Just a thought...

Can one person be in love with two people at the same time, but be in love with the other person more than the one their with?

I really don't know the answer to this and that's JUST MY 2 CENTS so I want to hears yours!


Islandiva

Today...

Today is such a great day! A light of happiness is shining down on me & I am so grateful that today a lot of things that I had on my mind made sense today. Something in my heart just clicked & truth came into the open.
Today was such a good day & that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!


Islandiva

Sorry for being MIA...

Hi everyone,

Sorry for being MIA...my husband just left yesterday morning for training and we have been spending a lot of family time. Having quiet time with the girls, watching movies at home, cooking all their favorite meals, talking, even trying out a new restaurant which we are so in love with...lol

Well, for about a month I will be a single parent and taking care of everything. Right now, come tomorrow I will be driving to go and get the tires change to our winter tires cause the snow is coming like crazy and just today I was driving from my daughter's dental appointment and I swerved and almost went into a ditch. So I am not trusting my driving abilities until I get the winter tires on. Oh, I have all weather tires, but the winter tires makes a difference and I feel better driving with them on.

So I will try and make post everyday and really work on making this a habit and a daily task for me. I hope I can make this a success for myself and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Saying good-bye!...

The one thing about being in the military is you get to travel the world and meet new people. You meet new people and you create a family atmosphere wherever you are at. But, this duty station here in Alaska, my husband and I found family. We found cousins, uncles, and aunties here and that made being in Alaska even better.

But, every military family knows that you have to say goodbye to them when their time has come to leave and go on to where the military needs you to be at.

So this morning, my cousin and his family left to go to their next duty station and it was such a hard goodbye. I watch my nieces and nephews grow up to be such handsome boys and my niece is growing up to be so beautiful. Now I have to watch them grow up from a far and whenever we can go on vacation or just being in the next duty station again.

I never had a hard goodbye until this morning...I don't think I will ever get use to saying good-bye and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

When I think...

Sometimes when it's very quiet in my home my mind tends to wonder about everything. Did I lock the doors? Did I make sure I fed the fishes? Did I forget to do anything today? What is my task for tomorrow? Am I a good wife and mother?

Just random thoughts that passes my mind that makes me think about those kind of things.

What happens when you think? And that's JUST MY 2 CENTS!


Islandiva

Been MIA...

I apologize for not blogging. My daughter has been to the clinic this past couple of weeks. They have found blood in her urine & they are running test on her & waiting to see if we are going to see a kidney specialist. So my days are filled with taking care of her & the rest of the family. It is such a task for me it is getting overwhelming for me. Sometimes I feel alone in this & my husband is such a great support & I love him for that. But I feel like I don't have any friends that understand or even care. I don't know why I feel like this, maybe I am just tired & I just need a break. All in all, I am still here & that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Islandiva

I'm I a writer...

I read a blog that ask “Are you a writer?” and that made me think. Am I a writer because I blog now and what do you have to do to have that status to be called a “writer?”


This blog has gotten to me and made me think about that. Since I am starting to blog do I now call myself a writer? I mean every time I am done writing a blog post I hit the button that says PUBLISH! Does that mean or make me a writer?

Well, how would you define “writer?” From Wikipedia it means A writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms.

Now with reading that…I guess you can say I am writer, right? I haven’t published anything, besides a poem that was featured in a book of poems. But, I was a teenager at the time and I didn’t get paid for it. Just got published! But, will I call myself a writer? When I was a teenager, I have journals, short stories, and tons of poems. But, when I had kids I stopped and of course my priorities were taking care of my family and kids. So do I still call myself a writer after years not writing?

Now is writing a letter a form of being creative? The reason I ask this, is because I written tons of letters to my husband when he was at Basic Training and AIT, and many emails when he was deployed. Is that being on the creative side of writing? I mean I written and describe details of what our children were doing, especially our youngest who is 2 right now. All the things she was learning and doing. Is being descriptive on details mean or say that I am a “writer?”

Well, regardless if I am a writer or not, in my definition of a writer is being creative and imaginative and I don’t care if I am not publish or a best seller. I know that my letters that I wrote to my husband and my children will live on and kept in our family library and be read by my children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on. They will read the love, fear and struggle that their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents had to do so their family will live on the way they do, and with that said “I AM A WRITER” and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Blog post is out of order...

It seems that my blog post got publish out of order and since I am new to this, I don't know how to fix it! LOL...Oh well I guess it is the way it is and I know it is not a big thing but I learned in blogging you have to be precised or something like that. Oh, well I guess it will have to stay that way until I know how to fix it, but that is fine...it's just me and JUST MY 2 CENTS! HA HA HA!!!

Excercising...a update

Hi everyone, just wanted to post an update on me. Got a terrible cough last Thursday so I took it as a day off for me to rest the body, but I ended up taking 4 days off not happy with that but I am back again. Still have a cough & since I started to do RIU I noticed a pain in the back of my neck, I think it's from the stomach excercise part, I am already tired out by that part that I am struggling to complete it & as stubborn as I am I will do it until it's all over even if my muscles are burning...lol


So today I am going to step back & do SIU for 3 days to kickstart the body again for the 4 days off & work back to RIU...I know it's a step back from where I was but the one thing I learn that you need to listen to your body. Plus, my hubby who does PT everyday (his a soldier) says that even though you are on a program you need to listen to what your body says but always remember to don't quit & drive on...lol

So I am going to continue to push play & reach that bikini body!

Have a great workout everyone!

JUST MY 2 CENTS!........

As days pass my heart is jumping and my stomach hurts, I know the days are getting closer when my hubby will be leaving again :(


To the people who run our country...Listen to your people, they are sad, crying, and hurting. Put the end to this war!

Excercising...

For those who read this knows that I started working out to Slim in 6 workouts and so far it is going good. I have been off for 4 days due to a cough that I caught and to be honest my body was saying "no workout today," so because I love me I didn't workout for 4 days and to be honest I hated it. All that was on my mind was that I needed to workout. It was like I was an addict to working out!

