One of the biggest requirements I have for our future house is for it to have lots of light – natural light. Positioning of the house, and its corresponding windows would be essential. Cannot wait!

There was an ad for a camping workshop for kids at a camping site a few places from our house and it had an option for parents to stay in, but a different location from where the kids will go camping. The eureka tents were going to be provided for by the authorities, we were [...]

My kids are on summer break and they are officially bored. We didn’t have the time to enroll them early in summer classes because we had a lot of events to go to during weekend and my grandmother passed away. We are now free these days so they are going to start their swimming lessons [...]

How? 1. Recycle. 2. Choose fair trade products. 3. Switch to green/natural toiletries. 4. Use safe, homemade cleaners. 5. Reuse, reuse, reuse. 6. Use rags rather than paper towels. 7. Pack no-waste lunches. 8. Adjust your thermostat by a couple of degrees. 9. Stock a natural medicine cabinet. 10. Grow house plants. 11. Start a [...]

Before you start calling Austin real estate property, there are some things that you can do to make sure that you can get the best price for it. Below are just some tips to help you out. * The first thing you need to do is to prepare yourself emotionally. Your house holds a lot [...]

I am so crippled. I really need to learn how to drive. But I need to get better at following directions first. Maybe I need a Garmin GPS first. Imagine this: I need to go to the store, 45 minutes away by public transport AND I need to bring the kids (no one left to [...]

We went to the city last Sunday and I was so happy the husband was able to borrw his Dad’s car because it was airconditioned and safer – it was so hot that day and at least we were able to go around the city comfortably. It needs rv extended warranty though as its insurance [...]

When we moved from the city to the mountains (as well call it, we just moved to the suburbs – the very far suburbs!), it was like experiencing a cross country move. Not only did we experience environmental changes, there were more lifestyle changes that we need to adapt to. It was quite overwhelming, being [...]

I saw two elderly women yesterday walking along together at around 8PM. Given where we live, that’s late into the night already. I got worried for them since we don’t have that much streetlights and our main road is a highway into one of the busiest cities in the area. Speeding vehicles might run over [...]

Last week, our rice cooker died. It short-circuited. Last Saturday, our washing machine stopped spinning. (Sino kaya ang may balat sa pwet sa amin?) Buti na lang mura lang magpagawa dito. Nevertheless, we looked for a new machine yesterday plus a few other items in the appliance store. It is now in line from the [...]