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Archive for August, 2010

Good news! We were successful in our quest to make our very own ice cream. The first attempt we did with only the hubby being involved flanked. It was not even bearable to eat. This time, it turned out that our recipe was one of the most delicious ice creams ever. It’s even more delicious than the ones you get to buy on groceries or ice cream parlor. It was awesome and very yummy indeed.

We had our neighbor test drive it and she confirmed it’s very delicious that she even wanted to order right away. Of course, I still need to deliberate how much would I really charge per order. It was a fun experience and something that I did not expect to learn. True indeed, that this world is full of possibilities and it’s only up to us to find them. Truth be told, it has been quite difficult for us to achieve this. We’ve been looking for people who can help us and this has been a goal of ours for about a year already. We let it go and waited for the right time. Some people refused to teach us but eventually we were led to the right people who were generous enough to give us their recipe. They just texted the instructions because they live far, so we were apprehensive as to the success of our endeavor. But, we tried. We tried eagerly. We were excited and so tell you the truth, I had a belief in our failure of 80 % and a belief for success of only 20 % for this procedure. Luckily, it turned out well. Let’s say where this takes us from here. Who knows, this will take us to far larger scales. Farther than we could ever imagine. Just like how I started this blog.

Tomorrow we will have our second attempt to make ice cream. Our first attempt was a failure. I just had the hubby try the receipe I found from the internet. It was nothing but failure. It didn’t turn into ice and it didn’t freeze no matter how long it stayed on the freezer.
This time, I got the recipe from my mom’s friend who according to her, makes one of the most delicious ice creams ever. She tasted their ice cream some time ago when she visited them, and they were generous enough to text us how it should be done. The ingredients were pretty basic and the instructions were also easy.

The hubby went to the mall today to buy electric mixer. It worked perfectly. For 600 pesos, he was able to buy a trusty mixer that will be our ally in our quest to make our first business if ever – ice cream business. Tomorrow, we shall know if this will be a success or what. Whatever it will be, we will try and try until we finally get the result we want. AJA!

This is one of the latest books I have in my hand. I searched books to buy earlier today at Cagnaan Book Sales. They do sell affordable and stateside books. I bought many books from them already and I thought it was time to add some more to my collection, as it has been some time since I bought a book. I’m so excited to read this book and learn some principles that will be of great help in my life as a working mom and wifey.

From It’s Cover:

Being selfish isn’t always bad. Taking care of yourself so you can take care of others is the key to finding greater happiness as a mother.

This book is a breaking new ground for mothers everywhere. It stands the motherhood-as-sacrifice model on its head. The result is healthier mooms and healthier families.

Whether you’re the mother of toddlers or teens, work inside the home or out – if you’re exhausted from trying to be perfect, this book can help you. Mothers Need Time-Outs too uses hundreds of real-life stories, and mom-tested tips to demonstrate how taking time-outs will transform your life. Practical and inspiring, this book will launch you on a voyage of discovery that takes you back to yourself, and it will help you become the best mother you can be by becoming the best woman you can be.

Each and everyday in my practice, I see mothers worn out from neglecting themselves. This book offers them thoughful and ground breaking new ideas on how to thrive during this stage of life, not just survive. (Dr. Richard Dupee)

My family is the reason why I stayed for 3 years in a fast paced environment where pressure is present every minute of the day. If not for them, I would never have achieved this. I would never have gotten the chance to be promoted as a QA because most probably I would have quit before I get the reward. Yet, after almost a year of working in the QA, I realize this job still has a lot of pressure and still does not allow me to be my best when it comes to managing our home life. It looks like the toll of working continuously for the past 3 years in a work environment full of pressure is just showing up. My back aches when I don’t rest every now and then. My body feels lethargic and heavy. Working is a dread and I so look forward to the thought of resigning.

I already got the approval and support of my other half and I also explained this to my sister who also support me but was doubtful of the process. So, finally, I am resigning at the end of this year or perhaps the beginning of next year. Yes, I am. And right now, I am preparing for this day. This day, would probably be the happiest day of my life. I feel that I am not in good physical shape right now. I am too thin and it’s just a blessing that I don’t get sick. I am so excited and nervous at the same time. There are some apprehensions if we would be able to support our small family but I know in my heart that this is the best thing to do. I feel that I am in line with God’s plan. This would be the time that we would live in total dependence to God’s mercy. I think it’s the perfect time because my mom needs to rest from taking care of my baby and I already have loads of knowledge on where I could possible get freelance writing gigs aside from blogging itself. By then, I would also be saving up for a small business. I am planning to go into t shirt printing where probably a scanning software would be handy. Another option is also ice cream business. We are eyeing on these two. I need to get a credit card the soonest for emergency purposes and also for us to buy some equipment right away in case we would go into business. It would surely come handy.