Some of us live in very dry areas and having a garden can be difficult. Many will just give up on the thought of gardening when they realize how how little water there is, but there are ways to cope with less water.

What you can do is start rain harvesting. It’s one of the best ways to keep your garden alive during a drought. Drought is most of the time predicted far in advanced, or those already experiencing a drought will be given a few weeks of heavy rain. When the rain come,make sure you take the opportunity to set up several rain barrels. Many people think this would be a time consuming or that it’s plain silly. But this will seriously save you many gallons of water and it actually requires little work.

Finding the barrels is easy. You can either use your own garbage bins or you can go to SimplyRainBarrels.com where they have a variety of rain barrels for sale. When you have your rain barrel, you will probably want to cover the top with a screen of some sort to filter out any unwanted leaves or debris that might fall off the roof of your house.

The use of rain water barrels might sound like an old idea but it will make really make a lot of difference!

I had my share of blogger’s nightmare last year. I lost access to my very first blog and I didn’t have any back up. All my data were locked down.

It was the worst time in my blogger’s life. I couldn’t sleep nor concentrate on doing anything else. All I could think of is my blog … probably gone forever! Oh I know… so dramatic ! I tried everything to recover access to my blogger account but to no success.

I have learned a lot from that experience so from then on I regularly back up my files not only in my laptop but in an external hard drive as well. We should always be proactive because virus or bad things happen when you least expect it .

It hardly fits my wallet…that’s how big it is.

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I’ve been to New York once and that was more than 6 years ago, my husband was living and working in Connecticut at that time. I loved it the first time I was there and I would definitely want to see it again.

I really liked the yellow cabs – I like their uniformity.

I think New York would be lovely in the Spring, if only hubby is not so busy during this time of year. If  we get a chance to go there again, I’d like to see and explore the Union Square Green Market and walk on Central Park.

Well maybe  we’ll have a chance to go there later this year. Fingers crossed. I am gonna do some research about it and find New York City hotel that is nearto the tourist attractions I would like to see.

May you have the most fabulous birthday celebration in the world. You make me smile with your interesting post and comments on my blogs. I am glad I met you online and hopefully we’ll meet in the real world soon.

Many many more fabulous years to come!

Cherry,is one of my long time blogger friends.

Please visit her blogs and wish her a Happy Birthday;) !
A Girl For All Status , Pinay Single Mommy , 1716South , Garage Sale

It’s just one of those days…I am probably just impatient!

I have been to the doctor and consulted him about IVF treatment in case it is still not successful trying to conceive naturally. IVF treatment is very expensive and it can be that it is not successful on the first trial. So I thought, let’s try first naturally.

I know that for some women may never have to worry about ovulation and conceiving. This is because you have no troubles getting pregnant, and you may have the family that you want.

A woman’s inability to get pregnant right away is stressful not only to herself but also to her partner. Because it is expected of her to bear children, not being able to do so is considered a failure on her part.

The pressure imposed on her by other people may add up to her stress and anxiety. The stressfulness cause negative changes in their mood and attitude. Stress and anxiety should be dealt with properly or it can lead to lots fighting between couples and possibly cause them their relationship.

There are many available options in helping women fulfill their yearning for motherhood. There could be disadvantages or side effects of some medications and treatments. Careful consideration that women or couples should decide what to undergo. If you have tried everything and nothing works , this does not necessarily mean losing your essence. ( That’s what I try to tell myself atleast)

After all, motherhood is not just attained biologically – adoption is always another option.

Funny Videos

What I love here in Singapore is that people are very comfortable in expressing themselves through fashion. They are not afraid to wear whatever they feel like wearing may it be cutesy or quirky. I wonder if I would have the guts to be this daring if I were their age now? Would you ?

Pingping, of China, was born with a type of dwarfism. He, 20, stands precisely 2 feet 5.37 inches tall.

He called Svetlana Pankratova’s legs “very beautiful.”

Pankratova, 36, who is Russian but lives in Spain, has legs that are nearly 52 inches long, or more than 4 feet long.

Read more about it here.