Links around the world-one way to boost pr

The goal of this tag is to boost blog pr by linking as much as many blogs around the world. I got this tag from Ice. Thanks a lot, friend. So, let's start spreading.
Instructions:

1. Place your link after the list. If you have more than 1 blog, feel free to add them all here!
2. After placing your blog’s address/es, you must tag 5 or more bloggers that is not yet in the list, this is to keep the ball rolling.

Links around the world tag (update as of Mar. 14, 2008)
1 - Momhood Moments 2 - Business Mars 3 - Pinay Mommy Online 4 - OnlineBiz and Resources 5 - A Simple life 6 - moms….. check nyo 7 - Mommy’s Little Corner 8- Princezz 9 - Princess 10 - Random Thoughts 11 - Paradigm 12 - See Me For What You Will 13 - Pamp’s Blog Corner 14 - Pampered 15 - HappyHeart 16 - Qtcotzkie and Baby 17 - A Sorta Fairytale 18 -tragicseven 19 - Listen to the Beat! 20 Just Saying 21 Tipsy Tips 22 Different Angles 23 Delicious Corner 24 I Care 25 Blog Blag Blog 26 Daily List 27 - Life’s Journey 28- Welcome to my Crib 29 - Hearts Desire 30 - Island Paradise 31 - Texas Life 32 - Long Journey 33 - D’ Cooking Mudra 34 - My life 35- Swept Away 36 - Winged Words 37 - Rainier and Katrina 38 - Life! Learn it. Live it. Love it. 39 - Colour Our World 40 - The Next Chapter 41 - Painted Life 42 - La Place de Cherie 43- Chez Francine 44- Le Bric à Brac de Cherie 45- Missbodybeautiful 46. My Thoughts and Moods 47. My JOurney 48. Celebrate Life 50. Deeply In love 51. mY pReciOus 52. mY vOyAge 53.denz techtronics 54. denz recreational 55. Cashing 56. Icelog 57. Virgie's Webplace 58. Place your blog HERE!

I want to share this tag to these friends of mine: Alranga53, Susan, Dezz, lutchi, laura, Janethvicy, Flor, Mylou and YOU!

Dog-friendly Condo

As we get closer to the month of May, the reality that we will be moving has started to really set in. If you read my previous post, my husband got a job located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We have decided that living in a condo or apartment for a while will be better for us than rushing right into buying a house.

We are looking to relocate to Pewaukee, Wisconsin (which is 15 miles to his work) and now started looking for a condo to rent that accept pets. I've done searches on the internet and have found hardly any rentals that accept animals. Our mini-schnauzer dog is now 3, he is a VERY clean, quiet indoor companion and will not damage anything or make noise. He was a house trained dog. 2 to 3 bedrooms will suffice for my husband and I. Can anyone recommend or is there anyone that you know whom we can contact? We'd love any information that can help us. Thanks.

Germiest thing in the school

I was surprised with the grade shool student's experiment in the school today. Their goal is to find the germiest thing inside the school building. My guess was they will find it at the kid's toilet, coz everytime I accompany some special kids to the toilet I can see how dirty it was, some of the kids does not observe proper cleanliness in using the toilet. But nope, its not, can you guess what it is? The answer might not be what you think. Yes, its far from what I guess, they found it at the library, and it's the library's computer keyboard. They checked also the office computer keyboards and found out they have a lot of bacterias compared to the toilet seat in the kid's bathroom.

How about your home? Can you name the top 5 germiest things? I was right on my guess with this: kitchen sponge or dishrags- I prefer using microfiber dishtowels, I used them once then wash it. Second is the cutting board- I bleach them everytime I wash especially if I cut chicken or any meat. Your kitchen surfaces and faucet handles have a lot of germs too. Use antibacterial products to wipe these. Sink drains are nasty too, with germy biofilms, yucky. And the doorknobs too, I make sure I wipe it everyday with antibacterial agents.

America is becoming a Plastic Nation?

America, more than ever, is becoming a plastic nation, pumping in billion of dollars to find the fountain of youth. And as baby boomers approach retirement, plastic surgery isn't just for Hollywood anymore. It's the pursuit of fountain of youth and some argue, a culture's inability to grow old gracefullly.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAn example of before and after Botox


Top procedures (women):

Surgicalxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Non-Surgical
Breast Augmentationxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Botox Injection
Lipoplastyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hyaluronic acid
Eyelid surgeryxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Laser Hair Removal
Abdominoplastyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Microdermabrasion
Breast reductionxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IPL laser treatment

Top procedures (men):

SurgicalxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNon-Surgical
Liposuctionxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Botox Injection
Eyelid surgeryxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Laser Hair removal
Rhinoplastyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Microdermabrasion
Breast reductionxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hyaluronic acid
Hair transplantationxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IPL laser treatment

What does it take to defy age and buy beauty? Here's what the Telegraph Herald found using average costs for each procedure:

*For 60s

• Face lift - $8,000, taking several hours to perform under anesthesia. Bruising and swelling subside inside six weeks.
• Brow lift - $5,000, taking one to three hours to perform outpatient. You wait up to seven days for suture removal.
• Chin implants - $4,500, taking one to two hours to perform outpatient. Bruising and swelling sudside in a week.
• Forehead lift - $5,250, taking one to three hours to perform outpatient. Bruising and swelling subside in a week.
• Neck lift - $7,000 - tkaing one to three hours to perform outpatient. YOu wait up to three months to before fully healing.
• Mama mia makeover price tag: $29,750.

*For 50s

• Chin liposuction - $4,500, taking an hour of outpatient. Bruising and swelling subside in two to four weeks.
• Botox or filler - $ $275 to $450 per injection.
• Nose job - $8,000, taking a couple of hours, usually outpatient. Bruising and swelling subside and two to four weeks. Nose completely heals in two months.
• Pucker up those plump lips and and pay a minimum of $12,775.

