Dandelion Food

I am so encouraged to learn more dishes to cook and simple cakes to bake.  After our little girl’s birthday party last week, I thought of investing on recipe books and cooking/baking equipment.  I know I won’t be able to buy them all at once. That’s why next year, I will create a priority list on the must-buy.  I don’t want to get over-eager and buy things I may not use at all.  Or worse, use up my current credit limit and avail of instant credit cards, which will be a headache in the long run.

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In preparation for our upcoming trip home, my husband and I prepared some sort of a checklist of eating places that we consider “must visit”.  For sure, not only our tummies will have a fill of the food that we’ll have but my Canon camera, too.   Ha ha.  I miss taking food shots!

I used to take a photo of each and every restaurant we visit and blog about it but now I even forget to bring my camera whenever we dine out.  Oh well, to make up for it, I’ll make sure that I’ll bring a camera, whether my p&s or my dlsr, wherever I go during our vacation.

Hoping to post food photos, soon!

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I would love to watch the movie Nights in Rodanthe. I loved the teaser and liked the beach setting. The houses featured are like the ones in Outer banks rentals, with its antique, homey feel to it. Of course, the tandem of Richard Gere and Diane Lane is a sure winner. However, we might wait for this film to be available on DVD. It will be a challenge to bring a toddler to the cinema and be able to enjoy a relaxing movie.

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My mother-in-law arrived Sydney over the weekend and we’re planning to bring her to Sydney Fish Market this Saturday.  I’m planning to have crabs or lobsters but I hope to be more adventurous and try other seafood there.  I’ll make sure to share some photos next week!

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The house we are renting now has a lock-up garage. I was worried in parking the car there at first because I find the garage space a bit tight. So my husband agreed that whenever I use it, I just leave the car in the open parking slot in front of the house. Then he brought up the idea for us to check out car covers. But after successfully parking the car on my own in the garage two days ago, there’s no need to buy covers anymore.

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I’ve been so exposed to children’s songs and shows of late because of my (almost) 2 yr old, that whenever I come across certain words that are highlights in my daughter’s videos, the song instantly plays in my head.

Let’s take shoes, for example. I was browsing through the shoes selection at Beautifeel’s website and I just can’t get the Hi-5 tune out of my system. I finished the whole women’s category and I was still singing! That’s pretty scary, isn’t it? Yikes!

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I just wrote a post a few days ago about how I managed to cross-out only a few items/names of people on my shopping list. I should have been more realistic in setting timelines for my holiday shopping to-dos. The upcoming house move has eaten much of my time that now I’m cramming to complete everything else I have to accomplish.

Thanks to the Web, I might resort to online shopping instead. At least, I still get to personally pick the gift, have it wrapped and sent to our friends and relatives. I can do all that at the comforts of our home, a big plus!

But, what’s online shopping without all neat contests where you can win great gifts and huge cash prizes? I know you’re tempted to know more! Why don’t you join Shop and Confess at www.ShopAndConfess.com by signing up here.

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I feel like all my strength has been sucked out of me. I’ve been packing, sorting, dusting and cleaning the apartment since Thursday. The big downer that we didn’t see coming was the husband’s very busy work schedule this week. That meant that I pretty much have to do most of the leg work for the move.

Thankfully, we have covered most of the nitty-gritty stuff early last week like requesting for change of address for our bills, bank statements, etc. We also decided to put off getting life insurance quotes for next year and that’s one item off the checklist.

So, only two more days left before the move. As soon as all of these are over, I’ll definitely treat myself to some retail therapy and a good massage!

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Barely five days to go and we’re moving out of our first ever apartment in Sydney. I started packing last Thursday and started cleaning out the areas I’ve emptied. This might sound too weird but I’m enjoying the packing bit, ha! I like sorting stuff and organizing them in boxes and labeling them! But the cleaning bit can get really exhausting. Good thing we’ll have the place professionally cleaned to make sure that all the corners, cabinets, floors and faucets are squeaky clean and spotless!

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When my daughter turned 18 months, I noticed her disinterest in using her plastic tub. I knew then that it was time for her to use the real thing. The first time she bathe in the bath tub, she loved playing with the shampoo and soap bottles around, tossed her dipper up and down and played with the two delta faucets! It was a riot but she had fun! How time flies.

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