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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
Capture The Magic Free Photo Giveaway (WorldWide 1/2/14)
Welcome to the Capture The Magic Free Photo Giveaway
Hosted by: SaraLee's Deals Steals & Giveaways
Sponsored by: Capture The Magic
Thursday, December 12, 2013
What Every Woman Wants
What Every Woman Wants
Every woman wants a man who respects her for her values, virtues and ethics.
She wants a man who is proud of her strong character and her unique personality.
A man who can support her unconditionally and stay connected to her soulfully.
A woman who loves you truly will never ask you to buy her expensive gifts or take her to expensive places.
She won’t ask for diamonds, rubies or a promise to bring her a world of luxuries. She just wants your love, care and attention.
She wants you to spend a lot of quality time with her and appreciate her for all that she does for you out of love and affection.
Every woman is unique in her own way and she wants to be the most appealing woman in her man’s life.
A woman’s heart is so full of love for the man of her life that she just gives it freely even for the little he does for her.
She does not want commitments and promises she just wanted to be loved to the core.
56th Grammy's Record of the Year Nominees
The Record Of The Year race features three songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 — Lorde, "Royals," Bruno Mars, "Locked Out Of Heaven" and Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell, "Blurred Lines" — as well as Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams' "Get Lucky" and Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive," which peaked at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. First-time nominees in the category are Imagine Dragons and Lorde.
Record Of The Year
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams, "Get Lucky"
"Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"
Lorde, "Royals"
Bruno Mars, "Locked Out Of Heaven"
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams, "Blurred Lines"
Thicke has three nominations this year and two prior GRAMMY nominations. T.I. has two nominations this year, 17 prior GRAMMY nominations and three prior GRAMMY wins. Williams has seven nominations this year, including Producer of The Year, Non-Classical.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
iCaughtSanta.com Photo Giveaway 12/25
Welcome to the iCaughtSanta.com Photo Giveaway
Hosted by: SaraLee's Deals Steals & Giveaways
Sponsored by: iCaughtSanta.com
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Gripcase Giveaway Event
Crafty Spices is hosting another event and is offering a Bloggers opp, sign up for this opportunity and grow while you help us promote this giveaway. And by the way Gripcase has this promo going on were for every Gripcase that you buy they will donate one to the school of your choice. .
You get a free Twitter link with announcement. And the bloggers who brings in more referrals will get a Free Co-Host Spot. Read on to find out about the prize.
This giveaway will begin December 13th and will end December 31st. One lucky winners will be selected to receive a Gripcase color of their choice.
- With announcement each blogger receives 1 free link (Twitter or Facebook)
- Additional Links can be purchased at $2 each. These links can be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest or any link as long as you provide (Social network name, user name and your direct link).
- Co-host spots are available for $5 each. This includes 3 links for the giveaway event, and a back link to your blog on the giveaway page. It also gives you the privilege to purchase additional links for just $1 each
- The giveaway html will be sent out at least 2 days before the giveaway goes live and you should post before midnight the day the giveaway starts. We will not be sending out reminder emails to bloggers who forget to post and report link, we will just remove from the giveaway.
- Payments should be made as Gift via Paypal to cj [at] craftyspices [dot] com
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I am flexible when I need to be.
When I have flexibility, I can adjust to changing situations. Whether I am at work, at home or with friends, I try to do everything I can to keep pace with what is happening.
One thing I can always count on is this: change is constant. And for this reason, I have learned to embrace change. Because I accept change, I can stay balanced whenever there is a diversion in life.
Trying to control everything about my life can get pretty frustrating. Therefore, it is wiser for me to go with the flow. I recognize the difference between things I can change and things that are beyond my control.
For those things beyond my control, I am flexible. For example, when people I know go through metamorphoses in their lives, I can compromise as they change and grow.
At work, I roll with the punches when projects and plans change. I accept that my supervisor may sometimes change his mind and that my work could vary as a result. I simply re-adjust and move on with my work.
At home, my partner occasionally makes suggestions about how we can do something differently, such as eat dinner later or take a walk in the evening instead of the morning. When these conversations begin, I remind myself to be flexible.
Today, I plan to re-commit to remaining as flexible as possible. I am pleased about my ability to be flexible. Life is much easier whenever I am willing to go with the flow.
Self-Reflection Questions:
1. Am I flexible when I need to be?
2. If being flexible is challenging for me, why is it such a struggle?
3. What can I do to embrace change and be more flexible?
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Run with Volkswagen Touran MVP
Want to find out how powerful our TDI engines are? Drop by Volkswagen BGC and take the Touran out for a spin!
