Home Hacks Design

Home Hacks Design for the bathroom such as Simple Hacks To A Prettier Bathroom. Similarly, this also feature Toilet Shopping Tips.

Another Home Hacks Design are for kitchen like Cleaning Tips For Your Dirty Kitchen and cleaning products that is perfect for cleaning.

Kitchen Hacks You Wish You Should Have Known Before like the other great use of paper towels.

Creating an effective cleaning schedule; divide it into categories; daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.

Cleaning schedule that you also need to consider are those that is done every 4 months such as air conditioner cleaning, pest control, and deep cleaning of windows.

Cleaning of roof and rain gutter are done every year. Cleaning/draining of the septic tank should be done every 3 years or 5 years.

Cost of home make over and DIY for cheaper make over ideas.

Bedroom decorations ideas and where to buy the cheapest bed lines.

Kitchen make over ideas and DIYs for cheaper make over ideas.

Tropical living room themed and where to buy cheap tropical plants.

Home make over ideas in the Philippines. Home interior ideas in the Philippines

Mommy Blog with home hacks topic in the Philippines.

Where to buy cheap wood furniture in the Philippines.

Price of Aluminum Screen Door in the Philippines. Price of the brown aluminum and silver aluminum.

Furniture stores in the Philippines. Abad Santos furniture store address.

Uratex foam custom cut online. Uratex foam price online.

This Is My Shirt Story: Black Shirt Times 3

A shirt is just a shirt not until you bond with it, not until you experienced something special while wearing it, and when that time comes, it’s no longer just a shirt anymore. It becomes a part of your life. It feels like the memories were imprinted on the shirt. And whenever you wear that shirt or see it, it brings a smile on your face or a tear in your eyes.

What is your favorite shirt? Is it the one that you wore when your boyfriend then, husband now proposed? Or is something that you wore hours before you deliver your first born? Is it the shirt you are wearing when you got your first car or the one you’re wearing when you got your first job?

For a mom like me, all my shirts are my battle gear and the memories imprinted on all those, were usually a pile of dirty laundry (thoughts while doing the laundry), a spilled milk, tantrum tears, soiled diapers and whatever antics my kids do. I can’t even remember what I was wearing when my husband proposed to me or when I gave birth to my first born. I can still recall though what I was wearing when I cried a river upon learning that I am finally having a baby girl. But that shirt, it does not have an effect on me, at all, well because the reason why I cried so hard is with me already, saying I love you and I miss you all the time..

If I have to choose one favorite shirt, I will say my black shirt is the one. I love this shirt so much because it looks really good on me. Take some lbs off my tummy and not to mention (as my first born son said) mukha akong mayamanLOL.. seriously, whenever I wear it, I feel good about my self..

There are 3 occasions in my life that I was wearing this shirt and this one best describes or summarized what my life is all about..

The Shirt and The MOMMY

I got this shirt from a thrift shop and I wore it first last March for my first born’s Recognition Day. I was wearing the shirt as a very very proud mommy. My son finished grade 1 with flying colors. He is my first born son and though we have no favoritism in the house, I have admit that my first born holds a very special place in my heart. I know a lot of moms can relate to that. First born is really special.. this is when we experienced all the first.. the first pain of labor, the first lukso ng dugo, the first happiness of being a new mom, the first hardship of being a new mom..And until now, whenever this boy reach a certain milestone in his life, I cannot help but cry.. even as trivial as blowing his birthday cake candle (sniff).. So imagine how proud I am on that special day. I told my husband that he has to be the one putting his medal on.. not me for the mere reason that if I do that, I will end up crying in the stage.. on that day my son even commented how I look mayaman on that black shirt 🙂

The second time I wore this shirt was during the Pinay Mommies Community grand EB last April. I choose to wear that shirt because as I have mentioned above, it makes me feel good. That would be my first time to meet the moms that I felt connected with, that I come to love over the course of our Facebook interactions. Part of me was afraid that they would not like me so to shake off that insecurity, I put on this very nice shirt. Coincidentally, my Mareng Ruby is also wearing a black shirt (it’s not that hard to figure that out why we all love black shirt).

