But what about to motivate somebody who feels down or stress? what can you really do? the best is to listen..without any solution first..let them do the talking..you just listen.  People who are having problem loves to share and sometimes they don’t want you to answer..they just want you to lend them your ears.. that is why God gives us two ears and one mouth.. to listen more and talk less.

Let me share one motivational book by best selling author  Mr. Anthony DeStefano.   As always i am so honored and proud to received this book from the author himself.

I Just Can’t Take It Anymore! a simple yet wonderful motivational book… printed with beautiful pictures of children and big printed letters.  Not only it is great for a gift for adults and can be a wonderful gift for children.. to understand life can be difficult sometimes but if we appreciate and understand why it happens .. you can enjoy life more.

Few sample pictures that are wonderful.. and it is really great.  I recommend you to buy few copies of this books, you can give it as a gift but you have to keep a copy for yourself too.

All the best and God Bless!

I will be taking leave for 2 weeks and that makes me a temporary SAHM ( stay at home mum).   I will be spending more time with them but thinking how to spend less.   Working in the office is pretty much relax then at home….

But some says..better stay at home.. let me find out about that..

Now i am thinking of the  menu, what to cook for breakfast, lunch..dinner.

Planning where to go and  places to visit…what activity should i give them at home..coloring, craft, play their toys or  cooking..  I know its going to be a very interesting and busy week for me.   I better starting writing my ‘to do list’.. i hope i don’t need to write a long list… ‘to buy list’… groceries.. now i remember i need to get one of the amt pumps to get the water working.

Better get my mind thinking and planning.. how,what,where,when..  hopefully won’t get myself stress.. and busy with the house thingy.

Going out just the three of us.. just hanging out with them.. more spending.. eat! eat! and eat!.. at home the same thing we do.. eat! eat! eat!.. and at the same time.. my mind scanning the whole house.. what should i change, what i need to get rid.. and what i need to buy..  i shouldn’t think about this.. my mind should be resting.. my money should be resting.. huhu.    I had something in my mind that i wanted.. i was looking at my  door and i thought why not get door kick plate.  It made of a strong metal or base like metal and can actually be used for what its name describes. You can kick it with your shoes to get any grass,  dirt, etc off of your shoes before coming into your home. This helps prevent you from tracking dirt and other unwanted particles into your home and leaves them outside for Mother Nature to handle.

Door kick plates provide a great decorative feature to your door. You can find colors and materials that match your door or other accents in your home, and it will actually make it stand out quite a bit.  It can also act as a reflective measure for you to see where you are going at night… tempted to buy door kick plate? well.. i know i do.

I better stop thinking about what to buy for the house and start thinking where to go with my children.   I can always find money to buy what i want.. anytime..but i can’t always have time to be with my children.. love is more expensive..and i got to spend it wisely.

I was asked by Youth Prep Center to be part of their Crossroad program in Pukak, Kiulu 21-23 October 2011.  My honor to be part of youths and in helping them finding their path in career.

Sharing my knowledge to youths is part of my goal, besides helping them i also get the chance to have my ‘me’ time.  I had time to be away from my work for awhile.. and the stress at home..haha.. even for a day.. everybody deserves that ‘time out’.

It will not complete without asking them to ‘move’.. to the music.. well the floor are as alloc original, no problem to be the dance floor.

Activity

Team building activity done by members of the YPC

Happy, excited, tired faces after the ‘team building’

Day 2

I was talking in about Stress, Communication and Being Positive!  and also the important of showing Respect and sharing Love.

Yup.. that’s me

Casual Group photo at the end of program

Oh ya..  we use the word ‘WHATEVER’  a lot.. for certain interesting reasons… To me after saying ‘WhatEver’..as a phrase with them.. is not only a words..but become a sweet memory..whenever i heard or i say ‘Whatever’.. it reminds me of that great days with them.