The Touran’s boxy shape might not make it the most attractive of cars, but it also makes the VW one of the most practical small MPVs available. The interior is classy and well built and there’s a wide choice of engines, including an efficient BlueMotion version that’s very cheap to run.
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Photo from The Manila UrbaniteThis year’s objective is highlighting the company’s brand heritage, passion and vision.
To showcase the brand new car models, Volkswagen executives did the honor of welcoming the guests.
The event was spearheaded by Mr. Weiming Soh (Executive Vice President Volkswagen AG, President Commercial Operations of Greater China and ASEAN) riding in classic Beetle and as he welcomes the guests.
Photo from the Volkswagen Philippines website While Ayala Corporation President and COO Fernando Zobel de Ayala was riding in a 21st Century Cabriolet Beetle.
Aside from the new Beetle; Toureg, Polo Hatchback, Tiguan, Touran, Golf, CC, and Phaeton were also presented to the crowd.
In People’s Car Celebration a public display these new models were set up at the Greenbelt Park in Makati for two days Sept. 28-29.
t: https://twitter.com/volkswagen_PH
Want to find out how powerful our TDI engines are? Drop by Volkswagen BGC and take the Touran out for a spin!
The Touran’s boxy shape might not make it the most attractive of cars, but it also makes the VW one of the most practical small MPVs available. The interior is classy and well built and there’s a wide choice of engines, including an efficient BlueMotion version that’s very cheap to run.
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Photo from The Manila UrbaniteThis year’s objective is highlighting the company’s brand heritage, passion and vision.
To showcase the brand new car models, Volkswagen executives did the honor of welcoming the guests.
The event was spearheaded by Mr. Weiming Soh (Executive Vice President Volkswagen AG, President Commercial Operations of Greater China and ASEAN) riding in classic Beetle and as he welcomes the guests.
Photo from the Volkswagen Philippines website While Ayala Corporation President and COO Fernando Zobel de Ayala was riding in a 21st Century Cabriolet Beetle.
Aside from the new Beetle; Toureg, Polo Hatchback, Tiguan, Touran, Golf, CC, and Phaeton were also presented to the crowd.
In People’s Car Celebration a public display these new models were set up at the Greenbelt Park in Makati for two days Sept. 28-29.
t: https://twitter.com/volkswagen_PH
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Advice from a Divorced Man after 16 years of Marriage
My advice after a divorce following 16 years of marriage, by Gerald Rogers.
Obviously, I’m not a relationship expert. But there’s something about my divorce being finalized this week that gives me perspective of things I wish I would have done different… After losing a woman that I loved, and a marriage of almost 16 years, here’s the advice I wish I would have had
1. Never stop courting. Never stop dating. NEVER EVER take that woman for granted. When you asked her to marry you, you promised to be that man that would OWN HER HEART and to fiercely protect it. This is the most important and sacred treasure you will ever be entrusted with. SHE CHOSE YOU. Never forget that, and NEVER GET LAZY in your love.
2. Protect your own heart. Just as you committed to being the protector of her heart, you must guard your own with the same vigilance. Love yourself fully, love the world openly, but there is a special place in your heart where no one must enter except for your wife. Keep that space always ready to receive her and invite her in, and refuse to let anyone or anything else enter there.
3. Fall in love over and over again. You will constantly change. You’re not the same people you were when you got married, and in five years you will not be the same person you are today. Change will come, and in that you have to re-choose each other everyday. SHE DOESN’T HAVE TO STAY WITH YOU, and if you don’t take care of her heart, she may give that heart to someone else or seal you out completely, and you may never be able to get it back. Always fight to win her love just as you did when you were courting her.
4. Always see the best in her. Focus only on what you love. What you focus on will expand. If you focus on what bugs you, all you will see is reasons to be bugged. If you focus on what you love, you can’t help but be consumed by love. Focus to the point where you can no longer see anything but love, and you know without a doubt that you are the luckiest man on earth to be have this woman as your wife.
5. It’s not your job to change or fix her… your job is to love her as she is with no expectation of her ever changing. And if she changes, love what she becomes, whether it’s what you wanted or not.
6. Take full accountability for your own emotions: It’s not your wife’s job to make you happy, and she CAN’T make you sad. You are responsible for finding your own happiness, and through that your joy will spill over into your relationship and your love.
7. Never blame your wife if you get frustrated or angry at her, it is only because it is triggering something inside of YOU. They are YOUR emotions, and your responsibility. When you feel those feelings take time to get present and to look within and understand what it is inside of YOU that is asking to be healed. You were attracted to this woman because she was the person best suited to trigger all of your childhood wounds in the most painful way so that you could heal them… when you heal yourself, you will no longer be triggered by her, and you will wonder why you ever were.
