Halloween Month

It's already October, the 10th month of the year. My 2 older brothers, my sister-in-law, my cousins and an uncle are celebrating their birthdays this month. I'm also thinking of Halloween every time this month arrives. When Chloe was in pre-school, she enjoyed celebrating Halloween with her teachers and classmates. Now, I don't know what's in store at their school. They didn't say anything. All I know is that they are to celebrate United Nations Day on the 24th.

Talking about Halloween, I was too surprised to see Chloe's English test result. Her teacher marked her answer wrong to think it was right. The question was: "Halloween comes in______" wherein she would write the correct month. Chloe answered October and her teacher crossed it out and put her own answer which was November. Huh? Perhaps it was an honest mistake but I won't let this escape her. Chloe could've gotten perfect but because of that, she got 1 mistake. Hey, 1 mistake is okay with me, it's a great score already! But giving the students the wrong answer is not okay with me. Her teacher needs to be corrected.

Being the stage mother as I am (^_^), I wrote her English teacher a letter instead (since I cannot go to Chloe's school easily as I used to because of the baby). I requested politely to review my daughter's paper and at the same time, corrected the error she made. I also attached the researched I made on the internet. And for your information, that was the 2nd time I wrote her a letter because she also marked Chloe's answer wrong in her book even though it was correct.

I know we are just humans bound to commit mistakes but sometimes, we should be extra careful especially if we are teachers in a school known for its good reputation. If the teacher they hire is not always careful, then their reputation might be marred just because of ones carelessness.

Green Is Great

One of the malls here in our city encouraged shoppers to bring with them their green bag every Wednesday. It is tagged as the green shopping day as a way to economize and support the environment as well. Anyways, some buyers opted to shop online because a lot of great deals can be found. Shoppers can also choose which of the available products they wanted to purchase, not to mention less hassle in acquiring it compared to traveling to the store yet the product is no longer available. So, if you're a busy person, perhaps buying online is a good option for you.

Fit And Fab!

Are you currently having a weight problem because you feel you are too curvy or quite large in size compared to others? I don't think you need to fret over this anymore because what matters most is how you carry yourself. Just make sure you wear the right size in anything you wear and I am pretty sure you will look good on it. Finding a plus size lingerie isn't that hard these days because it's available online or probably even at the store near you. And don't forget that confidence is the key to make you look good!

Protect Your Car

We have been using the same car for several years already and so far, it still served us well. We always have our car checked and if ever there's a problem, we had it fixed right away. Every year, we also renew our contract with the same car insurance to make sure our car is protected in case we might encounter some unavoidable incidents or accidents, God forbid. Despite the costs, my husband and I agreed that this is a necessary thing to do or we might end up regretting it should anything happen to our car.

Cough and Cold

Chloe has a cough and cold since yesterday and just today, I woke up having a sore throat. This afternoon, my head ached so I decided to drink medicine right away. So far, I felt better but I am still hoping that this would not progress to cough and cold because I still need to take care of Zoe. At Chloe's school, I've learned that some of her schoolmates contracted sore eyes. I told Chloe to refrain from those kids for the meantime because the virus is contagious. And since Zoe is still very small, I just can't allow those kind of illnesses to occur in our house because the baby's immune system is still weak. So for precautions, we avoid going out to public places, especially that the weather is quite bad these days, and also refrain from getting near to people with existing illnesses...

Sleeping Beauty

When we transferred to our new place, only our master's bedroom has a bed but the other rooms have none yet. So, after we arranged our things and almost everything was settled, we decided to buy another bed. It was so timely because we saw one dealer that has a mattress for sale and we didn't think twice of buying it right away. Now, if you don't see us sleeping in our master's bedroom, my kids and I can be found sleeping comfortably on the mattress at our other room.

Sky's The Limit!

Due to the nature of his work, my husband often travels to attend seminars. I remember last time when he had to be away for a month, he was booking flights so often just to be able to come every weekend to check on us. Just imagine the cost of plane fares today so it's just fortunate that he was able to avail of good flight deals especially when booking in advance. Because of that experience, we plan to go on vacation summer next year by availing this great air deals.