*For 40s

• Botox and fillers
• Eyelid lift - $1,800 to $2,200 in one to three hours of outpatient. You wit up to a week or more for suture removal.
• Brow lift.
• Liposuction - $4,500 - taking about an hour of outpatient. Depending on where and how much tissue, healing can take several months.
• Tummy tuck - $6,050, taking two to five hours sometimes inpatient, Full recovery in one to two months.
• Fabulous 40-year fee: $18,200

If needle and knives might not be your thing, so dermatologist and specialists
offer less radical treatments like Lotions, Potions and creams. And because
injection therapy is a maintenance program that's why some patienst prefer to
use these creams and lotions.

If you are planning to have a cosmetic surgery be sure that you ask these some important questions to a plastic surgeon or cosmetic practitioner:

• May I see before and after photos of recent patients?
• Are my expectations realistic?
• Can the results I want be done with alternative or non-surgical procedures?
• Where is the surgery performed (hospital, outpatient clinic, office) and how long will it take?
• What anesthesia will be used?
• Will scarring, soreness, swelling, bruising result?
• How long often has the doctor performed this procedure?
• What percentage of patients have significant complications?
• May I observe a video or real-life procedure before making a decision?
• Who will assist during surgery? and are their qualifications?
• Has the surgeon/clinic ever had malpractice insurance coverage denied, revoked or suspended?
• What is the expected healing time?
• If unsatisfied, will you repeat or correct procedures? If so, will I be charged again?
• How much does the procedure cost?
• Do you offer patient financing?

(source: Plastic surgery portal - immersivemedical.com)

Did you remember to spring forward?

Hey folks in the United States, it's Daylight Saving Time(DST) again. Don't forget to move your clock forward. You might be late for work or meeting. Officially the change to daylight saving time should be 2am today, March 9, 2008, though we, and I assume other folks change their clocks before going to bed. Reminder also to install new batteries in warning devices like smoke detectors and hazard warning radios. I was surprised that some parts of the country don't observed DST like Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.

I'm still wondering what's the point or reason of this daylight saving time? According to the US Dept. of Transportation :

• It saves energy. When we're awake, we're more likely to have our TVs, VCRs, and lights on (among other home appliances). By shifting the hours we're likely to be awake to correspond with the daylight outside, we're less likely to have the lights on, so we use less electricity.
  
• It saves lives. When people's waking hours correspond with daylight hours, they're safer. Traffic accidents, for example, are less likely when it's light out.
  
• It cuts down on crime. Crime tends to happen after dark. As is the case with accidents, people are less likely to fall victim to crime when their waking hours are synched up with the sun.

And this means more things to me too, the temperature rises and the daytime will be longer. It's amazes me by the time of 8o'clock, it's still bright outside.

Are you an internet addict?

As the internet increasingly becomes part of our daily lives, I am hooked and can't stay away from the web. As I wake up in the morning, first thing I will do is turn on the PC, forgetting about breakfast.(If I do eat breakfast, I will be eating at the front of the monitor, lol). That's my routine, before going to work, check my email, chat with friends, check my forum, and now my blog. And also, there were important things like paying bills online, sending money online, credit card payment and checking bank statement online. I can't resist being away from the net even for one day. Worst, I spend like, 36 hours a week or 6 hours/day in the internet. 2 hours in the morning before going to work and like 3 or 4 hours after work. I can't even cook a good meal at night for supper, choosing easy to cook meals, so that I can have time for the internet while cooking. Oh, my, I think something wrong with me now. I have lost interest with the thing I am interested too before, and worst, I can't even socialize now, when friends invited me to go out.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAt the hotel, using computer while on trip

Sometimes, my husband will ask me if I want to go at the bar with him, which I will decline because I want more time in the computer. There was a time that he was on a military related trip and I was left home by myself, I sat for hours until the wee hours of the morning dinking on the computer. My husband does complain, I don't think I give him much attention lately. It's from him that I hear the first time the word, "internet addict". "Your an intenet addict now". And lately from marge , joking she's an addict coz her many blogs really amazes me. Well, she is an internet addict who has a job which requires her to be online for the whole part of the day. Now, I'm alarmed, by these signs, I think I am really an addict and will definitely jeopardize some important things in my life. My relationships with husband? my friends who is not into computer? my health (skipping the right time for meals).

So, I took time to take the "internet addiction test" and I got 85, huh, huh. I found out that there is this thing as internet addiction disorder, although theres no research that has established yet if its a disorder. I will have to do something to overcome my addiction, here are some ways that I think will help:

• First thing in the morning, I will have a bowl of cereal and read my newspaper like I used to, before the Internet.
• I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing. (trying hard to make this, huh, huh
• Gotta clean the house, do the laundry , cook dinner before thinking of the internet.
• I will take time to write letter to my friends and family who are internet-deprived or not into computer thing.
• I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Internet.
• I will read a book...if I still remember how.
• I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for email.
• I will try to go to the bar with my husband even once a week.
• Lastly, I will remember that I must go to bed sometime...and the Internet will always be there tomorrow!

Still, I will use my internet time in blogging and do the important things,(paying, banking, sending money). Anyway, Internet is still very important in our daily lives if we don't abuse it. Always use moderately.

My First Award

Yipee, I got my very first award for my blog. This kind of things really warms my heart. I just received this award from a cool mom, Liza, I am so touched. Thank you so much, and as sign of gratitude I would like to share this to:

1) Audrey - Live Each Moment

2)Ice - Ice log (obviously this is a cool blog, lol)

Check these blogs and you'll know why.