checking checks.

This morning, I woke up to my spouse’s conversation with our bank agent. Apparently, he was offering us with new banking products. To begin with, I am not really comfortable with the customer service that our bank is giving us. Few weeks ago, they gave us some banking hassle which has made me decide to check on with other banks. However, after my spouse’s lengthy explanation that we should indeed stay with our current bank, I gave in. With that in mind, our bank agent also promised to be extra helpful and to avoid other banking hassles in the future. So, this morning I ordered some custom-made Checks at carouselchecks.com. We used to have regular and boring checks until I chanced upon this site that offers personal, business, computer, even laser and bank checks at very affordable prices and sometimes with huge discounts starting at $3.89 a box! Can you believe that? I decided to make my own design for our custom-made Checks because Carousel Checks can also print your own images. Go check out the site for other designs and avail of their discounts. As for me, I went with my own design because I find it more personalized with my own images on it.

think Ratatouille!

My son’s current favorite animated movies are Meet the Robinsons and Ratatouille. You would be surprised that he was not really interested with Ratatouille before to think that this was his 1st official movie to be watched at a theatre. I guess he was too young then and had no interest in cooking. Anyway, what fascinated him was the chef shirt that the main character wore. He also wants me to get him a chef hat that he would use whenever he helps me out in the kitchen. Yes, he loves helping me out especially when I am baking cookies and cakes. I was trying to look for some kiddie chef jackets but to no avail. Instead, I ended up seeing tons of beautifully designed chef coats, hats and shirts at ID by Landau. They even have a pocket apron which I want to order for myself. My current apron is a mess and definitely needs replacement. You might want to check out ID by Landau if you need any Chef hats, jackets, and shirts. I may say that their rates are quite reasonable and according to some previous clients, they have the most comfy chef outfit available online and in stores.

engaged!

I was talking to my friend, C this morning who is going to meet her boyfriend err fiance tomorrow. It’s going to be a big day tomorrow because they are also most likely to plan out their wedding! Fun fun fun isn’t it? Would you believe me that my blog is very monumental in their getting together? Well, I could not divulge on the details but yes, I am very thrilled to let you know that one of my blogs was the medium of their being together now. Anyhow, C is likely to choose some diamond rings because her fiance is about to propose to her but this fiance of her wants to make sure that she would like the ring thus, she will be the one to shop for her own engagement ring. Reminds me so much of the movie Sweet Home Alabaman, sweet indeed! So I was telling her about BlueNile.com. My spouse, who is very critical with diamonds told me that from all the diamond website he checks, Blue Nile seems to be the most reliable and authentic. Also, their clients’ testimonials are bonus factors because they just love Blue Nile. Blue Nile is also known in the diamond industry plus you wouldn’t have any hassle choosing in every diamond store. All you have to do is check their site and have your diamonds shipped. I guess my friend, C and her fiance, J are going to check the site tomorrow. I can’t wait!

tag tag tag me!

How dependent are you when it comes to music? Personally, I cannot leave without one. I would go insane. I can leave without television but a radio or an iPod, no siree! As for my spouse, let’s say my spouse who is dependent to coffee is equally dependent to his iTunes and iPod. He would freak out whenever we leave his iPod because it entertains him on work and would rather listen to this when he drives rather than the radio itself. But as the days pass by, I would often hear him requesting more and more songs he would hear at some local radio stations and sometimes these songs are fairly new that they are not even available nor can be found at iTunes store. Until I chanced upon this Jensen JiMS 525i unit which has a song tagging feature. Song tagging, you may ask? All you need to do is connect your iPod thru an iTunes Tagging enabled HD Radio™ receiver then you can tag as many songs as you hear in your favorite radio stations. How to do that, just hit on the tag button and the song will be automatically saved to your iPod. I think this is what my spouse needs so he won’t be bugging me to download as many new songs as I could. Downloading can be time-consuming, you know.

fitness routine, do you have one?

