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Crazy Sale

busymom — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:30:21 +0000

The past few days, I tend to lose focus whenever I’m at the shopping center because of the huge discount sales going on. Most of the stores are on half-off. And in Australia, where everything is expensive, half-off is a big deal. Sure, the stores are just trying to get rid of wholesale apparel stocks but regardless, I’m not letting this crazy sale season pass me by.

When the Inevitable Happens

busymom — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:55:44 +0000

My husband and I have ample insurance coverage for our kids. But even with that, we’ve never talked about getting one to cover future funeral costs. It’s kind of morbid to talk about, especially so that we’re relatively young. But I know that eventually we need to discuss about it and decide on a coverage to get. Of course, the primary reason for this is not to burden our kids or our families should the inevitable happen.

A Freebie

busymom — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:39:36 +0000

We received a notice a few days ago stating that our free game console (not sure if it’s xbox 360 or ps3) is ready for pick-up from the AU post. We were a bit skeptical when we were offered a free console when we bought our LED TV but with notice, we are excited to play with it! I hope it comes with free games, too.

We All Need a Break

busymom — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:34:50 +0000

Time surely flies fast. It’s almost the end of June and in less than six months, we will be flying to Manila for our annual trip home. In the coming years though, we are planning to spend major holidays elsewhere. We have Japan, the US (organize a Branson vacation perhaps?), nearby New Zealand and Europe in our list of must-see places. Yes, we live for family holidays and needless to say, we are looking forward to see all those places!

Getting Better By the Day

busymom — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:39:46 +0000

Even if my baby still wakes up 2 to 3 times through the night, I can feel that I’m slowly getting a bit of me time at home, which of course is at night time. It’s because I’m no longer tied down to every hour, by the hour feeding. No longer challenged to put him to sleep at night. So as soon as I’m done with dinner, done with evening chores and have taken my vitamin supplements, I prepare my baby to sleep. An hour later, I would kick back and get a bit of relaxation before I’m done for the day.

To a Fault

busymom — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:34:12 +0000

There’s just too much pressure on women to achieve a thin frame. What with all the print and TV promotions conditioning our minds to do so. Of course, this is not possible given that we all have different body types but others go the extreme and opt to go through expensive and risky surgery or take popular weight loss pills without really knowing if there are side effects (so better check reviews such as hydroxycut review). I hope I won’t get to that point (or age) where I’ll be too conscious about my looks to a fault.

Elusive Sleep

busymom — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:32:09 +0000

I am on my way to full recovery from last weeks sinusitis attack. Thanks to our doctor who recommended strong medication that quickly put me back on my feet. But the past nights, I still had headache episodes and at first I thought that it was my sinusitis again then I realize that I haven’t been clocking a good enough time to sleep. By the time I finish my chores and my me-time (read as: internet time) at night, my little boy’s already awake for a feed and it goes on until the following morning. Yes, wrinkles are becoming pretty obvious on my face and soon I’ll be searching the internet for prototype 37-c reviews and such. But I hope my sleeping schedule improves soon, really soon.

When Life Takes Over

busymom — Sun, 30 May 2010 13:43:18 +0000

Our house needs another major cleaning. We had professional cleaners come to the house in March but two months later, our house looks a total mess again. It’s already challenging to juggle time between two small kids and to add house chores in the equation is just impossible! We can only manage to keep the kitchen, playarea, bedrooms and toilets tidied-up but the rest of the house are simply ignored. Well, we have no choice.

Feeling A Lot Better

busymom — Sun, 30 May 2010 06:22:54 +0000

I was having this horrible cold since last week and if before it just goes away without having to take medications, now it got really worse to the point that I was getting terrible migraine attacks! After a quick check with the doctor, I found out I have sinusitis. I am taking two types of meds and using a nasal spray and after a good nap this morning, I felt heaps better. I haven’t been eating well since my cold started and I noticed I lost a bit of weight already (no need to worry about weight loss or diet pill side effects). So I need to start eating well again to recover fully.

Stormy Winter Weather

busymom — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:46:22 +0000

We’re expecting a stormy weekend and with that we need to prepare our household for (God forbid) potential brownouts or what not. We don’t need items like clamps for the car but emergency stuff like rechargeable lamps and more batteries for our flash light. This might be an exaggeration but we need to stock-up on food, too. I hope and pray that nothing bad will happen and that the expected weather challenges will just wither away.