Archive for June, 2010

Living Room Before - Home Office Now

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

My father decided to put up office in our home so he and my mom can work better. Currently both of them are using our living room as their office.  Sometimes many of our relatives and friends wants to come over to our place for a visit, most often than not we declined since our living room is such a mess. That day my father called up a contractor to convert one vacant room into an office, then after few days the room renovation was done. Since both my parents are working home I decided to contact some wholesale suppliers for discount office supplies. I told them that they will need it in order to keep themselves more effective ion what they are doing. The supplier gave us a good rate and my parents were happy. The suppliers also offered us industrial supplies, but my parents told them that it is not yet really necessary at the moment. Although I thought the vacuums and odor control product are great for our home, but still my father insisted that they don’t have enough budget for it. Anyway we are happy now at least they have their own private room for working and we can now accept visitors anytime.

Capture the Moment

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

I was so thrilled when my brother called and told me that the newest member in the family is to be delivered the following day.  The baby was going to be the first baby in the family after 18 years.  I needed to be there since my brother’s video camera broke and we wanted to take a video shot of the baby coming out of her mother’s womb.  We had already asked permission from the hospital and since we were a family they agreed to it.

The big day came.  Out of shrill excitement, I was not able to check my car.  It had been acting weird the previous day.  It made a noise and there were traces of oil from the engine.  That day, my car did not start.  I was near frustration when my brother.  He was concerned what caused my delay.  I told my brother the dilemma.  He called his repair shop that offered 4×4 transmission repair service.

The transmission repair Largo came immediately.  I told them I needed to be in the hospital in 3 hours.  They worked fast without losing the efficiency of their job.  My car was fixed on time.  I was able to capture my niece’s birth.  As for my car, I never had problems with it anymore.

Temporary Storages

Monday, June 21st, 2010

The day Jerry and I decided to marry, everything became so fast. We’ve been engaged for six years, but never proposed. I always asked myself if this guy intends to marry me. But I’ve got my answer this June, when he made a surprise party and finally asked my hand for marriage! Sooner than I knew, we moved out together. We had or garden wedding on the lakeshore and we were happy. My family was such water lovers that the sight of the lake with the reflection of the wedding is like a blessing to us. Jerry called a storage facility in Raleigh NC to temporarily hold our stuff before we finally move into our new house.

We moved to the house a week later after the honeymoon. Our love nest, although not as big as one would imagine, is very satisfying. It has three rooms, one particularly for our soon to be born baby, and a mess room, for me to do my hobby and source of income-my sewing. When I got our moving boxes from the storages, I became excited. Not only to start a new life, but becoming the wife and the mother for this family and home.

The Old makes way for the New

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

My hobby is collecting different kind of jewelries, whether it is gold, diamonds or even silver accessories. I always look for something new and I sell old jewelry when they are too old for my taste. I have a trusted site on which I use to sell my jewelries. The money that I get from them goes to my hobby. Yes, selling old jewelry helps me continue my hobby. It’s like an endless cycle; actually I profit “more” whenever I sell my jewelries. That particular website offers the highest appraisal, on any jewelry store that I ever came across.

I always keep on with the latest trend when it comes to accessories. Necklaces, rings, bracelets and the likes are all part of my collection. My friends always ask me, where I get those different gems that I wear on parties and other special occasions. I just tell them that I bought them from selling my old ones. It is very convenient to say the least. My old jewelries for new ones, you can’t have anything better than that, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

From Bad to Good

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Selling gold and diamond is a risky thing to do. Many were already fooled by falling to the wrong jeweler. It is a clever thing to do to search for trusted jewelers which will not only give you fair value for your jewelry but will also assess you asset much to your expectation. Be careful when selling gold jewelry.

I had an experience in selling gold. I have old gold which I acquired when I was still in a buy and sell business of gold. Since, I already had enough of it; I decided to sell old gold, since they were already out of style.

I searched for jewelry buyers online, and I managed to browse on to site where I can sell wedding ring and other gold jewelry as well. I have been too happy when I sold my old jewelry to a company that buys it. They bought it in a price I didn’t expect. They gave high value for an old asset. Not only did they appraise it high, that company also made the transaction fast. In a few days time, I was able to get the payment, fast and easy. I was so happy that I have come to know it.  A very reliable jeweler you can trust on. Now, I am starting a small business using the money I earned from my old gold.