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I have come across this picture of the Royal Family at Daily Mail yesterday. I can’t help but sigh at how beautiful this picture is. This picture was taken back in 1957 when the Queen Elizabeth was still a young mother and before the time of digital cameras.

Isn’t that such a nice photograph? Neither one was facing the camera but it was still a beautiful photograph. My family must have at least one photo like this before Z grows up. It certainly beats those pictures taken at the studio where everyone is forced to smile and to remain frozen while waiting for the flash.

By the way, there’s this anecdote regarding this picture. See the little prince and princess? They are holding a book there but they were supposed to be fishing instead of reading. However, an overzealous cook cooked the fish they were supposed to catch so that’s how they ended up with a book in a pond. You see? Even a day in the royal life isn’t all that perfect. LOL!

As a mommy, I dream of the time when we’ll be shopping for our new home. The perfect time is when we have a considerable money in the bank more than enough for a downpayment and we can buy our dream home. If we can buy it for the full price then the better.  That’s also the time I would be looking for insurance quotes to make sure my dream home is fully insured. I wouldn’t want an accident happening and then we’ll lose everything just in a snap.

Now, I’m wondering if this house is covered by insurance.

I’m sure the couple who bought this were looking for their perfect home .  What could have been more perfect than a luxurious 6-bedroom house on a top of a cliff, with breathtaking view, and on sale for £150,000, just a tiny fraction of its original £1.5million price? There’s just one tiny catch – the previous owners deserted this house because they thought there was too much of a risk of  a landslide happening. The new owners must have be positive thinkers because they decided they would grab this chance and bought the property. Unfortunately, just a week after they bought it part of their garden has already collapsed!

How about you? Are you willing to buy this home even though you’ll be losing some soil from time to time?

I love Goldilocks Birthday Cakes. Ever since I can remember we always celebrated our birthdays with one. It doesn’t matter if it’s my birthday or if it’s the birthday of my husband. Goldilocks has the right cake that would fit for every member of the family.

Now, it’s my little boy’s turn to celebrate his birthday. We’ll surely order a Goldilocks Birthday Cake for him. I still haven’t made up my mind what kind birthday cake it would be. Last year, we went with the Lightning McQueen theme. You should have seen his face when he saw it. He had no clue we would be able to get one. I, myself was surprised too. We weren’t able to order in advance but Goldilocks surely saved the day. They were able to give us one at such a short notice. Oh, didn’t I say I love Goldilocks Birthday Cakes?

As predicted, Google has again updated the page ranks. I’m sad that my blogs didn’t get any PR. *sniff  Well, I’m not so surprised in this blog because I have neglected it last year but my main blog that I have tried to update every day last month still hasn’t got any. Well, there’s no reason to cry over spilled milk they say so that should just give me a reason to work harder smarter. LOL!

How about you? Did Google smile on your blogs last New Year?

I guess by now you have heard about the hype about the different planners. The Belle de Jour Planner and the Starbucks Planner are just two of the most popular ones. They are also expensive! The Starbucks Planner, for one, would cost around P2,000 since you need to buy 17 drinks in order to get it; while the Belle de Jour Planner costs P600.

Although they say both are the absolute must haves, it is unfortunate that my mommy budget won’t allow me to purchase either.

So if you’re a mommy like me who has to be frugal to make ends meet or someone with a tight budget but  needs a planner anyway let me share with you the planner that I have been using for two years now.

Meet the most inexpensive planner – the Goldilocks planner. How much? It’s free. It comes free with the January issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine so you have to shell out P100 to get one. Still, isn’t that the most inexpensive planner in the planet?

Let me walk you through.

On the left side there’s an inspirational quote, list of your goals for the month, list for your important events for the month, lessons learned last month, and resolution for the month.

On the right side there are the dates for the whole month (see those small letters and numbers at the top), the individual dates where you can put your schedule, and an insightful life tip at the bottom.

I love it so much I remember to buy a copy of Good Housekeeping every January. I only buy it for the planner though as I have stopped buying magazines a long time ago. Until now, I haven’t read the magazine but the planner is a different matter!

What I don’t like about it are the beautiful photos that make you want to head over to Goldilocks that very instant and order whatever’s on for that month.

Just look at that photo and you’ll know what I mean. LOL!

This is the third year I’m going to use the Goldilocks planner and I think it won’t be the last.