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When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. (by Johnson Oatman, Jr.) It is not surprising that a lot of people see my life as a mess and me as a disappointment. I have to earn for three kids. We are financially-challenged. I look older than my real age now. I can't get a full time job at an office because I'm nannying my babies... and whenever I talk to a relative, it shows that some of them are really not pleased with what I have and where I am. I've heard nasty comments, "You-should-have"s, and "If-you-didn't"s. At times, I get disappointed too.. especially when people label me as "Sayang". But the truth is - all of these doesn't really matter because what matters most is that I'm thankful for what I have. Sure, I miss what I've lost but HONESTLY, I HAVE NEVER BEEN AS...

Stretch marks are caused by damaged dermis - these are tears and scars on the layers of the skin. Sadly, I belong to the 80% of women who gained these unwanted marks during pregnancy - apart from the additional 60 pounds (now just 15).  At times, I look at my tummy and it seems that it's not really part of my body - it's like a pile of crumpled skin pasted on me (ok, maybe I'm exaggerating - a bit). But the point is - It's really ugly. My body has grown thin but my tummy has retained the bulge - or rather the excess stretched-skin with some fat. That is why some people mistake me still as 2 months pregnant. hay...  Anyway, I'm glad Entrepremom has this Love Thyself promo. She's giving away Mosbeau Placenta White 500mg (120 tablets) worth P1,340 (which promotes healthy skin) and Slenda Weight Loss Pills 350mg 90 capsules worth P1,080. I would like to try those products and see if they would work on me. I know the marks won't completely disappear if not ...

Told you this is the month of Domain Name giveaways! :)  Yehey! Mommy Chris is having a giveaway for the first anniversary of her blog - Inspirational Insights. It's very easy to join in - all you'll have to do is to make two blog posts - one about the contest, and in the other, you'll have to detail what inspires you. Just make sure the posts link back to her contest post. Here are the prizes up for grabs... 1st Place Seiko's Diary - $30 Topics on Earth - $10 SAHM Hosting - INFO Domain with Free Blog Hosting 2nd Place Mommy Rubz - $5 The Mommy Journey - $5 Chris Chronicles - $5 SEO Friendly Blog Directory - $5 Rubz Online - INFO Domain with Free Blog Hosting 3rd Place WAHM sa Pinas - $5 MommaWannabe- $5 Pinayjade - One Year Free Hosting I want the domain name and free blog hosting... please random.org, give me one... please please...(pleading to an inanimate program.. tsktsktsk)

This month is THE month of domain name and blog hosting giveaways... and I sure hope I get blessed with one. I haven't won anything for months now... tsktsk.. I hope my luck changes for the better soon :) haha... Anyway, I'm joining this Mommy's Merry Month of May Blog Giveaway by Mommy Rubz . She's an amazing mommy who is incredibly capable of maintaining several blogs! (I don't know how she does it!).  The giveaway is posted on what she dubs as her "personal blog of all personal blogs" - www.mommyrubz.com. The prizes would be COM domain and web hosting for the 1st and 2nd placers, and then an INFO domain and web hosting for the 3rd placer. The three winners will also get paypal cash, entrecard credits, and ad spaces/links. All of which will be selected using Random.org. Back to mommyrubz.com: I personally love browsing her site because it has a very nice layout. The theme gives me a cozy-homey feeling with all the blue-green and wood-like designs al...

My fave summer activity is to go on out-of-town trips...  When I was still single, I was fond of moving around. I was a wanderer. I wanted to be on the road - all the time. In fact, I made it a point to be on the road once every week. I couldn't care less where I was going. What mattered to me was that I was 'traveling'.  I often visited Antipolo, Batangas, Laguna, Olongapo, and most of all - Baguio. Most of the time, I go alone - just to relax and explore. Now, I super miss those places and I do wish that I can start moving around again.... ***sigh*** if only there was a nanny... I'd like to go to Tagaytay again or to Cebu, with the babies... Anyway, this post is actually for a giveaway - Lizz' giveaway. She'll be giving away nail, lips, and skin care items for this month of May and the set includes... **Three bottles of Johnson & Johnson Body Care products: UV Lotion, Daily Calming Lotion, and Lasting Moisture Body Lotion-- all are full sized (20...

