tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80581332993626948492024-03-13T04:39:33.824-07:00HAILEY'S beats and bitswhat happens when a wife and a mom who works for a living, has a home to manage, laundry to finish, meals to cook, with 3 schooling kids to attend to?
creative chaos happens!!
Welcome to My Life!!!Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.comBlogger696125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-13487414925907755032009-11-17T16:14:00.000-08:002009-11-17T18:13:06.008-08:00Home GardeningCheap thrills, you may call it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SwNXp17osYI/AAAAAAAABV0/zlQ6lI8UC0g/s1600/garden3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SwNXp17osYI/AAAAAAAABV0/zlQ6lI8UC0g/s320/garden3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405260354138190210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Home gardening gives me time to think. Reflecting, as I pull out weeds or trim the plants. <br /><br />Makes me eager to see new flowers or shoots or fruits... <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SwNXKoKfBJI/AAAAAAAABVs/c6X1eU5yfzg/s1600/garden2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SwNXKoKfBJI/AAAAAAAABVs/c6X1eU5yfzg/s320/garden2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405259817866429586" /></a><br /><br />With this I look forward.<br /><br />Looking forward to something gives excitement.<br /><br />This leads to simple contentment.<br /><br />Then there is peace. No matter how fleeting.<br /><br />Isn't that what we all look for?Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-24975966508858342592009-11-15T15:23:00.000-08:002009-11-15T15:48:07.991-08:00Home is a...place of we can take off our shoes and be ourselves.<br />Scratch where it itches; clutter stuff, pick up, argue, agree.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SwCREg_FicI/AAAAAAAABVk/YRjyXILNj08/s1600/shoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SwCREg_FicI/AAAAAAAABVk/YRjyXILNj08/s320/shoes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404479059604638146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SwCREMeCTaI/AAAAAAAABVc/EZuPbAjOC3c/s1600/shoe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SwCREMeCTaI/AAAAAAAABVc/EZuPbAjOC3c/s320/shoe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404479054097304994" /></a><br /><br />And most importantly, it is where we learn that imperfections of others and ourselves are acceptable.Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-28812451500303238702009-11-12T05:12:00.000-08:002009-11-12T05:36:01.873-08:00Home is......where simplicity begins.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvwNExnnGBI/AAAAAAAABVU/_24xTJBh51I/s1600-h/flower2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvwNExnnGBI/AAAAAAAABVU/_24xTJBh51I/s320/flower2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403208028627867666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Simple pleasures come from simple things.<br /><br /><br />Vase hand painted by my daughter. Flowers came from the backyard, left in the wild by previous neighbors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvwMNcsDy9I/AAAAAAAABVM/mtkQ0YUPC8Q/s1600-h/flower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvwMNcsDy9I/AAAAAAAABVM/mtkQ0YUPC8Q/s320/flower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403207078116576210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mine to behold. <br /><br />What do you think?Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-60919393372879840192009-11-12T04:59:00.001-08:002009-11-12T20:24:09.859-08:00Secure Instant Messaging<div style="text-align: justify;">Are you a <a href="http://www.brosix.com/">Brosix IM Client</a>? Have you tried this new technology?<br /><br />We are trying to research on this new technology. News has it that Brosix has increased its customers three times in the last twelve months. We are not yet <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.brosix.com%22%3EBrosix%20IM%20Client%3C/a%3E">new customers</a> of this but definitely will do our part in trying to investigate how this new technology has increased in the number of customers despite lopsided economy.<br /><br />My husband is an I.T. professional and web designer also. He likes to learn new things about technology. It is very natural for him to read technical manual and programming languages books every day. Maybe he has heard of this. Maybe during one of his lectures to his classes or students he has already mentioned this topic. Since it safe, secure and updated I am sure he likes his students to explore this new technology. If he finds this really reliable he will surely recommend it to his colleagues or even his students.<br /><br />Aside from the fact that he is a practitioner of the I.T industry, he is also taking up his Masteral Degree in I.T. so one of these days, I am sure he will encounter this new technology.<br /></div>Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-71252969866919305042009-11-08T14:12:00.000-08:002009-11-08T14:19:19.853-08:00Baby No More?Sometimes wishes do come true.<br />Long ago, i wished my kids would grow up fast...