Have You Drank Water Today?

H2O! 55%~78% of our body is made with water, and all the cells need water to function. So, is it important that we hydrate ourselves? You bet!

Water makes your skin look more supple and kissable. Who doesn't want good looking skin? Water will give your skin the healthy look it deserves from inside out!


Sometimes people would complain that they have headaches, sometimes it just means that your brain needs some water. Try it, it works. You are dehydrated! Your cells and every fiber of your body is craving for water! Stop drinking sugary soda, juices, vitamin water and etc. The free plain o'water is the magical solution your body needs.

Oh, and water flushes out excess salt and sugar that we absolutely do not need any more of in our body. Next time you eat something, check the label and see how much sodium is in your food. You would be surprised.

So, the other day I was craving for Mac n' Cheese. ( One of my weaknesses) It has a silo full of sodium in it. Okay, I am exaggerating. But it does has way too much sodium. The next day, I looked like a cute frog that sucked in too much helium. Indeed, I was bloated. Thank goodness tap water is free where I live, and i really love my Britta Water Filter. It makes my water taste better.

Drink your water, it makes your pretty and feel good.

Dull Looking Skin?

Have you noticed that your skin has been looking kinda dull lately? You are not alone. Guess what? The season is changing, and your skin needs to be pampered. Come on gals, (and guys) who wouldn't want a facial?

After the harsh winter, going outside for the blistering cold and staying home with blasted heat, your skin is just so beat up.The top layer of your skin has a thick build up of dead skin, hence the dull look. It needs some spring cleaning and be scrubbed and polished.

Some of my favorite product to use to get rid of the dead skin are as followed

TimeWise Microdermabrasion Set from Mary Kay  $55


I love this set because the beads are circular and it doesn't scratch your skin, and it lasts for a long time. You only need a dime size each time you use it, and your skin is super polished and smooth.


Trust me, it gets rid of all that dead skin, and it helped to reduce wrinkles.







St. Ives Apricot Scrubb-- $3 @ Walmart

I didn't have alot of money in college, but I still needed to look good so I could go on those dates with the boys. $3 is something I can find from my laundry baskets, and it's a nice huge tube. It does a good job on getting your skin smooth, but the downside is that it's a bit scratchy if you are not careful. So get the sensitive skin kind, and it does it wonders.





Sugar and Olive oil

When I visited my aunt in Italy, she told me one of the beauty secret of Italian women. They use olive oil on their skin! Mix 1/2 cup of sugar with 2 table spoon of olive oil, there you have the inexpensive and widely accessible natures scrub. I haven't try to use it on my face, since olive oil is a bit heavy, but I do use it on my hands and feet. The  sugar scrub makes your skin feel AMAZING! Try it!

What mothers do to their children

This is how we show we love each other. 

Not event fliching

Rogaine... anyone?

Happy St. Patricks day from my little Chinese Leprechaun

Crazy March Madness

The month of March has been so crazy for our little family. Couple big things that happened...

2 funerals and lost 2 love ones.

My aunt Darlene who fought a glorious battle with cancer, and finally was able to leave all the pain behind, and go see our heavenly father. She will be missed dearly!! And aunty, we'll take care of uncle, and make sure he showers =^.^= and eats.

Steve's best pal, Danny, who was tragically killed in a car accident. A newborn daughter, and widow wife are in our thoughts and prayers. Life is is full of unexpected surprises, and I know our father in heaven has his plan. We might not know why everything happened the way it did, but he has a greater plan for each and every single one of us. He knows what's best for us. I know that we are here on earth to have a body and experience all things humanly possible. We are here to be tested, and we have agency to choose the way we return to our father in heaven.

Here is to Danny~! Even though in this photo you were touching my husband in places you shouldn't, I am still going to miss you.

Tell your love ones you love them every day, and any time you want to. Say it even more often than you say it now. Let them know how you feel. Don't hold grudges, forgive those who have wrong you. Most of the time, those who have wrong you have already forgotten what they have done. If you don't forgive them, then you are carrying this unnecessary burden of remembrance of what they have done wrong. You are only eating yourself away.