But, I realize that sometimes want we want is not good for our body and you have to stop and listen. Boy was I glad that I did! I was scared for not working out for the 4 days that my body will become weak again and that I would have to start all over, but it wasn't. I did though start all over the workout series, I workout to the first DVD Start It Up for the first 3 days to get my body all warmed up then move back on to Ramp It Up, where I left off.

So that is the plan and I hope that I keep to it and I know from this experience that even though you take a break or a day off, is when you get back up and keep pushing on. See the goal and you will achieve and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

www.beachbodycoach.com/islandiva

My September Challenge...

Well, it seems I didn't get to complete my September Challenge! I am shy of 3 blog post to make it a post everyday, but even though I had my 3 blog post ready. I wasn't feeling good to get up and do the posting. It seems that I am down or caught something and it is draining me. Not to mention all the working out that I am doing, my body is screaming for me to slow down.
Well, I didn't make it, but atleast I made a post almost everyday and still made it a point to blog. Now the question is, can or will I continue to make blog everyday? The answer is yes! I really enjoy blogging and even though I am not blogging about certain items or giving giveaways, I am enjoying blogging. It is like therapy to the soul and it helps to put my mind at ease.
So I will continue to blog for myself and if it gets big then it gets big, either way I enjoy blogging and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

A new recipe that I am going to try...Homemade Pretzels

As I was searching the web, I came across a website called Just A Pinch Recipe Club and came across a recipe for Homemade Pretzels. It is a awesome site and I love pretzels and if I can make a bunch and not have to travel far and pay for pretzels, I am all for it. Love, love, love pretzels! Oh, especially when it’s hot and you sprinkle parmesan cheese on it and then dip it into hot melted cheese, yummy.

This site has other recipes that sound so yummy and easy to make. I know I found a couple of recipes there and I bookmarked this site for further search of new recipes. I know the countdown is started for when my hubby will be leaving, so I am going to fill my home with food that he will enjoy and remember when he is away from us. It’s the least that I can do for my family, create happy and good memories and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Where my mind has been...

For this who knows, I am a Army wife and I am proud to stand and support my soldier in whatever his job gives him. But, as of right now I am so weary on this. 

My husband will be deploying again and my emotions are running like crazy. How can you even get ready again for being apart from the one person that GOD has entrusted you to be with? I have been praying to GOD to help get me through these emotions that are going through my heart and mind. Give me the strength to stand and support my husband and not fall apart in his arms.

I know every day that passes my husband is willing him to be strong for us. But, I know him, been married to him for 18 years and I know what he is thinking just by looking at him. I know that every day he comes home after a long day at work that he leaves the soldier at the front door of our home and he becomes my husband and my girls daddy. But, I see in his eyes that he is worried, scared, and the fear of leaving us again is killing him inside. Also, knowing that he will be away from our youngest daughter who he was away for the first year of her life and just really got closed to him and created a relationship with his daughter, that this time with him leaving, he will lose that relationship. Plus, our oldest daughter will be graduating high school and he will miss seeing his first born to walk and receive her diploma. Don’t get me wrong, I will record the whole event for him to watch, but it will not be the same as being there and actually seeing her walk and get her diploma and putting his arm around her and congratulating his daughter himself.

No one doesn’t know or understand what we military spouses go through and we don’t expect you to know or understand. But, the people who run our country need to know the sacrifices that we make and hear our cries and feel the hurt that they put us through every time they send our love ones to fight this stupid war. IT NEEDS TO BE PUT TO AN END with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

My favorite Iphone App at this moment...

I found a app on my iPhone and it is awesome and a lot of fun! Do you know the show "GLEE?" Well, they have an iPhone app for the show. You are supposed to have the headphones with the mic that is compatible for the iPod touch and iPhone. Anyways, you need this headphones with the mic to sing into. They have a list of songs that were sung on the show and you get to sing and record yourself. If you hit the right pitch you will get this stars that will rate your singing and the higher it is, then you get top ranking.

Now, I love to sing, I have sung in a band, church band, school, choir, and on my personal time. So this is awesome for me. Even though you’re not a good singer or you never tried. This is something where you can be a star! Also, if you feel confident about it, then you can broadcast it on the GLEE GLOBE and other people will rate you with GLEEKS! If you get them then you can earn a token for a free song!

I haven't gotten that far yet, but I will be singing with GLEE! It is just a lot of fun and it is great to hear how you actually sound. There are some singing that I did that I was like "yuck" and some I was like "wow, is that me?" So I recommend this app for anyone who likes to sing or just for fun!

Who knows you maybe on the next episode of GLEE and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Excercising Workout 6...Ramp It Up!

Okay, can anyone say "OUCH!" Oh my gosh, my ass and whole body is hurting! My ass was burning when she said get on all fours and lift your leg back! I was like "you want me to do what now!" I thought I was going to die! My ass was on fire! Sorry, I don't mean to use the word "ass" in this post, but it was on fire! I was doing good and I was like, hey I can do this! Until it came to the "ass" workout! After all this burn, I better have a fine looking "ass" and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

www.beachbodycoach.com/islandiva

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Excercising Workout 5...

Okay, yesterday was workout 5 for me and I feel strong today. I am not counting down the time before it ends; I am actually working out and enjoying the burn. The biceps and triceps are not burning that bad when I first started. Which is a good thing and I am glad. The thighs are not burning too bad, but I still hate the lunges! It still hurts a little but becoming more manageable. I think I am ready for the next DVDs.


If you don’t know what workouts I am using, it is the Slim in 6 workouts from BeachBody. It claims that you will be tone and fit by the 6 week. So I am doing this workout to see how it goes and if it actually works. If you want to see more go to www.beachbodycoach.com/islandiva

You are supposed to measure yourself before you start, but I didn’t do this. I am not good at measuring, especially myself. So I am basing myself on my clothes and not the scale. Okay, I admit I do weigh myself but I try not to if I can. But, you’re only human and the mind is so curious you will be surprise how much you do weigh yourself. Also, my diet is not that great and I am not following the plan that comes with it. I am just watching what I eat and try; TRY to stay away from the sweets! Which is not that hard once you start working out and you see that your body is feeling good, you really are conscious on what you put in your body? It’s funny how the mind does that to you. When I wasn’t exercising, I would eat the sweets and chips like nothing. Now, I don’t crave it and even though I have a “wanting to eat but not hungry feeling” I don’t go for the junk food. I stop and see if I am really hungry and try to eat something healthy & by the time of the second bite, its goes away. So I guess you will call that emotional eating! LOL Usually drinking a glass of diet soda, water, or water & crystal light helps with that feeling.

