Hubby’s youngest brother will wed next month. The youngest daughter and the son are both included in the entourage.

Personally, I love going to weddings because these are special joyous and occasions that not only binds a couple together but it serves as a reminder for me (and I hope the hubby too) of the vows we took ourselves not so long ago.

Preparations are under way and despite my busy schedule, I am planning to look my best by doing everything to look better by visiting here and there. Vanity aside, I just want to have a good time while I’m looking good. There.

Weddings are a big deal these days and I’m sure glad I’ve gotten married already. Even if I didn’t have a themed wedding, I might not approve of the expenses that can be best used to start a small business to keep us financially a-float as a married couple. My two cents.

We are homeschoolers no more.

Below is my daughter during the first day of school (June 14). This is my youngest daughter who has an affinity to swords, toy guns, shields, steiner binoculars, dragons and her newest craze Gormiti. They don’t wear their gala uniform these days (and I don’t need to iron these, yey!) because they wear jeans for some protection against dengue mosquitoes.

When I asked if they want to go back to homeschooling, they said: “Na-ah”

I think swimming, scouting, choir, new friends and dramatics are just too good to pass up, thank you very much. I think that says a lot about me being a homeschool super strict mom

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Two weeks ago, my son wasn’t able to go to school for almost a week. He was down with low grade fever that was on and off. He went to school on a Wednesday only to be asked to go home with me before lunch. He didn’t come back to school during that week.

We just stayed at home and rested. It was my hubby who took the task of getting the supplies we need to make him feel better. Paracetamol for the fever, his favorite drinks and yummy food that will be inviting enough for the son to eat.

Hubby said there were lots of people in the drugstores getting prescription and OTC medicines. Mostly were moms who were not there to buy phentermine but to get fever, allergy, asthma,  flu and cough medicines for their loved ones.

It is flu season in this country. I dread having flu but I dread having dengue fever. This year’s dengue cases doubled compared to last year’s figure at the same time.

I pray for those who have dengue that they may be dengue-free. Be gone dengue-causing mosquitoes!

Do you use a laptop cooler?

Yes, I do. This is important to me specially since the one I’m using is not new and heats up easily.

I wrote about Body Image a long time ago in this post.

As I make my way home twice a week from my part-time work away from home gig, I pass through a mall. The section I traverse is the clothes and shoes section. In there I see younger people (younger than I am because I AM still young   )  dressed fashionably looking at the clothes and shoes being sold there.

I think of my teenage daughter whenever I see them. My teenage daughter is one who wears clothes according to how she feels comfortable and not to impress others nor hide/show her physique. I don’t know if there is anyone among her friends who has ever thought of trying safe diet pills that work because they still have baby fats. In my daughter’s book, walang diet-diet! (no diet)

What is body image? Body image is one’s perception and/or feelings about his/her physical appearance. These perceptions and feelings can be close to truth or far from it, depending on how the person’s self-esteem is.

There are those who feel pride in themselves and view their achievements as far more important than their looks. Persons with good self-esteem tend to see things positively and objectively.

A person with a not-so-good self-esteem however, feels inadequate, which includes not being physically attractive and achieves less than his/her peers.

Body image and self-esteem go hand-in-hand because as these younger people mature and interact with others, they being to assess how they present themselves and how others see them. They also learn how other people accept or reject them, not just how they look physically, but how they carry themselves in whatever situation they find themselves in.

Parents need to positively support their children during this time. As always, significant adults should also take part in making sure that these teens grow up to be good people.

I like intriguing and fast-paced action flicks. That goes for tv series too that’s why my favorite tv series has the elements of surprise, mystery, intrigue, colorful lines and eye-candy interesting characters.

I am looking forward to watching “The Event” from NBC. I even blogged about this several months ago.

And now there’s Catfish. Showing on September 17th, tomorrow. This I am interested to see too.