How would you feel if your child say that to you? How would you react? The invisible Love and Kisses from a child. Every child are special, creative and full of imagination. And this reminds me of my own 5 year old girl, i would send her to school every morning but her teacher will bring her to the daycare after school, i will only pick her up from school once in a while and bring her for lunch and send her back to the daycare. She wanted me to pick her up from school everyday, i told her the situation and she can accept it until today, she said “Mummy, can you please pick me up from school, i feel so sad, i am all alone in the class, nobody with me..and sometimes i cry”… I can’t stop imagining how lonely she was, so i decided to peek on her after school. I went there, saw her talking and smiling with other friends and i managed to talk to the teacher without her seeing me. I asked the teacher when will she be left alone? Nope.. she will never be left alone, the teacher said she and other friends will go to the next room before they go to the daycare with another teacher. It is a lie indeed but i look at it as a smart move from the attention seeker. Her is so creative in making story and I, at the other hand, have to be more creative in handling this situation.

We as parents would love to give our children more than just love and care, we give them Medicare plan, insurance, savings, education and anything we want to give them depending on our finance and ability. Sometimes they will come up with so many funny tricks and lie, this can make us so furious but if you think about it, there are messages there are sending to us but they doing it in a creative way. The next time you caught them telling lies, calm down and get creative ideas in dealing with the situation.

Don’t Get Mad, Get Creative!

Beautiza

Maybe one of your dream was to further your studies overseas but because of financial difficulty, you are unable to fulfill your dream.. so this time put your saving for your children so that they will not face the same problem.  You might have compared several life insurance quotes to get the best for your children.

You feel, when you were young.. you did not get the toys you wanted.. you were full of disappointment .. not getting what you want.. now you make sure your children get what their want.

That is the best part of life.. isn’t it? you don’t get it before.. you can’t have it for you.. now you give it all to your children.  But of all things we can give and will give.. we continue to give the most gift of all.. the gift called LOVE.

May we continue to give more love without expecting any in return, you will surprise the more love you give..the more blessings you will received.

The action we make, to be strict .. ‘no games’ at the moment is not to punished him but it is the action of love.. we have to do what we have to do.. for his own good.

Our next ‘surprise trip’ will be adventurous.. it will be outdoor, the next trip in the list is KK Wetland.. need to get one of the nikon monarch binoculars i saw on sale the other day… will be doing bird watching.. the activity i have been waiting for.

I will make sure there are plan during the weekend, either library or simply jogging to make him forget the joy of games and make him have interest on other activities. Hopefully this will help him improve in his study and more focus in whatever he does.

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” -Frederick Douglass

The best thing about our holiday is that we celebrated my father-in-law’s birthday and had the opportunity to meet up with other relatives.

It was a fun and exciting, we did a lot of traveling by the LRT and did a lot of walking, crossing the road is the main problem for me.. wish there were a roadside assistance. Not much shopping this though but it is interesting.. and most of all the kids had great fun.

A holiday is not how much we spend on things but how we spend our time with our family. Some parents wants to make their children happy with buying expensive toys but the fact is that children are happy if we spend time with them or just have ice creams with them.

“I tried to show my children the way to happiness, but their way was better.”-Wes Fessler

Do you know that nowadays..with our modern technology, we can ensure who fathered the unborn child.   A pregnant woman can do the paternity testing while pregnant.  I don’t know about you.. but if your husband ask you to this paternity test, he must have doubt.. right?  Don’t we trust our partner/spouse anymore?.. but maybe its precaution especially for unmarried couple to go through.  Well.. somebody got to prove something especially when its have to do with responsibility.

Whatever it is ..once a child is born.. love and care is all they wanted…if you could hear their prayer!

O Almighty God,
who hast given unto me my father and mother,
and made them to be an image of Thine authority,
and love, and tender watchfulness;
and hast commanded me to love, and honour,
and obey them in all things:
give me grace cheerfully and with my whole heart
to keep this Thy law.
Help me to love them fervently,
to honour them truly,
to yield a ready obedience to their commands,
to comply with their wishes,
to study their happiness in everything,
and to bear their rebukes with patience and humility.
Deliver me O God, from pride,
rebellion and wilfulness,
from passion and stubbornness,
from sloth and carelessness.
Make me diligent in all my duties and studies,
and patient in all my trials;
that so living, I may deserve to be Thy child,
who art our Father in Heaven.

Amen.

I am doing lots of program, will do lots of training for teenagers and will start our Kids Fun & Learning program this Saturday – 14 May 2011.

For more information please check our brochure.

See you there!