Cleopatras Choice essential oil

We had the opportunity to visit the newly built house of a friend who came all the way from New York to grace the much awaited housewarming.  She referred to her little mansion as a product of her “blood, sweat and tears”  and it is really a known fact that Marissa, single handedly worked to have her dream house built.   She poured all the nicest and choicest furniture and decorations she can lavishly afford.   The bedrooms and bathrooms smelled heavenly.   Curiously, the girls in our group peeked in the bathroom and they said they’ve found the secret of that scent that enveloped the room.  Apparently, Marissa has been using Cleopatras Choice essential oil especially the lavender essence which has a calming and relaxing effect that can even send you to sleep even you are in the bathroom.

Yes, would you tell that we were exaggerating when we said we wanted a sleep over in Marissa’s place?

Rustic furniture

Three of my super hyperactive nephews were sheepishly giggling near grandmom who was sleeping with mouth open and obvioulsy was deep in her sleep on her favorite chair.   The unbearable heat no doubt make one sick’ tired, lazy and irritable and my grandma is not spared.   She is understandably grumpy because she feels uncomfortable with the hot summer temperature enough to send her sitting all day on a  rustic furniture she loved very much in her favorite nook in the house.  She would always tell us. her grandchildren that that the wooden chair is cooler compared to the leather sofa in the living room which makes her sweat more.

Of course, they have airconditioning unit but rarely use it knowing how oldies are very energy saving conscious.  She shuts off lights and appliances when not in use.   And sometimes, it makes my mom freak out because grandmom is really hard to change.  She sees to it that only 1 florescent light is lit up in the whole house to save on electricity.  Such a spendthrift lady!  No A/C even if it is uncomfortably hot,  because she never worry much for she has her fave rustic chair given by mom last Christmas.  Since then on, she makes it a point to request mom to buy only those cedar and pine furniture and her room looks more like a  log cabin now.

Mom would always remind us to be gentle and understanding of her whims and caprices because she only have few remaining years in her life and she deserves to enjoy the comforts of life before it is too late.

Amen to that!

Laminate floor

My cousin insisted on getting rid of the carpet in the living room when they were planning to have a complete house make over.   She wanted to have it replaced with modern and sophisticated laminate floor coverings that she have seen in a glossy magazine.  Their house received guests almost every week, now that her husband has been elected as town mayor.  Carpet cleaning after their guests had all gone home is always a problem.  Spills, dirt and soils could not be avoided eventhough, carpet shampooing and cleaning is readily available and can do the trick  but she said she had enough and wanted to have wood floors instead for easy maintenance.  Her mind is now focused  looking for laminate flooring selection on line and I won’t be surprised that she will order it soon.

Well, cousin is now their town’s busy First Lady!

Adirondack chairs

I was tasked to accompany my aunt to a home depot where she wanted to look for nice furniture to refurbish the ancestral home in the province.   It was  no big deal actually, because mom also asked me to look around for some bathroom fixtures for our guest room downstairs.  Well, she trusted  me enough when it comes to choosing good quality home decors so every now and then I run errands for my family and relatives too.

And the other day, it was my “picky” aunt whom I had to satisfied.   Well, I thought I had all the patience in the world to show my aunt all the available furniture on display but we were just going only in circles and she was obviously shopping  aimlessly.   I think she was looking  for a particular furniture but can’t seem to remember what it is.  When she got tired and called for a break, I asked her seriously (I was already getting crazy) what does she really like.  She replied that she wanted to have the same furniture by the pool which she saw during cousin Gina’s house blessing.   Oh dear, so she wanted  Adirondack chairs! No wonder that she wanted the same piece for her house because aunt Leanne has very good taste and would not settle for anything less.   How I wished she had told me beforehand and that should have saved us time and the gasoline going that  far in the city wherein we can just order for Adirondack chairs  online.

Anyway, aunt is now excitedly waiting for it’s delivery!

All around handyman….

Big and bulky furnitures  and appliances, frames and paintings are what we helped moved out  from the apartment unit and in to the newly built dream house of a friend.  Beads of sweat obviously affirmed that the boxes that I  proudly carried to Luke’s stock room was heavier than I have thought.   Later, I found out it contained micrometers which are his Dad’s instruments.    Mr. Anthony being a Mechanical Engineer is the well known neighborhood “all around handyman” as he can be consulted and depended upon with all home maintenance problems.  He is all around .. be electrical, civil, mechanical.

Now he is dipping his fingers into computer engineering.

Well, mom won her way again….

The family is considering to make few changes in the interior of the house for a fresher and up to date look.  Aside from the interior,  dad also wanted to have it repainted and the carpet in the receiving room replaced.  Mom was quite displeased last week when they hosted a farewell party of an aunt and our carpet in the living area got sullied.  To my mom, cleaning the spills and the chewing gums is taxing although dad tried to console her that a professional carpet cleaner will take care of it, still she insisted that she wanted to have it changed.

And not to further the argument about petty things, my dad accompanied her to the ongoing laminate flooring sale and made her choose laminated floorings  to her heart’s desire.    That means good bye carpet…. Well, I believe it is a wise decision because my dad has recently assumed a leadership position  in a community they belong to, so we are expecting that meetings and trainings will surely be held in our place from time to time.

Alright, so mom won her way again and I hope that will end her whining….