Picture Perfect

Why Clean When I Can Watch Somebody Else Do It?

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:23:07 +0000

My favorite channel is HGTV because I get a lot of ideas there on how to beautify our home, making it a more cozy and warm place to live in. I have already incorporated some of what I’ve seen in some of the shows, like paint colors for the different rooms, but I still have a lot of things in mind to do and change.

Like changing the living room carpet into a bamboo floor. I do believe wood floors are easier to clean and manage. I know durham cleaning services will always be there to lend us a hand whenever we need help in cleaning, but the problem is, in our budget is tight so if there is anybody who will clean the house, it will be me so it will be free. LOL. But if all else fails, I will save some moolah so they can clean the place for me.

Soon, Soon I’ll Be Zoom Zooming Down the Road!

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:18:44 +0000

I really can’t wait to start my driving lessons and, of course, shop for my car. But we can’t do anything until I get my Social Security Number, and then take the learner’s permit exam which I am hoping I will pass. I have been reading and studying the handbook and my friend also gave me an idea on what the test usually covers, but I can’t help but get nervous.

Maybe I will just focus on the car that I wanted for now, huh? Teehee. We are looking into car title loans to see what will suit us best. I do have my dream car, but for a start, I don’t really mind if it will be something else. We have a budget to think of and for me, it is always a must to be wise on our spending than just jump to my wants without thinking of the priorities. Being in debt is the last thing in my vocab.

Twin Rainbows

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:03:09 +0000

It was in the early part of winter. It wasn’t snowing, but it was raining a li’l bit. When the rain stopped around mid-afternoon, these two beautiful rainbows were what we saw. I actually didn’t know there were two until our neighbor told me because when I looked at the kitchen window, all I can see was one.

There were two, but one is brighter than the other. Can you tell on the photo?

I took this photo from our front porch. Ain’t that beautiful?

As if There’s Anything to Find in My Background

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:47:49 +0000

Wherever we go, spam is following us, isn‘t it? Spam snail mails and spam e-mails. How I wish they were real spam so at least it will help make my tummy happy. LOL. But they’re not. Though sometimes they can be annoying, there were some that were helpful too.

Like those coupons in the snail mailbox and the back ground check in the email. The latter was amusing for me though because it says, someone just made a back ground check on me. I was like, “Really?” Funny!

Organization is My Middle Name

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:14:41 +0000

It’s almost dinner time, but here I am still busy sorting our documents in our file cabinet. It’s been a couple of weeks already since we took a huge envelope with us on our trip to a nearby city and it’s only now that I get to take the documents from the envelope and arrange them in the cabinet. I’ve been wanting to do it, but it slipped my mind. And when I saw it today, I told myself, it’s now or never. They should be put back where they belong – organized and all.

How I wish we had a mesa safe though because I know some of these important documents should be put in a safe place for security reasons. I will look into that later.

Joshua Tree?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:34:28 +0000

Nah, I know it’s not. This tree was the first one that caught my eyes as soon as we parked at one of the overlooks at Blue Ridge Parkway. A guy took a photo of it too and I actually asked him what kind of tree it was, but like me, he had no idea. It was such a beautiful tree and its color was just lovely.

Do you have any idea what tree it is? Please do share if you do.

I Do Love Snow, But…

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:30:21 +0000

The storm front that hit some states last week really affected a lot of people. There were accidents and casualties, incidents of power outages in some cities, especially in the Chicago area where illinois electricity was affected.

We can just be thankful that our state was spared from the storm. We’ve been raring to have snow, but if it will be a snow storm of the blizzard variety, then maybe it’s best to just forget about it. (“,)

Man-Made Wonders Amid the Wonder of Nature

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:08:01 +0000

When we took our recent road trip to Blue Ridge Parkway in October, the beauty of Autumn that you see in those colored trees was not the only thing that amazed me. The many tunnels that we passed through was unbelievable. I think there were ten or more of them – the first time that I have seen so many.

And they are not just tunnels. They are created in such a beautiful way, blending in with the topography and I do wonder how they did that. They probably had to use numerous welding supplies plus a bountiful energy of manpower to finish those. There were short ones, and there were also long ones which echoed whenever you passed through them. That was really amazing. I do hope we will be able to visit again in the future.

Southern Section Map of Blue Ridge Parkway

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:49:40 +0000

This map can be seen at the first overlook of the Blue Ridge Parkway. I don’t know how many years has it been there, but just by looking at it, you can tell that it has been there for years. But though it looks old, you can still read the map which my husband and son did. I only looked at it for a while because I was busy taking photos.

I think my photo didn’t do justice, huh? I’m sorry about that. It would have been nice if I was using a DSLR camera. Don’t worry, I will go back there once I get me one. (“,)

She’s a Fool for the Pool

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:03:03 +0000

I talked to our 8-year-old neighbor last week and she told me how she wished they had an indoor pool so they could go swimming year round. They have a kiddie pool outside their house which they only get to use during the summer. They don’t have one of those pool heat pumps so that’s the only time they can use it.

It’s already winter and the temperature has dropped and though there were recent days that we had a spring-like weather, still, it’s way too cold to take a dip in the pool. I guess she’ll just have to be patient and wait for summer.