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvdDtgCxOzI/AAAAAAAABVE/BQE0_9yz44I/s1600-h/eka3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvdDtgCxOzI/AAAAAAAABVE/BQE0_9yz44I/s320/eka3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401860727028923186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvdDtXAhv6I/AAAAAAAABU8/CR8zUQu4H0M/s1600-h/eka2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvdDtXAhv6I/AAAAAAAABU8/CR8zUQu4H0M/s320/eka2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401860724603600802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now that they are bigger, I miss the sticky kisses, innocence and baby antics, too.<br />There are times I want to just say: stop growing!Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-48103790133177603752009-11-07T07:40:00.000-08:002009-11-07T08:06:37.953-08:00Money, Money Money!<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Number game has always been my waterloo.<br /><br />When blessings to decode and decipher figures were vested upon humanity I guess I was asleep. Or was I busy doing something else?<br /><br />I have long accepted the fact that if numbers were to mathematician, words were to me.Just give me something to read anytime, I will be most happy to oblige. Just do not attempt to throw avalanche of number to me. I will be lost in the myriad of those codes. Then someone has to slap my face to bring me back to my senses.<br /><br />That is why financial management has always been a challenge to me. That is why I always struggle with the figures and how to put together the numbers that come with budgeting and the likes.<br />Help is what I need. I searched for financial wisdom high and low. I am forever a blog reader of financial geniuses' blogs and sites out there because I am perpetually struggling to comprehend and manage the family's finances.<br />Now that we are down to one income household, I am always on my toes regarding finances. There are, however, moments now that I do realize I have improved a lot than before. Learning is a continuous process and if ever I win the grand price in <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=83142&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GottaSeeThisNow.com" rel="nofollow">iLASIK Video Contest</a> I will be the most happy being!<br /></div><br /></div><br /><map name="map6102"><area href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=83142&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GottaSeeThisNow.com" shape="rect" coords="0,0,206,45" rel="nofollow" /><area href="http://socialspark.com/code_of_ethics" shape="rect" coords="207,0,225,45" rel="nofollow" /></map><img alt="Post?slot_id=83142&url=http%3a%2f%2fsocialspark" border="0" src="http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=83142&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey.png" style="border:0" usemap="#map6102" />Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-65299981647052285922009-11-05T00:39:00.000-08:002009-11-05T02:44:45.210-08:00Just For FunAnyone who looked like this last Halloween?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvKS4Sq2_3I/AAAAAAAABU0/_I8nJJGQvT4/s1600-h/halow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 350px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvKS4Sq2_3I/AAAAAAAABU0/_I8nJJGQvT4/s320/halow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400540398952578930" /></a><br /><br />How about this?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvKRTg65LII/AAAAAAAABUs/X58n7FbVmE4/s1600-h/halloween1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 350px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvKRTg65LII/AAAAAAAABUs/X58n7FbVmE4/s320/halloween1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400538667611139202" /></a><br /><br />It was fun treat or tricking! Did you have fun , too?Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-22383644946515710932009-11-05T00:14:00.000-08:002009-11-05T00:33:29.982-08:00Win Some, Lose Some but Cherish Well<div style="text-align: justify;">I lost my father when I barely nineteen years old. Sad but true.<br /><br />I did not know at first that he died due to a bullet wound. I was away in the University earning my degree.<br /><br />Being fourth in the brood of eight kids, I felt the blow and had the awareness of the loss.<br />Lucky me, I was able to spend my nineteen years with him. My youngest brother was only 9 years old then. He was barely aware of what was happening. He remembers the event, though. Now that he is 26, he spent most of his life with my mother.<br /><br />The loss made me be aware how precious life is. It made me step back and prioritize relationships and cherish them as life-long treasure.<br /><br />Cliche it may sound but it made me treasure more those people who matter to me. Most may not love me back or even value how I value them, but I will love them nonetheless.<br />Life after all is fleeting. Now you have arms that hold you, tomorrow you may not.<br /></div><br />Missing a loved one? Try searching <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=82632&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fmylifelostloves" rel="nofollow">MyLife</a><br /><br />Who knows you may find the precious one you have been looking for all along!