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Start Your Day Right

Do you spend each and every morning rummaging for a comb, a hair brush or dental floss inside your bathroom drawer?  You’re sure to have placed it back after using it yesterday but you have trouble finding it again amid piles and piles toiletries and accessories.  Don’t just disregard this matter, a stressful morning can [...]


A Beautiful Log Bed

I’m not much of a fan of log beds but I have to admit that I fell in love with one at the resort where we stayed in Boracay.  It was a few years ago already but I suddenly remembered the beautiful log bed when I found one that’s almost exactly like the one in [...]


Groundbreaking Ceremony

Mom and dad were at the site yesterday to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the building they are constructing.  The building is not entirely ours, my parents have a Japanese partner.  It’s not a high rise building if that’s what you’re thinking, lol.  It’s going to be just a four story condominium type structure.  My [...]


Kitchen Restoration

We’re renovating our kitchen. It has seen better days. I want to change the sink and would like to install a dishwasher. I’ve been eying Franke sinks for awhile now. I’ve managed to convince my husband to get one for me. I want a beautiful and functional kitchen. That is why I want everything to [...]


I Love Mugs!

The best gifts I got last Christmas were two cute custom mugs.  One came from my kids, they have saved up their school allowance to get me one, sweet isn’t it?  And the other one came from a dear friend.  Knowing so well that I love coffee, they knew the cute mugs would make my [...]


Home Repair Fun

My FIL is so happy hubs helped him repair his backyard terrace a few weeks ago.  They finished it in time for the holidays.  He scored some cheap granite tiles from a weekend sale last month so now the old broken tiles were replaced with new ones.   So happy with the result, he’s now thinking [...]


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Enough of cheap faucets!

For the nth time, the faucets in the kitchen need to be replaced again!  I hate wasting water and I hate having to change the faucets every now and then.  That’s what I get from being such a cheapskate buying cheap materials from China.  This time, I’ll settle for high quality.  They’re a bit pricey [...]


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