So on Monday, I am going to the next DVD “Ramp it Up!” and it is I believe 48 minutes, I think 20 minutes or so longer than the first DVD “Start it Up!” but if I made it this far, might as well feel the burn again. According, to the plan you should do this for 2 weeks, but work out for 6 days each week with a day off. I guess we will see how much I push play! Hmmm, I wonder if my butt will hurt after this workout.

I guess what I am trying to do here is to see what the results will be if you don’t follow their plan and do it your way, I guess we will see and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Behind on my September Challenge...

I was just looking at my blog and I see that I only have 20 blog post and I know that this one should make it 21. I know that I constantly spoke about my challenge and I am slacking here. So I will make this challenge and have 30 blog posts by September 30. I will make it to the end of this challenge. I am going to prove to myself that I am not a quitter and that I will follow through to the end and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Excercising day 4...

Okay, you think after 4 days of exercising the body would have gotten at least up to par on the pain...but it seems that the pain jumps around every day. Today, it is the freaking hamstrings! I am like the WTH...OUCH! I hate lunges, really hate doing them and I always think my form is so off! Even though I follow it and watch the knees, I always feel awkward and dumb. Really, really, really hate lunges! But, to be honest I am surprise I like squats! Before I hated doing them and always felt I was off, but now that I know the form and technique, I am starting to like them. Weird, huh! Maybe next week I would perfect the lunge and start hating squats and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Excercising day 2...

I am on day 2 on my exercising journey and my whole body is hurting.  I have muscles that I never knew existed in my body hurting.  And when I walk, I am saying “OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!”  When I sit, my butt muscles are screaming in pain.  Oh my goodness, can it possibly get any better?  Yes, it can!  I know that when I go home to GUAM and I where my bathing suits or shorts, my body will be toned and my confidence will be soaring high.  I may not turn all heads, but I know that I may turn some.  Plus, at my age, I want to look good and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

A movie not worth watching...

Okay, by now everyone knows that my family loves movies and we always have movie nights. Well, I got a movie that I am going to give my JUST MY 2 CENTS!


The movie is “The Last Exorcism,” and JUST MY 2 CENTS on this is that it SUCKS! The movie was a waste of footage and time. It was freaky on some parts but the whole thing just sucked. They played on the trailer the freaky parts of the movie that made it interesting to see. But, that was it, the freaky part is what made it interesting but when you spend $7-8 dollars to sit on your butt to watch this sucky movie, it’s just not worth it. Should have spend it on a kids movie, at least it will be money well spent.

All in all, this movie is not worth your time and money. Save it or watch another movie or a kid’s movie, believe me when I say it’s not interesting and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Starting to excercise....

Okay, here is something that I added to my list of commitments, EXCERCISING! Yep, you read it right, EXCERCISING! You think that blogging is a big commitment already? It is a big commitment and I am slacking in that department but I know that these two combinations will work well for me.


I started to exercise because we will be going home to GUAM this Christmas because my hubby will be deploying early next year and we wanted to go home and spend time with the family for the holidays and before he leaves. Plus, I want to wear a bathing suit, or at least a bikini top and quick dry shorts and take strolls with my husband on the beach and make every moment memorable for us before he is gone until R&R. Also, I like to get a tan if possible, being station in ALASKA you don’t get much sun only in the summer and that is short.

Anyways, I will be blogging on my exercising adventure and since today I had made the commitment, my exercise plan consists of using the Slim in 6 DVD’s made by Beachbody. I did a pre-workout last week to make my body get use to the pain and I had missed yesterday because of my daughter going to sleep late and then woke up early that not even my body was ready. I was so dragging yesterday that it wasn’t funny. But to be honest, in my mind it kept telling me to push play and workout. It was craving the pain…LOL Well, I know for the fact that today since I worked out, that I feel good about myself and my self esteem is on high. It is amazing how just working out can make a difference in your body and how you think. I was more conscious on when I was eating and I actually stopped when my stomach said stop. It is amazing how your body works and what it tells you.

Well, I will continue to post my feelings and my struggles. Hopefully, it will motivate you to get up and start a exercise program or just blow the dust off those DVDs and lets push play “together” and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

www.beachbodycoach.com/islandiva

Slacking again on my September Challenge...

Oh my goodness, here I go again. I am slacking off on my September Challenge. It is so sad that when you try to commit to something new it is hard to add that task to all the task that you are doing. It is crazy as it is because you got so much to do and to be honest so little time to do it. Especially, when you have projects that you want to start and when you start, like blogging. It never fails; something comes up to interrupt your time.


Well, it is a new day today and I am going to play catch up on all of it. If you continue following my blog, you will find out that I had a very interesting week and weekend and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

I support the Breast Cancer Cause...

I want to share my favorite cause that I support…I support Breast Cancer 100%.

My dear friend Tracy Owens is battling Breast Cancer right now and since it happens to a dear friend of mine is the reason I support it. I never knew anything about it, but only that you have to do your monthly check-up on your breast. Since I met my friend and saw her struggle it has become more real for me.

So now, I do a lot of fundraising for Breast Cancer and it also made me realize that it can happen to anyone, even me or my four daughters. You don’t realize about something until it happens to you or someone you are close.

Just recently, I lost a friend to Breast Cancer. She died a couple of months ago. Her son is my nephew and she is no longer married to my cousin. But we still remained friends and she always had a smile for everyone. I didn’t know of her passing until I read something on Facebook. I was shocked and didn’t know that she was sick again. It just happened so fast for her.


Don’t wait until it happens to you or someone close, check your Breast and be inform of it and of all the causes out there. It doesn’t have to be just this, just know and that’s JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Fun Follow Friday...

Welcome to Fun Follow Friday hosted by Simply Stacie and My Wee View. The goal of this hop is to get new Google Friend Connect Followers for your blog and be introduced to new blogs to follow! We wanted to keep it fun and easy so all you have to do is add your blog link and start blog hopping and following away! You aren’t required to write a post for your blog for Fun Follow Fridayunless you want to (but we really appreciate it if you do to help get the word out).