<br /><br /><map name="map3871"><area href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=82632&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fmylifelostloves" shape="rect" coords="0,0,206,45" rel="nofollow"><area href="http://socialspark.com/code_of_ethics" shape="rect" coords="207,0,225,45" rel="nofollow"></map><img alt="Post?slot_id=82632&url=http%3a%2f%2fsocialspark" src="http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=82632&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey.png" style="border: 0pt none ;" usemap="#map3871" border="0" />Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-91953220502740991462009-11-03T14:57:00.000-08:002009-11-03T15:46:37.838-08:00Family Writer at WorkWho will ever tire of taking pictures of their kids?<br /><br />No hands raised.<br /><br />Not me, either.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvC88kmRFtI/AAAAAAAABUc/LSlPeX5ZSk8/s1600-h/thewriter3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 178px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvC88kmRFtI/AAAAAAAABUc/LSlPeX5ZSk8/s320/thewriter3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400023702019577554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And she always asks: "Why do you always take pictures of me?"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvC4v5UKceI/AAAAAAAABUQ/T-hNRF1aD48/s1600-h/thewriter2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvC4v5UKceI/AAAAAAAABUQ/T-hNRF1aD48/s320/thewriter2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400019086195978722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Ahhh...I am busy, Mother. I am writing my story"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvC4vZ-5CLI/AAAAAAAABUE/jwv0ij6x9lc/s1600-h/thewriter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvC4vZ-5CLI/AAAAAAAABUE/jwv0ij6x9lc/s320/thewriter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400019077785258162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"This is going to be my story and I will sell it to Papa."<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvC89DtR6WI/AAAAAAAABUk/4LWRVB6r900/s1600-h/thewriter4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SvC89DtR6WI/AAAAAAAABUk/4LWRVB6r900/s320/thewriter4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400023710370490722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Are you my paparazzi?"<br /><br /><br />Yes. Make that lifelong...Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-11252355112360298992009-11-03T14:39:00.000-08:002009-11-03T15:49:15.484-08:00Eyeglasses NeededI am back in the blogging groove.<br />Thanks to hubby who got me the new laptop I am using currently. However, being online all the time has its downside too. My eyes are often exposed to to glare of the computer monitor.<br />I need to check the <a href="http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php?cat=29">new arrivals</a> so I can pick which one can help. <a href="http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php?cat=20">$8 Prescription Zenni Glasses</a> come good enough for me.<br />We will see.Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-10121784904348417042009-11-02T14:39:00.000-08:002009-11-02T14:52:35.500-08:00Tearjerker Love LetterFound this letter inside his leather shoes.<br /><br />My ten year old cleaned and brushed his shoes the night before work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Su9h1x0fp8I/AAAAAAAABT8/kFp8e8XUfEw/s1600-h/shoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 186px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Su9h1x0fp8I/AAAAAAAABT8/kFp8e8XUfEw/s320/shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399642054774990786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Dear Daddy, today is a new day. Today, I will miss your morning hug and kiss. You will spend all the mornings and afternoons with your cubicle and students. You need to spend the entire day without us because you love us. You will also miss lunch time with us. Dad, have a happy and safe travel without us, but with God's protection. God bless. Love, Hannah"</span></span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br />Priceless. Agree?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;">image from: babyequipment.blogspot.com</span><br /></div>Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-57848849082854242392009-10-31T02:08:00.000-07:002009-10-31T02:41:46.176-07:00Hopscotch!One of the most dwindling sights in this wired, techie world of ours - hopscotch by kids!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SuwGPL6NvXI/AAAAAAAABT0/twSOZruS2R0/s1600-h/hopscptch3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SuwGPL6NvXI/AAAAAAAABT0/twSOZruS2R0/s320/hopscptch3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398696911275146610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SuwEiCxkMDI/AAAAAAAABTs/BV1tSzHoN8Y/s1600-h/hopscotch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SuwEiCxkMDI/AAAAAAAABTs/BV1tSzHoN8Y/s320/hopscotch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398695036217208882" /></a><br /><br />Rare are the occasions, when kids are out in the fields or open space. They are either in front of the television catching up with the latest shows or tinkering with the newest interactive gadgets no end.