As I mentioned in one of my previous entries earlier today, I have just changed my job to start my own biz, and so now I will be racing around a bit more, and am expecting to have some extra money to get some proper furniture for the house so that during the time I am home I can relax properly. Hubby, being older, generally likes older furniture styles as a general thing, but there are some modern furniture styles that even he thinks are just great. As for me, old means junk, and I can't wait to get rid of it, even from the basement, so Hubby can't even get away with storing it. So, I must be a secondhand dealers dream! Anyway, the time will soon come to redo the furniture in the house, and by 'redo' I mean 'rebuy'! - and this time I want to buy it all as a set, so that the overall appearance will be of a matching decor. Hubby will soon have run out of excuses as to why he cannot redecorate the living room and kitchen. I figure that I will first of all select the furniture, and then get Hubby to work on the decorating to suit. Sounds like a plan

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Yup, I am going to be down in the big city as my Hubby calls it, for another day. I am attending a party tomorrow, and so it will be good to get together with some friends, and also some friends of my Philippine family who are 'Big City' based. Hubby gets another day of peace! Then we still have two days to enjoy, and the weather is looking far better than it was forecast at the start of this week, which was for rain from Tuesday onwards.

Actually, the saying should be 'Another day, another dollar', but this week has been a long one for me. I am at the point where my business is making enough to support me, and replace my old income, but I am also waiting for the cheques to come rolling in, and even when they do, being the first month, it is a partial payment. Same as any job change really, where they are like, keeping a week in hand or whatever. So, I feel like I am doing a months work this month, but only getting half a months pay! The good thing is with any business is that once the line has been reached where it goes from paying or covering the expenses into a profit situation, the profits are a lot more than, say, working overtime in a regular job. So, we have a long weekend this weekend, and hopefully I can get nice and rested ready for the next onslaught!

Nice looking bedroom furniture is great to have, because it sets a peaceful mind before sleeping. And if you actually take account, you will find that you are in the bedroom during the day quite a lot too, especially if you have smaller bungalow like mine, and the bedroom is on the same level as the rest of the rooms. It is OK, I suppose, to make do with some old pieces of furniture we picked up as separate items a long time ago, as my Hubbies son needed the furniture at the old house when he took it over from us, and we just needed some quickly chosen items. So, after over ten years now at this house we are in now, we are overdue to get a better, matching,
bedroom furniture set. So, I took a look at my favorite online store, spacify.com and of course, they have a good selection of bedroom suites. Now all I have to do is to be careful to choose one that is small enough to fit in OK, and is a good looking style.

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We are what you call a "modern" family. I am not sure I like it, but it's inevitable, I think. With all the technology around, we can't help ourselves but to be there. I am on my laptop somewhere in the house, hubby in the bedroom, surfing the net, and my son in his bedroom, playing xbox or in the computer. Sounds healthy? naaa...we'll this is typical of our day at home, when there's no party or plans of going out. That's why we love it when we go out to the mall and walk around there. Even just window shopping, it's enough walking for us, especially when the weather is bad. We love to sit at Tim Horton's too. The reason is, this is the only time we can talk a lot:) lol..it's funny to think, but it's true. Like I said, we are in our own world when we are at home.

There has been one celebration after another here since March. Birthdays and anniversaries, and Mother's day. Now it's mom's birthday again in two weeks. I haven't got her treat yet for Mother's Day, I'll probably treat both of my parents on Father's Day. That way, I'll only spend in one setting, lol.. I gave mom a little gift, but now I am in agony to find something for dad. He's very hard to find a gift with. I know there's a lot of fun gifts for dads out there, but finding one that suit my dad is hard.I am thinking of getting him this unique gift. This is a waterproof audio shower mirror that can play not just radio but also mp3's, cd's and tv! He would probably love this one, especially that he loves to listen to his kind of music. I was thinking of just getting him new shirt or tie or something, but I think this one is nicer. The good about this one is, it comes with it's own wireless transmitter. This is really impressive. This shower radio is complete with four high-quality water-resistant speakers which is nice, FM radio, LED clock and a lighted, fog-free mirror perfect for when Dad's shaving. I think this will be really perfect for him.

I took this photo earlier in the month from my flower bed. I thought this is a lovely kind of tulip. It's different. Sort of a lily, I think. It's very short too. These has been in the property since we got the place almost 10 years ago. I haven't seen these kind of tulip anywhere, so I think I will spread them out so I'll have lots of them next spring.

It's all the other way around. I mean, when I first came here, I laughed at the people here when they stay long enough under the sun to get tan. While, we would cover ourselves under an umbrella or stay away from the sun altogether. We like the fair skin. I always carry a skin whitening lotion before. On the other hand, people here are amazed how I am obsessed with my skin. I can't be sitting under the sun like other people do. I even cover my arms with long sleeves shirt when I mow my lawn.

Just got a new laptop! I've been dying to have one of these, and thanks to blogging, one of my 'wants' had finally come true. Arvin have a computer in his own bedroom(who's kids doesn't have one, eh?) and we have our own desktop in our bedroom. But having a portable one is just what I need to be online wherever I want to be. Now that I'm on the go on business, this laptop has been such a plus for me. I am online even when I visit my folks.. Anyways, this is what it looks like:)

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I love my Jeep Grand Cherokee. It has great visibility all around, as I am higher than in a car when I drive it. And, being a medium size by North American standards, it has been easy to use for my business. The problem is, the fuel it uses when in the city. Before, even when we were picking up my dad from his place 60 miles away, and taking him back from his little job, it was 'only' costing us about $35 a trip for the fuel, so, we were spending about $120 a week, plus any outings, of course, say $600 a month.
Now, with doing running around in the city, the mileage is far less, about maybe ten miles to the gallon, or could be less while in the city, plus maybe $45 these days for the trip in and out. So, I am using Hubbies little Elantra that he just bought that he said 'had issues' but he fixed those now, and it just got a new annual vehicle inspection certificate, so I am now good for a year with it. Uses about half the fuel of the Jeep, so that will be great. Great to have a hubby doing the mechanical labour free! That is what I keep him for!