Since I've Been Gone

It's been awhile that I'm gone in this blogging world and never thought I would come back here, but here I am writing my short post. I have no motivation on writing anymore but since I started doing blogging, I guess I have to kept doing it. I've been busy with everything lately but I still could get a chance to write but I choose not to. My life is like a rock lately, me and hubby were been through a lot especially financially. It is so hard to be living almost paycheck to paycheck everyday but we still tried to do things that we like doing. Watching a movie at the theater is one of them and that's what we usually do lately because that's all we can afford. We love to travel but since we're in a deep financial struggle as of this moment,  we just do stuff inside the state and still enjoy it. I guess the most important thing is we're both healthy and our family, that's all it matters to me. I know there's a lot of people suffer more than us and I always kept in mind that we're still fortunate to have everything (job, food, clothes on our back) even though we're struggling financially at least we're not starving. I just hope and pray that we'll get through this and also hope and pray for those who needs His help. I wish everyone a happy and safe weekend, enjoy...

Our Saturday Night

Last night was the Christmas party for hubby’s work and we went there to see his colleagues outside of work and at the same time to have some fun. And we sure had fun indeed! We didn’t stay for very long because hubby is getting tired and so was I. But anyway, I think the food was good and I was stuffed and after the dinner they had a little entertainment called little casino and dancing. I am not a gambler so I don’t know how to play their games but hubby insisted to try playing because it is fun. Besides it wasn’t a real money so it don’t matter if we lose our tokens or not. And so we did try and we ended up hooked up with this game called blackjack. Well I guess it’s just me because it wasn’t that hard to learn the game and then we try a different one and another one. And hubby got stock at this one game I think it’s called rolling the dice. He had fun playing it and won a little bit of tokens. And I on the other hand enjoyed watching the game. I didn’t try playing it and went to sit down for a little bit while hubby is having fun playing. I went back to him and see how he’s playing and he sure had fun. After that, he quit that game and we went back to play blackjack so I can play again. There we played for just 15 minutes maybe and decided to go home because it’s getting late and we both were tired. That’s how our Saturday night was and hope everyone had a good weekend.

Christmas Gift

Guest post of the week by Val Flores

Last year for Christmas my parents got me so many gifts that I didn’t particularly have much use for. My dad told me that I needed to get some more professional clothes to wear to work but I try to explain to him that the required dress for my job is business casual not super formal like he’s use to wearing for his job. Dad also purchased some power tools hoping that I would actually find the time to use them around my apartment. I felt like laughing because we have a maintenance man who is employed by the apartment complex and they actually frown upon renter’s trying to repair things on their own. The gifts from my mom weren’t much better, she managed to get a list of ten books that I have never mentioned wanting before in my life along with some toys for a dog that she thought I had. The one bright spot from the entire Christmas season came when my friend told me about Cable TV packages Artesia and it was without a doubt the best gift I had received.

Hoping Torchwood will last for more than this season

Guest post written by Jenna Miller

I was so excited when I heard that they were bringing back Torchwood! I was really sad that they took the show off the air a few years ago, but I soothed myself by thinking that maybe this was one of those cases where it's best to end it while it's still good. So many American shows just don't know when to do that! But the British have it down.

Now that they've given Torchwood back to me, I'm just hoping that they won't take it away after this season! But I have the feeling that might be the case. While I was online looking for hints about if there would be another season after the current one, I ran across the site www.CLEAR-INTERNET.com. I looked through it some and after that I decided to change over my home internet to it.
I guess that they're still waiting to see how the reception is for this season of Torchwood before they make a decision, but I could always go for a little bit more of Captain Jack Harkness.

Some Things Fall Apart

Yesterday while I was on my way to work, a thing happened unexpectedly. My front wheel tire on the right side blows up and it was my first time experiencing that kind of situation. I stopped the car safely because I was on the highway and then called hubby of what had happened. Good thing it falls on one of his days off because if it didn't, I'm gonna be stack on the highway for a while. Anyhow he then told me to call the tow truck service and I did but for some reason the guy that I talked to don't have an idea of what's my location even though I gave him the name of the highway and the city. Hubby was the one who drove it back home because nobody came I felt so bad for him. I used his car going to work  and almost didn't make it on time. What a day we had plus when he got home he found out that our freezer in the garage stop working because the power outlet was broken. He throw all the frozen food inside because he thought that it's been thawed out for a few days so better be safe than getting sick. What a disaster  we had yesterday.

