Friday Fill-Ins # 139

And here we go…

1. He was a humorous friend!

2. December camp meeting fellowship is what I look forward to most this time of year.

3. My best friend lives next town, I'll see her tomorrow!

4. I can be a deadline beater to be honest with you, it came from my experience of doing technical bid with nerve shattering deadlines to beat.

5. Appearances can be very deceiving.

6. The last person I gave a hug to was Josh, when we both went to his school to attend their Linggo ng Wika program.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to resting my sick body (I just did this FF and will rest now), tomorrow my plans include doing all my online due tasks and meeting bes JennyL and Sunday, I want to wake up 5am as I have to prepare our things early as hubby is the MC of our Sunday service!

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Choosing the Best Web Host

The first time my offline friends knew about my blogging two years ago they keep asking me questions that puzzles their minds when they hear blogging. I started out in free web hosting then after few months I decided to buy my own domain which introduced me to a lot of flexibility in terms of blogging. I was very excited then because I got the domain name that I wished, of course my own full name.

My colleague who knows a lot of things about domains, websites, webhosts and other web-related things was not familiar with blogs then so I introduced him to the world of blogging. He’s a website developer but never gotten the time to start his own blog. Sometimes he helps me with codes and when I had a problem in redirecting my free blogs to my domains. As of now I have two web hosts which are included in the top 10 hosts listed in WpDesigner but I'm constantly checking the list for personal reason.

We’ll never know the capacity of each web hosts if we didn’t make some research or if we didn’t read reviews. Well WpDesigner selected these top 10 hosts to help the readers know certain things about the webhosts such as reliability, price, customer support, control panel, ease-of-use and server-up-time. It’s really a big help for anyone interested to have their site or blog hosted by a reliable webhost. Who wouldn’t be?

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:WW - Bedimpled!

I heard someone says that dimples is a result of some irregularities or abnormality in the blood or genes. I don't know if it's true or not but all I know is I find them very cute on babies and pretty on women. Even some men have it and most of them looks very handsome with dimples be it on the cheeks or slightly longer on the jaw. I really like it and when my kids inherited it from their grandma I was glad because every time they smile I find it so cute.

This is Shaina my granddaughter (daughter of niece to my first cousin) who smiles at me with her dimples on during our visit in Laguna. See her in deep thoughts in Beyond Horizons.

Happy WW visit more entries -> here.

Wordless Wednesday

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Cooking Coupons and More!

Women love shopping and if you’ll only be on mall-wide sale you’ll notice that major shoppers are women and sometimes the men are there only to carry their shopping bags. I think its part of our system and it’s hard to get rid of it. Personally I’m tired of going out to go to malls for sale items and discounts because you’ll have to round up the whole area in order to be sure that you got the best discounted items. Now I’m more comfortable with online shopping especially when I get bargains, discounts and deals. I’m happy enough to avail discounted prices especially on the things that I love buying.

Many women love using coupons as they find it so helpful to maximize their budget. Imagine the amount you saved if you add all the discounts you availed. Now I’m sharing my finds where you can use your Cooking coupons. I’m eyeing this cinnamon glossy stand mixer for my baking moments.
I love cooking and baking so my interests in searching for great deals lie also on the kitchenware that I need. For Mommies out there who share the same hobbies you’ll be interested to know that there are other kitchen equipment and items that you can buy for less using C Kitchen coupons to avail of discounts. Women especially mothers would love to collect their kitchenware at the best deals that they can find and coupons will be a great advantage in their shopping. Let’s shop now!

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New Changes in EC

I've just received an email from EC, an info update on the new changes that management will implement next month. The letter stated that there will be changes in giving ec credits to the recipient. Starting next month the credit will only be given to the dropper unlike the present rule that both the dropper and recipient gets one credit for each drop. Oh well I'm just relieved because I was anticipating a worse situation. Thanks that it's just a small issue, but then again is it small?

Here's their advisory:

We hope that you have been pleased with Entrecard’s progress. The management team has been working hard to improve Entrecard and we thank you for your patience.We have noticed that the total number of Entrecard credits in the system has grown rapidly. This has been due to the fact that more credits are being created than credits are leaving the system. If this inflation continues, Entrecard credits will be worth less and less. To ensure a stable credit economy and reduce the outstanding credits, Entrecard will no longer give Entrecard credits to the person receiving a drop. In other words, instead of awarding 2 credits for each drop (one to the dropper and one to the blog site owner), only 1 credit will be given to the dropper. This change will be effective September 1, 2009 and will last until further notice.

