The Little Manager

It does take stress away according to my husband as he likes to cycle to work and on weekends when the group of cyclist arranged it. The last cycle he had was up on Wicklow mountains. It was not a good experience he says, it was freezing compared to the temperature on a low land. He did not have himself ready and he was not aware of where they were heading to. He left his gloves which would have been helpful. It was not only him who had a problem as one of their companies sprained his leg. Above all that, they are looking forward to going up there again when everybody is prepared. At least they now have a clue of what they are going to face once on the summit.

The next big plan in mind is to join a cycling charity. All they only need to do is a little preparation because it is going to be a 160KM distance. They also are required to bring their own helmets and kits suppose they would meet unexpected circumtances like a punctured tire etc. It is not a race but the husband need a perfect gear to make this thing possible. He might need a Fly Trophy Lite Helmet if he wants. This is a yearly event and there is plenty more to join in. Fingers cross it would be fun.

The little one is starting to play with her little imagination! “The scary monster is coming”, she says and makes faces all the time. She keeps me sane. It seems like having her this time around is the greatest decision we have had. If I was alone, it would have been a different story. The big sister is in school for 4 and 1/2 hours and that is quite a long gap. Suppose I am done with the chores within an hour, or maybe bored with online activities, what would I do? Yes, I could have found a job myself. Yes, I should not have been pregnant now if I was working. However, we are living according to God’s purpose (as per the book about living God’s purpose is concern). I think I would have been writing a different entry this time and maybe not blogging at all anymore. I would have been somewhere else.

It’s what they do that help people make life easier! Not only businesses benefit from these answering services but everyone. Some are open 24/7 that you don’t have to wait for the next business day until your problem is sorted. We are one of those who complain of the services that fail our expectation. More importantly is the way they speed up the process of solving our problem. If we have to compare what we’ve experienced before these type of services, it would have been difficult for a business to grow.

When it comes to children, nothing is safe or secure. Talk about our stuff that needed to be put up so they could not reach. Needless to say, there are those that you cannot actually do something about like our printer. It just got broken and we suspect that it could be the frequent banging that the little one does. We consulted electricians and they’ve said it probably is the age. It’s a 4 year old HP printer that I bought for home use. It has served its purpose and even those of others’s need. Someone even think she owns it that she comes here and print anything she wants. Oh God, inks are expensive I say. I would have wished they know that.

Well, we got a wirless printer, Epson this time. The freedom of having to think or peace of mind knowing that it is safe being on top, somewhere high that the kids could not reach. I could print something in the living room and still able to do it when the printer is hidden somewhere. Again, another brilliant invention!

Financial advisors pay a big part in managing our money. Aside from the free service that some banks and financial institution are offering, they also help us understand what they offer and how much it means to get ourselves involved into big investments.

With the mortgage that we thought would be so easy to get into, upfront charges that include a surveyor and solicitors pay are quite shocking. We thought that once we have the loan, we could just quickly buy the property that we want. The advice that we got which is the best, as we do not know anything is to save first. The deposit alone is unaffordable and so are the extra charges that we are going to face. Therefore, we decided that it might be time now to open a savings account that we would not be tempted. We are looking into savings that offer immediate annuity interest rates. It might be helpful in keeping our finances balanced rather than just living our lives without plans.

I have thought that we are left with no summer at all. Okay, let’s forget about having Spring, since it passed without a good impression, it rained and it was cold so we looked forward to a warm summer. So far so good, though chilly but at least dry and sunny.

Weekend is looking promising though they’ve said it is going to be wet. We hope to spend time since it is a bank holiday Monday. We are 4 days off school that means plenty of time to dooze off in the morning. Let’s see what happens.

If you love online shopping then you will love this more, dessy bridesmaids dresses! They are so gorgeous that could as well be used for any occasion. Each designs doesn’t look overly styled, just right.

If I were to look for bridesmaids’s dresses I would have never looked any further but shop here. It is just that we need right measurements as alteration cost much. I was just from a shop to have the length of my trouses adjusted and was charged half of the its value.I wish I could do it myself!

Regardless of how extra careful we are in managing our money, unexpected circumstances come that left us without a choice. April is a very painful month for us. We need to spend money on the car, which we did not expect it to be very big. In addition, an extra expense though we knew it coming, still is very huge to cover.

We almost do not have disposable money left in our monthly income, so whatever comes that requires immediate attention, it would definitely break whatever we planned. Therefore, as I was browsing online, I came across with a budget calculator. It seems very helpful. However, as I have said, we have nothing left in our pocket and squeezing out wherever we could and taking strict control over our finances is the only way to save us from accruing more debts.

Pregnancy is not only about having a baby, it involves everything that some woman would not want to go through again. Muscle spasm, breathlessness and uncomfortability with what you wear are a few.

Sundays are the time for me to wear a dress. It would be easy if I could plunt my legs, but not! So I am looking again to buying matenity tights that last. I have one when I was pregnant with my 2nd and decided to throw it.I obviously did not expect to get pregnant at this stage but whatever happened happens. I am happy and so is everybody in the family. With regards to spasm, juzo compression stockings would be a great purchase. I cannot wait for a comfortable walk at the park knowing that my legs are protected.

Disappointingly, my apple pie didn’t meet my expectations. I have high hopes before making it, from the pastry preparation up to the time that I kneaded both the bottom and the top layers. I learned. I didn’t know at first that it was the warm apple filling that I first cooked to remove excess juices that have melted the pastry beforehand. Following my daugther’s Godmother’s recipe, I thought it was the whole egg that I put instead of just the egg yolk that made it a bit sticky and wet.

However, our friend whom we met today at the Zoo liked it. She had to patronise it like my daughter.I guess it has to go with that. I was disappointed but all of them including my husband said it was lovely. That I must have made the pastry so delicious that it seems to break down when slicing. It was actually flaky but it’s all gone now. Nothing is left here. It would have been lovely if I have my cup of tea with it while typing this. The Dad made the decision to shop for our weekly groceries a day ahead because he wants to present something while at the meeting. The idea of having lunch as we were there from early morning til midnoon was actually a great one. I also prepared tuna and sweetcorn sandwiches that best accompanied the girls’ pots of strawberry yogurt.

By the end of day, the disappointment that I have had from the night I baked the apple pie to the time that we sat down and ate turned out to be a great success. Our meeting with our friend from church who voluntarily paid for our tickets is one to be cherished.