Yes, you heard that right! One laptop is not enough for all three of us: me, Justin, and his dad. From Mondays to Fridays, all three of us take turns in using our HP laptop. I work from 9am to 5pm, Justin’s turn is from 5pm to 8pm, and 8pm onwards is his Dad’s designated time to sit in front of our laptop. We have a more flexible laptop schedule on Saturdays and Sundays, though.

However, since Fall Semester in the U.S. just started, this will mean very busy months for me managing my growing number of online tutors, corresponding with our U.S. client, preparing monthly production reports, and doing online tutorials as well. This actually means I need to work longer hours, which means the laptop schedules of both father and son will be affected, too.

That made my husband decide to buy a smaller Fujitsu laptop that he and Justin alternates in using. That’s where a huge part of his September bonus will go. The new laptop was purchased using one of his credit cards with a zero percent interest and payable in 6 months.

In just a matter of days, Justin and our new laptop have become inseparable. One look at the picture below will tell you that Justin really enjoys tinkering with his newest “toy.”


What are you smiling at, son?

I’m a low-maintenance woman as far as makeup is concerned. Pressed powder and lipstick are enough for me. Being a busy work-at-home mom has a lot to do with this because I don’t really have the luxury of time to stay in front of the mirror for more than 15 minutes every day.

I am also a brand loyalist. Once I found a product that works for me, I don’t change brands anymore. I’ll use the same brand for as long as it’s available in the market. When the product is out of stock or when it’s already phased out, that’s the only time I switch to another brand.

But I’m always amenable to trying out new products only when there’s a sound reason to do so. I’ve been using a particular brand of pressed powder for the longest time, but I simply couldn’t resist to see how Myra E Shine-Free Face Powder would fare against my preferred brand.

My preferred brand and Myra E Shine-Free Face Powder are similar in many ways. They are both fragrance-free, hypoallergenic and dermatologist-tested. Both also give protection against the sun’s harmful rays. Myra E Shine-Free Face Powder, however, has SPF 15, while my preferred brand only has SPF 14. Another thing that gave Myra E the advantage is that it is enriched with Vitamin E. As we all know, Vitamin E helps repair the skin.

I conducted a simple test to see which of my preferred brand of pressed powder and Myra E Shine-Free Face Powder is better on my skin. Before I went to church today, I applied my preferred brand on my face. When I arrived home after church, I got rid of my preferred brand on my face and applied Myra E Shine-Free Face Powder. I know I violate makeup rules, but it has never been my practice to apply powder on my neck, too. This actually made it easier for me to check which brand is closer to my skin tone.


Donning my preferred brand of pressed powder before I went to church today


Wearing Myra E Shine-Free Face Powder after church
If you will notice, my preferred brand is one tone lighter than the color of my neck. Myra E, on the other hand, complemented it; it actually looks and feels like second skin!

Am I happy with my discovery? Absolutely! I’m actually not surprised that Myra E Shine-Free Face Powder is this good because it’s made by UNILAB, the name behind most of the health and wellness products we have at home.

If there’s one thing I envy medical professionals, it’s their scrubs clothing.
Medical scrubs, nursing scrubs, and hospital uniforms make doctors, nurses, dentists, and other health and medical workers anywhere in the world look clean, respectable, and professional-looking. I particularly like chic-looking scrub tops and scrubs pants; they’re really nice to look at! I’m sure the ones wearing them feel really good about themselves as they go about their work. Did you know that there are also surgical scrub hats/caps that go well with these uniforms?

A great place to look for stylish yet affordable scrub suits is Blue Sky Scrubs. They offer a wide selection of fashionable scrubs for men and women in different colors, such as chocolate, pink, crimson, and lilac, among others. Truly, the look and feel of scrubs has never been better! Go check out their website to find scrubs for cheap.

After reading Mylene’s post “Battle With Bottles,” I have decided to finally get rid of all of Justin’s remaining feeding bottles because like Mylene’s daughter, my son is more than three years old already. He turned four last July, but he is still drinking milk from feeding bottles, well, not all the time, but at least once a day. He already knows how to drink milk from a glass or cup, although he still prefers bottle-feeding most of the time.

Last week, I already discarded some of his feeding bottles, but I left a few at home just in case he asks for them. I’m still a consenting mom, you see, so I’m partly to blame for his continued dependence on feeding bottles. LOL!

Last Wednesday before he went to school, I told him, “Justin, no more feeding bottles for you today; I’ll throw them away later.” He nonchalantly answered, “Okay.”

Later when he arrived from school, had lunch, and got ready to nap, he asked for milk. I said, “You’ll have milk in a glass.” I actually forgot to hide his feeding bottles while he was away, and he was quick to notice that. When he pointed to his bottles, I said they were still dirty and so he agreed to drink milk from a cup.

Now, all of his remaining feeding bottles are out of sight. He hasn’t been asking for them for four days now, and I don’t intend to bring all of them back even if he whines, so yes, I can finally say that my son is now totally weaned from bottle-feeding!

Thanks, Mylene! Your post inspired me to follow suit.