Limiting Rice on My Meals

I’m on my 3rd day of abstaining rice on my diet during lunch and dinner time. I still have to decide if I’m going to give up my breakfast because I’m a morning person and I can’t start a day without having full breakfast. Many say that breakfast meals are fine because I can lose them all up on my activities the whole day. But I’m working on that yet and for the meantime I’m taking half servings only. My friend talks about this hcg diet she read online but I’m still keeping on my original plan and that’s getting on my healthy meal diet.

Actually I can survive without too much rice as I can eat as much fruits and vegetables during lunch and dinner. I’m taking pineapples before lunch time so I’ll be full enough not to want some other food aside from veggies. On dinner I eat a different vegetable recipe and a slice of papaya and pineapple. On other days I’m taking apples at night. Now I’m taking notes of some other fruits that are good for cleansing bad toxins so when I start on my real cleansing diet I’m ready with my supplies. I hope I can keep up with my plan.

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Better Take Care than Be Hospitalized

I went outside to buy snacks for my kids and even if I stayed for nearly 20 minutes only I felt the scorching heat of the sun. It seems to get through my skin and head. It's no wonder that people with hypertension are now very susceptible to sudden attacks. Some of the seniors suffer a shoot of blood pressure when they're exposed to too much heat. My Auntie who has a high BP prevented herself from going out too far from 10 in the morning up to 4 in the afternoon. It's the peak of the heat and after that the temperature cools down a bit. It's always better to take care than to suffer attack of high blood pressure and other heart-related sickness.

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Had a Rejuvenating Sleep

I’m so refreshed when I wake up because I had a 7-hour sound sleep and from my sleeping records I don’t have that plenty hours of sleep especially during school days. I’m also not used to taking a nap as I’ve worked for 19 years in different offices and got used to sleeping at night only. Now whenever I feel like taking a nap I would divert my attention to my due tasks and drink cold coffee or munch on sour fruits to prevent my eyes from closing. Well now that I’m feeling well and getting more quality sleep I will not be able to use the best eye cream for dark circles that my Auntie has given me. Maybe I’ll just save it for future use when I need to keep awake until dawn because of numerous assignments.

For now I’m just happy that I’m returning to normal condition and it will be a good sign for my plan of having a cleansing diet next week or the following weeks. I think that I should be in my good health condition when I start eating fruits only because I’m afraid that I can’t survived it if I’m sickly. I’m having this cleansing diet to get rid of bad toxins in my body which in turn can also reduce my big tummy. That’s hitting two birds in one stone!

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Got My Connection Back

I was tired from the yesterday’s hopping from my house to my brother just to work on my tasks and submit it on time because my connection failed. I wasn’t satisfied with using prepaid so I decided to work on my brother’s house which made my niece happy because they were alone there for 3 days because big bro has a ministerial travel in the province. She told me that she would love it if I work there also today.

Anyway I arrive home late around 9pm with my kids from my brother’s house and was retiring early to bed when DH tried our internet connection. I was feeling a little frustrated with my Smart broadband because for the past two weeks it’s not working good with router and yesterday it’s down even on direct connection. Well so much for my temper as when he tried it I was glad that it did worked. I really admire his patience on everything especially on me lol!

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Finding Her Way Around the Mall

My niece told me that she’s going to the mall to refresh as the temperature now is high enough to cook an egg so they say. Instead of resenting the hot weather she went to the mall to buy something and let the summer heat passed by. This is the very same reason that other people frequent mall areas and shopping complex. They can enjoy air conditioned place to stay, can avail of Wifi connection and at the same time do their shopping. The Wifi connection and cool temperature makes an inviting thought to anyone who has the time to relax and enjoy the day. Wish I can do the same.

My friend is a complete opposite of my nephew as she didn’t want to be at the mall when she’s alone. Why? Because she’s finding it hard to find her way out if she can’t find an exit sign. She has a story several years back of going to a mall which was newly renovated. As the ins and outs were changed it took her almost an hour before she found the nearest exit she needs. It was a hard but somewhat funny experience for her and until now we always laugh when we remember it. Well some people also experience this and can relate to my friend’s story but most will not admit it.

It was just lucky that there are entrance and exit signs to help people find their way around complicated malls especially if the signs are readable and attractive enough for people to see. Some signs I saw in the mall are not noticeable enough to some people so it’s best to put signs that will be noticed immediately. This way no one will experience being lost among the crowd on big shopping complex and other big establishments. It will also make us shopping more convenient.

