Archive for May, 2009

Maid Service

May 20th, 2009

I remember when I was younger, the idea of having a cleaning service come to your home was something quite foreign to me because we did not live in a well off area and having such a thing was expensive. So if you needed Orlando carpet cleaning you’d have to pay a lot for it. Not only that but it was seen as something only rich people did, not because it was that expensive but because there was a notion that it was something for the lazy and idle — who would pay to have someone else clean for them when it’s something they could do for themselves?

How times change, now having a cleaner is about as normal as it gets. It has become so much more affordable and is no longer associated with the lazy/rich, just regular modern families who have a little spare income and not nearly enough hours in the day to get all the work done themselves — that’s the vast majority of Americans these days!

At HealthyHomeCleaningServices.com you can get an affordable, professional and reliable eco-friendly cleaning service. They have been helping to clean up the Central Florida area since 2003. Take a look at their site for more information.

New York Calling

May 20th, 2009

I’ve made many friends on the Internet over the years, from all over the world! I have known some of my online friends since 1999, which is pretty remarkable when you think about it – that’s 10 years worth of friendship with people I have never actually met, but have seen grow up, get married and have kids etc.

I have friends in The Netherlands, friends in the UK, friends from Canada, Malaysia, Australia and so many other far flung places. We chat on forums and via messenger all the time, but I have never actually spoken to most of them on the phone, that’d be cool, to actually have the phone ring and it be someone from the Internet, calling me from another country using Calling Cards. When I answer I think I would be so shocked and confused if they said who they were, it would surely take a minute or two for it to register in my brain

You can get Phone Cards from various websites online that make international calling simple. I might just get me a Prepaid Phone Card and give one of my very bestest online friends from Australia the surprise of her life! She’d be so happy.

Dream Oahu Hawaii Vacation

May 20th, 2009

I am so desperate for a vacation at the moment, I am craving a nice luxurious hotel, the beach, the sea and a stunning exotic location. I have not been away on a proper vacation in well over a year now and even that was only three nights away.

A two week vacation to totally relax and unwind would make me the happiest girl on the planet.

I was looking at Oahu Condo Rentals a while ago, as that really does look like paradise and would be my dream vacation right about now – I do love to stay in a luxury hotel sometimes, like when I am somewhere for a purpose and have things to do, but when it’s just a relaxing vacation I always prefer to go for a rental – there’s a lot more freedom in it to do what you want whenever you want and if you don’t feel like seeing or talking to any one (as I often don’t, I am not the most sociable of people) then you can literally just lock yourself away from the world.

Sadly actually going there is not an option at the moment, we simply don’t have the money for any vacation, never mind a fancy one.

Treadmill coming my way!

May 19th, 2009

I am going to go and read some treadmill product reviews later on when I get my daily Internet time, I have fancied one for a while but it seemed like such a hassle to have to sell my elliptical first etc, I wish I had room for both but as I don’t it has to be one or the other. The elliptical won the battle two years ago but now I think it’s time for a change!

Flooded Kitchen

May 17th, 2009

I remember coming home from school one day as a young teenager to find the kitchen flooded! There was some serious water damage afterwards that took a lot of time, effort and money to fix!

The washing machine had been left on and something had gone wrong while no one was home, so it completely emptied out onto the kitchen floor. I panicked and didn’t know what to do at all, I tired calling my mom, dad and brother but typical luck no of them were answering so in the end I tried to use the vacuum cleaner to try suck some of it up – thankfully my older brother did come home soon after and then he took over.

Termites, eeeeeek!

May 17th, 2009

Living in the UK we never had much of a termite issue, I had never seen termite swarms in my life until I moved to Australia — and now I live in the USA I know it’s something I will run into quite often, I hear there are winged termites around here and I want to embrace every thing American, including the pesky little wildlife!

Budget, what budget?

May 17th, 2009

I was tasked with booking a luxury hotel a few days ago for my boss. It was actually a lot of fun because the budget was high and it meant that I got to do something I would never usually get to do — for my own personal holidays the budget is about the tenth of the size hehe.

I looked into several gorgeous Four Seasons Hotels and settled on the Four Seasons Hualalai in beautiful Hawaii. What an absolute dream it looks.

I booked the hotel through WhatAHotel.com — they are a Lorraine Travel owned website so are a well known and respected name in the travel industry and one of only a small amount of Four Seasons preferred partners! By booking through them you also get a whole bunch of extra perks.

So I told my boss about the hotel I had chosen and showed him the link including several reviews from people who have stayed there and he feel in love with it just as much as I did do. He was very happy with me, not happy enough to tell me to book myself a place also unfortunately hehe.

But I definitely scored brownie points and I begrudgingly hope he has a great time :)

Spot Attack

May 15th, 2009

I suffered terribly with acne when I was a teenager, I was one of the many unfortunate ones who spent all her time trying to cover it up, clean it up and generally just wish the floor would open up and swallow me whole – curses to teenage hormones!

I tried so many lotions and potions and acne cleanser products over the years but never did find anything to completely clear it up.

Thankfully it eventually cleared up on it’s own as I got older, as is the case for most people, and now I have pretty great skin, rarely getting acne at all :)

Paintballing = FUN!

May 15th, 2009

I went paintballing on Thursday for my friends 29th birthday, she wanted to start the last year in her 20s as she means to go on, with fun fun fun! And boy was it fun, it’s been so long since I have been to a paintball place I forgot how exhilarating it can be, and my word I must have burned a lot of calories over the course of the afternoon!

I need to see if I can find some paintball guns for sale somewhere so that I can go whenever I want without having to rent one.

I wish I could go back tomorrow :)

Mmmm Popcorn

May 15th, 2009

What’s better than sitting down in a big comfy chair with a great movie? Sitting down in a big comfy chair with a movie and snacks, mmm Popcorn, soda, chips, yum! Who doesn’t love that? I am sure it could be considered America’s favourite hobby :)

At Popcornopolis you can get all kinds of popcorn, from your plain old delicious regular stuff to gormet gift baskets and 3-way party tins. There is popcorn for every budget, taste bud and occasion!

My mouth is watering just from looking at the website and it’s made me decide, tonight is going to be a movie night in this household. Yay.