Shower of Blessing

I was a little sleepy now because I stayed few hours more last night to wait for some tasks but little did I know that I'm in for a surprise. A single tweet from online friend made way for outpouring of work blessings and my waiting hours till early dawn was rewarded with so many tasks. I was very thankful that my online friends and I were able to get many blessings early dawn and for the last several days. We're indeed blessed and we're thankful to God for all the blessings of work.

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Studying Ceramics and Pottery

Being artistic and having some creativity with crafts runs in our family, well at least to my brother and most of my first cousins. My cousin has a gift for all kinds of artistic skills including painting with pastels and charcoal, and also with graphic arts, signs and everything you want done with the use of his magical hands. He’s really perfect in his skills and talents. My other cousins and their kids inherited the same skills and even though they finished college in other fields of study, they have all gotten back to using art in current their jobs. I guess some people just want to work where their hearts are.

As to our own family my brother has the best art talent of all of us, with my sister and I having some drawing and lettering skills. All of my kids are showing skills in that area too. I smile when I think of how artistic talent is passed on through generations. Well I hope these skills transfer to other areas, such as learning ceramic arts as I just love so many of those beautiful hand crafted pottery items. As I may have said before, I can always use some more unique pots for my flowers and plants, so I am hoping to try my artistic skills with some pottery lessons one day. I think taking a ceramic arts class will be the best as then I learn about different clays and using throwing wheels, slab rollers, and kilns.

I got some information about pottery making online at AMACO/Brent. This amazing website sells everything having to do with pottery from clays, glazes, and ware carts to throwing wheels, kilns, wheel replacement parts and more. They have all of the equipment, tools and accessories you’ll ever need for ceramic arts, along with many resources for teaching clay art such as art lessons, videos, dvds and instructional books. I know I have a lot to learn before I make my first flower pot, but I am going to be looking for a ceramic arts class in my area. Its always good to be learning new things, and I think I'll especially enjoy calling on my artistic talents to see what I can do.

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Perfect Pasta Cooking

I’ve been busy the whole day and put my work on the side as I have to attend to my kid’s need for assistance on their cooking class. Someone asked me online about vigrx but I was sorry for not giving an answer as I have to cut the conversation early or I’ll be late for my daughter. It’s the first Thursday that I didn’t dedicate to working all day. As I said to my Mom Thursday is my day for doing everything on my sites including updating, blog hopping, doing tasks and everything about my work online.

Anyway this day is an exemption as Gen is the leader student in their cooking class and I don’t want their group to receive a low grade. Anyway all my efforts were not wasted as they’ve received great comments and my spaghetti recipe which I passed on to my daughter has received a perfect grade. DD Gen kissed upon arriving home because she’s very happy with the outcome of their group cooking.

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The Power of Smile

Sometimes we're looking elsewhere for solutions on our problems and little did we know that we have something in ourselves that can solve them, erase worries on our foreheads, minimize our anxieties and eradicate misunderstanding among family and friends. And that powerful weapon inside us is our smile. Smile conquers all and so powerful that it can break the ice - what I mean is the ice that sometimes makes friendship become icy cold. We shouldn't let our problems get the better of ourselves because we'll end up as loser.

As they say 'smile and the whole world smiles with you' 'cry and you'll cry alone'.

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Kids' Interest in Ceramic Arts

Sometimes during vacations or after school young people get bored. They often stroll the malls and some even get into trouble, mostly because they have nothing to do in their spare time. That is why it is important to get your children interested in hobbies and sports at a young age so that they have things they enjoy doing and will not find their time away from school so boring. There are many different things a parent can do to get their children interested in things at an early age. If they are athletic or like sports then sign them up to a soccer team or for dance lessons or baseball. If they seem artistically inclined you can enroll them in arts and crafts courses during their vacation, or you can buy some art supplies and encourage them to work on these at home.

A friend of mine introduced her younger children to ceramic arts last summer. Not into the serious ceramic arts like wheel throwing, because they are too young for that. But she did get some easy to work with clays from an online store AMACO/Brent. She said she found some great safe and non-toxic clays that her children found easy to use and they even molded basic items like small animals and pinch pots. She said her kids loved working with the clay and unlike their Play-Doh creations they had a product that was durable. My friend hopes to keep her kids interested in this art form and has done some research. She said there is much they can do as they grow before needing the use of bigger investments such as a kiln or a potter's wheel. She has discovered some self-hardening clays that her kids can use, and she can use a rolling pin to flatten the clay to a consistent thickness and then they can place the clay over simple molds to get some basic bowls and plates. If they like doing this as they get older she said she may invest in one of the slab rollers to roll the clay out properly as they have table top slab rollers at AMACO/Brent. She even has fashioned a small shelf with wheels for her children to use as a ware cart to store their creations.