Before Bloggityboop, I have already tried starting several blogs but I failed. What usually happened was that I was inspired to write one day - or for a week, and then suddenly, I would lose my interest to maintain it. That didn't happen with Bloggityboop because it opened a whole new world of opportunities for me. Ok, I have to admit that the craze started with all the freebies I won... but eventually, I saw my blog as an opportunity to break free. It gave me the chance to dwell away from my usual routine, publish and share my thoughts and emotions, offer relevant info to others (relevant to me at least), be more in touch with myself, explore my creativity, and make friends - friends I've never actually met - but friends still. I think blogging is actually a very liberating experience... that it's not just an activity that bored people engage in but an actual culture developed by and contributing to the creation of a global village. For those reasons - and because of ...

I'm joining N3r3n's 2nd giveaway and below is a repost of her instructions... 4 Easy Steps to Follow For You to Enter: You must be a subscriber of My life, My thoughts! as this giveaway is to thank all of my lovely subscribers that genuinely read my blog… Important Notice: Please sub only if you read my blog and if you like it – it’s really not fair to sub just for the giveaway. ( Make sure you verify your email add when you subscribe or your entry won’t be accepted) Follow/Subscribe to my Twitter Account . Write or re-post this in your blog, make sure it’s a separated post. The title will be “N3r3n 2nd Giveaway Contest!” Write ‘Enter Me’ into the comment of this blog post / followed by the link of your blog post you created / and your twitter link / and lastly your email add. (Please include all the info in one comment so I won’t be confused.) Thank you so much and Good luck l

I've missed the first two draws but I'm definitely joining in the last two :) I'm talking about the BIG three-oh blowout of Expanding Territories . Here are the prizes at stake... Third Draw - April 23, Friday - Sexy Wraparound Beach Pants, Resort Wear by SM (Sold at SM Stores worth P399.75). - Earth Love Native Bag. Elegantly hand woven by the local weavers of Calape, Bohol (worth P280.00). - Beautiful Shell Necklace from Puerto Princesa, Palawan (worth P120.00) Fourth Draw - April 30, Friday - 125x125 Ad on Mukhangpera.Com for One Month - Wealth Within Your Reach Book (Pera Mo Palaguin Mo!) by Francisco J. Colayco, currently sold at the National Bookstore for P395.00. This book is sealed in its original cover and was never opened. - Old copy of Rich Dad Poor Dad, the #1 New York Times Best Seller of Robert Kiyosaki (new currently sold at the National Bookstore for P329) How to participate: 1. Become a follower of Expanding Territories and make a comment on the contest po...

In celebration of their new Health Video Store , YeahTips.com is holding a week-long bookmarking and twitter contest. How to gain points: Follow @Yeahtips on Twitter Social bookmark or Tweet their new Health Video Store using the built in sharing tools in the site Log in to their blog using your social network and invite your friends. Blog about the contest and their Health Video Page. Tweet/update status on your social networks. Here are some of the tweets you can use… I just entered to win a $25 Amazon.com Gift Card with @Yeahtips – Enter to win: http://www.yeahtips.com/2010/04/11/video-contest/ Free shipping on Popular Fitness workout videos on orders over $20 Visit: http://www.yeahtips.com/health-video-store/ Prizes at stake: one $25 Amazon Gift Card and two $10 Amazon Gift Cards to the lucky winners.

For this month, Lizz is giving away a bunch of amazing Korean beauty products. To get a chance to win such, you have to do the following... Blog about this contest and answer the following question: "What is the one skin care product that you can't live without?" Follow her blog using Google Friend Connect Drop a comment on the contest post and leave the URL of your entry and your Email Address. If you want to double your chances at winning, you can tweet (or plurk) about this contest and drop another comment with the URL of your tweet (or plurk!) Lizz will pick the winner using random.org on April 28, 2009 at midnight. Follow this link to check the contest post. *** The one product I can't live without is a facial wash with moisturizer. It's a must for me to wash my face with a moisturizing cleanser every morning. Otherwise, I won't be able to start my day right and I'd feel icky and sticky all day.