When you visit a blog that you like and want to follow, leave them a comment with your link telling them you are following from the Fun Follow Friday. Of course, we would love for you to follow both hostesses blogs, Simply Stacie and My Wee View, but it isn’t mandatory. If you do follow us, just leave us a comment and we will follow you back.

The main goal is to have fun and follow the blogs that interest you!

There are a few fun things that Fun Follow Fridays does each week:

1. Each week 1 winner will be randomly drawn for the #3 Spot, this week it’s #82 Mom’s Misc Adventures.

2. Each week 1 winner will get Premium ad space for 1 week on both Simply Stacie and My Wee View. To enter, you have to blog about Fun Follow Friday! This week’s winner is Milking the Issue. (You can still participate in Fun Follow Friday without making a blog post about it. However, to participate in this special giveaway, you need to write a post about it)

Happy hopping along!

Remembering...

I sat thinking about my daughters and I was just remembering what my second youngest daughter once told me. She was 3 at the time and you know at that age, they have so much energy and it’s tiring just to keep up. So I was so tired and frustrated that I told her “would you please keep still, it’s like you have ants in your pants?” She completely stopped in her tracks and looked in her pants and looked at me and innocently said, “no, mommy I don’t have ants in my pants!”


I was completely floored by her remark that I didn’t know how to react, if I should scold her for being funny or just laugh. I guess that was JUST HER 2 CENTS!

To Workout or Not To Workout...Part 2

Okay I know I said I am going to start to workout but boy was I wrong. The last time I blogged about working out that was the only day I worked out. My body was so in pain the next day that even though I said "OUCH" over and over again. To be honest I actually loved the pain. I have a very high tolerance of pain and actually get a natural high on it. Yeah, I am weird like that! But, that's just me! But, I will blog about that another time.

So I started today again and truly committed to my workouts and I hope that I can stick to it. Like I said in my other blog post, that I want to feel good in my skin and at the moment I don't. I want to feel comfortable in my jeans again and don't have to avoid mirrors to avoid looking at myself and feel my self-esteem drop. Or have to angle the head in photo shots so I don't have the look of the double chin going on. You can't deny you don't do this, cause everyone has something they do to avoid looking odd.

So again, if anyone wants to join in on the fitness train, comment me! I know WE CAN DO IT and again that's JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Slacking here...

Okay, I know I said that I was way ahead on my blog challenge and now I did what I predicted that I was going to do. Since I was ahead by a couple of days, I got to comfortable about it and didn’t blog for I think 2 or 3 days. I am not keeping track on this because I don’t want to get to comfortable again. But, I am going to see this through to the end and going to make it 30 or more post for the month of September. I never quit and I like to see things to the end and that’s JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Mommies have to be strong...

Last night, I was so sad and I felt at my lowest of all time! But when you stop to think, has this been my lowest of all time? You never stop to think about it, because your heart is hurting and your eyes are brimming with tears that want to emerge. But you want to be the strongest person and not show that you’re hurting to anyone because your mommy and mommies are invincible. We have to kiss the booboo's away, we have to hold your hand when you get a shot, we have to mend the broken heart and wipe the tears away, and even though we mean well, we are always unfair!


But you know what, we are not! At the end of the day when all the dishes are put away, living room tidy, clothes folded away, the kids are in bed, and clothes are ready for the next day, when we sit or lay in bed we are not strong anymore, we breakdown! We don't have anyone to kiss the booboo's away when our fingers get slammed in the cabinet door, no one to hold our hands when there are no hands to hold, mend our broken hearts when your spouse don't see eye with you and you shut your mouth to avoid any arguments and hold the tears from coming out, and even though we mean well we are still unfair!

Even though I am mommy and I was made to be strong and I will fight till my last breath, but I am also weak and I need you to be strong and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

So Proud...

Oh my goodness, I just read all my blogs and I am caught up on my September Challenge and I think I am ahead on it by a day or two. I am not going to count because I don’t want to jinx myself and get to comfortable and might just miss a day because I am ahead. This challenge has me looking forward to blogging. I keep looking at topics that I want to blog or just write down what is on my mind or what is bothering me. So I sit proudly and I am looking forward to my blogging and I can truly say I love to “BLOG” and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

To workout or not to workout...

Did you ever look in the mirror and said "I'm fat and I need to work out?" Well, I do it all the time and I try to avoid mirrors so I won't hear myself say that over and over and over again!

So we are going home in December and I made a vow over and over and over again to work out and lose the weight, since August and it’s the middle of September and nothing is going on! I don't have the motivation to workout, to do moves that I will know will hurt the body so much and that I will be saying "OUCH!" over and over and over again. Now who wants that? I know I don't, but I don't want to be fat! Okay, I am not fat but since the hubby has been home I gained 10 pounds and I think maybe 2 or more and I don't want that. Losing all the pregnancy fat wasn't all for nothing. Plus, when I go home I want a tattoo! Always wanted one and I would like to have one when we go home. So hopefully I will get there, HOPEFULLY!

Okay so today I started and I was lacking the energy and the motivation to even do it. But, I keep thinking I want to lose the weight. Be in my size 7 jeans again! Feel good in my own skin. So I sweated and the body was hurting! Screaming what are you doing? Stop hurting me? But hearing that, I know I don't want to hear those words. I want to hear "Come on baby, feel the burn!" I want to feel good and not so tired. That is why I am doing this. I am pushing myself and it’s hard. But I did it before and I know that I can do it again. So whoever wants to join on this ride, comment me and "WE CAN DO IT! and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Friends...Are They Really or Are They Not...

In life you think that you made the greatest friends that you could ever find. But in reality, you can never just find that great friend. Like that saying "friends come and go" and little by little I am realizing that.



