Got My New Curtains!

I have been recently searching for curtains that would be much thicker and can block direct sun coming through my windows during the day. Direct sunlight always hit my window on my office room which is quite glaring and would be too hard for me to see my PC screen while I work.

I got so many curtains that are printed and lacey (which are my favorites) because I love colorful designs which I can match  with my wall or furniture ;). But I thought they are only for windows which are not directly hit by the sun. They are mostly flimsy and see through, mostly like sheer curtains..not ideal for blocking sunlight.

I finally was able to buy this online and is lined. It's a grommet curtain and a thermal drapery. Since I only got   a narrow window, I bought a single panel which luckily fits the entire window width...thank God for tape measures! ;) And, I was able to get a color close to my light green wall color. A good match! Am happy with it. No more sun, and no worries at night which covers my privacy as well, while I work late on my night shifts, hahaha!

On the other hand, I got another 2 panels thermal draperies for my windows at the bath tub area, fronting the shower room. I used to have blinds on them but they broke and all the panels were falling down. It would be cheaper putting curtains on them rather than buying 2 new blinds. I couldn't get a different color other than mocca, but since it's a plain color design, it wasn't bad!

They are on my windows now, and am contented!

Privacy secured as well...whew!

Dance Recital Gift Items

I just saw a ballet gift shop store online that doesn't only help its customers save their hard earned money when buying gifts for their friends or loved ones, but this store works for a good goal as well...and that is producing a fundraising program to help other ballet companies thrive to produce new dancers. 

It will be a continous history of helping many student dancers achieve their dreams as they took it from there.  

Check out those dance recital gift ideas that are proudly American made! There are wide variety of choices for dance gifts and keepsakes. Cool stuff!

Lost And (I) Found! ;)

Found these accessories on one of those old boxes that are about to be thrown away while I was segregating their contents. The old box was just sitting underneath piles of boxes that had been there for 8 years! 

We have actually a room in the basement full of boxes that haven't been opened yet. I asked hubby what are we gonna do with those boxes and he said we'll have to wait few more years before we can shred them and dispose them away. The good thing was he labeled them...they are all tons of papers for taxes and training materials that he used in his previous trainings.

I can probably search for more in those boxes, but it takes time doing it. It's also difficult to pull them out from the piles...so, I'll wait! :)

Vises & Milling Machine Accessories

Where would you go when buying your industrial parts and accessories? For sure when your company does big projects, you would not want to take risk in using machines and industrial parts that are made of poor quality, right? 

 Earning a good reputation in the business industry is an essential aspect to win lots of customers. So it is important as well to be sure that the company you trust in getting your products possesses a high credibility in experience and service  too. Check a wide variety of industrial vices to choose from depending on what you need. This is to ensure that customers would be happy to have what they need. Searching by category is easy, and shopping online is much more convenient ;).

Wall Accent ;)

I got this picture from my sis-in-law who manages my house in the Philippines while am away! :) She was telling she finally managed to hang the photo frame and she was letting me know if she placed it the way I wanted it. I told her it's very perfect. 

I actually would prefer calling it a "wall accent" as it was a perfect accent on my apple green-colored wall. There is actually a story behind this painting. (actually, there were 2 of them.) The other one is still waiting where it could be hanged ..lol!

The paintings were bought by the hubby  9 years ago during his first visit to meet me in Iloilo. That was when he was still my fiance' ;). We saw this guy carrying rolls of painting and offered us one. He successfully convinced my husband and we found ourselves checking the guy's painting one at a time. I am not fond of paintings, but his designs were all attractive. So he let me chose 2. It costed like $30.00 each for the paintings. It's a pastel painting made on a fabric.

And would you believe, these paintings were still rolled and never been touched since we bought them? It was placed in a drawer for 8 long years!

It was only late last year that we were able to find a framing shop there, we got a good price with a good frame design. 

These are but few of those things with a sentimental value and are worth keeping.

America’s Favorite Student Travel Company

Do you love to travel? Been there, done that, so to speak. But to those who love to do educational group trips, be it student or adult groups, it doubles the fun when you do trips together and at the same time learning many things as you go along, don't you think? I believe that educational tours are essential part of the learning process. But few things to consider should also be kept on the priority list for the security, safety and hassle-free trips on the way for the group members on tour. This should be the reason why we have to carefully choose which tour company will guide and protect you from any hassles that may happen...we never know. Accidents or something unexpected case scenarios happen in the least expected circumstances at times. 

