Blogs and Cash
I’ve always had my eye on companies that allow bloggers to make money with their blogs. I will not lie, I have signed up with several of them. Some I’ve been active with and the rest, I just wait and see.
Another reason I like these companies is because they allow me to be what I like being the most…a Mom…and earn a little on the side without actually breaking a sweat.
Making money through a blog can be done in various ways. One is through direct advertising and another is through writing paid posts. Advertisers are varied. Some go for text links and other through ad boxes. And advertisers can be companies selling everything from baby apparel to software bundles.
Still, my interest in blogging is primarily because I love to write…this is just icing.
Hot Flashes
Summertime is upon us…well, has been summer for me for the last couple of months. Yup, hot flashes. As I’ve said in a previous post, the doctor told me that I was officially experiencing perimenopause. Aside from irregular periods (like every 2 months), I should expect some symptoms associated with the onset of menopause. And she was right.
Other than the occasional temper flare-up, which I’ve been known to have since time immemorial, I’ve been feeling unusually hot. And I don’t mean that in a sexy way. Its sooooooooooooo hot!!!!! Even when the a/c is on, its still soooooooooooo hot!!!
Can’t wait for the rainy months.
My Mom’s Green Thumb
In a previous post, I wrote about how my Mom had the greenest thumb around. I’m not kidding when I say that. She can grow anything. Even dead plants come back to life under her care. Dried pieces of tree trunks grow leaves even when they have no roots. She can cut off a branch from any random bush, stick it in the ground and it will grow. Back when I was I kid, I remember that she had numerous planters sprouting all sorts of flora all over the house. There were beautiful pots, old ice cream cans, old milk cans, anything you can plant on, she planted.
Lately she’s been into growing Gumamela flowers and calamansi. Proof of her prowess is what I call the OA Calamansi because it has been producing fruits non-stop in the last year.
And she’s been practicing organic farming with this tree…only compost (from the village Eco-Center) and water. True to form, with the amount of fruit the calamansi has been producing, my Mom has not bought a singearle calamansi since last year. And this doesn’t count my occasional kupit when she’s not looking.
Online Shopping..when to hit the brakes
Online shopping is..to people like me…a heaven sent. You don’t necessarily have to buy immediately. Just like when we go window shopping. But now we can do it in the comfort of our own bedroom..without having to get dressed.
But when a deal is too good to pass up, even I succumb. Much the same way when you see something on sale at a store and you really really like it..if your wallet permits, then it will be yours.
However, getting duped is more common when shopping online. Why? Because all you see are pictures. You aren’t really sure about the quality of the thing you’re buying. For instance, when you go out to buy stainless steel necklaces, you can see and feel whether it’s the real deal and not some cheapo piece of jewelry made with ordinary wire.
Cavi-RF for lunch
I’ve always wondered to myself how some people would opt for a “lunch time facial” as opposed to a scrumptious meal at some swanky resto. I always told myself that I wasn’t that vain. Not that I abhorred facials. I love them. But I don’t get them over lunch.
Until I learned about the fat blasting cocktail otherwise known as Cavi-RF.
Cavi is short for Lipo-Sculpt-Cavitation. It is supposed to melt the underlying fat (wherever you choose to have it done) using a machine that delivers ultrasonic waves that zaps those fat cells down. While my friendly therapist goes about zapping my fat, I can hear a high pitched sound inside my head which gets stronger when the machine runs over fatter body parts. I’m the only one who can hear it, btw. Since the machine detects the supposedly fatter areas, I always tell my therapist to concentrate on those parts. Truth be told, in latter treatments, the sound has gotten weaker so I’m thinking, the goddamn machine actually works!!!
Then there’s RF which is Radio Frequency Treatment. This is done in much the same way as Cavi but this is supposed to tighten the areas where the fat is now lessened. They go hand in hand. Unlike Cavi, this is heat based. It’s actually like getting a hot massage and I always manage to fall asleep while this is being done.
So what does this have to do with lunch…well, I’ve scheduled my once-a-week-treatment around lunch time. I don’t skip lunch, mind you. I just have it a little later…after my treatment. And I find that I eat less.
And do they work…pretty much. Not in a miraculous way, though. I’ve noticed that my mid-section is a bit flatter and my jeans fit better. This, like any slimming treatment, works best when paired with a good diet and exercise. I’m ok with the diet part…and I’m mapping out my exercise plan as of this juncture.
I recommend this wholeheartedly. If for anything, it makes me feel pretty good so that can’t be so bad, right.