My friend's kids are still young so it is hard to know how long they will stay interested in ceramic arts. If they remain interested my friend says she will enroll them in some ceramic arts classes as they get older where they will learn about wheel throwing and get to use kilns to harden their clays and set glazes. Right now my friend says her kids really enjoy working with the clay and making objects to give to their family and friends. She has found AMACO/Brent to be a very reliable source of products and information about ceramic arts. Who knows if something like this will keep my friend's kids out of trouble as they grow older? But I think she is doing something right by introducing them to an activity they enjoy and they can explore more as they grow older.

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Family Vacation Packages

My back is aching again because I have been overworking myself. I remember having back pains several years ago when I was working the night shift. Mom gave me massage therapy and also suggested we take a vacation to relax. So I started looking for family vacation packages because that would give me a chance to recover. Now I am looking at some family vacation destinations and if we have the money it would be great to just getaway.

I have been thinking about a Breezes all inclusive resort for one of their affordable family vacations in beautiful destinations Brazil, Curacao, Jamaica, and Panama. Their all inclusive packages include rooms, meals, entertainment and sports activities. This would be a great relaxing vacation for me because there would be great activities for the kids and I could just relax and let my back have the rest it needs. With no meals to cook I could just take the time to lie back and enjoy doing nothing in the beautiful surroundings!

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Is Your Focus Inward or Outward?

Your Focus is Inward

You prefer to spend most of your time alone. Other people tax your reserves.
You appreciate and enjoy your own company. You can always find a way to entertain yourself.

You don't believe in being bored. In fact, you don't think it's even possible.
With so many ideas, books, and places to explore, you are never lonely - even if you're all by yourself.

Actually I like being with my friends and family but when I'm alone I also savor the benefits of being alone so I write my ideas and meditate. It's good for a person to think some inspirational or positive thoughts frequently because it molds your being. I must admit that I can be temperamental sometimes when my environment is so unruly. I want a peaceful environment because my previous job is so....

Anyway since I can be a jolly or silent person I will never be bored as I have something to do most of the times. I have a hectic schedule that a ride on a bus is a rest for me :-)

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Audio Conferencing

I’m so amazed with what the modern innovations in communications technology has done to improve many businesses. All these improvements were based on embracing online communications using the internet. It has been of great help to many people especially to those business people who use the internet to promote their services and products. The internet has become a very important tool directing the way to business success. With the current trend on doing everything online like shopping, studying, selling, writing and many other online activities like Web conferencing you can say that the world has undergone a major change.

With the influx of modern online opportunities come better communication tools that help improve business in their undertakings. As a result, business dealings become easier with the use of communication tools like Audio conferencing which makes transactions more manageable because setting up a normal meeting doesn’t have to be that tasking like what we used to do in my last job. Previously we would wait for our client’s availability before having a meeting.

Now setting up a meeting with business associates and clients is much more inexpensive and easier because attendees were not physically present. They just have to be online. Together with these above mentioned conferencing solutions from the Conference group I learned that they also have Video conferencing which is faster and more effective way to communicate. They provide Video conference solutions where you can be spared setting up a conference meeting days ahead because you can do it at a moment’s notice. They deliver the most customized solutions which can be used to maximize your business transactions.

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PH#222: Triangle (Cottages)

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This shot was taken in Tagaytay Picnic Grove in the area where families and groups can view the beauty of Taal Volcano and the lake surrounding it. The cottages with triangular roofs provides shelter and place where visitors can eat, chat and relax while they''re viewing the scenic view of Taal and the towns in Batangas province surrounding it.

I had fun taking shots at the beautiful scenic spots there - sky, the field, the view of Taal Volcano and the cute little kids playing at the picnic grove. We were there for their Dad's discipleship seminar with the ministers and pastor of our church.

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Wear Your Best Smile with Confidence

Having beautiful and healthy teeth will surely give you a beautiful smile and it can only be achieved through proper caring and maintenance. As early as now I’m teaching my kids the importance of keeping their teeth as clean as possible to prevent frequent visit to the dentist. I would want those visits to their dentist be concentrated only for their regular scheduled visit and cleaning. I love to have perfect teeth also but after giving birth to my three kids I noticed that my teeth seem to lack calcium and strength.

I consulted our family dentist and diagnosed that I need to undergo fixed bridge to repair imperfections. Of course I would need a sizeable amount of money and for now I’m saving for it. I’m not vain in other ways but for my teeth only so I’m planning to avail of the modern dental technology like that of San Diego cosmetic dentistry where they applies the latest and advanced dental techniques to optimize oral health and beautiful smile also. They also offer dental implants, smile design, gum lifts, teeth whitening, crowns, inlays and onlays and many other modern dental services. It’s not only the health aspects but of physical look also. I would love to go back the time when I can wear my best smile with confidence.

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