<br /><br />With the busted TV remote for more than a week now, my kids are stretching their muscles and playing under the sun.<br /><br />It is good for the body.<br />It challenges the spirit.<br />The sheer joy of interacting with real human beings in this modern world is one of the pleasures hopscotch brings!<br /><br />See you in the next round as I search for <a href="http://www.queentorrent.com/">music torrents</a>.Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-63060350740939717792009-10-31T01:33:00.000-07:002009-10-31T01:55:35.222-07:00Blood Giveaway...Our whole family trooped to our parish office, one day.<br />There was a bloodletting drive. My hubby donated blood. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Suv7Mk6KRnI/AAAAAAAABTk/OHCS9CXShf4/s1600-h/bloodletting3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Suv7Mk6KRnI/AAAAAAAABTk/OHCS9CXShf4/s320/bloodletting3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398684771818292850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Guess how much? 450 ml of blood was sucked out of his system.<br />Whatttt?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Suv53hgdsBI/AAAAAAAABTU/HfdYOkZ7ucM/s1600-h/bloodletting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Suv53hgdsBI/AAAAAAAABTU/HfdYOkZ7ucM/s320/bloodletting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398683310616326162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Suv6qTvx2CI/AAAAAAAABTc/kWuyKbvKYyc/s1600-h/bloodletting2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Suv6qTvx2CI/AAAAAAAABTc/kWuyKbvKYyc/s320/bloodletting2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398684183095793698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well.<br />This has been his nth time to donate.<br />He says, God loves a cheerful giver...Especially to indigent patients.Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-66001994745009963222009-10-28T16:08:00.000-07:002009-10-28T16:47:44.194-07:00Drop it Like it's Hot!Life is simple.<br />It is us who complicates things.<br />It is our wants that put us into traps and binds which stress us eventually.<br />If we follow the simple nature and cycle of things, we will have less of the complications.<br />It is either I am in the path of old age and sagacity or many experiences have taught me lessons already. Whichever is the answer, I choose the path of simplicity these days: less want, less problem.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SujU0MyWBAI/AAAAAAAABTI/AnUXEJcX0J8/s1600-h/coin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SujU0MyWBAI/AAAAAAAABTI/AnUXEJcX0J8/s320/coin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397798146654209026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br />This is our coin bank at home. This is where we drop our loose change and coins at the end of the day. Or even right smack in the middle of the day.<br /><br />Just last week, I was planning to buy a bottle of softdrink or soda to quench my craving. I decided otherwise and dropped it here. Instead of buying 3 pieces of candy, my daughter dropped her coin here.<br /><br />A coin will always be a coin. It's not much but what do they say: a stitch in time saves nine? It is because 6 months from now, we hope to spend a family vacation. Wherever our coins will take us, we will be more than happy to go.<br /><br />Simple hope: trip. Simple solution: save for it!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SujUzzD_GSI/AAAAAAAABTA/AG3M5Tk0wmE/s1600-h/coin1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SujUzzD_GSI/AAAAAAAABTA/AG3M5Tk0wmE/s320/coin1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397798139748882722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If the <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=80072&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accorhotelsasia.com%2Fsupersale" rel="nofollow">Accor Hotels 3-Day Super Sale Asia Pacific</a> will still be on, like right now then that would be a super help!<br /><map name="map5932"><area href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=80072&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accorhotelsasia.com%2Fsupersale" shape="rect" coords="0,0,206,45" rel="nofollow"><area href="http://socialspark.com/code_of_ethics" shape="rect" coords="207,0,225,45" rel="nofollow"></map><img alt="Post?slot_id=80072&url=http%3a%2f%2fsocialspark" src="http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=80072&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey.png" style="border: 0pt none ;" usemap="#map5932" border="0" />Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-20210121221721346612009-10-27T15:27:00.000-07:002009-10-27T15:33:40.860-07:00What A Weekend 2!The family retreat was super.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Sud1Dids3PI/AAAAAAAABS4/g1BXVtKky_I/s1600-h/IMG_0358.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Sud1Dids3PI/AAAAAAAABS4/g1BXVtKky_I/s320/IMG_0358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397411382078266610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What better way to reassess life than with people who matter most to me...