The Trouble With The Big "M"...

So, it has been almost a month that I started feeling symptoms that don't seem to be right. I call it the big "M" and for women who are now at the prime age of their life surely know what I mean, right?

I am living in the age where menopausal blues are actively popping up every now and then. But it was only 3 weeks ago that I had the intense symptoms of heart palpitations and fast heart beat....so annoying and scary!

It was also within those weeks that I really felt so sick, the feeling of lightheadedness, and full of anxiety. I sometimes would just feel guilty that my husband would have to be disrupted from work because I have to call him so urgent that I really feel I would pass out, run out of breath and die and would tell him to come home right away! :((

I was able to keep holding on with these symptoms while we were on our 2-week trip to CA and AZ. It was the toughest feeling I had in my life feeling that way. So that, after we reached back home, I had to seek medical consultation, with the complaints of severe heart palpitations and fast heart beat. I was suspecting these are related to menopause, so I had cardiogram, no palpitations detected, but it showed I had fast heart beat. (I am suspecting because I was jittery and nervous too.) The doctor requested blood works to check if hormones are okay. But the results wouldn't be available until the next week.

Then a day after my check up, I had the spell once again...sweaty and cold hands and feet, fast heart beat, and I felt I was about to pass out! Called hubby again, and he had to run back home from work and called the doctor who was "on call duty" that afternoon. Luckily, the doctor responded back immediately, reviewed my chart asked about what and how I was feeling.

After an hour, hubby picked up the prescribed meds at the pharmacy. I had anxiety attack! I was given Alprazolam in a low dose. I took my first dose right away and it helped me. I was all calmed down and as if nothing happened. 

I still feel a slight mixtures of the big "M" symptoms...hot flashes, slight headache, dizziness, but I haven't had the palpitations and fast heart beat when I take the pills. 

I don't want to be dependent on the pills. It would certainly be a challenge for me on how to overcome an anxiety attack while learning how to finally stop the medication. 

So help me God!

High Quality Industrial Hoses By Delafield

Delafield petroleum drop hose is probably one of those industrial hose engineered to excel. Of course, Delafield has been in the business for quite a while, with a highly trained engineers and designers to do the job. 

Delafield Corporation is a known distributor of this kind of hose as well as those commonly used in the industry today such as those that utilize pumps, piping, valves, and others that are being used in the heavy industries nowadays.

Check it online.

Big Bucket Back Up!

I still recall my 2-month stay in the Philippines last year. As much as there were lots of fun hanging with my family and some friends, there were still some annoying experiences as well. I know these are no longer new to me since I've lived in the Philippines practically most of my life.

You know, there are things that sometimes "don't work" and services not so good, so to speak!

So, one day the water supply at home suddenly stopped running. I got 2 toilet and baths in my house, and we were 8 in the house. Just imagine a toilet being used by many people and there is no water to clean it. Sinks starting to stink, dirt everywhere coming inside.

It was so devastating...the management of the housing community didn't inform us about what was happening. I went to their office only to find out that there was a blackout and that the water company that supplies the water in the area can't pump up water because it relies mainly on electric service.

Well, no back up generator or something...just useless to ask those things because it won't help solve the problem. What else is new?

So, got to run to the store and I got 3 big buckets. This pink one was placed in my bathroom, the other 2 were placed in the other bathroom downstairs and in the kitchen.

We were "waterless" for 2 days, so I had to find a water shop that sells drinking water by gallons. I had to make the cars go several trips back and forth to load and unload gallons of water. And I had to spend out more money for those! Ugh!

It's kinda tough at times because it's not easy taking care a house in the Philippines and at the same time I got a house here in the US to care as well. I still love and enjoy staying in my own native land...I just have to be prepared for the things that can happen bad just in case.

Oh 'atta life! :)

Cool Nike Sunglasses!

Want to sport a new and more unique look? While wearing your favorite and comfy nike shoes for a walk, a jog or any of your sporting events, it's also the perfect time to wear your nike sunglasses as well, don't you think? ;) 

 If you still haven't got one, check them online (on the given like)...this is worth recommending to your friends as well if you want to. I love their designs! I am bookmarking it. Prices are reasonable enough, with the quality and all. Sunglasses are essential to wear outdoors for eye protection.

 If you love to do activities in the outdoor, then choose something with good, high quality ones for your protection.

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 :).