 And also, if you are a member of a tour group, I am sure you would always be on the lookout for discounts and savings :). It's not that hard to find student travel discounts as well. It's just a matter of choosing the travel company that has good credibility and efficiency in delivering a high standard quality of service.

Food Tents

Finally, I was able to find a type of food covers online. I thought I can send these to the Philippines for food cover protection. These food tents are interestingly designed. It came in a long box, in 3 different sizes...(small, medium, large). They look like the above photo when opened. It is made with white screen cloth with smooth texture. I just stacked them up to see the sizes, wherein the small size is on top, and the large one at the bottom :).

They can be opened and fold like an umbrella. But two of them have some small beads on top of their tip when you open them, and the beads have to be pulled upwards to hold the cover open. Then pulling them upwards again will close the cover. It was kinda tricky at first for me to figure out how to hold it open, as there was no manual for instructions given when I received them.

Anyway, quite ideal to protect open foods on the table against flies and ants and bugs. They are mostly common in the Philippines. My dirty kitchen doesn't have screens and the preparation table is usually where food can be while being cooked. I have a small kitchen inside which are free from flies, but ants are persistent bugs...they are just popping out anywhere! A small container stand filled with water usually does the trick, with a food cover!...Voila! No problemo :).

Bird Poopies

This is what I found one Saturday morning on our car! Bird poop everywhere...not so sure, but it must be that those birds hate our car so much??? Is it probably because of the bright blue color or something?

The car is not even under a tree and it is always parked on our garage way where it is clear from any trees. So, it was like the birds really intentionally did it.

What a day!

Overwhelming Mails!

While I was in the Philippines, a month after, my husband was so ecstatic sharing me this photo! So, this one is actually the mails I received in a month! These are catalogs and magazines that come in the mail. I can actually receive 2-3 mags or catalogs daily, not to include some other  spam mails. And oh yeah, I also get spam mails from the postal mail, not only on my email :(....the usual spams like credit card offers, insurance quotes, bank offers, etc...

After two more weeks, I got this high stack!

If  you are an avid readers of magazines such as RedBook, Essence, Travel & Leisure, Cosmo, Wired, Health, Money..., I got them all! The fact that they are quite pricey at the magazine stands, I receive them for free! ;). This is a signed up subscription for my miles that I got from my plane trips. They usually expire in certain months and so before they expire, I subscribe as to what they offer, depending on the airlines I have miles with. So, they offer tons of magazines.

I don't even read these...I do quick scans of their pages then off to the recycle bin. They are still brand new for a month and they are already landing on my bin.

I have decided that I won't be subscribing anymore...somebody might need it more than me, and another thing is they are crowding my shelf. Whew!

Designed Postcards To Send For Special Occasions

Every year, I and my husband receive lots of cards during Christmas. It starts as early as 3rd week of December until post Christmas. Some friends and families of ours do usually send a post card-type, with their family photo on it and a special greetings on top and sometimes with a calendar for the next year. I find that a cool design instead of the usual ordinary Christmas card we see on the stores. 

 So, I thought of doing it too for this year's Christmas and holiday occasions ;). I was just browsing on where I could get a resourceful link for printing and customized designing for that, and it was such a perfect timing to note that there is a cheap postcard printing where it could lead me to choose those sites that offer what I need. That's nice to know. At least I can bookmark them somehow so as not to lose them in sight.

I might start designing as well. Christmas is way too far yet, but I can use some designs for birthdays too!

"Balikbayan Box # 5"

Last week, I finally was able to take a quick shot about what's happening with my balikbayan preparations..lol! So, the items are still on the floor, and I haven't opened the box yet. I know I am trying to be as prompt as possible with regards to sending it home soon, but I still don't have time to check the list for additional items. I have to make sure the box will be full and intact.

It is always of highly importance to look and check for any spaces in between when sending your items through a big box such as this, because spaces are not allowed!...LOL! It's like every space is as costly as gold, you know ;). That being said, I have to wait for more days until such time that the box would be completely full.

I bought 2 big boxes and they came with 2 smaller brown boxes (free). Cool :).

So, now, I can't still say I can send these so soon. But the things would be for my house in the Philippines. Items are not really so badly needed, so it might take a while before either one or two boxes would be dispatched. I am sending additional bed sheets and more kitchen stuff. Whenever I get the chance to roam around, I just do random shopping in stores for more items.