May the year to come be filled with happiness... And a wonderful moments for us to treasure. Happy New Year.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Dating Guide for 2009: Eight Steps to Finding True Love
2008 is winding down and New Year's Eve is coming fast. You'll blow the horns, make a few toasts. It'll be another New Year's party with no one you really want to kiss at midnight. Another lonely year staring you in the face.
But it doesn't have to be that way. In fact, 2009 can be the year you find the love of your life.
You can create the stuff of your dreams by making a simple shift that changes the way you date this year. You can make a resolution right now, right here as you read this dating guide, to find new love that is better than any relationship you have had before.
For singles, the chances of finding a mate could be better than ever! The average marriage now lasts under seven years, and this means new singles are coming on the scene all the time. In fact, around 16 million people are now using online dating in the U.S. You have a lot of singles to choose from.
So go on, make the affirmation. Something like, "I will find a mate who is just right for me." Here is an eight-step action plan that can make your resolution a reality in 2009:
1. Prioritize Finding Love. Imagine if you didn't have a job. Looking for one would be your top priority. You would spend hours searching sites like Yahoo! Hotjobs, calling recruiters, and jumping on any leads.
In contrast, finding love ranks pretty low on your to-do list. You come home from work, run errands, call your friends, watch your favorite show, and maybe spend 15 minutes browsing your online dating site. Most singles are better at planning their weekend than planning their dating life.
Yet study after study has shown that relationships are treasured above all else when we reflect on what has meant the most in our lives. So make finding a mate a top priority.
2. Have a 'New You' Party. Invite friends over for a New You party where they give you a makeover. Let them go through your clothes, getting rid of unflattering stuff and putting together some hot new looks for you. Find a look that makes you feel great.
Tell your friends you are looking to meet someone special. Email the same message to any other buddies who did not make the party.
3. Work Your Online Dating Site. Throw out your old photo and profile. Have a friend who is a good photographer take 100 headshots of you in order to get one that looks especially warm, attractive, and inviting. Get some opposite-sex friends to help you pick out the best photo and work on your dating profile. After you post them, spend at least three hours a week looking around the site, sending and responding to messages, and connecting by phone and in person with people. Block out time in your daily calendar to work the site.
4. Go Where the Odds Are Better. Sign up for two ongoing classes or activities that interest you and have lots of singles in them. Finance courses, rock climbing, golfing, snowboarding/skiing, and hiking are great for meeting single men. Single women are plentiful at cooking classes, yoga, and spirituality workshops.
Coed city sports teams are great and usually have an even mix of genders. Look into volunteering for a local or national political group. There are many other activities to consider, so search online, or go to www.meetup.com and peruse their groups.
5. Meet New People. Say hello to three new men or women every day. Assuming you are in a safe or public place, make eye contact, smile, say hi or ask for some help. This is what I call the Marcia Cross Technique. Actress Marcia Cross was in her forties when she met her husband by chatting with him in a flower shop. She now is the ecstatic mother of twin baby girls.
You can start with saying hello to the less threatening types and work your way up to the ones who are "out of your league." You will be surprised how receptive the cuties can be!
6. Date Against Type.
Most singles do not find love with the type of person they imagine for themselves.
Most singles do not find love with the type of person they imagine for themselves. The guy who wants a petite blonde winds up with a brainy brunette. The woman who dates starving artists marries a rich, balding lawyer. Look at photos and profiles that you would ordinarily take a quick pass on. Try and experiment. You may be very happily surprised!
7. Go for a Second Date. Even if you are not exactly blown away by a person on the first date, remember to stay open. You cannot know what secret goodies are hidden in someone just by meeting them once. You have to let a potential partner unfold and show you his/her different sides. If there is any connection with this person at all, give it another chance. Love almost always comes in a surprise package.
8. Open the Door. If you do meet someone and have a really good time, send a quick text or email the next morning to let the person know that the door is open to getting together again. This is especially important for women to do. Write something specific about the date that points to the connection between the two of you or refers to something you both loved.
Now you have your love resolution and plan. Most importantly, commit to the first step and make finding a mate your top priority. Then follow the recommended program to create the love you want in the coming year. Chances are, by next New Year's Eve you'll be kissing the one you want.
For the latest research on singles finding love, read my new book, "Love in 90 Days: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Own True LGuide to Finding Your Own True Love."
But it doesn't have to be that way. In fact, 2009 can be the year you find the love of your life.
