Contagious Lifestyle

Archive for August 30th, 2010

Ever since we acquired our Little Mansion, browsing home interior designing blogs has become a great interest. In fact, my feeds reader and my web browser have become filled with so much blogs, inspiration sites and shops that have to do with home decorating. Before we shopped for furniture, we scoured the web first and we got plenty of options and inspirations. Since most of these are abroad based shops and ordering online is not feasible, we just saved pictures and that’s where we drew inspiration from when we started shopping furniture.

Aside from furniture, window shopping for home ornaments and decorations like country curtains and of different types, themes and styles also busied me whenever I’m online. Now that the Christmas season is approaching, we’re excited to shop for fall and christmas themed decorations especially that we will be celebrating Christmas in our new home for the first time.

Country Village Shoppe is a recent discovery where I saw these candle sleeves and stockings. Too bad fireplaces aren’t a thing here in the Philippines, such items can be perfectly placed on such. But nevertheless, these are just great Christmas pieces too that I can adorn our living room with. There are so many other home country stuff like country quilts and country shower curtains and even handmade and artisan style wood country items that will surely elegantly embellish any one’s home. It is a must check shop by those who are planning to prettify further their homes through ornaments and embellishments.

Last Black Friday Sale, among the things that I hoarded were bath towels. I asked a US-based friend to shop 6 pieces of thick, differently colored bath towels from Walmart. I’ve also asked her to snag a few Kitchen Towels and Bar Towels for my kitchen as well. I didn’t mind shopping that much because they were sold at very tempting deals. I really thought those were the cheapest I’ve ever seen. But looking at the website of USATOWL now, boy, I was wrong. The Velor Finish Hand Towels featured on closeout specials are actually the cheapest of all. I’ve never seen a dozen of hand towels costing just $10.49 or roughly $0.80 each. They may be the cheapest but I’m confident that the quality is not sacrificed just like the other cheap towels sold else where. I say so because they have a 100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee seal and as evidenced as well by the praises and testimonials I’ve read in another forum.

So now I’m thinking, I need not wait for Black Friday since I can order cheap Wholesale Towels anytime from USATOWL. As the Christmas season is just a few months away, I’m also thinking to order in bulk now so I can have them personalized and give them as gifts to my friends and relatives. I’m sure that fellow mom and homemaker friends will appreciate this functional gift.

A recently concluded event where I saw plenty of waving custom world flags was during the Ms. Universe Pageant where our bet, Ms. Philippines, went home with a Fourth Runner Up finish. For many years now, flags are used as symbols, the most notable of which is its usage on symbolizing a country. Others to give signals such as the automotive flags. The message flags, on the other hand are often seen in promotional events, tournaments, school events and festivals. On the beach, we also often see colorful feather flags which adorns the place to make it more colorful and summery.

If you have a custom flag requirement, I suggest you take a look at the huge selection of custom flags at htcustomflags.com. They supply the best and most affordable flags using only but the highest quality of material and a cutting-edge art technology. They make quality and budget meet and an impeccable customer service is what they also take pride of. Aside from flags, they also offer pennant strings, banners, flagpoles and logo mats. Their standard flags are made from 200 Denier Nylon and the ink they use for printing is UV Resistant which means it will last 50%-75% longer than non-UV resistant inks. A stock design may be chosen but certainly, they can also customize one’s requirement artistically.

Even though my husband is a sports-minded person, golf is admittedly the least interesting sport for him before. I don’t know which specific aspect of the game that he found and felt boring. When we went to Baguio two years ago and tried the mini-golf rink at Camp John Hay, we all enjoyed completing a 20-hole game. That includes the husband who even wanted to do a repeat since I won and wanted to get even. Unfortunately, our time was up so we didn’t get to play the second time. That game has actually changed the husband’s perspective towards golf. Just yesterday, I saw him browsing Myrtle Beach Golf Packages at Golf Trek’s valuable website. He said he’s really tempted to try the Legends of Myrtle Beach package as the rate is really tempting and reasonable which includes either a 3 or 4 nights in a Myrtle Beach Golf hotel or condo plus breakfast, lunch and golf package specials. I also got lured browsing the site because the options are endless. What I like best about the website is the Lodging Guide where one can browse all the listings of properties for lodging rentals. I wonder when can we enjoy a good round of golf again. Hopefully, it’ll be in any of the Myrtle Beach Golf destinations.

Many people are getting sick these days and the unpredictable weather can be blamed. One moment it’s humid and hot, the next hour it’s raining heavily. This sudden change of extreme temperatures usually makes it hard for the body to adjust and adapt, thus, the common colds and cough are the results. Since they are contagious, and viral in nature meaning they are easily contracted through physical contact, everyone gets affected. The next thing we know, there’s an outbreak already.

Another source that is also often overlooked are those microorganisms lurking in a place that we least expect to find them…in our houses. Mold exists everywhere but as soon as it finds an organic surface with a good moisture level, let’s say the linings of our kitchen sinks, it grows and reproduce fast sending out spores with mycotoxins into the air. These mycotoxins are widely regarded as amongst the most serious of naturally occurring toxins causing illnesses that we often complain: colds, allergies, migraines, asthma, headaches, etc.

Good thing, there are mold and mildew removal products that can protect the household from harboring these harmful microorganisms. Citrisafe products offer safe and effective mold testing and Mold removal kits that can balance the environment we’re in. These are simple, bio-balancing and natural botanical Mold clean up products that won’t damage one’s pocket. In fact, they even protect a household’s finances since, simply, no molds mean no sickness. In these economic hard times, getting sick is absolutely a no-no.