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“Stress is a choice. Do you buy that? Some people have a hard time with the idea. …Yes, bad things happen: The economy sours, our business struggles, the stock market tumbles, jobs are lost, people around us don’t follow through, deadlines are missed, projects fail, good people leave. Life is full of these. But still, stress is a choice because whatever the ‘trigger event,’ we always choose our own response. We choose to react angrily. We choose to stuff our emotions and keep quiet. We choose to worry. …Stress is a choice.”

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After my Uncle's sudden heart bypass last week, Hubby somehow vowed to be healthy from now on. Well, that's what he said. Good thing he will be having a yearly medical exam on Wednesday. With this he will be tested thoroughly. He will spend the night at the hospital for this. This is very important I realized especially now that we're not getting any younger! Health tests are a a must now. There are tons to be checked. My blood sugar, lungs, heart, colon, bladder, everything! Health is something that we should value. I laughed at the idea of my helper's having std testing, I arranged this for her a couple of months ago. I can't imagined myself having to demand a same day std testing. Well, it was important so I would know how she stands. Now, she's out of my house. LOL! People like her don't value their bodies let alone their healths. There are more like her. Sometimes I'm one of them since I don't do daily exercises and I eat a lot junk food. That's why I love these health and preventive tests of hospitals. They make you aware of your current health and at least have time to do something about it.

The kids' room renovations are what we are going to do for the next few months. We need the kids' rooms renovated as soon as possible. The kids' room weren't done yet so I haven't installed shelves and even a nice bed for them yet. I told myself that we could wait until they get older to prioritize this. Time flies so fast the I think we need to have them installed a nice bed now. I'm thinking of a wood bunk bed like this.

Cute isn't it? There are actually bunk beds for sale at MomsBunkHouse.com that I'm checking out since last week. I fell in love with the bunk beds that I want to buy from them. I have yet to check the shipping costs though. Or probably order online then have it shipped in my Mom's place in California? I know these are heavy stuff so shipping will be a challenge. Should I have it shipped directly to my place? Is it even allowed? I know there are companies who ship outside the US so they might be one of them. Will have to double check on that one.

The kids will definitely love this! They have a thing with stairs these days. Especially Andie who loves to go up and down. I'm sure that by the time I order this, Andie will be old enough to sleep on this. I can't wait!

Over the last few days, Hubby, my sister and I were visiting my Uncle at the hospital. He had a double heart bypass last week. This was actually unexpected since he went here to have his knee checked. Little did he know that he will be having a heart bypass instead. The surgery went well thank God, and I have to say hats off to the Doctors and the machines that they used. He was well monitored, the blood pressure monitors were new and very efficient. I had to say, I was impressed. He even had those blood pressure cuffs that were installed in her arms and were automatically getting it every 5 minutes. Very, very impressive. Now, I wonder how much would these equipment cost! When I tried looking for some details on these equipment, I came across Southeastern Medical Supply Inc that offers variety of easy to use health monitoring equipment at wholesale factory direct prices. These are something that my Uncle would need especially since they are living miles away from Manila. And when they go home, they would need these equipment just in case. The Southeastern Medical Supply, Inc. also offers a whole lot of medical equipment in good quality and great prices. Pulse oximeter are one of those, nebulizers (which my kids need every now and then), At Home Nuvo Oxygen Concentrators and many, many more.

That is my dilemma ever since I went back to work in an office. It's so hard to skip snacks because I get hungry all the time. In short, it's so hard to be a health buff and stay on a diet. Good thing I discovered Healthy Fellow and I've read a lot of articles about healthy meals and nutritional supplements. There are so many options to choose from actually all I need is the time to prepare.

I've been a healthy eater ever since, (well except for weekends and special occasions!) that is why I love this blog so much. Now that we are gearing towards natural food and medicines, this is a great guide for us. So far with Ate A, I'm not having problems when it comes to choices of what she eats. Believe it or not, she eats vegetables, rice, fish, and any food that is served on the table. Baby A is my challenge now since she is choosy and eats only when she's in the mood. I really hope that it is because Baby A is in that stage that she picks her food according to the taste that she is familiar with.

Another dilemma would be to get some healthy vacation tips for the kids. Since we travel every now and then, it's a little bit hard to keep on our normal routine what more on our healthy diet. But will do more research on that and probably share some of it here sometime.

This is a nice way to start my Friday!

Thank you dear God for being faithful.

As I posted earlier, we went out for lunch at Dusit Hotel last Sunday to celebrate MIL's 70th birthday.

The Whole Family!

I was so excited about this event because I love to eat as you would noticed by now. I heard that Dusit's buffet is good. But I was surprised when we found out that their all-across buffet was in different restaurants. You have to literally cross the lobby to go to UMO their Japanese restaurant, to Basix for the main buffet and go up to the 2nd floor for the Italian restaurant. Will post more on that in my travel blog.

I love the theme of the hotel. It's like you were transported to a different place or even country. It's like you are in a place where you can buy gold coin, silver and other precious metals. It has a Philippine theme yes but I can see the touches of other country as well. This is the lobby where I had my photo taken by the Hubby.

No wonder I thought of gold coins from US Gold Bureau because of those gold columns! When I was there, I kept on thinking about those articles that I read about gold coins, gold ingots, silver, and precious metals.

Here's another one.

A gold wall!? After lunch, I just can't get enough of gold! Now I want to push through with my plan of purchasing at US Gold Bureau.

I was wondering if this is true...

The Part of You That No One Sees is Vulnerable

You are lively, dramatic, and flamboyant. You have an outrageous personality... And you secretly resent anyone who makes you tone it down. Underneath it all, you are driven by your need for attention and acceptance. You need to feel special at all times. You are secretly jealous and occasionally insecure.

Hmmmm, very interesting! I'm vulnerable and jealous occasionally? Well, yeah sometimes. There are just times that I want Hubby's attention ALL to me! LOL! That would me make me "KSP"? Well, not really. There are just days that I want us to bond more and spend more time together.

Take the test too! (*wink*)

It was MIL's 70th birthday last Sunday and we were invited to have lunch at Dusit Hotel in Makati. The little girl, Ate A was so excited she was so giddy when we entered the hotel. I guess that's what happens when you tell her days ahead about this "event". She looked forward to it. Getting excited more and more as the days went by. We showed her the kids zone which made her more excited! So after having lunch, off they went to the kids zone.

Ate A had Ariel, the little mermaid painted on her hand, while Baby A when straight to the TV/play area.

They both had a blast. I can't believe Ate A cried when we said that we're leaving. I guess because she wasn't finished coloring her Ariel yet. Oh well. At least they had fun.

I posted a couple of days ago about our year 2009. It was full of travels and bonding moments which entails full of expenses too. So I would like to set a goal this year to save. For what? You would ask. Well for the future. I want to buy a couple of gold coins in the next few years so to be able to do that, I need to save up a lot. I want the little girls to benefit on these investment. Their education and future are our priorities so I better put my act together and start to SAVE! What should I do first? Hmmmm, it's better said that done but I think what I should do is stop my shopping and save up more. As for the gold coins, will most likely purchase from US Gold Bureau and I plan to have them arrange a safety deposit box for me. Yes, that's possible!