Personalized Shirts

It is not everyday that birthdays are celebrated. For someone who is in the pink of health, it is a time to give thanks for the healthy year. For someone who is stricken with a terminal illness, it is a time to give thanks because you get to live another day or year for that matter. My mom's sickness taught us how to be thankful not just for birthdays but for each day we get to wake up alive. When she was sick, there were times that we celebrated birthdays in her hospital room. We would dress up the room and bring in all the food there. We would gladly share the food not just with the hospital's staff, but with other cancer patients as well. Not too long, we would see other families doing they same thing. Some families even exerted great effort making sure they are wearing breast cancer t shirts. It is a great way to show support and empathy to their patients. We were wondering then where they were getting those shirts. Not until recently, while checking out another friends' Facebook profile, I was able to bump into the Facebook page of a design your own shirt company, CafePress.com. The possibilities are endless when you create your own item. It made me think that if mom was still alive, she will be elated to see us wearing personalized shirts on her birthday. It would be nice to capture that moment on pictures, too. However, mom is no longer here. I will have to think of creating personalized shirt for another person, then.

I have been to a lot of Oncology Departments of different hospitals during the times that my mom herself was a cancer patient. She battled Primitive Neuro Ectodermal Tumor, a type of cancer that attacks the bones of the afflicted. She had been in and out those rooms in the UP-PGH Cancer Institute for almost six years. During those years, not only are we able to create good relationships with the hospital's staff and the doctors, but we also manage to make friends with other cancer inflicted patients and their families. I have seen how cancer makes their body weak, but not their souls and the will of these people. There were families that went to visit their patient wearing breast cancer t-shirts. Long before there have been statement shirts, they were already wearing shirts that echoed their support to their cancer stricken patients. We were wondering then where they were getting those shirts. Not until recently, while checking out another friends' Facebook profile, I was able to bump into the facebook page of a design your own shirt company, CafePress.com. The possibilities are endless when you create your own item. My son will be celebrating his birthday in two weeks time and I am thinking of giving him a unique item as a gift, something personalized. I am thinking of either a shirt or perhaps an apron, something that will show support on his love for cooking. I do hope it will get delivered on time. Knowing Hubby, he will surely ask me where I got the item from.

Dress Up Games

Have you ever wondered how it feels to be in another person's shoes? Children often do their dress-up games and my kid is no different. There was one time that we went to Museong Pambata and he was very excited because he was able to try out different work wears. Some of them was the fireman costume complete with the hats and a firetruck in tow. He was begging for us to go to there one of these days because he said he wants to try out those lab coats for doctors.

Dressing up games are healthy games for kids. It does not only broadens up their creativity but it always makes them be aware that each person has their own responsibility in nation-building. With these in mind , the kids will definitely be creative thinkers in the future and perhaps better leaders. So whether it be a hospital nurse uniform or an engineering cap, just give in to your kids desire. After all, you cannot always contain them to wearing just scrubs for kids.


And I guess even mommies will find those fashion scrubs to be worth the buy.

Back to School Shopping List

As early as now, the kid is already planning on his back to school things. Last year, we were able to save a lot because we did not purchased the big items that are normally included in the back-to-school shopping list. This year, it will be very different. The kid grew a lot which means that we have to buy new sets of school uniform. He is also begging me to buy him a new and bigger lunch totes . Not to mention we also need to look for sturdy backpack. I am eyeing those Stephen Joseph . Then there's the shoes , the books, the notebooks and the list can be very long. Good thing there is Dada who will be giving me the shopping money. Kids nowadays are very lucky, they get to enjoy both comfort and beauty at the same time. But , I could still remember those times when he used to lay sound asleep on his nap mat. Hubby is really right, I could perhaps start to think of the Kid as a kid and no longer a baby.

Online Shopping, Anyone?

I was unable to post anything for the past week. Busy and stressedwould be an understatement for the state I am in right now. A lot of things are coming up and I don´t know which one to prioritize. Jian´s birthday will be a couple of weeks from now; me training for the new account to handle; and Hubby bugging me to finish the documents for his business requirements, not to mention the little things that I need to look after for my two brothers and my dad as well. Yes, it´ś kinda hard because it appears that my hand is always full and I am actually surprised that I am able to cope despite of everything.

But then, first things first. It´s nice that we live in a very high tech era. I love this online shopping thing that we have right now. I am sure that the ladies out there will agree that we save more shopping online because we tend to think about it first before really buying the stuffs. My kid and my hubby will both be happy because they no longer need to spend a lot of time accompanying me while I look for that Kobe Bryant jersey that my brother have been bugging me about. I was also able to get a pair of volleyball jerseys for myself without having to deal with the weekend traffic.

My kid is asking that we have his birthday themed as a basketball party. I might as well look for the right stuffs online. It will not only save me time but it also helps me decide better.

Have you had the chance to shop online? Did you like the idea?