The kids are just so addicted to watching the television. They even learned how to read just by watching the videos I used to play in our DVD player. They can last a day just doing that. With that said, I am afraid that this will bring about negative effects on their eyes, and also with their holistic development. And so, as much as I could, I control and limit their tv time, and offer other enjoyable activities. I even bought tv stands so I can easily drag the tv to our room whenever the kids are doing other things.

I have read a lot of negative stuff too much tv watching can cause, not just with kids but with adults as well. It can be linked to having a very sedentary lifestyle which can lead to so many health diseases. So as early as now, I try to explain to my kids that they should be more focused on other things apart from just staring at that “box”.

One of the most common sources of income of most stay-at-home moms that I have met here in the blogosphere is their online shops hosted in Multiply. I must say, it is a very good strategy. Selling your stuff in social networking sites has proven itself to be very effective and cost-efficient for many sellers.

My friend and I talked about our plans to sell used books in Multiply, as well. We have already talked to a potential supplier. At first, we thought that this would be a good business to invest in since there will be no stiff competition unlike selling garments, shoes and other stuff. We planned to sell hard-to-find books which you could buy at very high prices should you decide to buy new ones from bookstores or even in other online shops.

But unhappily, the plans did not push through since we were so busy with other things and we found no time to concretize our plans.

I often laugh at men who are so vain. I remember there was a feature in a tv program about those guys who are really pushing so hard just to look good. And really, vanity takes all forms, sizes and shapes. And it knows no boundaries.

I have seen this site www.supplementcritic.com/creatine-supplements, and thought that those men who are working out regularly in a gym must know about this. According to the site, there is a creatine supplement which has proven itself to be very effective in muscle building. Well, nothing much, I just thought that this information will be of much help.

I have mentioned in my previous post that I am considering taking slimming capsules. The truth is I am really afraid to take that seemingly desperate measure since I believe that there are healthier options for me. When it comes to my physical well-being, I am very much cautious. Since my mom died of colon cancer, I was advised by my doctors to be extra careful as I am prone to acquiring the same form of disease. Of course, I do not want to go through the same pain, and so I am trying my best to really take care of my health.

I have heard about these natural diet supplements, and I am eager to try these. They say that these supplements have positive effects on the body apart from its slimming purposes. I still have to make a thorough research about it. I don’t want to just get into the hype without the necessary info.

Hayz, it’s really hard to be slim especially when you are trying to be the best cook for your family.

My brother and my sis-in-law are taking slimming capsules to trim down. They are very lazy to exercise, and those capsules are really the easiest way out. They were amazed with the results, and so they shared the ‘good news’ with their friends. Little did they realize that this can be an added source of income since they are now selling those Pretty Model capsules and extenze pills as well for men.

Lately, I have been exerting a lot of effort just to lose some weight. I devote a particular time of the day to exercise, and have drastically changed my eating habits. I vowed to myself that those slimming capsules would be my last, desperate resort. But this afternoon, I found myself ‘interviewing’ my bro and his wife to ask for the side effects of the capsules. Since they said that they have not noticed any health hazard while taking this, hmmm, I am considering ‘diving into the pool’ as well.

I don’t know.

When I was a lot younger, I have always been in search of the most effective whitening products. One of my frustrations. But after the two kiddos came into my life, I have been more focused about our family life that I somehow forgot about this. Now that the kids are getting bigger and are getting accustomed to other people, I can now find the time for “vanity”.

There are a lot of raves in the forums I have visited about Cyleina Organic Soaps. The comments about the said product convinced me to try it for myself. And I am so satisfied with what I have seen! I have noticed that my skin has become fairer, smoother and more supple. I am sooooo in love with Cyleina, most especially with the Black Pearl!

I asked my friend to try it since she has acne problems. She is quite hesitant though. She has been reading a lot of acne treatment reviews, but she told me that she could not afford it. I told her that maybe the Cyleina soaps may be perfect for her. Since they are all-natural, they are not as harsh as the other chemical-based soaps. Well, I hope that I was able to convince her.

Upon seeing this cartoon, my memory was kind of refreshed. I can still remember the very first day I decided to devote my whole time to my family.

Homemaking tasks seemed daunting at first. Without getting any household help, I had to manage my time in taking care of the babies, cooking for my family, cleaning the whole house, doing the laundry, and all other things inside the house. It was very hard for me at first since I lived like a princess prior to getting married. I tried decorating the house with some chandeliers from Murray Feiss, and I think it helped a lot in pushing me to do my best since I was very satisfied with how it made our simple abode look a little elegant.

And the thing was, I did not know how to cook then.

I was trying my very best to cook delicious foods for my family. I thought my husband’s taste buds were very hard to please since his mother is a good cook. He was very supportive though, but I could sense the disappointment by just one look in his face.

But with constant practice, things are getting better little by little.

I want to share to all homemakers out there this one quote I chanced upon someone else’s blog. I found this really cute, and it definitely touched my heart.

When I started being a mom, so many things changed in just an instant. The ladies’ stuff inside my bad was suddenly replaced by baby’s needs like milk, bottles, diapers and others.

Motherhood really entails a lot of sacrifices to get it through. But I tell you, it is all worthwhile. My kids are God’s precious gifts to me, and I want to take care of them for as long as I am alive.

I wish my mom is still here to celebrate the joys of motherhood with me. Sometimes I can’t help but think that if only she got sick 10 years later than she did, she should have been saved. Medical technology is generally improving as the years pass by. There are a lot of medical gadgets used by the practitioners to treat their patients such as spirometers. Oh well, that’s life.

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“I don’t want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schnek’s lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a Little dirt under my fingernails from helping weed someone’s garden. I want to be there with children’s sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived.”

Sometimes, it annoys me when I hear my baby cry so hard. He seems to manipulate me by crying so hard to get what he wants. I don’t want to say this and I don’t intend to compare, but Kuya Marc wasn’t like this when he was at Baby Matt’s age. I don’t want to give in to his whinings but I’m guilty sometimes because I get so irritated so I just give in.

I remember when we ate at a fastfood chain, and I asked him not to play with the hand dryers, he cried at once, and I could not do anything to stop him from wailing.

It worries me sometimes thinking that this may affect his emotional development. I’m afraid I might spoil him. Sometimes I don’t know what to do anymore. When he starts crying so hard, Kuya Marc will get mad and start shouting and crying, too. And sometimes, when I can’t do anything anymore, I just join them and cry also. Char!