My Weekend Journal

The weekend was so tiring. We just stayed at home but the household chores and the baby consumed all my energy. I wish I have even just a day to lay my back flat on bed and take the complete rest I need. Since baby got sick, I rarely had enough sleep. With the dark circles around my eyes and the dizzy feeling caused by stress, I would be compared to a walking zombie. A new household help came tonight. I wish she would be different from the previous nannies. My baby had changed his habits since he got sick. Before, he laughs a lot and would cry only when he is hungry or sleepy and when something is bothering his diapers. But now, he seldom laughs and often cries. I still have to adjust to his new ways and I wonder if his new nanny could do the same. With my baby’s new habit, I would not be surprised if the new nanny would only last for a month or so.

I am out of words so I have collected these Thank You Quotes to express how thankful I am for your visits on my blog and sharing your thoughts. " Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. " So I am giving this award to my most avid commenters, Bchai of Sprite 24.7 and Meretrisha of A Walk Through Life . They are also a mother like me and a great and interesting blogger (wish I could also say “like me” lol!). " Of all the attitudes we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing. " " Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. " I would also like to thank those who

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In the Philippines, the month of March is a time for saying goodbye to the schoolyear. One of the highlights is the graduation ceremony and recognition day. Today, for the very first time, I am giving recognition to my Top Ten Entrecard Droppers for the last 30 days. Thank you so much for the visits and the drops. Dropper # of drops My Sweet Haven 22 Lakbay Philippines 20 Videos 4 U 19 A Flightsim Blog 17 Soft And Easy Does It 17 Beyond Left Field 14 NancyAfink 14 Fledgling Blogger 14 Life With Roxxymetal 13 Home Improvement Tips 13 Don't worry if you were not among this list. March is recognition day and I will be posting my other visitors here soon. You may also be interested with Mary's Top Ten Things To Do While on Maternity Leave .

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I am now facing the greatest challenge as a mother (I think). I have to make a choice between leaving my work to personally take care of my baby or keeping my work and let other people I do not even know do my job as a mother. How I wish I could have both. If only I could have my present job at home, taking care of my baby would not be a great concern anymore. Our last two nannies, Rose and Julita, were a nightmare. My baby got sick two weeks after Rose started to (mis)handle him. Whenever we come home from work, there were plenty of mosquito bites on my baby's skin. Luckily, he did not get the most dreaded Dengue Fever. A month later, when she collected her first salary, she did not come back after she asked to go out with her mother. She sent her boyfriend to get her clothes and personal belongings. What a face! Far worse is Julita. In just as short as five days, my baby had a fever. A neighbor told us, Julita leaves the house an hour or so, after we leave for work, comes back