<br /><br />It was time to plan, laugh, review, recall, cry, heal, celebrate, perform, enjoy, pray, eat, share and look forward to many years ahead!<br /><br />Will I trade places with someone? Nah.Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-12649991998317365382009-10-27T04:41:00.001-07:002009-10-27T04:46:59.837-07:00Can You Count?Just one shot.<br />Yet, how many colors do you see here?<br />Ain't nature wonderful?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SubdZ91N0SI/AAAAAAAABSw/FgrUIdtmCvM/s1600-h/IMG_0458.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SubdZ91N0SI/AAAAAAAABSw/FgrUIdtmCvM/s320/IMG_0458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397244641614352674" border="0" /></a>Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-20551704804509511882009-10-27T03:36:00.000-07:002009-10-27T04:28:04.136-07:00A Drop in the Bucket<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Tremendous changes have happened to our family for the last four months. Aside from moving from traditional schooling to homeschooling, measures to be frugal were adopted. Let me count the ways...<br /></div><br />We officially shifted from two incomes to one. That alone is a huge adjustment. From being a full time teacher, I now stay at home to teach my own children. Most people find this crazy. I do not. At least, not yet. What is more affective than to teach and monitor the learning of my own children? Who is more responsible in teaching lives I nurture? Me.<br /><br />Being at home means I can monitor keep an eye on the family consumption: water, electric and food. Would you believe that even if we are home almost 24/7, our electric bill was cut into half? Constant turning off and unplugging of electrical appliances not being used helped tremendously.<br /><br />With time in my hands, preparing and storing food veer us away from eating out. Not only that this practice is healthy, it also keeps our pockets guarded. Unlike when I was working, we were always rushing that taking out of food was more frequent than cooking our own.<br /><br />Let me tell you more in later posts. I still need to research about <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=62562&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parentschoiceformula.com%2Fbaby-formula-savings-calculator.aspx" rel="nofollow">baby formula.</a></div><br /><br /><map name="map3685"><area href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=62562&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parentschoiceformula.com%2Fbaby-formula-savings-calculator.aspx" shape="rect" coords="0,0,206,45" rel="nofollow"><area href="http://socialspark.com/code_of_ethics" shape="rect" coords="207,0,225,45" rel="nofollow"></map><img alt="Post?slot_id=62562&url=http%3a%2f%2fsocialspark" src="http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=62562&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey.png" style="border: 0pt none ;" usemap="#map3685" border="0" />Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-43425260034309870682009-10-25T23:11:00.000-07:002009-10-25T23:39:22.619-07:00What A Weekend!How was your weekend?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SuVC24EgWjI/AAAAAAAABSo/BfdHgjDKm7c/s1600-h/family.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SuVC24EgWjI/AAAAAAAABSo/BfdHgjDKm7c/s320/family.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396793239005059634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mine was the most fruitful.<br /><br />Our family spent a 2-night retreat out of town.<br /><br />It was time to laugh, cry, heal, celebrate, perform, enjoy, pray, eat, share and look forward to many years ahead!<br /><br />How about yours?Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-79375140408133991252009-10-20T17:50:00.000-07:002009-10-20T18:11:48.184-07:00Join MeBlessings, everyone!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/St5ffoydD6I/AAAAAAAABRw/S5JNW7hW1XI/s1600-h/breakfast.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/St5ffoydD6I/AAAAAAAABRw/S5JNW7hW1XI/s320/breakfast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394854400766054306" border="0" /></a><br />SO what was your morning blessing?Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-9336640932709821002009-10-19T05:16:00.000-07:002009-10-19T06:12:57.704-07:00Endless, Borderless.Homeschooling rocks!<br /><br />It spells freedom.<br /><br />It means borderless learning.<br /><br />Endless possibilities are spelled out every single day waiting to be explored.<br /><br />There are gazzilion of things and explorations we can do aside from being tied down to the chairs from morning till late afternoon. Possibilities beckon in teaching my kids concepts they need to learn in the most fun or open-ended way. Life after all is not out of the textbook, right?