A Homemaker’s Diary

I love jewelry especially one that I can make for myself. I am such a fussy person so it is much easier to handcraft a bracelet according to my taste. Plus the one sold in store usually too long for my wrist size and in the end I have to ask the store owner to adjust the length.

Last year I had such a craze about Swarovski crystals that I bought quite a lot (mostly on eBay), along with all the necessary items to make my own bracelets. After making like 6 bracelets the craze went cool and now I still have some crystals leftover in my craft drawer..hehe!

But don’t worry I have new projects in mind to do with those crystals – to turn into handphone chain and bookmark decoration (once I have free time from doing my client’s order next month..huhu!) and give them away to family and friends.

I love earring too but sadly I can’t wear one. Something went wrong when I first got pierced when I was a little girl and now everytime I wear earring I have some kind of allergy reaction, be it gold or otherwise.

So there goes my chance to have all kind of dangling and fancy earring. I’m left with bracelet and necklace to embellish myself..haha!

I personally like this pink creation by Lori. She sell her handcrafted pieces at Etsy. Please have a look at her store – LoriJaclynsJewels. I resized the above picture to fit this entry but if you want to see a bigger picture at her store, take a look here – Pink Delight.

Way to go to all handcraft jewelers out there! Sometimes it’s the satisfaction on the wearer’s face that bring such a joy to those hands that made the pieces.

My sister in law gave me the bulbs of this plant many, many months ago when she came to visit us. Being a person who like to try to grow new plant, I took the bulbs with happy heart and immediately planted the bulbs in the available plastic pot.

For weeks I waited for the first tiny sign of life to came out from the soil and now after almost a year it finally bloom. I think it is called Japanese Lily – Lilium speciosum based on what I read from The Complete Guide To Houseplants book.

For me life is like planting new plant. You put all your effort in it, not knowing how the end result will be like. What you have is only hope and hard work. You nurture and care about the possibility of life inside and pray that only the best will come out. It’s the same when it comes to relationship, friendship, family and friends. You can only give the best and the best will be returned to you in time.

And when the bulb of love grow and bloom right before your eyes, you just have to admire the beauty of it, and be proud!

**This entry is made specially for the contest held by Teresa for her blog – herbrokentoy.com.

*This post is written for drmaddahi.com*

How would you like to have a brighter smile as classy as Beverly Hills smile? If you ask me I would love to have one. Not that my teeth are so terrible in shape now. But it would be great to have that cosmetic spa dentistry experience.

You should have seen the video on the site. I would go to the dentist office anytime to have soft tissue therapy. Wouldn’t it be nice to be massaged and treated like in a spa while in reality you are going through your dental treatment?

And if you are not happy with your teeth condition, and would like to change that overly long front teeth or change the yellowish appearance of all your should be white crowns, tell that to Dr Maddahi. His work on your teeth will be like a work of art. As he said, when he looks at the patient, he tries to see what would be the best smile to put on that face and character.

Or what about the dental technology he has? It is one of a kind, unlike the conventional dental treatment with digital x-ray, drilling free tool and intraoral camera so that you could see and understand what is actually going on with your teeth. In a way, he lets the patients learn more about one’s mouth and teeth.

I think Hubby would be happy to try this dental spa treatment.

Since my involvement with PayPerPost in February, I never expect to get any referral out of the badge I put at the right side of this blog. Well, I have little hope but not much.

So when I found out that I just got my first referral commission today (just a few minutes ago), I was so thrilled.

At least there is a person who noticed about the button..haha!

Since my success in getting money through blogging, I have been trying to share the excitement of getting extra income (which in my currency would be like a triple joy because of the foreign exchange rate).

I put up pictures of the things I bought in case it would help them be inspired to write for money. But then it seems that blogging requires more than a few good lines of words and effort than most of the people I know could commit to.

To the person who refers me, thanks a lot! Your name really makes my day..haha! To the rest, if you want to be a part of blogging for money community, do feel free to click the above and below purple button. Of course you have to go through all the legit process – submit your blog, wait to be accepted, write the sponsored post, and once you get your first post payment 30 days later, I will get my commission. (Sound hard, nobody says that making money is easy, right?)..haha..

I am very happy to say that I am a proud member of PPP since Feb’07. Not only it gives me cash which I can spend on things I love (scrapbooking items, big TV, new clothing, extra cash to dine out, etc) but it also allows me to be more well-informed than before. I read more and I get more info by writing paid posts.

Thanks PPP!

What would you do if you get a week stay at Tampa, means that you don’t have to pay for your stay at one of the hotels in Tampa? Will you go? I’m thinking if suddenly Hubby has to go to Tampa for business/work trip and he gets accommodation there, will I be thrilled to join?

If I have the extra cash at that time and can afford the flight ticket maybe I will take the chance. After all it is not everyday you get the opportunity to travel to new places. I have checked the site of sidestep.com and I like the guides and the descriptions they put about the nearby tourist attractions. They have Museum of Art, The Florida Aquarium and Lowry Park Zoo (though I’m not really fond of animals but then one has to make do of all the time there, right?)

Even though there’s not much that really excites me in term of my interest or hobby, perhaps a lunchtime sightseeing cruise along Florida’s beautiful inland waters will open my eyes to new opportunity and exhilarating experience. After all they say that dolphins are a common sight on such cruise. I will make sure that I have my DSLR with me to capture as many pictures as possible.

And I hope Hubby’s company will not be so stingy in giving out good accommodation allowance. I’ve checked at the site about the hotels in Tampa and I noticed that the rate there is quite reasonable and hope we would be able to stay at one of the hotels with decent arrangement and hopefully with wireless Internet connection. You know how addicted I am to blogging so eventhough I am miles away from home, I need to update my blogs so that people (who care about me) know what’s up with me for that whole one week..haha!

I’ll update with the dolphins pictures soon, OK!