Shen is celebrating her blog's second anniversary with a giveaway . She'll be picking three winners (2 from the Philippines and 1 from a foreign country). Prizes at stake (products from the following): The Body Shop Maybelline Products Ellana Minerals Sun Life It's Time Pureglow Minerals Beauty and Minerals Dollface Cosmetics Pureology L'oreal Proffesionel The Spa Ipanema L'oreal Men Expert (and hopefully a lot more) To join the giveaway, you have to... 1. Be a follower of her blog. 2. Be a Fan of her FaceBook Fan Page 3. Be a twitter fan ( www.twitter.com/shensaddiction ) and tweet about the contest 4. Blog about the Contest on your own blog (blog must be at least 3 months old.). You can post a link of this contest on your FB account as well. 5. Post on comment box a link of your blog post with your email and country you reside in and answer this question, "I'd like to see more [insert topic here] posts."

To enter: 1. Grab the prize photo and blog about this giveaway 2. Comment - earn 1 point. Only one comment will be counted for each post. 3. Be a follower of the blog 4. Subscribe to the blog feeds via email 5. Sidebar the contest badge for the whole contest period and link to the contest post Check out this giveaway here .

If you are planning to sport a swimwear this summer then you should check out Learnhowtoloseweight.net for tips and guidelines on how you can shed off some pounds. Some lose weight articles which you may want to read are as follows. How to Lose Weight >> Weight Loss Tips >> How to Lose Weight Fast >> How to Lose Weight Quickly >> Ways to Lose Weight >> Another reason to visit the said site is to join their blog giveaway. To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is to blog about the contest. If you want to get additional points/entries for the raffle, then you can join stumble upon and review two articles (http://learnhowtoloseweight.net/mini-contest and http://learnhowtoloseweight.net/weight-loss-gimmicks); put a link to the giveaway in your forum signatures; or start a forum thread about the said contest. For more information, click here .

There's a big hype over the new iPad and I wanted it so much before. Especially after the Oscar preview. However, when I checked its features, I was a bit disappointed with its specs. First off, the memory is so low. Another was that it had no USB ports. And yet another one - it can't play flash so I won't be able to open flash-based sites and applications on it... Soooo Sad. I wish Apple can improve it further and I'm so looking forward to its future generations - perhaps one with an 'upgradable' memory. On the other hand, I still would love to own one - especially if I can get it for free (couldn't afford the $500 for just 16gb). After all, an iPad is still an iPad and its super stylish, sleek, and very handy. If you had the chance to have one for free, why wouldn't you grab the opportunity, right? That's why I'm joining an iPad giveaway sponsored by Urban Data . It's a website that gives you advanced information about any website on the...

GadgetLite is hosting a free gadget giveaway. Only this time, you get to choose what gadget you'd like to buy. They'll juts give you £250 ($378) worth of Amazon voucher. To join, all you have to do is to... a. Subscribe to their RSS feed b. Leave a comment on this CONTEST POST telling them what gadget you'd buy c. Follow them on twitter Giveaway ends March 22. WISHFUL THINKER MODE Now, If I get to win that voucher, here are some things I'll consider buying... First off is a new netbook or laptop... or an All-in-one printer or a DSLR cam coz I'm considering a sideline... or a kindle.. I'd like to have one really!

Today, I got kisses :) I received my package from Maver of Gossp Gehl - four boxes of Melty Kiss from HK :D wooooheeee! :) I won it from her FREEBIE FRIDAY promo :) (lucky lucky). Though I'm a chocolate fan, I think my addiction is no match to my daughter's love for these goodies. If she could have prevented me from touching the whole box I gave her, she would have :) Thanks MAVER ! :D

Finally, I got these freebies na which I won from Earthlingorgeous before. In all fairness, you can really consider these napkins as luxe pads in terms of texture, absorbency, and cut. Thanks Kotex and Earth! :)

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To join this giveaway: Follow the blog, Comment on the contest post with the phrase: “Enter me”, and make a blog post, a side bar link, or a tweet about the giveaway.