You can create the stuff of your dreams by making a simple shift that changes the way you date this year. You can make a resolution right now, right here as you read this dating guide, to find new love that is better than any relationship you have had before.
For singles, the chances of finding a mate could be better than ever! The average marriage now lasts under seven years, and this means new singles are coming on the scene all the time. In fact, around 16 million people are now using online dating in the U.S. You have a lot of singles to choose from.
So go on, make the affirmation. Something like, "I will find a mate who is just right for me." Here is an eight-step action plan that can make your resolution a reality in 2009:
1. Prioritize Finding Love. Imagine if you didn't have a job. Looking for one would be your top priority. You would spend hours searching sites like Yahoo! Hotjobs, calling recruiters, and jumping on any leads.
In contrast, finding love ranks pretty low on your to-do list. You come home from work, run errands, call your friends, watch your favorite show, and maybe spend 15 minutes browsing your online dating site. Most singles are better at planning their weekend than planning their dating life.
Yet study after study has shown that relationships are treasured above all else when we reflect on what has meant the most in our lives. So make finding a mate a top priority.
2. Have a 'New You' Party. Invite friends over for a New You party where they give you a makeover. Let them go through your clothes, getting rid of unflattering stuff and putting together some hot new looks for you. Find a look that makes you feel great.
Tell your friends you are looking to meet someone special. Email the same message to any other buddies who did not make the party.
3. Work Your Online Dating Site. Throw out your old photo and profile. Have a friend who is a good photographer take 100 headshots of you in order to get one that looks especially warm, attractive, and inviting. Get some opposite-sex friends to help you pick out the best photo and work on your dating profile. After you post them, spend at least three hours a week looking around the site, sending and responding to messages, and connecting by phone and in person with people. Block out time in your daily calendar to work the site.
4. Go Where the Odds Are Better. Sign up for two ongoing classes or activities that interest you and have lots of singles in them. Finance courses, rock climbing, golfing, snowboarding/skiing, and hiking are great for meeting single men. Single women are plentiful at cooking classes, yoga, and spirituality workshops.
Coed city sports teams are great and usually have an even mix of genders. Look into volunteering for a local or national political group. There are many other activities to consider, so search online, or go to www.meetup.com and peruse their groups.
5. Meet New People. Say hello to three new men or women every day. Assuming you are in a safe or public place, make eye contact, smile, say hi or ask for some help. This is what I call the Marcia Cross Technique. Actress Marcia Cross was in her forties when she met her husband by chatting with him in a flower shop. She now is the ecstatic mother of twin baby girls.
You can start with saying hello to the less threatening types and work your way up to the ones who are "out of your league." You will be surprised how receptive the cuties can be!
6. Date Against Type.
Most singles do not find love with the type of person they imagine for themselves.
Most singles do not find love with the type of person they imagine for themselves. The guy who wants a petite blonde winds up with a brainy brunette. The woman who dates starving artists marries a rich, balding lawyer. Look at photos and profiles that you would ordinarily take a quick pass on. Try and experiment. You may be very happily surprised!
7. Go for a Second Date. Even if you are not exactly blown away by a person on the first date, remember to stay open. You cannot know what secret goodies are hidden in someone just by meeting them once. You have to let a potential partner unfold and show you his/her different sides. If there is any connection with this person at all, give it another chance. Love almost always comes in a surprise package.
8. Open the Door. If you do meet someone and have a really good time, send a quick text or email the next morning to let the person know that the door is open to getting together again. This is especially important for women to do. Write something specific about the date that points to the connection between the two of you or refers to something you both loved.
Now you have your love resolution and plan. Most importantly, commit to the first step and make finding a mate your top priority. Then follow the recommended program to create the love you want in the coming year. Chances are, by next New Year's Eve you'll be kissing the one you want.
For the latest research on singles finding love, read my new book, "Love in 90 Days: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Own True LGuide to Finding Your Own True Love."
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Merry Christmas
May the joy and wonder of the season continue to glow in your heart forever. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my friends in blog.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
My Favorite Blog Award
Tagged From Norm
Another tag from Norm. Thanks again sister...
The tag asks for seven random facts and/or weird facts about me.
1) First I am nice to everyone, very friendly, sweet, responsible and approachable.
2) loves shopping, going out to beaches, hiking and chatting.
3) I am addicted to chatting.
4) I love shopping and going out with friends.
5) I love to wear jeans and t-shirt.
6) I have a long black silky and straight hair since I was young.
7) I can make independent decisions in life, I know few recipes in cooking but I'm not a good cook, loves to organize, cleaning, ironing, sewing, washing clothes.