A Day Off

Glad to have a day off where I can do my stuff like watching my TV shows, doing some home chores and setting pretty. Honestly, I like working some overtime as well but having a day off is so nice too. Sometimes I felt so lazy doing something around the house and all I did was laying down the couch and watching some movies and TV shows that I like a lot but, most of the times I keep myself busy. I don’t like going out especially if my friends are busy or just by myself. I better stay home and do something so I can call it “what a busy day for me”. Actually, I would really love to go out and explore up to the mountains and take some pictures of the wonders of it. That’s what we did before with hubby but unfortunately; we’re not being able to do it now that he’s working over the weekends. Oh well, I’ll just keep myself busy and enjoy my day somehow watching some movies.

Music that I love

Don't know why this song makes my heart glow but it sure sounds really great. I'm not really sure what the missing or whom it was for if it's a GOD or a person you love the most who passed away. Because i've had read some comments about this as a religion song so i don't know. But for me, it's about missing someone who just passed away and i'm pretty sure this song will lift you up.

Becoming a sustainable company

Guest post written by Kylie Rogers



Just because we're a smaller company doesn't mean that we shouldn't worry about the impact that we're making on the environment. There's just no use in being really wasteful in our business practices if we can make a few more adjustments to prevent that. So we're on our way to becoming a more green and hopefully, eventually a sustainable company. I'm a big part of this plan, so I'm taking on some extra really work to get these adjustments up off the ground and running.


I was online earlier this week doing some research in regards to that and when I was online I came across some http://www.shopelectricityratestexas.com/texas-electricity-companies/Texas/. I was really glad that I did too because something like that really helped me. I looked through it a little bit and after that I sent along the link to the powers that be, so we're going to sign up for one of those energy plans, which will fit into our whole green aesthetic for the company.

It really does take a lot to have a sustainable company. I knew that it would be a little bit of work, but I honestly wasn't expecting all of this. But we're making strides in the right direction.

A Smart Way to Boost Your Site

Have you wonder on how to make your website more popular or even improve it? Are you one of those people out there who are disappointed because they don’t get more and more visitors to their site? Well I have something to share or better yet some advice to get your site started to get more attention and visibility online. How about making a link exchange codes and building tools for your website? I think that would be a great help in promoting your website.

As a beginner, it’s not easy to make your website attractive to everybody and how dishearten it can be. And now there’s a smart way to boost your website. It’s called free link building tools where you can learn how to get started in promoting your website and optimizing your pages. First thing you do is to register for your account and it’s absolutely free. Then after you registered just follow the three easy steps to get started and then you’re all set. I’m sure you’ll be glad for the results.

If you’re also an intermediate and knows already the basics to boost your website but still needs to learn some ways to exchange and build links with related websites you should try this. It can’t hurt you but it would help you. And for the advance level who are acquainted with the procedure in promoting a website and have been around for a while, but yet still having trouble in attracting and building natural ways of linking to their website. Swing by to free link building tools and take your time utilizing their free tools to increase your traffic and visibility online.

Best Experience

Each and every one of us had a good and bad experiences and even worst. During our stay in Myrtle Beach, we did explore and experience some new stuff. One of them was the dolphin cruising. Since I watched dolphin only in a TV shows or in some movies, I always wanted to see it in reality someday. And that someday came during our stay in Myrtle Beach. I was so grateful for hubby that he did planned for our little getaway very well. We both had a blast for the dolphin cruise and took some pictures as well. Watching those dolphins jumping over the ocean really makes our day. I called it as one of my best experiences and looking forward to do it again in the future with some of my family.

trying to get a better one but these are the closest one we got

Out of Town

I’m going to be away from my blog for a little while because we’re going of town for a few days. We’ll be leaving early today to Myrtle Beach and will be returning on Sunday. Right now I’m ecstatic to board on the plane ‘cause I adore flying and seeing those clouds and some landscapes up in the sky is really amazing. Well anyway, I’m not gonna be able to update or response to you guys quickly so I apologize for that. But as soon as we get back home, I’ll try my best to check this thingy and see if what can I do. Oh well, hope you guys enjoyed your day.

