Lately, I get hungry after every 3 hours. That’s ok because I am pregnant. What’s not ok is I always crave for sugar frosted cereals. I’m not into chocolates but eat cereals twice a day. I realized not only will I gain excess weight, I could suffer gestational diabetes if I continue doing this. So I’m going easy on the cereals and sugars.

As for the excess weight, well, I could go for the best weight loss supplement, right after giving birth. And I could start munching on those sugar frosted cereals. Although, I’m not sure if I’ll still crave for them by then.

I was reading this article on accutane side effects and was happy that I didn’t take any before I got pregnant. Like most medications, moms should consult their doctors first or it could cause birth defects. October last year when I had my sty and the doctor told me that I should be taking an antibiotic. I informed her that I could be pregnant, so she had to prescribe Augmentin which is safe for pregnant women. Good thing I always suspect I am pregnant. Hahaha.

And for women who are trying to conceive, it is best to take Folic Acid even before you get pregnant. It helps prevent serious birth defects in your baby especially before conception and during early pregnancy.

A friend was telling me she plan on getting North Carolina health insurance for her younger siblings. I couldn’t share much as I have little knowledge on health insurances. I am so grateful that our jobs provide us the health insurance for me, husband and the kids. Or I’d be clueless. But if the company where one works do not provide such, I believe that health insurance is a “good investment” that one should get one even if one has to pay on their own. It takes away the stress from financial worries when one gets sick.

Someone close to me has expressed his desire to leave his current job, and hop into the company I work for. My husband and sister also work for the same company, so it’s not so surprising that more people close to us wants to join too. One of the important benefits people are considering these days when looking for a job is the Medicare plan. I know some singles forget to consider this especially if their parents are still young and healthy. But we are not assured that nothing can harm us. What we can only do is to be assured that someone will assist us to get disability insurance once needed.

Back to this someone close to me. We have advised him to gather more certifications to “justify” his asking salary.

Like almost everybody else, I thought a sty is just a bump in the eyelids that will go away on its own. Well, I was lucky that my very first sty (which I had a month ago) did go away in just a week. But my second sty is nastier. The pain was so unbearable extending to my left temple and sinus. I had difficulty sleeping at night that I considered that natural insomnia treatment that my mom recommended.

Also, I thought I could avoid the antibiotics but it became bigger and bigger and my eye went puffy. I even had a gel-like liquid on half of my left eye that blocked my vision. But I went to the doctor earlier today so now all the pain and discomfort are gone.

For a couple of weeks now I’ve been *wishful* thinking I am pregnant. Almost every month, I get this feeling a lot, almost wanting some prenatal vitamins. Just kidding. But yes, I do get that illusion a lot. Then reality kicks in and I get frustrated.

Anyway, the good news is I was able to shed off 4 more pounds even if I didn’t change my diet much. I hope to shed some more without having to work out. Yeah right. Wishful thinking again. :p

Late this afternoon, I started craving for fishballs, but our “fishball buddies” are still out. My daughter and I were so sleepy so we doze off supposedly for a while, but ended up sleeping for 2 hours. When we woke up, it was too late for fishballs. Our “fishball buddies” asked us where else we want to go. We decided we want to hang out at Technohub for Time Zone and dinner.

The little girl wanted a bucket of fries from KFC so the whole gang decided to just have 2 bucket meals! After dinner, I was just too full I kept obsessing about the idea of best fat burning supplements. And even while eating, we were thinking of having a beer and pizza 3 hours later that night. Hahaha. We so love to eat!

Not really sure if it’s just my imagination or what I am seeing are really age spots. Sure, I’ll have those spots but not as early as now. So I asked my husband who said he doesn’t see anything. Good thing I have a man in the house who instinctively know the safe answer.

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I badly need a haircut. My long dull hair gives the impression that I’m too old or busy to care for how I look. Wait, skin and hair making me look old? Fine, let’s just say the age is starting to show. Oops! Too blessed to be bothered.

My sister suddenly chatted with me. I thought she’s going to ask me about life insurance leads again. She was asking me about photobooks. She admired her wedding photobook so much she wanted to do photobooks of all their trips out of the country. Their trips meaning her trips to China, Hong Kong or US, and her husband’s trips to Canada and the US. Yes, they haven’t travelled together out of the country yet. They, however, were able to travel together to the best beaches in the country. So I suggested this quick page I saw online, downloadable for free.

Click on this image to download from Gina’s blog.

After so many years (no kidding, years!), I suddenly thought I could use some stretching. I kept gaining weight from eating too much, working too much and physical activities too less. After just 15 minutes or so, I was perspiring profusely. I couldn’t breath normally that I thought I’d be needing a respironics oxygen concentrator.

But it felt good. It reminded me of my younger years when I used to dance all afternoon, burning up kilo calories. It reminded me of how satisfied I was with my arm and leg shape.

Anyway, I didn’t attempt to do more stretching again as I woke up feeling so beat up. Oh, age!