I thought I had friends that the group that I hang with I are my friends but I been learning that they have been doing stuff without me. Hearing little bits and pieces here and there of them hanging out and not including me really hurts. It stings straight to the heart. Even finding out the night before of a party they were all together doing stuff. Maybe I am jumping the gun and making up things in my mind. But I wish they had included me and just called me. Every time I think I found friends, I get hurt in the end. Little do they know that I have been going through so much and they don't see it or even care? That my family has and going through an ordeal that not even my family back home knows. Only certain people who still care about my family know but so far away for me to lean on and just cry.


Am I a bad friend or a bad person? Do I not go out of my way to help my friends out? Maybe it's just me, because I know that I like to keep to myself, that my family time is important and I am not just doing whatever I please to do. I don't know, maybe because of what is going on that I am feeling alone. I do have my husband and I am blessed to have him at my side and just be my friend and my support. But it will be nice to just have lady friends who you can just talk and hang with and be called upon to just hang out!


I know I am a good person and hopefully I can truly meet a really good friend who will be my best friend and with that I sadly give Just My 2 Cents!

Conclusion to the Emergency Room...

Thank you for all of your concerns for my daughter. My daughter had bad cramps that had her doubled over in pain and looking pale with tears in her eyes, I knew that it was bad. We ladies know that being a woman is a hard job. Not to mention, our friend who visits every month. Well, I rushed her to the emergency room thinking that it could be serious. Now if you know me, I just don't go to the emergency room for every little pain. But, when you see your child in tears, mommy protective mode kicks in and you want the best for your child. Anyways, before I start rambling on and on, everything is alright and it was just a minor thing that I could have taken care of at home. After waiting in the emergency room for three hours and finally hearing that it was just a minor pain and take Motrin will just take care of it all. I explained to them that something was wrong because my child was doubled over in pain and pale looking with tears, which they said that Motrin and rest will take care of it. Boy, I was annoyed and irritated already that I didn't care what they had to say. I just wanted to go home. I told them to give me her release forms and I will take her to the real doctors who give a damn and not get annoyed by people who even waste their time coming to the emergency room.

I already have an appointment on Tuesday for her and I know that we will get to the bottom of it. I just wished that they didn't let us wait so long for just 10 minutes of their time. Also, someone asked for me to blog when I see the bill. Lucky for me, I don't have to see a bill. My husband is a soldier, so the military pays for our medical care and lucky we have it. My blog will be "bleeping" so much over a bill that only gave us 10 minutes to see a doctor and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

The movies KILLER...

Okay, something you need to know about me. I love movies! I can quote lines and I know my actors, okay some of them. My all time favorite actors are Brad Pitt & Brendan Frasier, and my favorite actress are Sandra Bullock and Catherine Zeta Jones! We have family movie nights in my house. The kids get their blankets and pop popcorn and we all settle in the living room and watch one or two movies. We have been doing this since the girls were little and now my oldest is 17 and she still loves this. This are the moments that are specials.

Now this will be my first review on something, and I had to blog on this movie. It is awesome! It is a comedy, romance, and fighting all in one. Not to mention, Ashton Kuchter is hot & sexy. Go Demi Moore! Nice pick! Not going to tell you how things go in the movie, but he goes shirtless in one part and wow nice body. He worked out big time! (Smiling!)Katherine Heigl was awesome too! At first she was a little uptight, but into the movie she got tough, you go girl! Show that woman power! I admire her qualities and what she brings to the screen. Soon she will be one of my all time favorites. Keep making awesome movies!

This movie is awesome and it is worth the watch and I give it…JUST MY 2 CENTS!

My Memorial Weekend...

Well, it seems as the days pass it doesn't seem I will be able to catch up with my blog September challenge. It looks like I am 2 days behind. This Memorial Day weekend has been so busy that blogging wasn't on my to-do list.


On Thursday, we had the chili cook-off with the husband's unit.


On Friday, getting groceries and items to make for my niece’s birthday on Saturday, plus a three hour long wait at the emergency room, that I blogged about!


On Saturday, my niece’s birthday which was a lot of fun and I will post picture soon. Had a great time with my family and friends. I got to meet new people and I am blessed that people want to be a part of our island community. We stayed pretty late, the guys ended the night with poker of Texas hold-em. Which the husband did good I might say-so myself. Oh, I don't play, only for fun with no money involve. Playing for money makes me nervous! (Laughing)!


Now today, Sunday...my day to veggie out & just stay in bed. It was a good time, snuggling with the honey and just staying in bed. But you know the one thing that I hate when you do this. If you sleep to long you get a bad headache! Now what is up with that? They say you need rest and when you have too much it's a pain in the head. Well, at least for today Motrin got paid and that's JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Emergency Rooms

Don't you just hate emergency rooms? I do, hate coming here! I am just sitting here waiting for them to call my daughter. They take their sweet time to call you to take vital signs, then have to wait again maybe for another 30 minutes to an hour for them to call you to go to a room, then wait another 30 minutes to an hour for the doctor. Then when you finally get to see a doctor, it's only a 10-15 minutes consultation with the doctor who just prescribe you some over the counter medicine like "MOTRIN" & then that's the last you see of doctor, next comes in a nurse with your discharge papers & your on the way!


Like really! What's the point of having an emergency room, when it should just be called a waiting room, that's all you do, is "wait!"


I really hate the emergency room & that's JUST MY 2 CENTS!


Islandiva

My day today

Well from the look of it, I am a day behind on my challenge. My day today was filled to the brim of activities. Besides being a mom, wife, & running my house, I am also a CO-Family Readiness Group Leader for my husband's unit. I help & support families get ready for deployment & also they have the information when needed for their families.


Well, today we had a chili cook-off for the unit, besides being a good soldier; we wanted to see their cooking skills. So everyone had to make their best chili & it was judge by presentation, smell, taste, & ingredients that they use. It was such a good turnout, we had 16 entries & I was proud because my husband entered.

My husband's joy is cooking & he was a chef before he joined the Army for a 5-star hotel. You may wonder then why join the Army? We are from the island of Guam & its economy is based on tourist so if it drops the hotels hurt. So that's the story on the why. :)

As being the CO-FRG Leader I couldn't judge so I was delighted to see how people reacted to the chili he made. People were going for seconds & thirds, lucky we had an extra pot, because when we were near judging time he almost had none. So the three judges had to taste 16 samples & it was hard because by the end their stomachs were hurting. It was a lot of laughter and fun.

