My Weekend Journal

A cup of tea contains 2 to 3 times more antioxidants called polyphenols compared to one apple. Make this a fresh fruit punch high in fiber and antioxidants by adding cubed apples, sliced grapes, and strawberries into the mixture.  SPARKLING TEA PUNCH Ingredients: 1/2 cup NESTEA Lemon 4 cans white soda drink 3 cups ice cold water 1 cup orange juice juice of 2 lemons 1 pc medium orange, sliced 24 pcs ice cubes Mint leaves to garnish Procedure: In a punch bowl, dissolve NESTEA in cold water. Stir in the next five ingredients. Float orange slices and mint leaves if desired. Add ice cubes just before serving.

Laminate hardwood flooring has captured the interest of homeowners for some valuable and essential reasons. Among the most influential factors to consider in choosing such type of flooring are durability, appearance, ease of maintenance, and cost. Manufacturers use melamine resins and aluminum oxide in processing laminate hardwood floors. These materials are bonded together with the use of extreme pressure and high heat and a much harder and durable finished surface is produced in the process. These floor surfaces are highly resistant to staining, fading and moisture. New innovations on a variety of wood types and colors create a flooring that look exactly the same or even more attractive than an authentic hardwood flooring. Its beauty is at par or even superior than real hardwood. You have two choices for installing laminate hardwood flooring - hire someone to do it or do it on your own. If you value time, the best option is to hire a flooring installation professional to do the w...

Planning the wedding, arranging for that big event and laying out plans for the future is so exciting for soon-to-be couples. However, after the magical honeymoon, true married life begins. Spending all day with the same person and doing daily routine activities could make married life less than exciting. Even if you have the most wonderful marriage, this monotony may drag your relationship and make you both feel unsatisfied with what is supposed to be a very loving relationship. It is very important that couples not just sit back believing that a marriage will remain exciting merely on its own momentum. Couples should take some simple yet effective ways to infuse their marriage with a bit of fun and excitement. One great way to infuse that bit of fun and excitement into your marriage is to take a vacation with just the two of you. If you already have kids, it would be great to bring them along and sneak out to find some moments for only the two of you. Isn't that so exciting? ...

Financial problem is one of the most common marriage problems that unnecessarily lead to an argument or even separation. Money matters are simple if you really think about it. Either you can afford something or you cannot. If you cannot afford it, you choose to either stop your unnecessary spending of money or earn more money by starting up a small business and letting your friends and other people know about it through computer business cards. Learning from experience, financial issues is really just a very simple concept. If we want something that is not very important at all, we wait for the time when we can afford to buy it. Many couples let themselves into financial problems because they sometimes ignore money issues. Like most marriage problems, couples should take their time to discuss financial issues before they become out of hand. You should sit down together, discuss the real cause of the problem and work together for possible solutions. Arguing or fighting does not solv...

After the house construction, we are now facing the need for the basic house furnishings. I'm more into modern furniture with a touch of classic design because aside from the great design and architecture they are manufactured and tested according to our present needs and tastes. Our living space is still bare. Aside from the TV stand and the baby crib, there's nothing there, really. I have always dreamed of having that perfect leather sofa for our living room. Leather sofas not only provide comfort for the living room but add a touch of elegance as well. They would be perfect especially when we have visitors.

It's Saturday once again, and the best thing to do first before enjoying the comforts of my bedroom is to clean all the clutters that has piled up during the weekdays especially our bedroom dressers. With two, busy kids who go to school, our bedrooms can easily be disorganized. They always end up looking like an unruly mess, particularly our dressers. Whew, you could just imagine what a sight it makes! It is as if a hurricane just passed our room leaving no mercy to those who came her way. Since I started working, I have not found any moment to do some general organization of all the stuff on our dressers but I always see to it that I return all the things to their places after using them and routinely sort them to see if there is anything I can discard. It is really very important for me that our things are organized. Besides looking neat and clean, it would be a great time-saver when I am looking for something. Well, I do admit, I could blast like an active volcano when I look ...

What's this van doing here? The country is saving electricity. Are we taking our part in celebrating Earth Day early? The answer is just a plain "No". The reason is too far from Earth Day's campaign. We are saving electrical energy for the coming election on May 2010. We have scheduled power interruption, - er not really scheduled because we don't receive any advisory from the provider - which happens almost everyday. As usual, I was burning my browses trying to beat my deadline. I'm on the process of quality checking my work when my monitor turned black. I thought there would be no power interruption today but why did this happen? We went out of the office trying to get some fresh air only to realize that we're the only one having power problem. Our line was dead because of overload. An hour or so later, a white van with a ladder on top on it came and we easily identified them as the power people. They effortlessly pulled the ladder from the van...