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StxaYg-lsjI/AAAAAAAABRg/ZUR9yK4sYfQ/s1600-h/painting2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StxaYg-lsjI/AAAAAAAABRg/ZUR9yK4sYfQ/s320/painting2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394285830898823730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StxZo0Q6AFI/AAAAAAAABRY/gvHRjWLsrQg/s1600-h/painting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StxZo0Q6AFI/AAAAAAAABRY/gvHRjWLsrQg/s320/painting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394285011442204754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As of today, my daughter is still busy writing her story. Last I heard, the story she has been writing has reached 43 pages. I am even amazed how she approaches her writing in the most free flowing manner. As if it is so natural for her to write from her thoughts. Ballpoint pen in hand, she does it with ease. Right now, she asks if she can write online thru a blog. It's time to look for a reliable <a href="http://webhostinggeeks.com">webhosting</a>.<br /><br />When basic skill building is done for the day, explorations begin. They look forward to this, thus they are motivated to do their basic skills using paper and pencil. Motivation sometimes falter but what am I here for? With prodding and constant reminder they do it nonetheless.<br /><br />Baking, cooking, gardening, painting, sketching, tinkering with the computer, creating crafts, running around, selling, day camping and performing are just a few explorations they constantly pursue. <br /><br />Now, that is true learning for me. Don't we all agree that experience is the best teacher?Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-56433492115840015822009-10-19T04:57:00.000-07:002009-10-20T07:22:53.964-07:00Happy Moment, Proud Momma!My daughter Hannah won a contest.<br />She joined our Parish's on-the-spot poster making contest in the elementary students level. She won third place. She was so happy, she couldn't believe it when she heard her name being called.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StxW4FYVB0I/AAAAAAAABRQ/aguzOwrxWDw/s1600-h/award.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 271px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StxW4FYVB0I/AAAAAAAABRQ/aguzOwrxWDw/s320/award.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394281975199893314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here she is when she received her award from the priests of our parish.<br /><br />We were proud parents!!!! Teary-eyed we were when we witnessed the moment.<br /><br />She got a cash prize and a certificate.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span>Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-19341368940333537772009-10-18T06:36:00.000-07:002009-10-18T07:30:02.160-07:00Mentor, not Dementor or Tormentor<div style="text-align: justify;">No matter how I deny it, Greek literature was one of my best subjects during my university years. It is not because I was obsessed with the Greeks. It did not start that way. It, however, ended almost that way. Blame it on my literature professor.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StscUdQY8sI/AAAAAAAABRI/auVl6sluofc/s1600-h/books.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StscUdQY8sI/AAAAAAAABRI/auVl6sluofc/s320/books.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393936116482634434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />How did it happen? Let me count the ways.<br /><br />First reason - she was animated. She moved and walked and talked non-stop while flailing her arms to all directions. Our eyes darted back and forth all through out the sessions. It was no 3D animation, it was a live one.<br /><br />Second reason - she used vivid words. She enunciated adjectives to describe story characters as if Achilles or Hector were right next to my seat. She could make us believe that the gods and goddesses were alive and kicking.<br /><br />Third reason - she was herself a voracious reader.<br /><br />And there was not a dull moment.<br /><br />Had I been given the chance, I could have taken another course under her tutelage. However, she left the university. Right now I have no idea where she transferred. But truly she mentored me how to love reading and the pleasures that come with it.<br /><br />Well, let me try researching for her whereabouts. It wouldn't hurt to thank her for being such a good example or mentor, right?<br />Let me try using <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=69432&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthis.content.served.by.adshuffle.com%2Fp%2Fkl%2F46%2F799%2Fr%2F12%2F4%2F8%2Fast0k3n%2FVESIfHDf6VyGxLxswN5oXfrvp0llYQWU9%7Esl%7EFfvI8c%21pl%21%5EtTrAviynZyvMQ%3D%3D%2Fclick.txt" rel="nofollow">MyLife</a>.<br /><br /><br /><map name="map4272"><area href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=69432&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthis.content.served.by.adshuffle.com%2Fp%2Fkl%2F46%2F799%2Fr%2F12%2F4%2F8%2Fast0k3n%2FVESIfHDf6VyGxLxswN5oXfrvp0llYQWU9%7Esl%7EFfvI8c%21pl%21%5EtTrAviynZyvMQ%3D%3D%2Fclick.txt" shape="rect" coords="0,0,206,45" rel="nofollow"><area href="http://socialspark.com/code_of_ethics" shape="rect" coords="207,0,225,45" rel="nofollow"></map><img alt="Post?slot_id=69432&url=http%3a%2f%2fsocialspark" src="http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=69432&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey.png" style="border: 0pt none ;" usemap="#map4272" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:78%;">image from rhapsode.com</span></span></div>Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-39319434232583105822009-10-17T02:41:00.000-07:002009-10-17T02:45:16.749-07:00Prayer of all Families<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Let's believe that God is mightier and stronger than any typhoon.