Singing competition at home.

The kids and some adults at home just love to sing! They are big fans of singing competitions, especially those reality-based ones in tv nowadays. I also love to sing but only when I am in the bathroom. Ha-ha! Last Christmas, I thought that the best gift I can get for everyone at home was something related to their love for singing competitions. The best buy microphone for home!

Do you know what happened the moment the youngest at home opened the gift? Everyone clamored for a singing competition at home! Almost everyone prepared a song of their own. We all had a blast!

It was one of the best Christmases at home we ever had.

Dependent on technology.

I must admit that I am one of those creatures who are dependent on technology. My work entails that I connect to the internet daily and I have a DSL connection I rely on. I also have my trusty HP laptop which I bring wherever I go. I am entirely dependent on it that if I lose it, I will be sidelined until I find a replacement.

But since I can't afford a replacement right away, I make sure that I am very careful in handling my laptop. I also make sure that I have a spare battery I carry with me in my laptop bag. I am thinking that it would be ideal if I have another spare battery with me because I am bound to travel by next month. Right now, I am trying to find batteries for hp laptops at LaptopBatteryExpress.com and I am hoping I will be able to find one at a good price.

Some people are wary of purchasing gadgets and other accessories online. If you ask me, I find that it is safer because there is a trail to the purchase process. I can easily return the product if I there is anything wrong with it. That's why I am trying out LaptopBatteryExpress.com in finding another spare battery for the trusty HP laptop.

I am sure a lot of freelance writers like me can relate to my dependence on technology.

A big gift!

I haven't seen my younger cousin in quite a while. He relocated to the province with his mom and we would only get to see them on holiday breaks. But the past two years, we haven't really seen them due to trips they took abroad. Missing him so much, I told him to go visit Guitar Center online to choose whatever instrument he likes and I will pay for it. It's my gift to him for the past few Christmases that he missed.

It's a big gift considering I have a threshold for gifts I give every Christmas. But no matter because it will be a combination of three Christmases and even if the price is still way over my threshold, it's fine.

I can't wait for him to receive my gift.

Music is life.

I believe you can never go wrong with music. No matter how ugly the sound is, or the lyrics may be, there is something that jolts the senses, jugs the memory with each beat of the song. Am I right? I am sure you know what I am talking about. I was just watching an old man outside the house playing a new Washburn guitar probably owned by his son and I could see how glazed his eyes are, unfocused, because I'd like to think he's seeing his past while playing his favorite song.

Music is life. Not for everyone but most people breathe music in their daily lives. I work with music in the background. I write better, think better, and do better when there's music involved.

What about you?

Just like home.

When you look for an apartment, you are actually looking for a place just like home. A place where you can retreat at the end of the day and feel relaxed and rested. It is the same idea that my sister had when she was looking for a place near her workplace. She looked for a place just like home. The apartment is a great place even if it is a small one. The landlord and other two tenants in the next two doors treat my sister well. It is a good thing that my sister passed the tenant background check that her landlord did. She doesn't see herself renting out another place than the one she has now.

Tenants out there, if you are thinking of renting a place, let me advise you to find a place that feels just like home. And then make sure you comply with whatever background check the landlord will do. Provide accurate and legitimate information on your employment and income because the landlord needs that to know if you are capable of continuing rental payments after the first few months. Landlords, I suggest you use a service like Tenantify. They are capable of checking information in the most secure and accurate way. And it can be done in just one business day! Landlords and tenants can sit tight and wait for the verification process to be completed. Once it is done, the landlord can make an informed decision on whether to accept the tenant or not. Meanwhile, the tenant can breathe a sigh of relief that his information is verified and that he has the potential of living in the apartment that feels so much like home to him.

Choose a place wisely, tenants. And landlords, make sure to do a background check on your tenants through Tenantify.

What is an OPK?

I saw my newly-married cousin and her husband very happy when they announced that their expecting their first child. I think knowing her body better made it easy for them to conceive.

When a couple is trying to conceive, it is very important that a woman understands her cycle. Failure to determine when your ovulation is, is one of the very main reason for an unsuccessful attempt in getting pregnant. A woman only ovulation once per cycle and we only have 2 fertile days which is a very short window. That is why it is important to not miss that short window of opportunity when you're trying to conceive. There are several ways to know when you are ovulating. Pregnancy Tips show several ways to detect ovulation.

First is you can determine ovulation by using an ovulation predictor kit (OPK). An OPK is a like a pregnancy test, except that it detects ovulation instead of a pregnancy. An OPK detects your body’s LH surge and so when you see 2 dark lines (or the second line darker than the first line), you are most probably ovulating. Second is you can also check your cervical mucus. If you notice, we have different types of cervical mucus. When you are ovulating, your cervical mucus becomes a very clear substance, similar to that of the an egg white. Third is, you can also purchase a basal body thermometer wherein you track your ovulation by checking your body’s temperature. When a woman ovulates, there is a sudden drop on the temperature making a woman be able to determine that when she is charting her temperature daily. Read all about how OPKs work at http://www.pregnancytips.org.

What am I thankful for?

A lot! I am thankful for every little thing that I have and don't have in my life. I believe that there is a reason for everything that takes place in our lives and what I have now I am meant to have and those things that I don't have are not with me because I am better off without it.

It's a good thing that I have my sister-in-law who is really good with mxl microphones, a great voice at that! One of the things that I wanted to have had was a beautiful voice but I am okay with a great taste in music and a sister-in-law and cousins who have great voices.

I am thankful that even when I spent years and years envying a lot of people for having more than enough money to buy books, I can now buy any book I want and more! I believe those years I spent envying others took place so that I am prepared to become an owner of a lot of books. Ha-ha!

I have many things to be thankful for and one of those things is being able to pray.

Elegant wedding flowers

You would think that just by looking at the beautifully arranged centerpiece above that it is an expensive one. Right? Wrong! At Bloominous, those wedding flowers are very much right on your budget. The reason for that is the unique offer by the online shop... you will DIY the flowers. It will be delivered to you cut-to-order, ready for arrangement, and complete with accessories. The final step left is the arrangement itself. DIY alone or with others. It will be so much fun and a learning experience for most.

It's a small trade off, if you think about it. You will be doing some "dirty work" of putting the flowers together like the centerpiece above in exchange for a lower-priced wedding flowers. Don't worry about making mistakes in arranging it. Bloominous will provide pictorials for guidance.

Choose Bloominous for your elegant wedding flowers and be confident that you will not go over-budget with at least one aspect of your wedding preparations.