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Earlier we went to the mall so they can play at the arcades, and they had fun for full two hours only and see what they look like now! Like I posted earlier, we didn’t go out for the Christmas because I dislike having to squeeze in with the people outside the street running after rides. So, they played video games and run around like crazy. We finally ate dinner at 6PM and had a full meal which is really good. So when we came home, they played some more and then went to bed.

I just transferred Just Riza dot Net to a different host. I have a subscription with Freehostia and I just felt like I wanted to use it. Primary cause of this not-so-wise decision is because I’m not getting emails from Nolimits Host -which is not their problem anyway and actually, because I neglected the fact that Smartbroken (which I am still continuing to use as my ISP) is my ISP and I should be inputting them in my outgoing!! How stupid can I be? So now, I’m configuring everything in my Portable Mozilla Thunderbird, yep, you read right, I’m using my USB as a storage for all my emails. So, anywho, I’ve blogged about how to configure your Outlook Express with Smartbro using your domain in that blog of mine.

As a result, most of my time was spent on the computer looking for opportunities to write or bid. Just imagine the stress that I’ve accumulated overtime with just checking my emails from time to time, even while I was at School teaching. I’d wake up in the morning and immediately running to my computer just to check any opps from my bids, but there was none for now. No task assigned to me at all. Sometimes, when I talk to people, they think that I’m living an easy life, however, they just see the fruit of my labor but don’t see the behind-the-scenes of it. How I worry, how I react to my children’s behaviours when I’m worried, etc. Speaking of which, I am still waiting for my cheque payment from one of the people that I wrote 12 articles from which will help a bit, it’s for PHP419.31, I got two words: Christmas Rush!

Many people may not realize the kind of pressure that’s placed on the shoulders of a stay at home moms, especially single mothers. When bills start to come in, there’s a lot of pressure like its too much to handle. Most of the time, I really don’t know where to start. Like right now, when I came here. But any ways, here’s what I’m going to do, list all my bills, cross the ones that’s been paid and prepare for the next. Once I’ve crossed out all these bills, there should be extra for us come January. I’m sure of it.

Meanwhile, I have found a new website that speaks about surviving motherhood, it’s Busy Mommy Media by Busy Mommy. I find it entertaining, educational and really helpful. I read most of the articles that really hit home. I especially identified with Home schooling, because for a while, my children were out-of-school youths, because of their behaviours, not the problematic child type, but simply interrupted due to the stress of coming from a broken home. At the time, I’m also a working mom. And in here, was a topic written on how to sort out your day when home schooling your child. You may think that only those primary students or special children takes these types of lesson, but a mom actually does this even when the child is still small. We teach them the alphabet, shapes and primary color types. I would recommend that new moms read the article because it will give you an idea on how to teach your child proper scheduling, you’d be surprised how it helps you too in managing your busy time.

As much as possible, I also try to take care of myself, and many people don’t know that I own quality make-ups, not branded but quality, it’s for the mere reason that my skin is sensitive to additives, and by reading, I found out that Aluminum Lake dyes can cause break-outs, probably it, so it’s a lesson learned. So, after all this money problems, I’m listing down mineral make-ups for my personal grooming kit for when I go to school and teach. Make-up can make people presentable.

Interesting how a one site would have every information a stay at home mom needs, I also found her concepts inspiring.

Soo…back to my drawing board, l need to bid for more opps!

My second Mommy Moments entry for Cotton Candy.

After I was separated to my children’s father, and the responsibilities was left all on my shoulders, life hasn’t been easy but never impossible. My children are the ones who gave me the drive to live life and to give ourselves a chance to enjoy what God has allotted for us. I was a full time mom, and has been a working mom for quite a brief moment in their young life and continued to be the mother they are wanting me to be. I’ve taught them to express themselves and to be open, it has been embedded deep within their soul that it comes out naturally to them to say what they think and feel. I took care of my children since they were infants and until now, I can say that despite the hardship of trying to understand two different individuals under one roof, at the end of the day, they are the life that I live and the will to move on and succeed in this life.