We have explored many other options to deflate the credit economy and we have found this route to be the easiest and fairest way to resolve the problem for the time being. While this may seem like a set back, it has its advantages. In the long run, the prices to advertise on blogs will decline making advertising more affordable.

While we recognize your concerns, please understand that it is one of our goals to have a healthy Entrecard credit economy. This is a huge change we're making and we will continue to monitor the credit economy. We will continue to make changes as necessary to accommodate a healthy Entrecard economy. Thank you for your support and understanding.

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Some Household Needs

It’s always nice to have more free time in the house, this way you’ll have time to arrange or rearrange house to your heart’s desire. I really enjoyed my new status now as a work-at-home mom because I’m the manager of my own house and I can fit in various house jobs in shorter time. Since my daughters are old enough they help me every now and then with small minor tasks in the house. Now as I’m trying to rearrange appliances I noted the ones that need repairs like the old wooden cabinets, kitchen cabinet and many others. After the rearrangement I realized that I’ll shall need tv stands also to organize things up. Of course I’ve searched online for this and quite satisfied with my finds.

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:Today's Flowers #54 - Peach Orchids!

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I've chosen this one to follow my weekly theme of having one color of flower every week. I've started with white then pink flowers now this peach orchids I've found in my bestfriend's garden when I dropped by her place. Actually JennyL told me to take a shot on their orchids so I can post it on this weekly meme of beautiful flowers. I like the color of this orchid, something like peach with shades cascading to light yellow color with a red center bloom. I forgot to ask the name of this one so I just called it the peach orchid.

Happy Monday! Visit more beautiful flowers at Today's Flower => here.

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Sharing Responsibilities

Running a household is not a simple task and now that I’m a work-at-home Mom I’m officially full time with my whole household. When I was working in office I was so busy that some chores that I failed to finish will be continued by my dear hubby because his office schedule was an hour later than mine. He was so supportive that he never let me handle all household tasks just because I’m the woman in the house.

Ever since we got married several years ago he shared responsibilities with household tasks, those tasks that he thinks will be harder to women or the ones that will affect my health. Now he didn’t stopped from doing what he used to do but I limit those to minimum work as I have more time now to concentrate managing our house. There are just some tasks that women can’t do or hesitant to do like fixing faucets which doesn’t seem to last for a year or fixing the car. And to that I put full responsibility to my husband.

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My Name Came From Jupiter

Your Name Comes From Jupiter

You are an open-minded, adventurous person who has an expansive view of the world. You are quite cosmopolitan, and inflexibility of any wort really turns you off. You're outgoing, warm, and jovial. You are willing to welcome all newcomers into your life. You celebrate life every single day. There's so much to learn and do. You love to take it all in.

What Planet Does Your Name Come From?

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Relaxing Vacation Thoughts

When I see couples who are planning and saving money for their marriage I remember the times that hubby and I were equally busy with wedding preparations. We were so in love that all seems exciting and we never felt the hardships and pressures of wedding. When I looked back at the occasion I think our friends and relatives were more stressed and nervous than we were at that time. We were so thankful that they helped us with every single detail in invitation, giveaways, flower arrangement, gowns, menu and reception. I was so happy that day not only with getting married with the man I love most but with the thought that many people love us to care so much how our wedding will turn out.

Now that we’re married for thirteen years we’re still the same person who is in love with each other, more matured and responsible. Sometimes we find it hard to relax and spend the day with just the two of us because of work pressures, household activities and children’s demand on us. On more relaxing days we’re planning to have a vacation that will free us from everyday hustle and bustle. We would love to spend few days away from work and home just like a romantic vacation riviera maya which offers best accommodation packages with good services not just for the hotel you’ll be staying but also with gourmet foods you’ll surely love. It’s always peaceful to spend a lazy afternoon sitting on white-sand beaches with scenic views ahead. I know I would be feeling relaxed, stress-free and romantic with my hubby beside me.

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