Happiness is a choice. Choose to be happy and positive. Life is too short to live miserably. If you don't like something in your life, don't complain! Do something about it!! If you are not going to do anything about it, then don't complain.

Find good in everything you do, and in everyone. You will be happier. I promise. Give yourself a smile, cuz you deserve it. Love yourself more every day, so you can have more love to love everyone around you.

Baby massage/Colic baby

So far, Sophie has been pretty good. She doesn't usually have, you know, one of those non sense screaming cries. When she wakes up, she might shed a couple tears, cuz she's confused. But once she's fully awake, all you see is big smiles and little giggles. (still waiting for the big giggles..)

Last week, she was having a hard time. I think her tummy was a bit gassy, and i guess it just built up throughout the day. She's fine and fairly happy from the moment she wakes up, till evening. Right before Steve comes home, she'd start crying. By the time Steve gets home, Sophie is going nuts. I felt really bad, cuz Steve doesn't get to see the happy Sophie I see throughout the day.

Remedy? Gripe water! It sure helped! And since Sophie has been crying so hard and so frequently, her back actually had so much knots in it. I massaged her back, and her tummy. She seems to enjoy it. Then again, when she was in my belly, she'd push her butt against my belly when I was getting a preggo massage. She sure is her mama's girl. We like massages =^.^=

The next day, I continued to give her little back rubs to get rid of the knots in her back. She hasn't shriek since. So yay for massage! No more colic baby.

Best Decision

If you grew up in a family like mine, you'd mostly likely to become super independent with good work ethics. Since my parents didn't have much, anything I want, I'll have to work and save up for it. I don't remember a day without having a job since the age of 12... It was very hard for me to say goodbye to a company that I loved working for, and the people that I respect and loved working with.

I have always wanted to return to work after Sophie's born, I liked working, I liked being able to offer what I have in my brain, I like the life style, I like wearing my business outfits and high heels, and feel important. Steve always wanted me to be a stay home mom, and I do like the idea, but I just can't seem to give up my work. We debated back and forth so many times, and one day he just said, " you are not allowed to work". But I kept on resisting him about returning to work. It was just a constant battle for the past couple weeks. I even found a day care for Sophie... and I HATED it!! I am not gonna go into the details of what I saw and felt at the day care, but I want to raise my little girl. I don't want someone else get to see all of her firsts, and sent me a text/pic. I want to BE THERE.

I came home after visiting the daycare facility, I was rocking Sophie to sleep in her room. I just feel like shit. Tears streaming down my face, and I kept on saying " Sophie, I am very sorry that I have to sent you to a day care.: Every time I thought about her in those stupid cribs at the daycare, I became even more emotional. Even though the daycare director said the student/teacher ratio is 1/4, I just can't imagine when Sophie is crying, and no one is picking her up because they might be short staffed. They don't know if she just wanted to be held, if she is sick, or hungry. They can't possibly know what each baby needs to the detail.

Needless to say, I made the best decision. Steve knows how to break my well protected too-independent-whatever-that is of me. He grab my shoulder and made me looked into his eyes, he asked me " Do you really want to work? Or would you like to stay home with Sophie?" More tears came out of my eyes, I said, " home, with Sophie." He said, " Then stop worrying about anything else, we'll make it work."

I am so glad that I have a husband who supports me, and able to let me stay home with our baby. I went back to my office to take of some last things, did my exit interview, and realized that a lot of women does not have the privilege of being a stay-home-mom. How lucky and bless I am to have this privilege to stay home with my baby?!!!

Then again, how can you leave this baby at a day care??

Isn't she so cute? I can always work later, but I won't have a "later" of Sophie. I want to be there for everything. I brought her into this world, I will take good care of her, and not put her in a day care. She's mine to love, to snuggle, to hug, to comfort, and anything else she needs me to do. I have found myself another lover, I can't imaging my life without her. 

 

And thanks so my hard working hubby, thank you for bringing home the dough.

what a blessed day

2/6/2010 Sophie was blessed at church

Sophie with all the bless-er s

With both sides of the family

just us... she's kinda cute

All the Petersons family

With the Hsu/Aw family