Exciting days ahead

Well 34 hours from now we’ll be leaving to South Carolina for our six days vacation. We’ve been planning this vacation we had since last Christmas and finally it’s almost here. This was one of hubby’s surprise gifts for me last December and since then I keep looking forward to it. He thought this was an awesome idea to have our week off to Myrtle Beach so when the opportunity came along he grabbed it. I had never been to an ocean since I got here so he believe that going into one of the best places here in the United States like the beaches and stuff would make me happy. And of course I do really like his idea and really appreciate his thoughtfulness to me. How blessed I am to have him in my life even though we’re not blessed through our wealth but we’re blessed through our love to each other that makes me complete and happy. My happiness counts for all the blessings I have and what I don’t have. Well anyways, I’m so ecstatic for the days ahead and can’t wait to see the beauty of the ocean again.

The great birthday cake disaster

Guest post written by Pat Harris

My husband was on a business trip on his actual birthday so I planned to make a nice homemade meal of pot roast and a double chocolate cake.

He expected to get into the airport at about 6 that night and get to our house at about 7. So I tried to plan around that time and started making the cake from scratch that afternoon. Everything went well until I actually started baking it. I set the oven timer to beep when it was ready and didn’t even hear it go off. I got caught up in an episode of “Friends” that was on TV and then I started to smell something funny. Then I remembered that the cake was in the oven. I rushed into the kitchen only to find the cake charred and smelly.

However, lucky for me, my husband’s flight got delayed for an hour so I had time to salvage my leftover ingredients and bake a new cake. In that extra time I had before he got home I looked up hearing aid prices because I know that the oven timer was working find and my hearing was the problem.

Felt Bad for Him

Ever since I got here, hubby was having his gout on his foot pretty much once in every month. I asked him one time what’s the cause for it and he said that it’s all the acid from the foods you ate. I told him to eat some fresh vegetables ‘cause he told me that it could help it from coming back or from getting it worse but he won’t. He said that he wasn’t a big vegetable person so instead of having a vegetable every now and then, he would just prefer to eat those fatty foods. I know it’s not very healthy for him but I can do nothing for it’s me who wouldn’t swallow those if I force him eating some vegetables. And today when he came home from work, I saw him walking like a crippled man because his gout came back again. I felt so bad because tomorrow is the start of his one-week vacation where he could’ve enjoys it but I guess not. I just hope it will go away on the next day or tomorrow is better. I don’t like watching him suffering from the pain of his foot. If only I could help him to ease the pain he is feeling now but I couldn’t.

Purchasing Tickets Just Got Easier No Matter Where You Are

When I got here, hubby was planning on bringing me to watch a hockey game, which is really new to me ‘cause back in my country we don’t have that kind of game. But because of our both hectic schedule, we didn’t get a chance to do it and postponed until the hockey game is finally over for the season. It wasn’t a big deal for me ‘cause I know there are more games to wait until the start of fall. Actually, I’m looking forward to it but I can wait till the next season to start. Gladly, I found this ticketamerica.com website where I can buy our Pepsi Center ticket online so I won’t bother my hubby asking the same question over and over and gets irritated. And now, I ‘m excited for this hockey game season to start for I found a website where I can easily purchase our ticket.

I also refer this website to my neighbor back in my country who’s now presently resides up in Chicago, IL. She’s a big fan of baseball since she was in her high school days. In fact, she played baseball during her high school days and their team won. Since then she loves baseball and when she got here, she and her hubby watch baseball on their TV pretty much all of their vacant times. And lately, she was talking about going into a live baseball game where she could experience watching it in reality. I suggested her to go to the website of ticketamerica.com where she can find and compare the best prices of seats in Wrigley Field Stadium. And to some people out there who are also a big fan of baseball, you guys better check this ticketamerica.com. If you’re residing at Minneapolis, MN checks out Target field tickets for the upcoming baseball game for the Minnesota Twins. For people residing from Corona, NY and are ecstatic to watch your very own baseball team New York Mets, you should check Citi Field tickets to get yours before it runs out.

Safety Advice for Leaving Kids Home Alone

Authored by Elbert Gutierrez

One big summer safety tip in regards to kids is to know your kid, know their responsibility level and don't leave a child whose not ready for it home alone. Some states have laws dictating how old a minor has to be to be left home alone, but even if your state doesn't most kids under 12 should have supervision in case something happens while you're out. It can be scary leaving your children home alone, especially since not so long ago they were babies, but remember that while an all home security system can be a great safety tool if your child isn't old enough to understand how to use it it does no good to anyone.