Work Ahead of Time

I used to work in an Industrial firm before. The company I worked for was engaged in production of large industrial coils for exportation. In order to maintain high quality standards in the finished product, the company went into purchasing Industrial computers. These computers were actually different from the standard computers you see in the backroom or office since they were more involved in the production side of the company. They were also much bigger in size and would take up the space of a small room. Regardless, investing on them was a wise decision, as we found out later, since these equipment would greatly benefit the company not only in terms of quality assurance but also in getting the job done way ahead of schedule.

Not At Peace

I am supposed to go to sleep right now but I can't so I decided to go on blogging. Okay, I have a new helper at home for about 2 weeks already. And it's really hard to adjust with someone you don't know. To be honest, I don't want them around. But family/relatives are concerned of my well-being especially that I have a baby plus Chloe. For me, I think it's okay to hire someone who will just do our laundry and iron our clothes then leave me in peace. Because right now, our stay-in helper can't be trusted. She do the laundry and ironing but I ended up doing it again coz clothes are still crumpled. But what I despised the most is that I always caught her lying..but it's hard for her to escape me. She ended up telling the truth after I interrogated her.

Today, it's her day off. She promised to be back by 6pm but actually arrived by 10:00pm. I asked her where she'd been. I would've just considered her reasons but it somehow raised my eyebrow. She said that my brother's helper held her up and that was the reason why she came home late. She didn't know that I called at my brother's house and I was told by the helper that she already left at 5pm. When I told her about that, she apologized for lying.

Then, I also told her that while she was gone, I went to the guest room (where she slept) and found my bag and my sterling silver ring hidden in her cabinet. I could tell she was shocked when I found out. She tried not to wince. I told her in a calm manner but warned her that I don't want this to happen ever again and that she's not allowed to get any of my things even though I'm not currently using it. Right now, I am actually thinking of letting her go. I don't trust her and I'm really pissed off with her lies. It may be hard as of the moment if we don't have help but it's hard for me to allow someone to live with us with a bad attitude. Before I went to our bedroom, I secured some of our things at the living room to make sure she won't get it should she think of leaving. So you see, even at my own home, I'm not at peace anymore...

Time Management

It's currently 7:45 am in my clock and I took this opportunity to blog while baby Zoe went back to her sleep. My eldest daughter, Chloe, went to school around 7:25 am and it was her dad who drove her. Usually, I wanted her to go out of the house by 7:15 am to avoid traffic and my husband will still have time to prepare himself for work. But starting last Wednesday, it was Chloe's 2nd Quarter exam so their class started at 8:00 am and she will be home by 10:00 am instead of 11:45 am.

Ok, so I'm mostly talking about the time here. After I gave birth to Zoe, my sleeping habit was quite erratic. Gladly, Zoe's sleeping pattern gradually changed so instead of waking up every 3 hours, it's now stretch to 4 or very rarely, 5 hours. I expect more changes when she's on her 3rd month, hehe. Since our maid left, we hired a new one but I made sure to wake up early because if I don't, she will wake up very late (as i mostly experienced). So, I am now waking up at 5 o'clock in the morning and helped prepare food for breakfast. By 6 am, Chloe is already awake (with the help of her alarm clock) and I joined her for breakfast. It's our bonding moment. Sometimes, Zoe is awake at this hour but sometimes, still asleep. My husband and I made an agreement in taking turns of feeding the baby. This is very important because there's still Chloe that we have to attend to. At night, I easily dozed off. But sometimes, I read a book before finally going off to dreamland =)

Right now, I am waiting for Zoe to wake up so that I can give her a bath. It's really me who's taking care of her and not anybody else as what others are usually practicing. I didn't hire a yaya and even though our maid told me she knows how to take care of the baby, I did not ask her to do so. I made sure that my baby is well taken care of. Besides, hygiene is also one issue that I need to discuss with our house help. I seem can't take her smell even though I told our her to take a bath daily. I asked her politely, though, but it seems she don't get it. My husband is bothered most of all, haha. He told me to buy her a deodorant or give her cologne just to get rid of that unpleasant smell..

Going back to my kids and the time, yeah I don't get enough sleep but as long as I know my kids are safe and my family's well taken cared of, then that's ok. At least I lack sleep not because of worrying but by attending to my family's needs.