Nothing is worse than building a set of stairs without the proper stair treads. Stairs need to have a very sturdy foundation and after a sturdy foundation they need to be well built. If you are going to be doing a set of stairs with more than a dozen stairs it is a good idea to make sure all the risers properly fit with the treads. This will ensure safety and the quality of your staircase. Stair railings are another element of the banister you want to make sure is very sturdy. If someone loses their balance and falls they will reach first for the handrail. If it is sturdy it will save someone from getting injured at your house.

When you are planning on building a new stairway it is a good idea to decide what type of treads you will need. If you are going to be covering your treads with carpet there is no worry of getting a beautiful tread. If you will have carpet and false tread caps you can go with a particle board to serve as you treads. This will save time and money in the construction phase of your new or remodeled staircase. If you aren’t going to cover your treads you want to make sure you purchase a high quality tread.

I am sure everyone’s wish is to be debt-free in the next coming year. I am glad we are gearing up our plans to pay off all our bank loans and mortgages already. My credit cards have been free already and I am very happy about it. I have zeroed out most of my outstanding balances from my card. Well, getting ready for another round of shopping in outlet malls in the US come December. I am sure my card will get a lot of beating during those times. So now, I doubt if I would truly be debt-free by 2012. Maybe, I can say, before the Chinese New Year? lol!

A couple of weeks back, I had a chance to visit the husband in his office. I was surprised to see how nice and huge his room is. His room is actually located at a corner office. He even has his own restroom. Although I think he needs a better coffee table and chairs for his small meetings. Well, apparently, his requisition has not been processed yet. Oh by the way, he is actually looking for some qualified people for available posts in their office. They are offering Case Management Manager Jobs for those who can meet the qualifications.

Such heartwarming to see the ones on top on my husband’s office table. The photo book was something I made for him. I placed the names of the kids making it as their gift to their dad. It was my first time to see his room office this week as I went with him to do some bank errands. I am surprised on how big his room with his own comfort room! Then he also has a brand new Asus Tablet PC.

I wanted to put some decors to his room though. Maybe, I will do so one of this days. I am even thinking to bring him some christmas decors

Yes, this blog have started since November 2007 and this is my 1000th post… I can’t believe I have written that most number of blog posts. Although I have not been regularly posting, blogging have actually brought about a number of things for me. I was able to document things and happenings on my daily life, my family, my kids and just about anything. Most importantly, I gained a lot of friends (real ones actually) through the course of my blogging career! I won’t promise I would do regular posting but I’m far away from knocking this down. There are just so many things I still love to share. Best of all, it is something worth keeping.

Friends were asking me if I am taking weight loss pills because I am kinda losing weight! Woohoo! Though I am considering already but I am taking a different diet at this time. It is actually not a total diet formula but I am just watching my food intake now. I try to read labels and ensure that I would only take a maximum of 1300 calories a day. I still take coffee because I cannot do without in a day, still eat few sweets and even take 1 cup of rice every meal. 1 cup of rice is equivalent to 120 calories only. It’s actually the same thing like taking 3 slices of Skyflakes biscuits yeah, that’s right! So I would rather take 1 cup of rice and a deck of cards size of viand be it pork, beef or chicken. See, it’s effective…you can now see my collar bone! Woot! Harharhar

We love family travels. I love traveling with my girls and my dear husband. It is always refreshing to go to a nice place and spend some quality time with the whole family. It is just about rest and relaxation. We recently had one. Will talk about the trip more on another post. But talking about family travels makes me think about security as well. I think it is also important to consider like accident insurances. What do you think? It’s also a consideration to keep in mind a professional to run to in case something like an accident happens. I know there are lawyers who are actually known to be efficient on such job. Example is an Austin personal injury lawyer. These are lawyers who actually takes care of a case when you have been injured through negligence of another party. The known lawyers in Austin for example are the ones from O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – who are located at 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949. I know it is a group to keep in mind.

I cannot wait for the photo books I have ordered from Artscow. One of my favorite books that will arrive is the Sisters Forever I ordered. It contains beautiful pictures of my two girls. I hope they would both like it. I want to impart to them that they will indeed be sisters forever. I am hoping that my first batch of order will arrive by next week. That would be a happy treat for a busy mom like me. Now, for the meantime, let me finish my research on document imaging as I need it for my business.

It was a little craze among Twitter friends for the past two weeks. We were all in a rush to finish some photo books to avail of the promo available from Artscow. I myself finished about 8 books. Yahoo! I’m happy that I finally finished most of the travel pictures that have been pending ever since I signed up with Artscow. If you haven’t done so, it’s better to sign up now too since they give about 100 free prints for new sign ups. I literally work on it even on wee hours just for me to finish it. I’m almost like a walking zombie every morning, which makes me fail to check on what my father is asking me to research for a supplier. He wants me to check available sources for That gives me a fluid tech. I better check online now.