The third time I wore it was during the launching of Kapuso Foundation Celebrity Ukay Ukay. It was also my first time to meet Miss Mel Tiangco and it was a very touching experience. We learned a lot of things about their foundation and how they really work hard to help people in need. During the AVP, I was deeply touched and almost cried..

Miss Mel Tiangco gave us a message that I will always remember..and here is what she said during that event:

“What the kapuso wants to offer you is for your profession, for your hobby to be a medium of public service for our people. We assure you that every single centavo would go to the kapuso classroom project. Di ba ang sarap nun, ung enjoy ka na, nag ba blog ka na, pero alam mo deep in your heart nakaktulong ka pa sa kapwa mo? At ikaw ang nagiging daan ng pagmamahal ng kapwa mo sa kapwa nya. It is really the most fulfilling thing that can happen to professional likes us. Para ka maging instrument for God’s love and an instrument to a kapwa tao na nagmamahalan.”

The three occasion where I wore this shirt represents the three most important part of me.. as a mother, as a friend and as a person who is willing to give a hand. I love this shirt so much not just because it makes me feel better, I love this shirt so much because of the memorable events that happened while I was wearing it.. I love this shirt so much but I am willing to give it up in support of Electrolux Wash-athon. This is one of my treasured shirt, but I know that through Electrolux Wash-athon this shirt will be more than a mom, a friend or a human.. I know that this with this event, the shirt will give hope and faith. And This is my Shirt Story.

I love this shirt! Now I want someone else to love it too! I support the Electrolux Wash-athon Clothes Donation Advocacy.

About Electroux Wash-athon

This typhoon season and advent of climate change, when the need forevacuation centers has been part of our society’s disaster response protocol, Electrolux Philippines is rolling out its Wash-athon clothesdonation advocacy campaign in Luzon, Cebu and Mega Manila. This year,Electrolux created the laundry mobile, which will tour Luzon, Cebu and Mega Manila to pick-up the donation and wash the clothes of those who donated. The Electrolux Wash-athon invites people to donate their clothes for the benefit of typhoon victims and other people in need. In return,Electrolux will wash the dirty clothes of those who donated!

AQIVA’s Treats for Tots: Healthy food your child will love

When it comes to my kids, I am really lucky that they are not picky eaters. There are times though, that they are fixated on eating certain food like shrimp, corned beef or chicken. I have to trick them just to eat the right food for them such as vegetables. I usually tell them that those were their favorite dishes when they were younger and it is effective so far. The only vegetable that they cannot eat is ampalaya, and I don’t even eat it myself.

Of course even though they are not picky eaters I still want to make sure that they eat as much veggies they can and I am really glad that I have been part of AQIVA’s Treats for Tots: Healthy food your child will love. Chef Carina taught us two dishes that the kids will surely love but is actually a very healthy treat.

We were grouped and all participated in a cook off. Now, these two dishes are not very new to me but the way Chef Carina prepared it, that is something I am not familiar. Two students from FEU Culinary School (Makati, where the event was held) helped us in preparing the dishes (Thank you so much Louise and Ina). We committed a lot of mistakes and put a lot spices so I am quite surprised that our dish won over the other 4 groups.

Rowena and me while preparing (Thanks Ferdie for the photo) Super Healthy Kiddie Spaghetti and Chicken Fingers. The spaghetti was super healthy because it has spinach, broccolo, green peas and carrots on it. It’s actually 70% veggie sauce. The chicken on the other hand was baked. Surprisingly the spaghetti taste good and the chicken is something that my kids will really love. I was able to take home a sample for the kids and as expected the chicken was a hit. The spaghetti didn’t taste as good as it was during the event, somewhat the taste of broccoli surfaced and one can actually know that the sauce is about veggies but the kids loved it nonetheless.

And as the winning team (photo above), we were able to take some goodies from Healthy Options

AQIVA is a nutrient-enriched milk supplement from Wyeth that is designed to fill the nutritional gaps of children 4 years and older. AQIVA contains more than 40 ingredients including 25 essential nutrients and it comes in a great-tasting vanilla flavor.

My memory card has been corrupted and I lost all my photos.. I am really thankful that Rowena of Animetrics allowed me to use her photos.

Blogging Today: Getting To Know The C, P, I and D

Host: Good morning! Good morning! Today, you will be surprised to learn who our guests are. I am not in the position to be here but Pehpot assured that I can do this well and she will also be here today to give her inputs and ideas. So without further adieu, let’s all welcome Miss Pehpot together with our guests.

