April 2013 - Page 9 of 10

“Find Him A Playmate”

April 4, 2013 No Comments

the little man doing kiddie karaoke with *Ate* Shane + her cousins

This is what Jared’s pedia advised me when we recently went to her clinic for the little man’s scheduled check-up. Although our pedia was very delighted with Jared’s progress in speaking, she advised me to find a playgroup or a preschool for toddlers where Jared can attend. Interacting with kids his age will work wonders for him, she said and I guess I cannot agree more. Apart from helping him with his language and speech, I am sure having regular playmates and being surrounded by children his age will also be good for his self-esteem and emotional maturity.

So plans of having him homeschooled or enrolling to Kumon will be put off for the time being. Instead I will be scouting for a local playschool to enroll my little man. Any suggestions?

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Of Diets + Diet Supplements

April 4, 2013 No Comments

The first quarter of the year is done but I am in no way near my target weight for this year. I cannot complain much as I know I am guilty as charged. I have not been working hard on getting regular work out and it has been ages since I hit my yoga mat. Well, my instructor is partly to blame since she has been crazy busy these past few months and we have not been having our Tuesday and Thursday classes for like ages now, even the little man is missing the Yoga center. And although I know very well that I can always do it at home, it still is different when I am doing it with someone to guide me whenever I am doing one pose wrong.

I have been meaning to do yoga at home and some running, too, but alas, it almost always feel like I do not have enough energy to do them and whenever I had the urge to, something always comes up. I am not sure if the universe is conspiring for me to not get the work out that I badly need, but I know that it is time to take matters into my hands if I’d want to lose at least a pound or two at the end of this month.

Apart from my half-sedentary life, my very enthusiastic appetite is also partly to blame for all the unwanted flab and the unsightly bump in my mid-section. It seems as if I have turned into one emotional eater and when I am feeling rather bored, I eat to pass the time, when I am feeling agitated, I find something to munch on, and when the little one is preoccupied with something else and was just leaving me to my devices, I eat. If only I could scrape the saddle bags off, I’d definitely would and if only I could suppress the more-than-willing-to-binge taste buds, believe me, I’d have done it long ago.

My sister and I even tried this food supplement late last year to aid us in our quest to lose weight to no avail. I don’t think I’d lose weight even if I put more fiber into my diet, unless I really put a curb on eating everything I fancy! I am thinking that if diets are out of the questions, maybe the best option for me will have to be diet supplements. I came across this promising weight loss supplement, activ8 x, while I was working late one night and I really thought that if ever it would come down to taking diet pills to regulate my eating, I’d definitely go for this one.

Firstly, I love that it is safe and natural as it does not contain caffeine or other harmful chemicals unlike other slimming aids around. It contains 10 ingredients which are clinically-proven to work on the different focus areas of weight loss. I also like the fact that it can go well with any other diet plan one has, may that be Dukan, Atkins, Mediterranean, Southbeach or other diets, and was also proven to get rid of the lost weight for good. And since this diet supplement comes in drop forms, there are no bitter pills involved in your plans to shed the extra weight, simply drop it under your tongue and wait for the potent supplement to do its works! Brilliant, right? It even comes with a free AVX Diet plan, free worldwide shipping and a 100% money-back guarantee with every order, so what more can you really ask for? I am sold on this product that if it boils down to requiring a diet supplement to help me lose weight, I will be sure to get this one. Check out Activ8 X Diet Drops on Facebook for more information.

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mum musings

Venturing Into Radio Advertising

April 3, 2013 No Comments

In this age of the internet and other modern-day methods of communication and social media, one old thing survived the gazillion of mobile phones that come and go, as well as the number of other gadgets that go in fashion, the radio. Long before we have an entire generation of gadget-toting and technology-dependent people, radio is everyone’s best friend and has long been the only form of entertainment and news, too. I bet most of us have fond memories of family gatherings that feature the good ol’ dependable radio. Remember those nights we spent listening to our favorite radio drama or that scary radio program that scare the living daylights out of us?

Suffice to say, radio will probably be around for a much longer period of time and even in the advent of Twitter and Facebook, there are still a considerable number of people who would rather hear about the latest news and developments on the radio. You can also get a lot of information and a good amount of entertainment from it, too, especially if you are tuned in to those FM radio stations that play the latest music and host enjoyable talk shows that are worth your time. It will probably come as no surprise to you that people still consider sirius radio advertising and the likes a very effective way to reach out to a big audience and thereby improving their following or their market. It still at par with other forms of media, in terms of scope and audience reach. Investing on radio advertising, therefore, especially on the top-rated radio program and time slots, will prove to be quite beneficial to a business or a company.

Will you consider advertising on radio in this day and age? Why?

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