Tagging all my friends in my list. Feel free to grab!
The Art Of Gratitude
Thanks to Norm for being a true friend here in blogging. In terms of tagging and awarding you're always there to share with me. I really appreciate it and I hope you stay as sweet as you are. It is my joy to have a friend like you and my only prayer for you is that God will bless us lots of blessings everyday. Now, my turn to share this cute award of gratitude to my sister Lynlyn and my bestfriend Janet in Davao City.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
the alphabet tag
TAG
Here comes another tag and it asks for more facts about me. No problem. Doing this is fun anyway not to mention getting my friends here in the blogosphere know me more. Thank you Lynn for passing this to me. I appreciate the thought. Mwah!
A. Attached or single? --- 101% single
B. Best friend? --- My friends. There are four of us and we've been friends since college.
C. Cake or pie? --- cake my favorite, chocolate mousse
D. Day of choice? --- Saturday ... because it's night out, beach time and sometimes midnight sale hehehe
E. Essential item? --- Cellphone, hanky & lipstick
F. Favorite color? --- Pink, white, green, red & fuschia
G. Gummy bears or worms? --- Gummy bears
H. Hometown? --- Kinablangan
I. Favorite indulgence? --- Strawberry ice cream and buko salad
J. January or july? --- January because it starts of new year
K. Kids? --- Annika Maxinne my one and only favorite niece
L. Life isn't complete without? --- God, family, friends and bf hopefully hehehe
M. Marriage date? --- I still haven't found the right guy but hopefully I will let you know when I'm getting married...
N. Number of magazine subscriptions? --- Cosmopolitan magazine
O. Oranges or apples? --- Oranges
P. Phobias? --- Snakes
Q. Quotes? --- Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
R. Reasons to smile? --- Loved ones
S. Season of choice? --- Summer
T. Tag 5 people? --- I am tagging Norm, Janet, Nancy, Freeshia and Michelle.
U. Unknown fact about me? --- I'm being shy!
V. Vegetable? --- A lot like squash, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, asparagus, bitter gourd and many more.
W. Worst habit? --- By walking so fast
X. X-ray or ultrasound? --- If it is needed for medical reasons then so be it.
Y. Your favorite food? --- Pasta, chicken & fish
Z. Zodiac sign? --- Aquarius
Friday, October 31, 2008
today's flowers
Hello to all my friends happy weekend. Today is the ist day of november 2008, it is our tradition to visit our loved ones at the cemetery offering prayers, candles, flowers and food. This is the time to remember our beloved dead especially my father who had gone to rest for almost 14 years now. You are always in my heart dad, may you rest in peace. A blessed month of november! God bless us and our loved ones.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Two In A Raw
Super Amazing Blog Award and Friendship Tag from Lynn. Thanks sis for sharing this award and tag to all your friends. I love to share this to my friend Norm and to all my friends in blogging.
Uber (synonym to Super) Amazing Blog Award is a blog award given to sites who:
~ inspires you, makes you smile and laugh, or maybe give amazing information, has an amazing design and any other reasons you can think that makes a blog uber amazing!~
The rules
* put the logo on your blog or post
* Nominate at least 5 blogs (can be more) that for you are Uber Amazing!
* Share the love and link to this post and the person you received your award from.
The friendship tag
~ inspires you, makes you smile and laugh, or maybe give amazing information, has an amazing design and any other reasons you can think that makes a blog uber amazing!~
The rules
* put the logo on your blog or post
* Nominate at least 5 blogs (can be more) that for you are Uber Amazing!
* Share the love and link to this post and the person you received your award from.
The friendship tag
We need friends for many reasons, all through out the season.We need friends to comfort us when we are sad, and to have fun with us when we are glad.
We need friends to give us good advice.
We need someone we can count on, and treat us nice.
We need friends to remember us, one we have passed sharing memories that will always last.
Spread the poem of friendship:
1. Everyday Life 2. Words of Love 3. Sheng’s Simple Thoughts . . . 4. Pinay Mom Blogs 5. REALITIES 6. Glossa~licious 7. A Great Pleasure 8.The Spirit of Blogging 9. RestnRileks 10. Wishing On A Falling Star 11. A Simple Life 12. Just the way it is... 13. My so-called Life! 14. Southbrowneyes 15.You
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Welcome To My New Page
Hello friends! You are all welcome to view and read all the details about my life, my opinion and hobbies. I hope all of you love to visit this page. Good bless and happy weekend.
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