Good morning Miss Pehpot and I will give you the limelight so please introduce to us our guests for today’s episode.

Pehpot: Good morning mommies, daddies and to all our viewers and readers.. Our episode for the day might be a bit familiar with you and most of our guests you’ve met already, in fact some of you might be very familiar with some of them.

Let’s all welcome, Miss P, Mister C, Miss I and Miss D. Please guys tell us something about yourself, we love to hear it from you.

Miss P: Hello everyone! I am Miss P and a lot of women knows me, I can be your best friend but I can also be your worst enemy.

Mister C: They say I am not reliable, what can I say? try at your own risk, I am Mister C and I am oozing with flavors.

Miss I: Good morning mommies! I may be uncomfortable at first but once you get to know me, you’ll never want to live without me.

Miss D: Greetings everyone! I am Miss D and though my reputation is not that good, I think I can make you understand more about me.

Host: Thank you guys for the very intriguing introductions. I bet our readers and viewers are still at lost on your true identity. Just hold on guys and together with Miss Pehpot, we will disect each one of them hahahaha

Pehpot: Right on host! Let’s get this party started. I want to ask you guys, what makes you different from each other?

Miss P: I can say that I am the most flexible, you can find me cheap but of course with that price tag I dont’ promise that I can’t give you head aches. You can also find a better me, a more expensive one and comes with a skin care package.

Pehpot: Oh! I can vouch on the skin care part hahahaha

Mister C: I think I am the most accessible and not to mention I come in different size and flavors too.

Host: I even see you at convenient stores!

Miss I: In terms of side effects, I offer the least but you really need to be extra clean so that our friendship will last.

Miss D: I think my edge with them is that I am very convenient and not to mention the cheapest.

Host: And since you mentioned what makes you different from each other, we would like to know more about you and how you guys function.

Pehpot: I guess it’s about time that you also educate us why we should have you and shed us some light on some effects you have on our body. So let’s first ask Mister C since he is the only thorn among the roses. Mister C, please do tell us what can you do and how well do you rate as a birth control method?

Mister C: If you are still not aware Ladies, the C stands for Condom. I am sure most of you knows me or already heard of me. I am the man in the middle of the action. OK let me rephrase that, I am used during the act itself or else I won’t be effective. So what can I do? I serve as a barrier to reduce the risk of getting pregnant. OK let me make it clear for every one, I CANNOT PREVENT pregnancy, I can only reduce the probability of being pregnant.

Host: So are you telling us that you are not an effective birth control method?

Mister C: Well, I can say I am effective but not 100% (smiles sheepishly).

Pehpot: I bet you are hahahaha
How about you Miss P, please tell us more about you and how effective you can be.

Miss P: As I mentioned earlier, I am the most flexible, that is in terms of the price. You can buy for as low as 100 PhP per pack but I am also available as high as 400+ PhP per pack.

Host: Given the fact, that you are flexible in terms of prices, how does this affect your effectivity as a birth control method?

Miss P: Oh well, let me first explain what I do as most women that used Pills (that’s my full name) does not know how I function. Let’s make this very simple. I worked by injecting some hormones on your body thus preventing you from ovulation. If there is no ovulation, even if you have an intercourse, there will be no egg to fertilized so there will be no pregnancy.

You can buy pills at a very cheap price but this kinds of pills sometimes pose a not so good side effect such as head ache. Pills with a more expensive price tag are also anti acne thus giving you a smoother skin.

Pehpot: Oh yes, I knew that from experience. I have been using pills and my face is really smooth and acne free.

Host: How about you Miss I, am I right to assume that it stands for IUD? You mentioned before that at first we migth find you uncomfortable, how is that so?

Miss I: Oh well, to those who are not familiar with me, I am Intra Uterine Device or IUD. A form of birth control method where in a foreign body is inserted in your cervix. And that’s why I said I am uncomfortable at first, knowing there’s a foreign object inside you can be very uncomfortable.

Pehpot: Oh yes, that is why even my OB recommended IUD to me, the thought of it makes me cringe. I don’t know but I am still not at peace with the idea.

