Category Archives: Close to Heart & Home

Family, friends & home

Blink Blink..it’s Chinese New Year!!

The year 2012 is certainly off to a fast pace right from the onstart, for me at least.  I hardly found the time to dismantle the Christmas tree (oh yeah, we only took it down last night!), and in the … Continue reading

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The BIG 7 Billion Number

My husband downloaded the National Geographic magazine’s 2011 year-long series on world population app on the iPad last week, and my son has since been immensely intrigued by it.  He has been showing everyone the app, which has a very … Continue reading

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A Year Wiser…and A Tad Sleeker :)

Thank you all for your wonderful birthday wishes.  They really made my day! (and I am still wading through the Facebook wall postings… I’ll get to them all soon, I promise!) If you’re wondering if I am still busy celebrating … Continue reading

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Food Waste Friday: Those Five Round Sugary Things

Today (and hopefully every Friday), I’m joining The Frugal Girl and other bloggers out there in posting my food waste photos within the past week, calling it Food Waste Friday.  It is hoped that by sharing pictures of the food I have … Continue reading

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Don’t ASSume

Image: digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Oh boy, these fitness center consultants are really persistent now, aren’t they?  It all started with this phone call.  And after that, a couple more phone calls, and I remember the last one, I told the … Continue reading

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