In the end, we were only suppose to have a first and second place winners, but we had a tie for second place so we had to break it & make a third place. But we had good fun and the unit had fun.

So even though I am late for my blog entry, I sit here with a stomach full of chili still and a fun-filled day and with that is Just My 2 Cents!

The September Challenge

I recently joined a challenge to blog everyday for the month of September & at the moment it is 10:21pm at night & I am running late on my first day of this challenge. I joined this challenge to challenge myself if blogging is something that I want to do.


So I know as of right now my thing I have to change in my trying to accomplish this challenge is to do this early in the day. Now with a 2 year old who wants to do everything and get into everything, now that is a bigger challenge for me. To see how I can sit for maybe an hour to type or work on ideas for my blog and have my 2 year old entertains. Now maybe it won't be so hard to do. I run a house, do the bills, run kids to & fro to wherever. So maybe I can do it, I am a woman right. Weren't we built to do many things & with that is Just My 2 Cents!

My Daughter turns 17...

On August 28, 1993 at the age of 18, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. On that day, I never really knew how much a person can love another & that day, I felt a gush of love for this little girl that I just pushed out of me & was covered in gunk & all. I never quite understand how one person could just love right there & then. She has given me so much blessing, also with tons of headaches...LOL! But, I love my daughter so much & on the 28th she turned 17. That is why I didn't blog in the last 2 days. I was cherishing the time of her birthday & also reflecting the last 17yrs of her life & just remembering. I know we all wish that our children can just be children & stay that way. But, that day I realize that she is a young woman ready to embark on her life & that I have to cherish what time I have with her before she moves out of my home & starts her new adventure. I am not ready, but when the time comes I have to be, regardless if I don't like it at all & that’s Just My 2 Cents!

Fun Follow Friday: August 27

Welcome to Fun Follow Friday hosted by Simply Stacie and My Wee View. The goal of this hop is to get new Google Friend Connect Followers for your blog and be introduced to new blogs to follow! We wanted to keep it fun and easy so all you have to do is add your blog link and start blog hopping and following away! You aren’t required to write a post for your blog for Fun Follow Friday unless you want to (but we really appreciate it if you do – to help get the word out).

When you visit a blog that you like and want to follow, leave them a comment with your link telling them you are following from the Fun Follow Friday. Of course, we would love for you to follow both hostesses blogs, Simply Stacie and My Wee View, but it isn’t mandatory. If you do follow us, just leave us a comment and we will follow you back.

The main goal is to have fun and follow the blogs that interest you!

There are a few fun things that Fun Follow Fridays does each week:

1. Each week 1 winner will be randomly drawn for the #3 Spot, this week it’s #93 A Mom After Gods Own Heart.

2. Each week 1 winner will get Premium ad space for 1 week on both Simply Stacie and My Wee View. To enter, you have to blog about Fun Follow Friday! This week’s winner is Fabulous Finds by Nimblergrove. (You can still participate in Fun Follow Friday without making a blog post about it. However, to participate in this special giveaway, you need to write a post about it)

Fit for Fall: Tazzini Giveaway

Tazzini is a reusable water bottle perfect for people who are on the go. It’s made of stainless steel and is good for hot or cold beverages. It also has a leak proof lid thanks to its patented lid design so there will be no spills when the lid is closed.

Some unique features of Tazzini include:

Leak-proof lid

Easy to open & close

Comfortable drinking spout

Non-leaching, non-toxic, BPA-free

Reusable & Recyclable

Safe Alternative to Plastic & Aluminum

Wide Mouth & Easy to Clean

Slim …Easy to Carry & Fits Cup Holders

Durable & Lightweight

Generously sized 730 ml / 24.7 oz

They retail for $17.95 and can be purchased online or find a store near you.

My First Giveaway...

Okay, for those who are following my blog will have the first to witness "JUST MY 2 CENTS" first GIVEAWAY! YAY!!!

As you all know that I am a Vantel Pearls Demonstrator & I want to share my passion with everyone who loves pearls! So here is a picture of my giveaway & I wish good luck to everyone!

Giveaway ends on August 31, 2010!

To Enter:

     1.     Tell me what you think of pearls & if you own any. 

    

     2.     Follow my blog.

     3.     Follow my Vantel Pearls Fan Page

     4.     Email me at pearladie@yahoo.com if your interested in being part of my customer list, being a hostess, or interested in learning more of this great opportunity.

     5.     Follow me on Twitter @TamiTyquiengco & RT "1st Giveaway at http://bit.ly/chDpWA Pls Rt & Good Luck!"

     6.     Lastly, leave a comment on here that you entered.

Good luck to everyone & have a PEARLY DAY! It's JUST MY 2 CENTS!

My Work From Home Passion...

Okay, I know I shared an opportunity earlier in my post & now I want to share this opportunity that I am so passionate for. I am a Vantel Pearls Demonstrator & the company is name Vantel Pearls, but known as the "Pearl Parties!" This is alot of fun to do!


So now your wondering what is a "Pearl Party?" We are like home parties for example MaryKay, Pamper Chef, etc. But we don't bring cosmetics or cooking products. We bring real oysters with real pearls inside. That you choose, we open & clean, size & appraise, then you get to place this beautiful pearl in the jewelry you choose. We have a variety of rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, tie tacks, charms, & a lot ot choose from.

As a Hostess you get to open a oyster for "FREE" & place it on a jewelry peice for "FREE," then you get a percentage of your party total sales towards "FREE" jewelry & get a 1/2 on our online boutique. Plus, it don't stop there. If your friend books a party at your party, then you receive a $25 Gift Certificate. Now, if you have 4 friends, you get $100 in gift certificates. How awesome is that!

Now, if this is something you want to do as a business. Then you get to have a fabulous time in making money with this company. We have a great start package for $99 & a great Elegant Start Program to earn great prizes for accomplishing the goals in this company. Plus, with a 25-40% in commission is even a greater opportunity to be with this company.

I can't believe I found this company & I love every minute that I spend doing this business. Now this is where I can say I love my job & I love going to work & that is JUST MY 2 CENTS on this...
www.vantelpearls.com/tamethatyquiengco 

Life got a hold of me...

