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Preparing For Summer Heat

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:06:46 +0000

January is suppose to be a cold month for us here in our country but feels like summer is already here. I can really feel the sticky sweat during mid-day whenever I go out to do some errands at work. A couple of months to go before the official hot season kicks in, so we must prepare ourselves to keep off from the negative sides that summer brings.

Catching cough and colds, asthma, allergies and other lung related problem are most of the health problems due to the hot weather. There are times that it also rains during summer so we have to take extra precautions to avoid getting sick.

One of the best thing to do is prepare those AC unit and send it to reliable service center like the AC Repair St.Rose for clean up or fixin’ up. Having aircon saves us up from the terrible inconvenience that a hot weather could bring. Working in very humid and hot work environment is bad for the health and also affects someone’s mood. Having a good night sleep is also a key factor to a person’s well being, so aircon is indeed a big help to get the comfort and convenience of catching a good and uninterrupted sleep during summer time.

Home Dress Up For the Holidays

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:28:21 +0000

Last weekend was the only chance we got in dressing up our house for the holidays. DH’s sister set up the Christmas Belen in our mini-garden in front of our house. Kids help up in putting up some Christmas balls in the tree too. It is really fun doing the Christmas decors for the house. It makes our house more lively with all those bling-blings! We noticed that we need some new door kick plates as the one we have are old and in not so good condition already. Hope to find a nice design that will complement with our holiday dress up mode for the house if there’s any. If not, we’ll go for the typical ones that will be match our home style.

Kid’s Room Flooring

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:20:05 +0000

Since we haven’t started yet on the renovation on the kid’s room, I am still looking around the net for some design inspiration that are pocket and kid friendly room designs. I have also came to know about quick step floors that we could have for the flooring. What I like most about this product is their ScratchGuard Advanced Finished Protection against abrasions. Easy to set-up and easy cleaning system maintenance, perfect for a mom like me who needs a quick clean up during week days. Hopefully, we could start on the house project early next year. Looking forward for more moohlas to come to fund the said home project.

Nice and Comfy Bed Accessories

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:25:19 +0000

Having a good sleep after a long and tiring day is heaven indeed, healthwise, an uninterrupted sleep is beneficial to a person as it plays an important role in giving a boost to our body and mind. So investing in a Luxury Bed Linen is a wise idea to give yourself the comfort that you need. Apart from healthy benefits, it is also a nice concept for house design and decors, depending upon the taste and preferences of the owner it gives your bedroom that elegant look and individuality. You may check out The White Company as they offer a wide variety of choices of home products and they specialize in giving high quality linen products like duvet covers, towels, fitted sheets, pillow cases, etc. stylish and fashionable products at its finest to give your home that nice and distinctive look at a very affordable prices without sacrificing the quality of the product.

Making The List

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:57:59 +0000

A couple of months to go before Christmas, I am going over with my last year’s wish list and trying to make a new one. There are still those items that Santa might have overlooked so I am relisting them once again. I want to include some house related stuffs, so I am doing some comparison on cheap whirlpool fridge prices at pricegrabber.com (an online shopping site where you could find almost anything that you want to buy, be it gadgets, appliance, clothes, etc..) and see what will fit Santa’s budget this time. I hope we could go from a personal ref to this one…

SO nice right?! I hope Santa can deliver. LOL!

Another House Project

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:37:05 +0000

… has been stricken off in our list. We were able to put up a shaded roof in the terrace area and it looks pretty well. The only remaining is our bathroom makeover which has been put on hold for the longest time because of lack of funds, we’re optimistic though that it will be realize this October. DH said that part of his birthday gift for himself will be allotting budget for the bathroom makeover. Sweet! Who knows, we might be able to pull off a clawfoot tub for it! That will be that last big splurge for home makeover and next home project will be new furniture and appliance for the house! Hope that my online gigs will do good for the next coming days for my contribution this

Long Weekend To Do’s

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:23:53 +0000

We’re not really going somewhere else to celebrate or unwind while taking advantage of the long weekend. Sounds boring I know! but we opted to stay home to relax and laze around. Besides, there’s an upcoming weather disturbance so staying at home would be the most practical thing to do. There are still few things that we need to do around the house, it has been long since we had general cleaning. We will be also fixing things up like our ac, there’s this noisy sound that won’t go away. Only if we have a reliable service center like the AC repair in Charlotte NC, problems like this would definitely be solved easily. The nearest one that we have here does not really specialize on AC but with general electronic gadgets so we are somewhat doubtful in bringing the unit to them. We are also planning to buy a new one, but we still have to save a lot for it

After cleaning and fixing things around the house, we would also be paying a visit to my parent’s place. It’s been so long since we last visited them and it will be my mom’s 66th birthday on Sunday. Perfect time to greet her too! So it will be all about house and family bonding for the long weekend. )

Canvassing Appliance Parts

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:16:59 +0000

I am so looking forward to the long weekend next week. I have so many things that I need to do on my list and I want to finish them all to maximize the ~~four days~~ two days off from work. Day one includes finishing off household chores; laundry, general cleaning, ironing of clothes, all of these actually would mean whole day as it is really time consuming. Day two includes a trip to the mall to canvass on TV parts, we need to look around on some universal remote controls that we can use for the TV set and our digital cable box since the TV remote is showing signs of giving up already. We would also be looking for Whirlpool appliance parts as requested by my SIL.

DH and I enjoyed going around an appliance store as we get to see different items and new models that we want to buy for our house. But sometimes, it is quite depressing when you have a very limited budget. Ahaha! But on a lighter note, it is a good motivating factor for us to strive and work harder to achieve and be able to buy those things as it is also a form of good investment for us.

Flooring Renovation

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:29:07 +0000

As much as we wanted to start on the renovation of the kids’ room, we did put on hold with the project to give way to the kids educational expenses first. Both of them will be having their exams this month and we are yet to pay their school fees that are due in a couple of weeks from now. We will push through with the renovation once we settled other important financial obligations first. We already have the plans for the room and has to start with the tile removal first because some of the old tiles were broken already and we wanted a new design that will fit with the over all theme for the kids.

Some of the materials to be used are already available like the needed floor grinder, because DH’s friend works in a construction company specializing on the said flooring work area, he will also be dealing with the concrete polishing and other needed things to be done. Kids can’t wait to have their own room already, but I hope that they would really be sleeping there and won’t have to go back in our room when it’s really sleeping time. Hope our much anticipated funds will also reach us in time.

Light Fixtures For Home

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:05:39 +0000

One of the things that we always take into consideration whenever we had a house makeover is to look around for new designs and concept ideas, but also had to make sure that home lighting fixtures will always be present as I love to have abundant light in different parts of the house. Yes, I hate darkness. I always go for well lighted rooms as it signifies a bright and clear ambience for the entire household. There are now environment and pocket friendly fluorescent lighting fixtures available in the market. What I really like with them is that you can choose different styles and designs.

Some really has the unique designs that really catches one’s attention, giving a good impression and of course the credit to the taste of the owner of the house. They not just serve for the lighting purpose but also a a decorative piece when not in use. We are yet to look for discount lighting fixtures a couple of months from now. DH will still have to check out the newly release models that are more energy efficient lighting abroad as per her sister’s advice. Can’t wait for the new lighting pieces that will add more vibrant around the house.