8. Allow your woman to just be. When she’s sad or upset, it’s not your job to fix it, it’s your job to HOLD HER and let her know it’s ok. Let her know that you hear her, and that she’s important and that you are that pillar on which she can always lean. The feminine spirit is about change and emotion and like a storm her emotions will roll in and out, and as you remain strong and unjudging she will trust you and open her soul to you… DON’T RUN-AWAY WHEN SHE’S UPSET. Stand present and strong and let her know you aren’t going anywhere. Listen to what she is really saying behind the words and emotion.
9. Be silly… don’t take yourself so damn seriously. Laugh. And make her laugh. Laughter makes everything else easier.
10. Fill her soul everyday… learn her love languages and the specific ways that she feels important and validated and CHERISHED. Ask her to create a list of 10 THINGS that make her feel loved and memorize those things and make it a priority everyday to make her feel like a queen.
11. Be present. Give her not only your time, but your focus, your attention and your soul. Do whatever it takes to clear your head so that when you are with her you are fully WITH HER. Treat her as you would your most valuable client. She is.
12. Be willing to take her sexually, to carry her away in the power of your masculine presence, to consume her and devour her with your strength, and to penetrate her to the deepest levels of her soul. Let her melt into her feminine softness as she knows she can trust you fully.
13. Don’t be an idiot…. And don’t be afraid of being one either. You will make mistakes and so will she. Try not to make too big of mistakes, and learn from the ones you do make. You’re not supposed to be perfect, just try to not be too stupid.
14. Give her space… The woman is so good at giving and giving, and sometimes she will need to be reminded to take time to nurture herself. Sometimes she will need to fly from your branches to go and find what feeds her soul, and if you give her that space she will come back with new songs to sing…. (okay, getting a little too poetic here, but you get the point. Tell her to take time for herself, ESPECIALLY after you have kids. She needs that space to renew and get re-centered, and to find herself after she gets lost in serving you, the kids and the world.)
15. Be vulnerable… you don’t have to have it all together. Be willing to share your fears and feelings, and quick to acknowledge your mistakes.
16. Be fully transparent. If you want to have trust you must be willing to share EVERYTHING… Especially those things you don’t want to share. It takes courage to fully love, to fully open your heart and let her in when you don’t know i she will like what she finds… Part of that courage is allowing her to love you completely, your darkness as well as your light. DROP THE MASK… If you feel like you need to wear a mask around her, and show up perfect all the time, you will never experience the full dimension of what love can be.
17. Never stop growing together… The stagnant pond breeds malaria, the flowing stream is always fresh and cool. Atrophy is the natural process when you stop working a muscle, just as it is if you stop working on your relationship. Find common goals, dreams and visions to work towards.
18. Don’t worry about money. Money is a game, find ways to work together as a team to win it. It never helps when teammates fight. Figure out ways to leverage both persons strength to win.
19. Forgive immediately and focus on the future rather than carrying weight from the past. Don’t let your history hold you hostage. Holding onto past mistakes that either you or she makes, is like a heavy anchor to your marriage and will hold you back. FORGIVENESS IS FREEDOM. Cut the anchor loose and always choose love.
20. Always choose love. ALWAYS CHOOSE LOVE. In the end, this is the only advice you need. If this is the guiding principle through which all your choices is governed, there is nothing that will threaten the happiness of your marriage. Love will always endure.
In the end marriage isn’t about happily ever after. It’s about work. And a commitment to grow together and a willingness to continually invest in creating something that can endure eternity. Through that work, the happiness will come. Marriage is life, and it will bring ups and downs. Embracing all of the cycles and learning to learn from and love each experience will bring the strength and perspective to keep building, one brick at a time.
These are lessons I learned the hard way. These are lessons I learned too late. But these are lessons I am learning and committed in carrying forward. Truth is, I loved being married, and in time, I will get married again, and when I do, I will build it with a foundation that will endure any storm and any amount of time.
If you are reading this and find wisdom in my pain, share it those those young husbands whose hearts are still full of hope, and with those couples you may know who may have forgotten how to love. One of those men may be like I was, and in these hard earned lessons perhaps something will awaken in him and he will learn to be the man his lady has been waiting for.
MEN- THIS IS YOUR CHARGE: Commit to being an EPIC LOVER. There is no greater challenge, and no greater prize. Your woman deserves that from. Be the type of husband your wife can’t help but brag about.