Children who are old enough to be home by themselves should have emergency numbers in an easy to find location, such as on the fridge. They should have clear rules such as when to check in with parents and whether or not they can have friends over. The first few times a parent trusts their child with this responsibility the time spent alone should be brief and parents should be within a few minutes drive back to the house. Only you know what your kid can handle but taking clear precautions will make everyone feel safer.

Getting Paid to be Online

Since Internet began to introduce to most people, there’s more and more people started to make a business online. From a smaller to a bigger business and most of them were successful. In fact, there’s a lot of stuff that you can do to earn extra money from online. Taking surveys online is one of those stuff and even more like reading emails, trying the name brand products, shopping online and even playing games online could get you paid. I remember one of my friends telling me that she’s doing one of this stuff like the taking surveys online. She told me that it was fun doing it plus she got paid for it. And then another friend do the same and was grateful that she did try because she got paid for doing the stuff she likes doing.

Inbox dollars is a name that has all of this earning money online stuff. Joining them is absolutely free as seen on good morning America TV show. If you’re fan of doing those kinds of stuff, why not try joining the inbox dollars? There’s no harm in trying so why don’t you give it a try? I’m sure you’ll be surprise if you’re getting paid for the stuff you normally do anyways. So if you’re one of those people out there who is a fan doing those stuff that I’ve had mention above, just sign up here.

Online Travel Bookings Save Big Bucks

Thanks for the guest post by Jonathan Curtis

Trial and error are sometimes the best learning tools, but my friend told me about the online travel booking companies and how easy they are to use. The big issue for me was ensuring that the connection flights are in order and that the time zone differences have been accounted for when booking the connection flight and hotels. I never looked into this before because my computer choked up from opening so many travel pages. Now that I have a super fast WiMAX TV Bundleto get online, I researched and booked my trip to Munich by myself.

The online way of doing things lets you check out as many hotels as you want and still get a good package price with the airfare. My favorite way to travel overseas is to go through JFK airport in New York. Sure, it's faster going direct to Europe from L.A., but as a smoker, I have to get out of the plane and light up. JFK is the perfect rest stop, as most flights into the UK or continental Europe will take 6 to 7 hours. I can deal with that. The total package cost for the do-it-yourself online booking approach was monumental and I have kissed my travel agent goodbye.

Helping Them Finding Our House a Little Easier

Who amongst you doesn’t like to personalize or improves your little home? Well I guess nobody is but with our hectic schedule could sometimes lead us to stop from doing what we would like to have done at home. Now getting some of these little things out of the way just got a little easier. Hubby and I was planning to buy a house sometime hopefully next year and we both agreed that we will have to put an address plaque for our house to help out our friends, family and to all those people who would like to come by especially the mailman, finding us a little easier. Gladly I found this website mailboxandbeyond.com and saw a variety of stuff on improving the beauty of our home, address plaques, etc. Actually I love to beautify our house putting some décor stuff for the inside as well as the outside. Well anyway, they have this different style of address plaques that I can choose from which to me is a good thing because I’m kind of a picky person. I would always look for a best stuff that fits the house especially the color.

On the other hand, having an address signs are very much helpful especially if you’re living in an urban areas. With this, getting lost or having a hard time finding your house could be avoided to some people who are new to your place. Each home should have a stuff so called house address plaque because it is our census law to have it. It’s a way to monitor the number of houses in a certain area. Well if we’re on the same page looking forward on beautifying our home and putting some address plaques and signs to our house, you better check this mailboxandbeyond.com website and see if they got what you looking for.

Summer Sports

Guest posting written by Alec Evans

While Winter Sports bring us the joys of football and hockey, summer is the time of year that you don’t require a full on body suit to participate in. Whether it is swimming, soccer, or basketball, summer is the season of doing and winter is the season of watching.

One of my favorite summer sports to watch is tennis. While you can pretty much catch tennis matches all year long, the bonus of watching it in the summer is watching it on satellite television. With satellite you get more channels, which mean more options. With certain satellite providers you can even watch up to six matches at one time. Just think six different channels to cheer on Roger Federer on.


Another one of my favorite summer sports to watch is basketball. One of my favorite summer pastimes is watch basketball with my sister, who plays basketball on her high school junior varsity team. It’s always fun to go against whichever team she going against, which leads to trash talk and agreements, which we like to call quality time at my house. I just received my new cable packages and I am able to catch all the summer sports I could ever dream of.