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I am a big fan of groupon sites though I have stopped buying for now. We’ve bought several restaurant deals, food deals and tech gadget deals. One of the latest we got was an Archos Key MP3 player for my youngest daughter. The son’s MP3 player was also from another deal though it is a different brand name.

The kids expressed wanting to have an Archos tablet for browsing (mostly watching YouTube videos and playing online fun games) but we missed the deal on this one. I think it was because I already ordered and paid for the MP3 player when I saw it.

Maybe next time, we’ll get this for them. In the meantime, they are using the my and my hubby’s smartphones since they are on vacation with our parents.

Tags: discounts from online deals, Money Watch, online deals for gadgets

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I have installed Skype in my gadget and I can’t wait to use it. But wait… I know I wrote that password somewhere. Or maybe hubby did.

Anyway…

It is amazing how technology has brought us closer to our love ones who are away from us. Through Skype-ing, conferencing services, Facetime, video calls, and other means we can communicate with them, we are still able to talk to each other, and see each other as well.

Of course, there would be those who’d say that nothing beats being able to hold your special ones’ hands, or being able to hug them close. We do know that but we still appreciate the fact that having communication means across the miles is far better now than three years ago.

Tags: communicating with family members overseas, video calls

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Looking at the children of my friends who excelled in school makes me happy for them. It is this time of the year where we are, that have parents beaming proudly and smiling from ear to ear because their children received special awards, recognition, trophies and medals in whatever field they have excelled in.

When I was still teaching preschool, everyone has their own awards, based on what they were good at. It not only boost the children’s self-confidence and increase their self-worth, it is also an affirmation that they can be the best

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We make our own gift tags. Although gift tags can be purchased at a minimal price, from Php5.00 – 15.00, making your own does not just make you creative but these gift tags have a feeling of being more personalized.

Below are samples of basic gift tags we’ve made last year:

All you need to make gift tags are the following:

• special papers in various colors, could be new or scrap from school projects (yes, do not throw these yet)
• craft scissors
• scrapbook embellishments (with adhesive would be better)
• glue
• one hole puncher
• different kinds of ribbons

You can also design your own gift tags and print these out. I don’t want to do this though because ink is kinda expensive 😉

Tags: gift tag ideas, gift tags, make your own gift tags, personalized gifts tags

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Don’t we just love a nice bathroom vanity?

One of the better features of restaurants, hotels and other places where you pay to eat or use their facilities would be to have decent bathrooms. Of course having a luxurious bathtub and high class bathroom amenities would even be great.

Personally though, I find taking photos of yourself or anyone else inside a bathroom feels icky because a bathroom is a personal sanctuary. Doing so feels like exposing one’s self to the world, hence our blurred faces.

Do you agree?

Tags: bathroom vanity

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It’s 3am and am already up. I can’t seem to sleep well and I don’t know why. Maybe it is the summer heat since I woke up to drink a glass of water. Maybe because I slept early. Or maybe because the foam mattress is not as comfortable as it used to.

Last Sunday the family was up at this same hour, getting ready to go to our run, which I haven’t written about yet

Been extremely busy with the children’s activities. I think we still have two or three activities to hurdle, the biggest one would be the third trimester exams and the overnight camping for the Scouts.

 

Tags: sleep

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