As usual, I woke up early today to prepare Alex to school. And also Andie has been waking up at 6:30AM anyway so we just had to live with that schedule. So I did a couple of reads early in the morning to start of my day.

First I read a couple of phenphedrine reviews. Since I’m about to stop breastfeeding in a couple of days (or weeks), I’m definitely sure that I will be gaining a lot of weight in the next few months. I hope to find a reliable diet pill in the market.

My next read was from Aggie’s. Staying Productive When You’re Working from Home. This I really like and will it share it here to remind myself over and over again.

You always thought working from home would be great. You could work in your PJs, listen to whatever music you wanted, drink your favorite brand of coffee, and, of course, get up at 7:55 and be at your desk before 8.00…

So when your boss agreed to let you work from home part of the time (or when you left to start your own business), you were excited. You just knew you’d be much more productive, and much happier.

And then, a little thing called “reality” kicked in. It’s not easy to stay productive and effective when you’re working at home, especially if you have family or housemates around. The techniques which served you well in the office environment don’t seem quite so useful when you’re working from your bedroom, or your sofa.

Here are five ways to make sure that your days spent working at home are more productive than days in the office.
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..to arrive in my doorstep! The nice clothes from U.R.U.

I’m getting that yellow tube dress…

I’m getting that red tube dress but in black.

These are all from U.R.U. I actually saw their shop in Tiendesitas last December and I was able to purchase a nice white blouse and a black dress. I loved it to bits. And when I saw their multiply site, I was ecstatic. So I ordered 3 from them and will be waiting for it next week.

Ok, I’m officially ending my online shopping TODAY. I BADLY need to stop this. I need to control myself or else I’m going to be sooooo broke!

* Photos from uru2005.multiply.com

I used to be that person - technical and works in software development company. For 7 years I have been dealing with programming, software, system design, system analysis, and system testing. It was challenging at first but suddenly it became a bore. So I started scrap booking which is very far from my career. I never thought I’d be hooked. From a technical person to doing designs. And now, I’m writing articles. I know. Not related to how I started but I realized that this is what I like to do. I feel happy when I do these things. I just don’t have time to do digital scrapbooking at the moment but I would love to do it again when time permits.

As for software development? I will probably have Hubby do it for me from now on. (*grin*)

Well, a couple of days ago, I vowed to wake up early to be able to exercise. And this morning after battling with myself many times over and over if I will wake up early to do some exercise or sleep more, I finally did it! I did a couple of steps in the stepper. And I was sweating so hard. I even tried doing it while I was carrying Andie. It felt really, really good. I missed it. I just hope I can do it everyday starting today. So that I won’t have to drink Apidexin to lose weight anymore. Even if this pill works like magic, I still want to do it naturally - by dieting and exercise.

More stories and photos here.

Since I have posted about vowing to be an early riser a couple of days ago to exercise, I might as well post an update on how am I going with my plans. Well, sad to say I haven’t done anything YET. No treadmills, no sit-ups, no exercises. But I have started to eat less rice. For some reason, I didn’t have to appetite to eat lately probably because I’m too tired and sleepy.

Andie has been sick since Sunday so we’ve been monitoring her every hour. Even at night. I know this is not a reason for me NOT to exercise. But I HOPE that maybe when she’s well, I can start with my plans as soon as possible. Wish me luck!

I ordered a few cupcakes for the Dada for Father’s Day last month. I saw in Frupcakes.multiply.com the nice designs they have so I immediately booked for June 21 pickup. I specifically ordered for colors, blue, yellow, and brown. I asked to add some billiard balls and boxing gloves since those are the Dada’s favorite. So this is how it turned out…

Not bad huh!? I just didn’t like the boxing gloves which Hubby thought were just a square thing. LOL!

We put in the refrigerator since we weren’t able to consume it last Sunday. I tried it yesterday (Monday) and it was so good even if it was in the refrigerator overnight already. Here’s what they said in their multiply site: “Frupcakes get that special kick from real fruit chunks which are generously incorporated into each Frupcake”. Even if I ordered for mini cupcakes, I still got those real fruit chunks like apple and mango. I loved it!

I was able to try the flavors:

Apple Cinnamon - Cinnamon cupcakes with fresh apples topped with vanilla frosting

Banana Chocolate - Banana cupcakes with fresh bananas topped with chocolate frosting

Mango Vanilla - Vanilla cupcakes with fresh mangoes topped with vanilla frosting

Minty Looove - Scrumptious chocolate cupcakes with fresh strawberries topped with a blend of chocolate ganache and minty icing

I’m definitely going to try more flavors soon!

Well ever since Alex started school, I had to wake up at 6AM. This is to prepare everything for her. The first few days were hard. I couldn’t hardly open my eyes! But this week, I woke up on my own. I even woke up earlier than my wake up call. So it is not bad that after all.

So now, I want to continue waking up at 6 or 6:30AM then start doing some exercises. I need it badly. When I saw myself in front of the mirror at my in-laws house over the weekend, I felt really really sad. Not to mention ashamed of myself. LOL. My tummy is the worst part and I have to do something about it!

I have to start eating right!

NO SWEETS. NO SOFTDRINKS. LESS RICE. NO JUNK FOODS.

EAT MORE VEGGIES! START EXERCISING NOW!

I have to remind myself that over and over and over again starting TODAY!

My oh my. I checked the date TWICE. It is really the 19th today and yes, Andie is already 7 months old!

I can’t believe it. Why do I feel that I have just given birth last week!? Probably because Hubby and I are still having sleepless nights because of Andie. She sleeps through the night already but she wakes up REALLY early. Like 6AM and the latest would be 7AM. So we are forced to wake up early too.

But this is actually good because Ate Alex goes to school really early too. And this will be our schedule for the whole year! Whew!

Anyway, the smiles of our Baby Andie makes our day complete. She has become a darling! Even if she just woke up, she would smile at the sound of my voice and her Dada’s too. Surprisingly at this young age, she knows if she is alone in the room. And she doesn’t want it! She wants to be accompanied by anyone.

She is quite different from her Ate because at this stage, she doesn’t want to be carried by anyone except myself, her Dada, Lolas and Yayas. I think this is the stage they call, pangingilala.

She loves to eat sayote, potato, squash, and carrots. She hates fruits like apple and pear. I just hope she gets to appreciate it as she grows up.

She started crawling 2 weeks ago when she tried to reach her toy. And lately there are signs that she is going to sit down on her own. I can feel it! LOL!

Andie grows up so fast. I didn’t even realize that she is almost 1 yr old already. 5 more months to go…Oh no! I’m going to be sad if she won’t be a baby anymore. But for the meantime, will definitely enjoy her as a baby and look forward to more milestones. Here’s our pic taken at Jollibee using my camera phone.

I realized that we don’t have much photos this month. Too bad! Will definitely take more photos soon!

Today is Alex’s first day of school.

Even though she had her summer school last Summer it just feels so “official” that she really is going to school. When she left the house and bid her goodbyes, I felt something. I didn’t cry. Yes, I do want her to go. But I felt a tug in my heart. I realized that she is a big girl now. And that in a few years I will have to let her go…

But that will be so many, many years to go, and for the meantime, will have to enjoy the moments.

And as for the school. She will definitely enjoy it. Looking forward to home works and stories from the little girl when she gets back!

Sharing a few photos of her during summer.

Trying to be creative.

With her favorite cousin - Kuya Toby.

Wearing nice shirt from Tita Mitzie.

Wearing matching outfits and clips with Andie!