Host: So how do you work Miss I? And how well you rate as birth control method?

Miss I: Well, I work by affecting how the sperm cells moves thus preventing the meet up of sperm cell and egg cell. Another thing, my presence in the uterus makes its unfit for the embryo.

Host: Oh now I know how you worked Miss I. How about you Miss D?

Miss D: D stands for DMPA or depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, OK let’s stick to the abbreviation, DMPA and let’s make this really really simple. Basically, same as Miss P, I work with hormones, only I have a longer effect. I am injected every 3 months to a woman’s body. I create a condition where in the body feels like it is pregnant, hence there is no menstruation over the 3 months period.

Some people thinks it’s abnormal and some even thought that since they are not having their monthly period, the blood (or some called it “dirty”) stayed on the reproductive system or they say matris. It’s not the case, the thing is, since I condition pregnancy, your body acts as if it is pregnant, no mens at all.

Host: That’s very enlightening Miss D. I must agree I often heard that people thinks DMPA keeps your “dirty” blood inside your body.

Pehpot: And that is the reason why I asked them to guest our show, it is to enlighten our readers on how they function as contraceptives and how effective they are. As much as possible, I also want to shed light on some beliefs regarding the different kinds of contraceptives.

Now, guys, we took some feedback and complains from moms who had used some of you in the past, let’s hear from them and I hope you guys can clear their concerns.

Host: The moms choose to be anonymous so let’s just call them Mom1, Mom2 and so on. Let’s hear from Mom1 on her concern about using pills. Insert VTR

Mom1: I have been using pills for months now, what if I forgot my pill? What should I do? Will I get pregnant?

Miss P: If you forgot to take your pills, take it as soon as you remember then proceed with your usual schedule. You won’t get pregnant as long as you continue taking your pills. Also remember to read the instruction on your pill packaging as it provides very helpful tips on taking it and what to do when you missed one.

Mom2: This is for Miss D, I have been with you for more than a year and though I really like how convinient you are, my husband is complaining already, he says I no longer has the passion, though he is not complaining about my wieght gain, I am concern on that too. Is it really normal?

Miss D: Well, since I conditioned the body to feel pregnant, there is really the tendency to feel less passionate about sex and also to gain weight, but my effect dffers from one body to another, I heard that in some moms, they are losing weight instead of gaining.

Mom3: I am still thinking what birth control method to use and I am considering IUD, but my friends raised a lot of concerns about it. They even told me that during intercourse, the foreign object can be felt with the partner and there is a probability that we get locked into each other because of it. I also want to know why they say that women who uses IUD are prone to infection.

Miss I: I have been hearing that humor for a very long time already and I still can’t help but laugh whenever I hear it. I am placed inside the uterus and I am not really sure about the partner feeling me but I can say that the myth about locking each other is not true. The only side effect I offer is heavy period and menstrual cramps.

And if a woman is not hygienic, I am not for them. As you know, I am a foreign object placed inside you and I came with a string which can be felt in your vagina. If a women is infected, there is a tendency that the infection will go up in your uterus because of the string. But no, women using IUD can be prone or not to infection and this heavily rely on their hygiene and not to me.

Pehpot: My OB actually recommended IUD to me because it is the cheapest and has less side effects, although she said it can very difficult at first. I need to see her constantly for 2 month to check if the IUD is in placed and if my body is reacting good on it. But I am still afraid to try. I have friends who are into IUD and some of them have been with it for years already. MY OB says that an IUD can last up to 5 years without replacement.

Host: Oh grabe! This show episode is very informative! I really learned a lot and I hope our readers learned something from us. I really enjoyed having you guys here and I hope you can return for some more Q&A portions.

Birth Control Methods (in unison): That we can say we’re 100% sure that we can come back.

Pehpot: It was an honor to have you here in our show and once again, thank you so much.

Host: Miss Pehpot, thank you also for being with me on this epidose. And dear readers and audience, see you again on our next epsiode of BLOGGING TODAY!

Disclaimer: All the information here are based on my research, some comes from my OB Gyne and some from reading materials on the net. The questions of moms presented comes from my experience or from a friend. I am not an expert on this field, I am just sharing what I learned over the years, if you have questions, hit the comment button and I will try to answer, if I cannot, I suggest you consult it with your OB 🙂