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No Internet Connection Since Last Night

I’m having difficulty again with my internet provider as since last night I don’t have connection even if I’m not using the router. For few weeks now I’m having intermittent connection every time I use our router and my connection becomes stable only when I hooked my PC direct to the modem. That’s very inconvenient for us because my kids and sister can’t go online.

Anyway this morning I got worried because even I did some troubleshooting and reconnection I can’t make any connection. Since I don’t want to rent to our neighboring internet café I bought a prepaid kit from Smartbro and I was happy enough to meet my deadline and able to submit my due tasks. I’m just not comfortable with it because it’s slower than my regular broadband though they’re both Smartbro. Wish I can have my regular broadband connection again.

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Inherited Flair for Cooking Holiday Recipes

I’m very fond of cooking and I can say that among my hobbies this one proved to be the most active hobby that I do everyday of my life. My parents came from families that are good in cooking. My Mom always tells me stories of her grandparents being invited to cook for special occasions like wedding and big gatherings. Just the same with my father’s side as his father is known to have a special talent in cooking and used to cook for his friends and relatives on weddings and special occasions.

I grew up seeing my school teacher Mom cook various original recipes for their school’s entry in cooking competition for original, most healthy and economical recipes. Most of the times they win using my Mom’s original recipes and she will teach me their winning entries. I was in my teens when I show my flair for cooking but it all started with desserts and Holiday Recipes because I love to help my Mom when I’m on school vacation. During holidays we tried several unique recipes and we’re happy to see the results from the satisfied visitors we have.

Now that my Mom is old I’m the one who primarily manage the kitchen and I was contented to have my Mom’s golden advices and tips in cooking. She taught me a lot in cooking and when they praise me for my delicious recipes I can only tell them that it’s from my Mom’s tips. Aside from that I also read books and from what I learned from the books I enhanced a bit to give my recipe a special touch. I’m planning to enroll in a baking class so I can be good not only on regular recipes but also on baked goodies just like my Mom who used to bake our birthday cakes. I thank God that I will be able to do this all because He has given me an opportunity to earn income at home. I just love being a work-at-home Mom.

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:Friday Fill-Ins #172

And…here we go!

1. I’d like to spend some vacation days in the province so my kids would experience a taste of life there-playing and swimming in the river, getting fruits fresh from the tree and enjoy the day even without television and internet.
2. One of my most favorite romantic memories is when DH and I went to Christian Beach Resort in Sariaya, Quezon on our honeymoon.
3. Last night, I had Pork Soup with Vegetables for dinner and plenty of fruits for dessert.
4. Sorry for the delayed response in Facebook invitation.
5. Can we just rest for this day and think only of cooking up something special now?
6. One of my worst temptations is giving in to my cravings of chocolates, premium cakes, salad and ice cream; they're very hard to resist!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to finishing up my grabbed online tasks because tomorrow my plans include cooking up special meal and our one week supply of dessert and Sunday, I want to prepare a yummy food for Sunday School!

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:WW- Ruth's Graduation

My eldest kid is now moving up to secondary school and I'm posting her graduation pics here! She graduated from primary school last April 5 after the holy week and I had a very busy schedule so I'm just posting it now. Just look at our picture together, looks like another year or so and she'll be taller than me. She really grow up fast and I just wish that even if she looks like a young lady now she's still my Baby Ruth. I'm going to enroll her in a Christian School and I hope that she'll be more guided there and I asked her to be more focused in her studies now. She didn't get an honor but she has high grades on all her subjects. God Bless and guide her on her next endeavor.

Forgive me for being wordful again, I forgot it's for wordless wednesday. Click the badge for more entries!

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Best Job I’ve Ever Had

Because of the successive graduation and recognition ceremonies for all our three kids we have tons of pictures ready for color printing now and I’m trying to sort out almost duplicate pictures to save funds. I’m happy that all school activities were finished and I was able to get their clearances and class cards yesterday. I’m completing all requirements of my eldest and youngest kid for their entrance in primary and secondary school. I’ve just completed them all and secured NSO certificates so I’m just waiting for our salaries to enroll our eldest earlier so I can concentrate on the other two.

Online job is a good source of income but it’s not a stable one unlike the pay you have when you’re employed so you have to practice wise planning and budgeting. If you have a good income these days you have to save money for the times when work is not overflowing. But I must say being a work-at-home Mom is the best job I’ve ever had.

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