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Pray with me.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StmR9ivH8LI/AAAAAAAABRA/rYY3IcF7COo/s1600-h/lupit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 346px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/StmR9ivH8LI/AAAAAAAABRA/rYY3IcF7COo/s320/lupit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393502515235385522" border="0" /></a>Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-37650925502518171072009-10-16T03:50:00.000-07:002009-10-16T04:20:59.951-07:00Family Trip: Weekend MarketLast weekend was fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SthSLTqVLTI/AAAAAAAABQw/OfQe2hSnLAE/s1600-h/fish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SthSLTqVLTI/AAAAAAAABQw/OfQe2hSnLAE/s320/fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393150907986029874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There was a weekend market 10 minutes walk from home.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SthRhgJalBI/AAAAAAAABQo/ShJ5weJ6x0U/s1600-h/malayfood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SthRhgJalBI/AAAAAAAABQo/ShJ5weJ6x0U/s320/malayfood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393150189783127058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Somewhere along the corner, authentic Malaysian food beckoned.<br />Yum. The spice was irresistible.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SthRBviKStI/AAAAAAAABQg/HE8-fwUshUM/s1600-h/organicplant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SthRBviKStI/AAAAAAAABQg/HE8-fwUshUM/s320/organicplant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393149644157635282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Organic herbs and other plants abound as low as $.50 per plant.<br /><br />Fresh, fresh herbs ready for planting or cooking were up for grabs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SthU58Z-dII/AAAAAAAABQ4/odir9OJtqEo/s1600-h/market.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/SthU58Z-dII/AAAAAAAABQ4/odir9OJtqEo/s320/market.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393153908220523650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Crafts, fruits, bread and other produce seemed to call out: pick me up!<br /><br />Blessings abound. Indeed. Have you got one, lately?Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058133299362694849.post-2352394619413621272009-10-15T08:08:00.000-07:002009-10-15T08:40:30.779-07:00Tricks, Tweets and TreatsSome hand sewing did me good. It felt stress-free and relaxed to do the monotonous needle work.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Stc-RJSoQSI/AAAAAAAABQY/OibiRF4Bd58/s1600-h/sewing2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Stc-RJSoQSI/AAAAAAAABQY/OibiRF4Bd58/s320/sewing2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392847543072211234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> It was a refreshing break from the usual daily routine. Cause there are times that if I could pass the buck at home, it wouldn't hurt at least once in a while. But that is not a choice.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Stc9hL_UsdI/AAAAAAAABQQ/dFrOWwLQwzg/s1600-h/sewing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ea1xChMk9mg/Stc9hL_UsdI/AAAAAAAABQQ/dFrOWwLQwzg/s320/sewing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392846719162823122" border="0" /></a>I felt free and pressure-free as i did the needle work free hand. After about four hours of work, with breaks in between, a blouse is ready to be worn. Since sewing is not my cup of tea, I am learning how to perfect the craft. Hey, Rome was not built in one day, right? So I am taking my time to learn.<br /></div>Staying at home has its merits and downside. There are times I just want to have short breaks or tell someone to<a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=65732&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrickortreatme.com%2F" rel="nofollow"> trick or treat me</a>.<br />Speaking of Halloween, it is almost here. Yeah, time for the kids to dig into loots and goodies. I will still feel my way around if my kids would still love to do it.<br /><br />AS techie as we all are now, I'm sure you can say <a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=65732&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twickortweetme.com%2F" rel="nofollow">trick or treat me on twitter</a>!<br /><br />Why not? That is totally possible.<br /><br /><map name="map4542"><area href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=65732&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrickortreatme.com%2F" shape="rect" coords="0,0,206,45" rel="nofollow"><area href="http://socialspark.com/code_of_ethics" shape="rect" coords="207,0,225,45" rel="nofollow"></map><img alt="Post?slot_id=65732&url=http%3a%2f%2fsocialspark" border="0" src="http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=65732&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey.png" style="border:0" usemap="#map4542" />Hailey's Beats and Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406072210991647906noreply@blogger.com0