Wow, life can grab you just like that! I have been so busy with life & my family that I forgot to be constant on top of my blog. Since this is something new to me, I have to include this in my to-do list of the many things I need to do. Crazy, huh! You think being a wife & a mother is crazy enough? Just add a daily blog to it. But, when you sit it all down & look at it. It’s really simple, when you are sitting with your morning coffee or when the baby goes down for a nap, type away! Type away what is in your heart, mind, & soul? Think of it as therapy to the soul! Where you can be just you & vent on what is bothering you. Crazy, but it feels good to me! & with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Just My 2 Cents on an Awesome Opportunity I want to share...

Hi, everyone!  I am excited this morning & I wanted to share with everyone.  I know that I only have 8 followers but, its better than having none, & I am grateful for you all.  I just want to share something that my friend showed me & now I am hooked.  You see, I have been on this whole work from home adventure & I am with numerous companies that I will share in my blog & link to it from here.  But, I had found something that I think will benefit everyone.

It's called AshMax.  It is a great opportunity & all you do is share it with people you know & who you will think will benefit from it.  Of course, I thought of my readers.  The task is that you share this opportunity with 5 people in 20 days, then when you do your in the system & then in a 100 days you should have generated an income of $23,000.  Now, of course you think this is a scam.  But, I checked & you can Google & its on Youtube, & it's real.  You ask, if it's not a scam, how come everyone isn't doing?  Well, everyone don't think like you & me.  That is why they give you 20 days to get your 5, it eliminates between those who are serious & who are lazy.  I think it makes sense & I am giving it a try.  If it works, then I am $23,000 richer a month & if not, then atleast I gave it a shot, didn't give up, & followed thru.

So if anyone wants to learn more here is my blog site www.get5andretire.blogspot.com & if your ready to learn more here is my link http://www.ttyquiengco.ws

"Where will you be in 100 days?" - http://www.ttyquiengco.ws  & thats JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Shark Steam Mop...Just My 2 Cents on this!

Are you ever up late at night watching those famous infomercial that will in trance you with their products or gimmicks? Well, I am one of those late night watchers! I love channel surfing to see what product is new out there. So I got hooked on watching the Shark infomercials and I was fascinated on their products. The one that I love is the Shark Steam Mop. I love that I don't have to use harsh cleaners that will harm my family, especially my 2 year old daughter. Just pour water in the mop, pump a couple of times, watch the steam come out, & then mop the dirt away. Then feel the cleanness of your nice floors. It may all sound so nice & dandy. But, in my experience it’s not!

Well, since my husband came home for deployment I kept raving that I want this certain item. So one day we were walking in a department store & my husband spotted the steam mop. I was surprised to see it sold in stores, when the infomercial said "not sold in stores." Well, my husband bought for me & I was so excited & couldn't wait to hurry home & clean everything...LOL

To make a long story short, my excitement for this item was short lived. My steam mop didn't last long & was very dissapointed to find out that if your water is hard, you can't use it on this item. That it has to be soft water or none available filtered water, or bottled water. Okay, I like this item but I am not going to sacrifice my filtered drinking water or bottled water that my family uses to put into a machine to clean my floors. I rather go purchase an environmentally safe cleaning product if I want it safe for my family.

Then, when I called the Hotline for problems, I get a guy who sounds like his from India. Now, I don't have any problem with other culture. But, why do I have to talk to a guy from India, when I purchased this item in the US? Now, the guy was nice on the phone & I know he was doing his job. But, after a constant going over the instructions on how to fix my item & after I constantly tell him "I did that already." He then suggested that I need to have in sent in for service. So I am thinking finally, we are getting somewhere! Then he drops that there will be a fee of so & so amount, don't remember how much because I was shocked. I then politely replied, "Why do I have to pay for it to be service when it’s still under the warranty and all?" Then he goes on and on about the cost & all that stuff. So by that time, I was losing my cool. With patience running thin, I refused the service and thanked him for his customer service. Then all of a sudden he panics! Saying he will talk with his boss & get things straighten out for me because he wants to provide a good service. Again, I politely refused & continue to thank him, but still this guy won't stop. So with one last attempt but with a firm tone, I refused the service & I asked him to please stop asking & thanked him for his service. Boy his tuned changed & said, "Your welcome!" & hung up! Boy did that pissed me off!

I know I tried to not make it long, but I got carried away. To be honest, I love this item, but it will be awhile for me to make another purchase from them, even though I like their new Shark Navigator Vacuum. But, if I have to deal with that kind of customer service, it will be for awhile or when I see a good deal to pass up & with that it’s JUST MY 2 CENTS!

My Full-Time Job...

I already have a full-time that is 24/7, no pay, no vacations and the job is being a MOM! Yep, it’s a job that I know that I won’t get fired and I love it. My employees are my 4 daughters, Jalanie 17, Frankel 15, Taylr 11, and Tristiny 2. My pay is their achievements, their smiles, their hugs, and their love. But the biggest pay is when they come to me with their problems and they say, “Mom, we need to talk” or “Mom, I need to talk with you.” I love that my girls can come to me and share what is on their minds. I always wanted that for them to have a relationship with me. I didn’t have much with my mom, until I had my girls and even that I am grateful to have. I love my mom and even though we had our ups and downs in the past, I am blessed to have her in my life and in my daughter’s lives.


So moms out there love your children and give them your all. Because in return, they will give it all back and then some.

My birthday is coming up and my children asked me what I want for my birthday, I just said my family and I already have them. And with that it’s JUST MY 2 CENTS…

Just My 2 Cents…on Reality Shows

Sometimes when I sit and watch these shows with my daughters…I wonder what now. What could TV do now that will engrossed my daughters into sitting down and wasting their time watching garbage? You sit and watch a bunch of girls who are living in a beautiful house and don’t have to pay rent or anything & live life with the camera watching them 24/7. Next thing you know, they are cussing like a truck driver and acting like they can take on the world by themselves. Getting all dressed up in barely any clothes, going to bars, drinking, grinding strangers, then getting drunk, and starting fights. I sit because I am shocked by their actions, but yet fascinated by what is coming next. Then I stop and see my daughters watching this and I ask myself do I want them to watch these girls do what they do and think that it is alright to do it. But, I take it as a cue to talk with them about it and see what they think.


