DarkQ ?

When I started blogging, I have met quite a few wonderful people. However, I stopped writing on my blog for about a year. I guess I had a hard time adjusting to my new schedule of having a full-time job and being a full-time mommy. I just thought I had a lot on my plate and I just could not find time to even visit my own blog. Anyway, a few months ago, I started blogging again and I just realized how much I miss writing and reading blog articles.

One of my favorite blogs to visit is the website of my gay friend. I have not met him in person yet, but he’s a very nice person. Through his blog is where I found out about the DarkQ’s gay blog. I read some articles in DarkQ’s and they are interesting. Different authors mostly contribute the blog articles and it covers diverse topics. Though most topics are about gay life, they also talk about family matters, relationships, health and beauty, celebrities and even movies, the reason why I enjoyed reading many of their articles :)

Bummer!

I don’t know what is wrong my internet connection. It has been acting up since last night. It's like on and off...One of my tasks expired coz I can’t connect. I ended up watching the television hoping after a few minutes have passed by that it would be okay, but heck! I fell asleep and all and I still can’t connect. What a bummer! Oh well, better luck next time.

Men's Makeup

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Sometimes my hubby pisses me off when he would ask me and my son to get ready so we could go to such and such place, then, it’s him who’s taking forever in getting himself ready. I could be out the door in 30 minutes or less, but him? Oh no! He spends a lot of time in the bathroom just shaving and taking a shower. Isn’t it somewhat unusual for a man to be vain? I found out though that he is taking so much time in front of the mirror trying to come up with a solution in hiding his razor bumps. I guess he’s thinking if there are any mens makeup that he could use to conceal it. If that’s his problem, he should have asked me for a solution. He knows very well that I’m always on the internet and I have seen so many products that I didn’t even know existed, like mens cosmetics, a solution to his problem. :)

Yes folks! There is a concealer specifically made for men called The Men Pen. Just like women’s makeup, it has different shades (at least 17) that cover blemishes, rough spots, scars, acne, or any skin imperfections. I believe it is the same makeup that male models and actors use, which I think, would make any man who uses it more confident in themselves because those actors and models look good on screen and in their still photos all the time, right?

The Men Pen

Deep Slumber

Oh no! It’s 6 a.m. already! I need to hurry up and do an opportunity that I reserved yesterday. My plan was to do it last night after I take a quick nap but I fell in a deep slumber instead. I must be really, really tired. I didn’t even get the chance to watch the 10 o’clock news in its entirety. Darn! Oh well, stop with the whining and start with the doing :) Good morning all!

Friendgiftr

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I have only been working at my present job for almost 9 months and one of the people that I enjoyed being around with is our director. She is a nice, bubbly, and fun loving person. Everyday she always greets you with a smile. She will walk in every room just to make sure that her staff is doing alright. She is very approachable and dedicated to her job. However, for an unknown reason, she has just resigned recently. We were all in total shock.

We miss her so much. It was her birthday two days ago and did contemplate on what to give her. Some suggested that we give her the usual birthday card, cake, flowers, so on, and so forth. In the end, we agreed to giving her a birthday card and a gift card. Not your typical gift card though, it is one of those you can get at FriendGiftr. You can’t go wrong with that. Why? Because even if she does not like the store that we chose, she has an option to change it to whatever store or merchant she likes with no additional cost. She can even split the gift card to multiple merchants if she chooses. By the way, a Kohl’s gift card is what we are set to get because most of us at the daycare loves to shop at Kohls. Incidentally, that is one of my favorite stores as well.

one of my favorite stores

I remember last Mother's Day, it took me an entire day searching for a gift for my mother-in-law and still ended up with nothing. I wish I’ve known about Friendgiftr then. It would have made my gift searching and life easier. With our technology now, getting gift cards from Friendgiftr is even more convenient because other than their website, you can also avail their service through iPhone, Blackberry, Android and even in Facebook! Just choose a merchant, customize and send! It can’t get any easier than that. :)

Everyday Dilemma

Oh lordy! I’m telling you, my son is killing me lol! He hates going to the daycare. Everyday I have to drag him out of the bed so he can brush his teeth, shower and get ready to go to the daycare. I understand his feeling though. He just wanted to stay at home so he can relax, play, play, and play some more during his summer vacation (mommy has to go to work so he has to be in a daycare). However, when he gets to the daycare, he’s acting like he does not wanna go home, lol! Every Monday they have inflated jump thingy at the daycare, then on Tuesdays, they’d go bowling, on Wednesdays, there’s a sports coach coming over and have them do some exercise routines, Thursdays, they roller skates and on Fridays, they have field trips. On top of that, they also go to parks and do many indoor and outdoor activities.

NMEDA, What Is It ?

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In my previous post, I kept whining about waking up so early to attend a special care training that is needed for my present job. Now I realized that I did not lose anything but a few hours of sleep and gained a tremendous amount of information from our trainer, who is a very nice lady. She discussed about getting to know children/adult with disabilities (which I prefer to call them people with special needs), building relationships with their families, and how to include people with special needs in daily activities.

The last topic that I mentioned above is what hit me most because some people who have physical limitations tend to just exclude themselves from the world, which unfortunately, should not be the case. There are certain trainings, special services, and equipment that they can use for them to have more freedom and independence. Let say for example, they need wheelchairs, or vehicles with modified mobility equipment, they can rely on NMEDA(National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association).

NMEDA members (dealers) are dedicated people who made sure that they strictly adhere to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and NMEDA safety policies and guidelines. These members, who went through an NMEDA accreditation called Quality Assurance Program or QAP, are the ones who sell high quality mobility equipments, handicap vans and will do vehicle modifications for disabled people. QAP is given to dealers to make sure that they meet the guidelines in accordance to motor vehicle safety standards.

NMEDA by the way does not sell anything to consumers. They are a non-profit trade association of mobility equipment dealers and driver rehabilitation specialists. NMEDA is there for you to help you get the right equipment or vehicles that fits your daily life and needs. They sure will make you and your family’s life easier.

If you think you need NMEDA, check out their website and enter your zip code to see the dealers closest to you. I did and found at least five in my area.

Hot And Humid Again!

Boy oh boy! It was another hot and humid day here in the chicagoland people! I am not liking it. I wanted to get something to eat during my lunch break, but as soon as I stepped out of the door, man! I couldn’t breathe! There was not a bit of breeze outside. It was killing me! Thank God, one of my co-workers offered to get me some food. She was so nice! Thanks Ms. Star!

Beach Vacation

Hey folks! How’s everybody doing? I had a very long day at work today. I did not get the chance to eat lunch because we had a meeting. We are asked to bring our lunches but I forgot, my bad. In addition, I had a bad headache because it was very hot and humid all day here in the Chicagoland.

I wish I could just take sometime off work and go somewhere where I can just walk in a white sandy beach, enjoy nature, and relax. A nice spot would probably be a place like Avila Beach California wherein it is not affected by the oil spill. You can forget about work and just enjoy the ocean breeze, fine dining, spa and outdoor activities Avila Beach has to offer. That would be wonderful. However, for right now, I don’t have the luxury to take a vacation. Maybe you, on your next vacation, would consider Avila Beach. Let me know how you enjoyed it. :)

Happy 4th!

Enjoy your 4th of July and be safe everyone!