Proof

That's what we see when we look out the window right now. Rain, rain and more rain. It's a far cry from what we've been having the last few days. Mother nature is really going haywire, eh? In fairness, the forecast for this week actually has rain in it so it's something expected. I just didn't expect it to be this much rain...and to last this long.

Again....thank goodness I'm a WAHM! At least I don't have to deal with it out there....

Spring Cleaning 2010....

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Have you started your spring cleaning yet? I'm proud to say...I have! The spring cleaning though was not done in the house. I had to clean the garage. It is our 'dumping ground' so to speak because hat's where we store things we don't use as well as the place to put in empty boxes [imagine Christmas gifts]. So I had the work cut out for me when I decided dive in 2 weekends ago. I was able to do everything I wanted to do but I not everything that needs to be done.

The garage is the husband's domain. If to me it's a dumping ground, to him it's a place to keep his 'prized possessions'. Aside from his tools, he has boxes there containing some car accessories. I am ignorant when it comes to car stuff so I called the husband to ask if I should get rid of them. His reply: a resounding NO!!!! Whooops! It turns out the spoilers, grills as well as the other car accessories in the boxes are worth a small fortune. He got them to 'pimp up' his old ride but that car had to go when we had the little one. He decided to keep the 'accessories' since we had that car traded for an SUV. He's planning in either using them for our car to increase its value when we decide to sell it or put them on a new car we plan in getting in the future.

We Need It...

...but I don't have to like it. It's not that I don't like it, I just hate how it triggers my allergies. I know that it's raining even before I hear the 'pitter-patter' on the roof or the pavements because of my mighty nose.

But like I said, we need it. It's the dry season here and we need all the rain we can get. At least it's not freezing while it's drizzling.

The good news??? It's THURSDAY already! And there's a chance that the hubby will be taking a day off during the weekend. Yippeee! It's not certain yet but it's something to look forward to....

Social Networking...Marketplace?

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I've only been active with social networking for maybe a year or so. I've been a member longer than that but I didn't really spend much time on them before. I would only go if someone told me to check out some pictures, etc. Lately though I've been on these sites numerous times a day. I am really close to actually making one these sites as my homepage but I've stayed strong and haven't given in. Frankly, I may not give in at all. I may even limit my visits to these sites.

Why? Lately, all I see are advertisements of products that a friend [or an acquaintance] of a friend of a friend is selling. I've seen pictures of clothes, jewelry, perfume, etc. for sale. I won't be surprised if tomorrow I see an advertisement for Ferrari parts in one of my friends' page. I get it. We all need to survive and right now social networking sites are probably the most popular places to gain customers and do business. I just wish it doesn't happen as much as it does. But that's just me. Maybe I should just stay away from these sites, eh? I spend way too much time browsing them anyway. Maybe I should just go back to blog hopping, eh? Good idea??

Season Finales

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If you're a show follower like me, then you know what season finales are. I used to only watch a couple of shows regularly every week. One of those shows, Monk, is already over for good so I tried watching the new shows that air in USA Network. What do you know...I got hooked in watching 3 shows all airing right before my bedtime. Ugh. Not good because it's kinda' hard to get in the zone of 'sleepy' after watching shows that leave a viewer hanging and wondering as to what's next. That's what happened last night in the season finale of White Collar. The same thing happened last week during the season finale of Burn Notice.

Now I'm thinking if I should watch the season finale of Psych tonight. This one is a show that the husband and I both like so I watch it just because of that. The other shows I watch, he doesn't like much. He just doesn't buy some of the scenes so he'd rather not waste his time watching them...which is fine by me. He has his shows that I don't watch either so we're even.

After this week, I will only have one show to follow....my most favorite: NCIS! Yeah! One thing I like about NCIS, it airs much earlier...at 8 PM so I don't have to stay up late to catch it. How about you, do you follow any shows on TV?

Balikbayan Box

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Sent, finally!

Yep, I already shipped my balikbayan box after weeks of letting it sit on the foyer because I couldn't decide what I should put in it. I had no plans of sending a 20"x17"x23" box back home but I did...and it all started because of a digital camera I was requested to purchase here by a niece. As it happened, the camera was only the first of the many things I had to shop for online. Most of my spare time the past few weeks was spent looking for deals on lotions, colognes, hip hop clothing, pounds of chocolates and a million other things so I could send that humongous box to its final destination.

Honestly, it wasn't fun doing that [scouting the web for some things I can buy]. It's not because I had to spend money to do that but it's taxing to buy stuff for people I have not seen in almost 10 years. My nephews and nieces were just little ones when I left. Most of them are now teenagers, young adults and I have no clue what they're into so that makes it really hard for me to decide what to get them. But I was able to do it. If given a choice, I would rather send them the money and let them buy what they want. Oh well...if they don't like what I sent them, they can always give them to those who want them. Ouch!

Gorgeous Day!

Sunny. Clear. Cool. That's how our day feels & looks like today. Hopefully, it will be like this throughout the week and if we believe the 7-day forecast from TBO.com, it will be. But we know better than to trust weather forecast...so I'm just going to enjoy the weather on a day to day basis.

Another week. I am hopeful it's going to be a productive one for me. It's only Monday so there's 4 more days to wish for work to come pouring in. I was able to accomplish something on the weekend though and I'm happy that I was able to do something I've been meaning to do for weeks, maybe months now. That's one I can cross out my imaginary 'to-do list'. Yeah!

Here's wishing everyone a good week ahead! Ciao for now!

Yeah!

March 8 - 13, 2010

Need I say more????

My Favorite Gift to Give

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I don't drive...that's why I work at home. Or is it the other way around? It's both I guess since one affects the other. Anyway, since I don't drive I only get to go out when hubby is free to drive us around. My in-laws are kind enough to offer to drive me if I want to go somewhere if hubby is too busy but I have yet to take them on that offer. Obviously, if I need to buy something, say a gift, I have to either ask the husband to drive me to the store or do the shopping online. The latter is almost always the winner...especially if the gift is for, yes, the driver...err, the husband.

One of my 'rules' when picking out a gift for somebody is I want the gift to be personalized or should have some kind of a personal touch on it. This is the reason why I love giving photo cards to friends and/or loved ones on special occasions such as birthday, Christmas, etc. Proof? This photo card [which I posted here not too long ago] that I made for Dad from the little one on Vday.

Yep, photo card is my favorite gift to give. Especially if I have a picture to share [read: brag about? LOL] like that one.

Change....

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I am not a big fan of change. I don't like rocking the boat so to speak. If I can help it, I try to stay within my comfort zone. That being said...I so want to get out of my comfort zone [read: here] for a few days and stay in one of those Caribbean villas I only see in pictures. The weather here is so so unpredictable right now,we don't even have a clue what to expect next. It seems that every hour, there's a different forecast. Yes, our weather is much better compared to the other states but it doesn't make any more desirable to me, at least, maybe because I've been experiencing this kind of weather for a number of years already. Hubby is hoping to get a short vacay in about a month and I can only hope we can go somewhere away from here even for a just a couple of days.

I guess the saying: Change is the only element of life that is constant is still applicable to someone like me who is not really fond of change, eh?