I met a small accident last saturday evening that resulted to my sprained ankle. It was a terrible fall that I was crying on my way to the hospital. Thank God though that I didn’t suffer from any broken bone. It was just that my whole right foot was swollen so poor me, I was actually stuck in bed since Sunday morning. As of today, I can actually move it a bit. I hope I would be in full recovery by tomorrow.

God really has His ways. Maybe, it was His way of telling me to slow down. To take it easy with work as well and to enjoy the company of my girls every afternoon. In the past few days, i have been closely monitoring the kids progress in school. I am grateful for the time that I can teach them their assignments every afternoon.

I am grateful as well that I was able to read some e-books which I have been delaying in the past couple of weeks because of my busy schedules.

I am also grateful for my efficient helpers who have been assisting me since my accidents.

And of course grateful for the comfort of my husband who takes care of me and ensures that I actually do not leave bed so I can have speedy recovery.

Hope I can really walk by tomorrow.

Nowadays, I cannot fathom the idea of not using the internet within the day. I would almost get sick if I do not check my emails and my favorite blog sites. Today, internet has become a popular tool to whatever is available in the market. Any company would even have a website or the very least a Facebook page. In my day to day activities and work requirements, I rely mainly on the internet. I search about suppliers and their reviews from good search engines that can provide me with valuable information. I noticed that some companies even have a customized search products in their website which is a very good tool to increase versatility of their site and catering to customers who have direct point of inquiry.  Now, for my own company website, I am even thinking to have my own toolbar like those from Zugo LTD which are easy to install. These toolbars are not even detected by malware software companies nor it is a spyware. It does not affect any computer’s performance. In fact, I can even have an option to uninstall it should I decide not to use it anymore. Thus, I’m pretty sure that searching through this toolbar can cut my work in half as I can browse the web quicker and easier.

You would probably think that I availed the checkcity.com payday cash advance for me to afford this bag but nah, it takes only one great friend to give me one! Yes, one of my favorite cake suppliers, Joy San Gabriel gave me this fabulous bag! And yes, you got it, it is not real but so close to being real. It was actually my birthday cake which I failed to show earlier on this blog. I was ecstatic when I received it at home! It was a perfect present for my birthday even if it’s just a cake. Well, because it was indeed so yummy! Thanks to Joy!

Ok, I’m lazy and stubborn to change on my laptop even if the husband gave me a final deadline already to transfer all my files to his MacbookPro. Apparently, the person buying my macbook white has been waiting for it already. But I just can’t seem to do so. One, I am lazy about change. I still want to continue using my white macbook despite the fact that I so love the MBP. This week is my last week or else the husband will revert the decision of giving me the MBP and he will just ask me to get any reconditioned laptops instead. So now, back to transferring files…

I took advantage that the kids are on holiday break and that it’s also the Holy Week to do some spring cleaning in the house. Started off with my home office room then moving to our bedroom and now even our kitchen. Now, I have a body ache especially on my lower back. I hope I wouldn’t need shoulder brace just yet! I cannot believe we have accumulated so much junk in just a span of two years. Yes, we are celebrating our 2nd year in our dream house on the 26th! I can still clearly remember how I document the progress of our house construction. Now we have created so much beautiful memories on this lovely home and I look forward to more of it. For the meantime, back to my cleaning mode!

Before i do some research about rv repairs for an uncle who is asking him to help him, let me share the good news that I am now using MBP! MBP stands for Macbook Pro! Thanks to the generosity of the husband. I am now using his barely 1 year old MBP since he has a new laptop from his new company. So now my macbook white is for sale. Any takers?

Specs below:

* Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
* 160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive; optional 250GB, 320GB, or 500GB 5400-rpm drive4
* 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/
CD-RW)
* 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT display with support for millions of colors
* Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)
* Solid-state scrolling trackpad for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
* Built-in stereo speakers
* Built-in omnidirectional microphone
* Combined optical digital input/analog line in (minijack)
* Combined optical digital output/analog line out (minijack)

Studies show that the body starts to slow it’s production by the age of 30 which causes the first signs of aging. A number are turning into HGH injections to reverse this process. Ok, I admit, I am already on that age line but do I really hgh supplements? Still not thinking about it. I would still like to think I still look young on my age. Will probably just consider it on a later time.

