RandomWAHMThoughts

Staying In Touch With The Kids

Published on 2011-10-17 17:01:09

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TracFone. All opinions are 100% mine. Being protective and mindful of our kids' welfare comes with being a parent. No matter how paranoid we may seem (especially to our children), we cannot help but want to check on them as often as possible if they are out of the house. Of course there's the expense side of it, but thanks to Tracfone, the whole family can easily Get into Everywhereness for as little as $7 a month. And by that th

Back On Track

Published on 2011-10-15 23:21:01

I've been reading every night since I got a phone after almost four years of having none. Right now it's Janet Evanovich's and her Stephanie Plum series, which is really, really good. By that I mean funny and sexy and never boring. I first encountered Smokin' Seventeen, which had me glued way past midnight, trying very hard not to laugh out loud while reading it. It was only when I finished that I learned that there are actually 18 books in the series now, so now I am reading the first book, O

Missing Elijah

Published on 2011-10-14 22:55:44

My nephew Elijah and my sister Phoebe are not here in Baguio right now. Phoebe decided to prolong her vacation in Bulacan, so they're both with my mom right now. I usually wake up earlier than Paulie and Svet, but Elijah wakes up earlier, so I'm used to seeing him and his mom already in the living room when I get out of our bedroom. Now it's complete silence in the morning until Svet wakes up. No shrieking and singing Elijah nowadays. That's him when his hair is still long. Although we talk in

Bored?

Published on 2011-10-12 23:30:22

Even though we're up to our neck in work, we still get bored. At least I do sometimes. Like now. It's been code code code ever since we got back. The only break I got was when I weeded out the undesirable plant growth outside the house the day after we got back. Nothing else is left for me to do outside, and Paulie has sufficiently cleaned the inside of the house, so I'm bored. Although we watch at least two episodes of Bones (the TV series) at night before we go to sleep, I find myself wanting

Good To Be Home

Published on 2011-10-12 23:12:12

Wow. We're finally back home from an extended vacation due to the typhoon Pedring. Our front screen door was a bit broken (by the strong winds, most probably), and our induction cooker refuses to work, but other than those minor casualties, the house was exactly how we left it. Anyway, as to be expected, weeds grew in the front and side of the house while we were away, so I took time the whole morning today to weed out all of them. I don't do this very often nowadays, mind you. I have been stuc

Straight Talk

Published on 2011-09-11 01:01:03

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine. I recently rejoined the world of mobile users and I've fallen Hook, line and sinker for my new phone. However, I am again experiencing the damage done by my phone bill, one of the many reasons why I decided to ditch owning a mobile almost four years ago. As much as I would love to have the Straight Talk prepaid wireless phone service to Call a friend, I do not live in the United States and thus do not qualify f

Rush Rush Rush

Published on 2011-09-08 20:21:50

I cannot believe how many design clients are asking to rush their orders these days. It's like everyone is going on a vacation and want their blogs to have a new look before they leave. LOL. Not complaining about the extra money though (they pay for extra of course, my lovely clients!) but I am hardly on Facebook anymore. LOL. Yeah, that's what I'm complaining about. I cannot get on Facebook as much as I want to nowadays. Ha ha. We are about to go on a 3-day vacation out of town (to Vigan, for

Big, Big Girl

Published on 2011-08-24 09:22:26

Since second year high school, I've always been one of the tallest girls in class. Also always one of the slimmest, so you can imagine how I stand out even if I don't want to. My height I've always been uncomfortable about since, well, forever, but my weight I'm pretty okay with. I mean, I can eat a lot without gaining too much weight, who doesn't want that? But as with all good things, my eating like a pig without consequence came to an end. You know how our metabolism slows down when we get

Reuniting With An Old Flame

Published on 2011-08-24 09:08:58

I used to have a passionate love affair with reading, the kind that gets me in trouble from too much of. When I became a mom, I only get to read when time permits me, and it's not very often these days as I have tons of work. Rarely do I make time for it anymore, and rarer even that I get to read an actual book (as opposed to an e-book, which is readily available in my hard drive). But, the other day while I was cleaning the house, I found an old book of my grandpa's that I've been meaning to r

Family Trips and Vacations

Published on 2011-08-12 06:30:19

Megan Gates is an active blogger and handles communications on behalf of Elliman.com. She provides written work to the blogosphere pertaining to New York Luxury Real Estate, Long Island Real Estate, and the latest in architecture, design and fashion. Theme parks and state fairs are a fun way to keep your whole family entertained. Whether you like roller coasters for the thrill seekers in your family or water parks to beat the summer heat, theme parks usually give great deals to groups of p