old Medicine Cabinet

We’re planning for a repainting job on the living room and kitchen as paints are showing some fading signs. We’re now thinking of the color because we just seen the work done by DH siblings on their home in Montalban. Well they’re painting experts and their house is a model of their painting expertise. If we can have our house painted by summer it would be more refreshing to look at. I’m thinking of pastel colors for now but I’m still not decided on the shades.

For the bathroom maybe we’ll just add accessories and cabinets like Robern Medicine cabinet which can organize the soaps, shampoos, medicines and some other things needed in the bathroom. We’ve discarded our old cabinet few years back and we still haven’t replaced it. Also I want a more modern look than our former wood cabinet.

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