Last Friday, we had another marathon of DVDs. Fridays are meant for DVDs night for me and my boys. Usually, we can down up to 5 DVDs and while at it, we can finish lots of chips and other snacks. God knows how much load we can stuff our tummies with. No wonder, how many times I try to cut down and exercise regularly, I regain them all back on Friday night and weekends when we binge at my in-laws place. To be honest, I am not only exercising due to aesthetic purposes but also due to health importance. I know that regular exercise can also regularize my blood flow and maintain a healthy heart.

When I used to go to the gym, the equipments I found to be effective are ellipticals and treadmills. I guess I would be able to hit off my weight goal if we had a mini gym at home with full fitness machine similar to those seen at smoothfitness.com. Smoothfitness.com has a wide array of these high quality fitness equipments and accessories at an affordable price. But then again, do I need them? Or should I just be more determined by saying NO on these fatty snacks even on Friday night? Yay! I can only dream of the equipments at smoothfitness.com, if only we had a bigger place, a mini gym at home is a good welcome for me.

Wordless Wednesday #5: The Cave

We saw this at the nearby beach we visited.
I wished it was open so we can check out what this cave was all about.
All I know was, it used to be a hideaway of the soldiers in the 1700s.

Spectacular Gifts!

Here are some fun and spectacular things I saw at coolest-gadgets.com. These are nice gift ideas for all of your geeky friends. All available for purchase at their site.

C’mon let’s check it out.

Paper airplane launcher, what fun!
Ooooh I love this for home spas and also for hot-oil treatment at home, tower warmer.
Lastly, these roses made from duct tapes are for sentimental and geeky girlfriends

Satellite Internet

We all are so dependent on internet these days. I heard that my grandmother was asking my mother to teach her the basics of internet and how she could keep in touch with her grandchildren through facebook! Isn’t that cool? For people who rely on internet as their prime source of information, they also rely on for all of their purchases from luxury to the basics. And since internet is a great part of our everyday lives, all of us wants the best connection. A friend is currently using the hughes net which is a Satellite Internet service provider.

Apparently, satellite internet are becoming more and more popular these days. With hughes internet, you get the fastest and best surfing time wherever you maybe located. However, do not get overwhelmed with their features as hughes net internet offer the most affordable and reliable satellite internet service. Some of its best features include lightning-fast surfing and downloading at speeds of up to 50X faster than dial-up. They also come with free standard installation, attractive lease options, and a $100 mail-in rebate. You are also guaranteed to be protected from spam and virus. Hmm, quite a great deal right? Okay now, I think I am convinced!

workwear.

I personally experienced going to work wearing a uniform and having a free hand to choose which clothes to wear. I must say that both has its pros and cons, while it is an ease to wear a uniform and not think of what to wear everyday, it is also a lot of fun being creative enough to spice up your work days with unique and well-thought of outfit. Although, for some other institutions it is important to let their employees wear Uniform for identity purposes and other corporate reasons. Uniforms are not only Workwear, they also exude the identity and image the company wants to set to the public.

As an employee who was once tasked to wear a set of Uniform which I did not really like because it was not comfortable, it is important that employees be given the choice to at least say what they think about the uniform. Design-wise and comfort-wise. If you are an employer who is thinking of getting uniforms for your employees, UniFirst is a leading supplier of all workwear and uniforms from big to small companies. They have a comprehensive line of traditional uniforms, industrial wear, specialty and protective clothing to corporate casual and executive attire. You can check out their site for more selection and see the testimonials of their clients, as well. With their wide choices of cloth and designs, your employees would be very much happy to wear uniform over their own clothes. Money-wise, it would be more economical for them.

Express thru your Cufflinks!

I am pretty organized (bordering to OC) in my home, workplace and almost in every single closet and book shelf I own. When I was still working fulltime, I would hoard every single bullclips and paper clips and sort them according to colors and sizes.

When I saw these Cufflinks at sweettoothdesigns.com, I thought they were bull clips! LOL!

They’re so nice but quite hefty for a $110.00 a pair! They have over 14 emoticons to choose from.