How’s life been with me and the family? Sorry folks (to my avid readers) if I haven’t been posting more  personal stuff in this blog. For one, I have really been busy with work. Also, I am trying to choose now what to write. Apparently, after carefully screening my posts, I ended up not posting anything, so major boo! I don’t want to promise that I would regularly be writing more personal stuff because promises could be made to be broken. Instead, I will just try my best  ok? Besides, there are so much happenings I would like to share so I need major back-  tracking here.

For the meantime, let me recall the things I would like to share and just put everything in a  nutshell while I still cannot sleep at this time of writing (too much coffee for the day!) and taking advantage that I still have the blogging mojos with me as well.

1. I am hopeful for 2011. 2010 has been a very good year so I look forward to a better 2011.  With all my lucky charms and talismans I bought in time for the chinese new year, I hope  the wonders of these will work on me. But of course, I do not rely much on these alone. Faith  is more important and I am holding on to it.

2. To start of by saying that my 2011 is shinier, my work is taking its peak. I’m happy with my job and that’s what matters most. We finished our January events in flying colors. One major thing that transpired is coordinating a celebrity wedding. Yes, we finally did one! So weddings we have planned and coordinated won’t just be gracing all those bridal magazines like Wedding Essentials, Metro Weddings, Martha Stewart Phils and the like but would also be featured in showbiz magazines like Yes, Buzz and Star Studio Magazine! That’s a major accomplishment! Lol! So who’s wedding was it? The very private and beautiful wedding of Oyo Boy Sotto and Kristine Hermosa. Their onsite video are actually posted in Threelogy’s blog.

3. The kids are growing fast. (Sniff, Sniff). Margaux is turning 6 already by March so do you know what it means? Well, I’m already party planning for her 7th Birthday next year. Yeah, working on my plans as early as now and I’m actually panicking already as I need to decide soon already for the venue. Who said birthday party planning cannot happen for a year in advance? Not if I’m the mommy! As being in events company, I’m sure our guests will be expecting more.

4. Bianca, on the other hand is doing good in big school. I knew she could really adjust very well. Oh, they are ending the school year already and I cannot wait for both of them to be performing for the school play as their culminating activity.

5. We have plotted our family travels for the year. We are excited for most of it. To start off, we are flying to Boracay next week. And I am so excited to see the sun, the sand and the beach of course. Not to mention, the extra privilege to stay in Shangrila Boracay. I thought we won’t be able to afford for it but since I am a sucker for sales and discounts, I never miss the chance to  avail the promo when vouchers were sold in Shangrila Greenbelt last year. It will be the second time for the kids. I’m sure they will enjoy it more now since they are bigger. As for me, I am also bigger in size! Lol! That’s the bad news. So I am quite depressed that I can no longer wear the same swimwear I wore in the island some 3 years ago. Now, that’s a major boo!

There’s a pretty number of sharing I still like to post but let’s reserve it next time.  It is an odd hour already and sleepiness has finally knocked on my head after 650 words of this blog post.

No promises as I said but will really try to write my mushing and ramblings (more) often

My dear cousin, Sherlou’s wedding was done over the weekend. I am one of the principal sponsors. Yes, read it right, not even secondary but a principal sponsor. But I was very happy with gown that day, which was made by none other than, Veluz Reyes. I love how the gown perfectly fits me. A number have complimented it saying I look so slim on it. In fact, I cannot believe it when one guest even approached me to as as to where can she buy apidexin cheap? “How will I know?” as I replied. She thought I was taking diet pills! Lol!

So just look here and be the judge

I need to find a birthstone jewelry may for my very good friend, as it has been her christmas wish to receive one this year. Got to find a nice jewelry with an emerald birthstone as I still need to ship it abroad. I’m sure she would love it as she really likes the green color of emerald. On the other hand, I am thinking to get myself a jewelry with my birthstone also.  That would be a new pair of pearl earrings (wink!)

Luscious! Sumptuous! Now I have a problem regarding best ways to lose weight. Being in events business, I often get the chance to do food tasting with clients and also somehow enjoy feasting on food including this kind of dessert buffet during our functions. Of course, I flock the buffet stations after work already.  But I just can’t resist the goodness of all these sweet baked goodies.  Yes, I am a sweet tooth.  Very much indeed. I actually cannot last a day without eating any dessert, may it be chocolate, ice-cream or cake. Now, I have to be mindful as well with my calorie count.

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Yes, that is what I promised myself. Well, a promise that I won’t get a new bag until the end of the year. I think I had enough already so I would be a good girl already otherwise, the husband won’t be happy and might even put me already for a residential rehab! lol! I have been nice and not naughty at all so Santa Claus is giving me my advance christmas gift so I am one happy camper! Though it is still en route to Manila, I can’t wait to get hold of it.  I am making other priorities this time so I could achieve my goals in the next years to come.