Took my ‘final exams’ on driving the other day. I am glad to announce that yes, I have passed it. I can now freely drive around town without flashing my P plates. The full license is valid for quite a while. In fact, when I thought about it, my eldest daughter will be well into her teens by the time it expires. I’ll probably be tied up figuring out the best acne treatment for my kids before I would have to think about renewing my license. Oh well, that is quite a long while to go. For now, I’ll be just driving around without the P’s.

My husband brought up the idea of an unwritten ‘gift policy’. Not sure if other people has something similar. So what is this ‘policy’? For younger children, gifts for birthdays or Christmas should always be in the form of toys. As it is an ‘unwritten policy’, the definition of ‘younger children’ is not clearly defined. The rationale behind this is that kids do learn something from toys. And besides, who would not have a great time seeing the joy in a child’s eyes upon opening a gift box with a toy inside it!

Almost every night, I am pleasantly amazed how my little daughter would be knocked out to sleep almost instantaneously. Yes, it just happens like a snap. But that is not without some last minute burst of activity. Kids are so active it seems it is nearly impossible to get them to sleep without over the counter sleeping pill (ok fine, that’s an exaggeration). But when they’re really hit the limit and become too tired, they’ll just be on their way to dreamland even before we know it.

The Biggest Loser Couples season is on its final stretch. Even without following things quite tightly, one can easily tell by just comparing the before and after images of the contestants. It is interesting to note that if you watch this on television, you’ll be faced with past contestants endorsing products relating to weight loss. You may opt to read nutrisystem reviews. But simply watching this show is probably enough to give you a good idea on what is available out there.

I find the show Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation which is aired on one of Sydney’s local television channels quite interesting. It is some sort of a game show and something that’s not quite. No it’s not about knowing who’s got the best idea on age spots removal. It is more of a quiz show that challenges how much people know about things from other generations. The baby boomers, generation X and generation Y battle it out. I’m glad that (at least in episodes I have watched), the gen X people do quite well! I watch it with my kids and find a good excuse to discuss ‘things of the past’ with them.

With the first term just about a few weeks from ending, I think I can safely say that my youngest daughter has well settled in the big school. Actually, I think it did not really take a lot of adjusting. From day one, I think CN has done a great job in her new school. It is now (well, just slowly) giving me confidence to start doing serious job search. Though, considering lifestyle here in Sydney, I think I’ll take it one step at a time. Perhaps some school-time part-time work. Let’s see how we go.

Together with the beginning of this school year is our search for a suitable secondary school for my daughter. There’s quite a bit of time before it happens. But as we are also still familiarizing ourselves with the education system and how things work, we just need to start early and learn more so that we can be guided with our decision. It’s a long way to go and this is probably just the first time you’ll read about this.

I am starting to miss the small veggie patch in the backyard. We had one in our previous rental home allowing us to grow a few greens which as most would know are a good colon cleanser. Yes we pick them fresh just as we need them and it is probably as fresh as it can get. Well, we still have a couple of potted ones right now and hope to look for some more that I can grow in the limited real estate.

The Winter Olympics is on. We watched the opening ceremonies last weekend and it was surely great to the sight. Of course an accident just prior to the opening probably dampened it just a bit. Highlights are being shown on local television every night. I guess focus is really now on athlete strength and abilities and hope everybody leaves the hgh supplement to the bodybuilder. There is no contingent from the Philippines so it is no secret which country we’re rooting for.

School has been on for a few weeks now. Little CN who started kindergarten has now moved from half-day classes to full-day ones. I observed that on the first week of doing full days, it appeared that she was really flat out when she comes home. I won’t be surprised the longer hours of fat burner activities in school is enough to drain the energy even in young legs. But after a the first week, she seemed to have made the right adjustments. We’re back to having a bubbly kid at home after school.

A lot of people probably thought of putting up their own family business. I have to admit I am not an exception. But for some, doing it is not as easy as most thing. If you go through the nitty gritty, there’s just a lot to think of. One needs to arrange for logistics, business insurance, human resources, and so on. There’s a lot of things that can justify not being able to take the first step. I just hope that someday, I could muster enough courage to say, nothing’s gonna stop me.

What are the ingredients to an excellent holiday or vacation? The answer could be easy as most holidays, however simple, can really be fun. But perhaps those spots with multiple attractions can get some extra votes. A
Branson vacation, or maybe to Australia’s Gold Coast could good examples. Well, we’ve just come off from the holiday season so we need to wait a little before we go back to the drawing boards.

With motherhood comes a long list of indelible marks. Some of these are visible or more tangible. Stretch marks is just one of this. Indelible? Well, there are perhaps varying experiences. Some are successful with stretch marks creams while others tend to keep them as lasting souvenirs of child bearing. On the other hand, I think the more important marks are those which are kept within each mother’s heart and mind. Nobody can take it away. Indelible? Yes.

A few years back, wanting Angus beef could only translate to a visit to some more fancy steak restaurant. Well surprise surprise! Now we have (at least) two well known fast food restaurant now have this beautiful meat served just like an ordinary. They are delicious, no doubt about it. Just make sure take some extra rounds with weight loss products so that you can plan for your next serve. Now all this writing makes me hungry!

Being a parent to a 10 year old, I am alerted to a return bout with something I have met years back. Ok fine, it may be an overstatement. But really, I’m back on the business of keeping pimples out. And in this kind of game, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Training kids on personal hygiene is no doubt an excellent ground work. But murad and other solutions may need to be reviewed just in case something manages to push through the defense. So to those young ones who think they’ve just completed the match, well, think again as something might just hit you a few years in the future.