Currently, my fourth child is into doing some band activities although he doesn’t forget playing basketball and computer games. It’s a good addition to his activities and a great opportunity to know his talent. It’s been a month since he started liking this thing. I have nothing against it as it might lead him to his better future. No one knows he might become a great musician after sometime.

Honestly, I wanted to give him some support by purchasing one of those visual sound guitars. I’m secretly looking for the best priced guitar. I don’t want him to know about it because I don’t want to frustrate him if I can’t afford it. If I can afford it, it will be a great surprise for him. I’m very sure it can make him really happy and failure to buy it after he learns my intention will surely frustrate him. So, it’s better to keep it discreet so not create expectations. Hopefully, I will find the best one.

It’s not like I don’t want to grow old, the thing is growing old has a lot of disadvantages like wrinkles, difficulty in losing weight, aching joints and bad vision. Yep, I no longer read without my eyeglasses on, letters are just like scattered ants in a piece of paper. I guess this what they call aging. All I can do now is live with it by having a great looking eyeglass.

It’s my daughter who said that I should be wearing good looking glasses. Actually, I can just do with an ordinary one so long as I can read. But, she insists that I should at least have a little sense of fashion. Well, part of me growing old is to be contented with what I already have. Since she said that, I started searching for the best eyeglasses frames that led me to greatglasses website. Hmmm, I’m impressed with the number of eyeglasses I found from single vision glasses to progressive glasses in different shapes and sizes. It also comes in different design and materials. All I have to do now is to find the best one that suits my taste, the size of my face and the needs of my eyes.

Ever since I started this blog, I keep on blabbing over my weight. It’s not that I’m not doing something about it, but it’s really difficult for me. I’m a little old to cope up with the pace of youngsters who can do magic with their sizes. My joints are already aching whenever I do strenuous exercise. People tell me it’s not too late, well, I know it’s not. But, I have to take it slowly because it’s too painful for my part.

I’m reading a lot of diet pill reviews because there’s so much to learn more about it. But, I’m a little afraid to use it. Like I said I’m not that young and there are things I feel. I would need to consult the expert before going for supplements.

Oh well, I’m sure with patience and commitment, I know I can still lose weight even for a little. Looking like models isn’t the plan, just having healthy body is enough especially for my age.

According to the research when children are “plugged in” all the time, they’re not as happy as kids who spend less time using media and technology. The challenge for parents is not to prevent children from using media and technology, but to achieve a healthy balance between the times spent connected to technology and having it unplugged at home. Developing a family media use policy is an excellent way to achieve balance in the amount of time your children spend on cell phones, watching TV and using computers.  So, here are some Family media use policies:

• Who: Decide who can use a computer, TV and cell phone in your home. Consider the ages of your children to determine whether or not they are old enough for a cell phone or to use the computer independently. If your child is younger than middle school-age, he may not have a need for a cell phone. Make a decision that reflects your understanding of your child’s maturity and needs.
• When: Set limits on when your children can talk or send texts on their cell phone, watch TV and use the computer. Consider taking your children’s phones away at bedtime so they don’t stay up late sending texts that you can’t monitor.
• Where: Make sure your children understand where they can and can’t use cell phones and computers and watch TV. Discuss, for example, that church, school and the dinner table are inappropriate places to talk on the phone or send text messages. Remove TVs from the bedrooms in your home, or at least from your child’s bedroom. Encourage TV and computer usage to occur in one common area in your home, as this will help you monitor usage and stay connected as a family. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s nice to be online once again. It’s been ages since the last time I posted something here. I get a little busy with so many things, which I’m not going to list here. Anyway, today I have time to take a lot of rest that is no laundry and cleaning to do. I have all day to do whatever I want to start with manicure and pedicure, which I finished early this morning. The cooking is already dealt with.

So, for this afternoon before taking a nap I do some window shopping where I find a number of cell phone accessories. It’s not like I’m so fond of phones. I just need some stuff to upgrade the looks of my phone. Well, I did not just find the item I’m looking, but I also find lots of cute accessories like the handset for iphone. The looks of it is so nostalgic like the 1950s model. Though handset is quite big for a smart phone, the popping colors are really amazing. Oh well, I’m not sure if I will be getting that one because I’m not using a smart phone. But, there are other items that are already in my shopping cart.

Children aren’t born with an understanding of how money works; all parents learn that one quickly. A young child sees the things they want or need just appear from Mommy and Daddy. The fact that Mommy or Daddy gave money to the sales clerk means nothing to them. So how do you teach your kids about money?

You have to consider your child’s age first. My daughter, for example, is three, going on four. Right now she knows the names of the various coins, but the difference in value between a dollar and a quarter, for example, is completely unclear to her.

To help her learn, we are letting her spend just a little bit of money. We gave her a $3 budget to buy her baby brother a birthday present a couple months ago. She struggled quite a bit finding presents in her price range and had to settle for something other than what she had wanted to buy for him. Specifically, she wanted to buy a farm for him, but most of those we saw were in the $20 price range. She finally found a variety of small gifts that fit her budget. She was so delighted to be able to give the cashier the money we had given to her.

Now, obviously this taught her very little about the value of money. She didn’t have to earn it, and she really didn’t understand why some things cost too much. But it was a very early lesson in sticking to a budget. Read the rest of this entry »