Loving These Right Now.
Bags. For some reason, I have been wanting to buy bags the past weeks. Good thing I am not eyeing the expensive designer bags or I will just be in for a huge disappointment. Whenever I go to the mall, I always look around for bags hoping I can find something that I like that fits my small budget. Cath Kidston had a sale, too bad all the bags that I want were all out of stock.
Stripes. Bought a striped top. Now I want another one. I think I want the cardigan on the photo, too.
Organizing. I had to include this so as not to make this post too materialistic. Haha! Anyway, I finally finished decluttering my closet. Now it’s time to have my things organized.
Grabbed all the photos from Pinterest. Another thing that I am loving right now. And the hot tub with spa cover I came across earlier.
Life Resolutions/Habits.
1. Intentionally laugh everyday.
2. Practice solitude.
3. Make gratitude a discipline.
4. Stop speeding.
5. Fast one day each month.
6. Adopt a “Do it Now” mentality.
7. Eat more vegetables.
8. Go to bed earlier.
9. Give to a charity.
Read more: http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2012/01/09/resolutions-life-habits/.
Pinterest.
I am loving Pinterest right now. I am a visual person and I love looking at pretty and interesting images. And with Pinterest, I can keep all the images that I love in one place - all the ideas, inspiration, quotes, recipes, etc. It’s actually the first site that I visit when I go online. Never mind that the husband has been bugging me to look into equipment lease. I need to have my Pinterest fix first.
Anyway, just now I came across this pretty image.
This is an illustration by Mary Engelbreit. I LOVE all her illustrations and for a time I collected her magazine, Mary Engelbreit Home Companion. In fact, I still have those in my bin. Too bad, they discontinued it already. Hmmm, now I’m thinking if I should create a board for ME illustrations.
Hmmm.
Strong-willed? A little too honest? I don’t really believe in signs though…
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Comparing eReaders.
I am seeing lots of good deals on eReaders. I am not so much of a reader, but there are books that I want to read. However, I don’t want to buy the actual books as I don’t want to add anymore clutter in the house. I prefer to get the ebook version instead. I tried reading using my old phone, but I ended up having frequent headaches as the display screen is quite small. I am happy to say that I have a new phone now with a bigger screen, but if budget permits, I think I would like to have an eReader. I just need to compare ereaders first and check if it will fit on my budget.
Richard Scarry’s Busytown.
Just like in his books. He loves this!
Essential Tools to Reach Success.
Commonly, what are the basic needs of every human? As we all know, food, clothes and shelter are the ones included in the list and in addition, education are somehow considered as well because it is said to be one of the rights of all human being.
Thinking about the effects of education on a daily or weekly basis are not that superficial but thinking about its future effects will definitely leave a big impact to anyone who were not able to study and finish their degree. Admit it or not, those who have higher educational attainment are the ones who have better jobs with good salary, there are just few people who are vey fortunate enough to become successful even if they were not able to graduate. The eagerness to learn and hardwork are their best keys to reach whatever success they have.
And so now we can definitely say or conclude that education is very important to anyone of us. It is very essential to learn about lot things in our surroundings and we should also be aware of what’s happening because this will keep us updated for all the trends that we have now. All things that a person learns will indeed become the top keys in reaching every success, together with perseverance, patience and dedication.
As we talk about education, people will be more encouraged to study if we have lots of resources available. Fortunately, we now have new application designed to provide good quality of education even when you’re outside the school. As technology advances, more technological developments are discovered to promote the importance and standard of education. A so called open source lms or learning management system is developed to give education to those who can’t attend classes in school regularly. This learning management works in cyber environment and its main tool is the internet. This lets students to enroll and study online and they can also choose from various courses available.
Learning management system is proven to be very effective because of the courses and programs they offer to students who want to enroll. You might wonder how students and teachers interact with each other but actually, this is not impossible with this program. Both students and teachers have the capability to interact with one another through various available tools like online chat, video chat, e-mail service and even forums. These help them in accomplishing all their requirements and these will also allow them to work comfortably and feel like they are in the same environment with those students in an ordinary school.
In addition, every activity done by any individual will be tracked to monitor the progress of the students. The software generates a report that will be given to both students and teachers so they will know the things that need to be improved. The certificates and completion of their degree will be based on every evaluation, courses taken, activities completed, examinations and everyday attendance and that’s why students need to work hard.
Now we can say how fortunate we are because we have various resources available for us to have a good standard of education. Indeed, technology is a big help because it even gives importance to essential matters like education. And as part of being in a generation full of innovations, we should all be thankful enough and know how to use every single thing appropriately because this will not only help us to make things easier but it will also help us in reaching our goals in the future in many ways possible. Don’t let technology destroy us but rather build us and develop us to become successful.
Busy, Busy Town.
I’m not sure if I’ve blogged about this, but I would just like to share my son’s most awaited Christmas gifts. These actually arrived a few days late thus he was asking for more gifts on the Christmas eve.
Hilda Hippo, Sgt. Murphy, Huckle Cat, Mr. Fixit and Lowly Worm. He likes Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm the best that he brings them everywhere and even sleeps with them.
We also got him actual figures of Richard Scarry’s busy town which I will share in the next posts.
Back To Regular Programming.
This blog is finally up, after being down for a week, more or less. Now it’s back to regular programming. Hopefully I get to post more frequent this time. I am likewise fixing another blog, which I am yet to share as I want to make a decent post before I make it public. Anyway, school is back once again and I am not so thrilled to be waking up early. But then again, I get to do more when I do so, so I am welcoming the change. There are so many chores to do, so many stuff to organize, and I am surprised to unearth a pair of heated gloves in DH’s tool cabinet along with other abubots. So many things to let go so we can welcome the new year with a clean, orderly home.
World Vision Philippines Christmas Greeting.
For more information about World Vision, visit www.worldvision.org.ph.
My Favorite Things.
I have been waiting for Glee to feature songs from The Sound of Music.
And finally they did.
Love it!
Christmas Gifts For Teachers.
I still don’t have a concrete idea on what to get my son’s teachers this Christmas. I do want to give them a little something (gold chains if only budget is overflowing) as a way of saying thanks for being second parents to my son. I saw these 3-piece and 4-piece travel set from Beabi. The set contains zip pouches in various sizes which are perfect for keeping our essentials. I might get one for myself as well. But I am still looking for better and hopefully cheaper alternative to those. I also searched the internet for ideas and suggestions and below are some of them:
A gift basket.
Flowers or plant in a pot.
A gift card to a coffeehouse.
Books.
Magazine subscription.
Personalized stationery.
Cookies and biscuits in a jar.
The Dalai Lama’s 18 Rules For Living.
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs:
Respect for self
Respect for others
Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
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Random.
I just got my cellphone repaired and it is now working perfectly. Now I am not so sure if it would still be practical to get a new one. Sure it’s “old” already, with all the new models coming out. But I’m not rich and I guess cellphones aren’t on my priority list. I am crushing on a new toy though, a bit expensive, so I don’t want to spend on anything right now. But it’s quite pricey that I think I will be saving for it for a whole year. Haha. That will be my birthday gift NEXT YEAR! So should I delete my bookmarked sites for iphones, iphone 3gs cases and the likes? Maybe later, who knows Santa might feel generous!
Chicken Fingers.
I made these weeks ago. Yesterday we roasted a whole chicken. Too excited to have a taste of it, I never got the chance to take a photo.