As a mom, you want your girls (especially girls) to live right, be good, and cause no trouble. Well, I was surprised on their answers. They think that the girls are selfish and seeing them drink and behave like that is something that they don’t want to be. They said, “Mom, I don’t want people to see me like that and when they see me after, I don’t want to be that girl who got drunk at so and so bar.”


Can you say “I am so PROUD?” No mom could ever be so proud. I continue to talk with them about the show and when I see them in trance with the events on the show and hear their opinions. I know that I am proud of them, but I know that they aren’t perfect even though I want them to be. But, I love them as I know that the parents of the girls on the show love them in their own way on their behavior.


All in all…Reality shows can be a plus and a negative, it just depends on what Reality Show you’re watching and how you take it and perceive from it. I don’t think I will stop watching Reality Shows, but I know that I can use them as life lessons for my girls and myself and that’s JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Caller ID on your phone...Do you answer calls that you know or don't know?

I don't...If I don't have your number inputted in my contact list on my phone, I don't answer. I don't feel bad about it, cause I answered a lot of calls before & it was either Telemarketers, people calling because it was someone’s number before I got it, or just dialed the wrong number. It's precious time wasted for me to entertain a call & explain that this particular person does not use this number anymore. Even when its debt collectors, come on! One time, this person called me a "LIAR!" Boy did that riled me up. Of course, I gave him My 2 Cents & hung up on him. Then return the called & made a complaint about this person & their phone etiquette. I think that is one of the perks of Caller ID, you get to the number to return that call.

Anyways, if I don't have your number I don't answer & if you really wanted to talk to me, there is a thing called voicemail. Leave a message & I will get back to you! Simple as that! RIGHT! LOL, that's just me, take it or leave it.

One time my husband kept calling me from his work & on a military post it comes up unknown, so I didn't answer the call & he ended up calling me from his cell phone. He was like "will you answer your phone, I keep calling." I was like "was that you that kept calling?" He was like "yes"...I just laughed!

Oh, don't worry I got the numbers of the hospital, the police, schools, & places where I know that my family will be at in my phone.

So this is JUST MY 2 CENTS...If I don't have you in my phonebook, then I don't answer! If it’s important there is the voicemail, so leave a message after the beep, "BEEP!"

My favorite Iphone App Game

Yes, I have an iPhone & as you think of it everyone has one. Okay, maybe not everyone but if you look around when you go shopping you can count at least 10 people who has one. Well, I never thought I would be an iPhone owner, but I got sucked in & never regretted it. Thank you, honey! He bought it as a late birthday present to me since he missed my birthday due to deployment. Well, he made it up & I love him!




Okay, going off track here! I love the iPhone because of all the apps it has & the one that I absolutely love is Words with Friends Free (this has ads) & the other with no ads is $0.99. Well, I got the free version & the ads are no problem for me, gives my brain a rest on thinking. Anyways, the game is like scrabble but without a board game & tiles in front of you. It’s all in the app & you play with your friends who has an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. I can play in my house, in my bed, with my cousin who lives maybe 5mins away by car in her house. Then I can play with random opponents from across the world that has this app & get a challenge! Not that my cousin is not a challenge, I know her & how she thinks. So I like the challenge when I play with people I don't know.



Like right now, I am playing with this great competitor on our 6th or 7th game already & I haven't yet to beat this person. They said that I am their great challenge & I take that as a compliment, even though I haven't beaten them yet. Soon, I hope! LOL



Well, if you ever looking for that great app with a great challenge to your brain! I say check it out, it's free, & you will be amazed how much words are out there & words you never thought existed! And that my reader, is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Just My 2 Cents on Blogging...

Okay, you know how this is just a start for me on blogging & how I kept pondering on should I blog or not? Well, I asked my fellow cyber friends who blog what is the best place to blog & how to start it off. A friend of mine who has 4 blogs (like WOW). I didn't start on one yet & she has 4. Talk about alot of thinking & alot of headaches. Just thinking on starting this one was a major headache for me LOL! Well, I went to the 2 sites that she mention & boy was I like WHAT? You can picture me sitting in front of the computer with a blank look & if it could happen a big ?QUESTION MARK? on the top of my head. It was alot to take in, not only do you have to write on topics you want to talk about. But you have to design, add widgets or buttons, upload a photo, which of course constant looking at the right photo to place so you look good & people will know who you are (talk about stress), & then to make sure it is readable before you publish it on the web. Wow, so much work! Towards the end, I was ready to throw in the towel & just say to the HELL of it. But, the perfectionist in me said "NOPE" going to finish it. Yes, I am perfectionist! Well, not that much! I just don't throw in the towel to easy! Well, it seem I didn't quit & I am on my 3rd post. Kind off getting the hand of it, well sort of! LOL!

Ok My First 2 Cents...

Okay, I am sitting here wondering what will be my first blog about & for the life of me I really don't know what to write. For someone who likes to give her 2 cents is speechless...lol I wonder if everyone goes thru this as they blog. I mean to be honest; my head is hurting trying to think of a subject to give my 2 cents. Before when blogging was just a thought, I had things that I wanted to blog about, but now its like "nothing," mind is blank, headaches, & now a neck ache. So I am going to give my mind a break & let’s hope something will inspire me to give JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Oh, if anyone does read this feel free to comment & give me an idea. Could use one!

Just My 2 Cents About Me...

Hi, I am a wife to my husband for 17yrs now & an Army wife for 4yrs, a mom of 4 beautiful girls & I love my family. I am a loving person & I care about my fellow man. But, cross me wrong & you will hear my 2 Cents! My family is important to me, especially my children! I am a Leo so mess with my cubs, you mess with me & you will so hear My 2 Cents!

I am creating this blog to Just give My 2 Cents, a place to get whatever is off my chest & mind. Also, I like to give my reviews or my opinions on things & my husband tells me I need to do something about it. It seems I have a lot to say & no one to listen. So here I am in the Blogging World to give Just My 2 Cents!


I hope whoever reads this will enjoy what I have to say & I am open to any one's 2 cents.