Category Archives: family

Nutrition and Family Economics

I have always believed that a healthy family has more chances of having a better quality of life than a not-so-healthy family.

Nutrition and Economics

Why?

  • a healthy family do not get sick often and are not prone to having absences at work and from school
  • a healthy family that do not regularly get sick save up on hospital bills, medications and loss of income
  • a healthy family can engage in activities that will even make them stronger and healthier

Perhaps you have heard of the saying: “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure”. Now why would you want to “waste” your money on medication and doctor’s fees when you can use less than that amount you have to shell out in getting healthier choices, having a better lifestyle and getting the right nutrition from the right kinds of food that will not give you the chance to make you obese?

Would you rather spend your hard-earned money on medicating your physical  symptoms (which by the way, if you are sick, you won’t be able to do the work you are supposed to do) or would you rather spend your hard-earned money with things that will make you healthier?

The choice is yours.

More reading materials here on Family Economic and Nutrition.

Music and Math

Perhaps people do not know how music and math go together?

The composition of music has the elements of counting, measuring, rhythm, metering, ordering and repetition among other things. The tuning systems and details like frequency, consonances, set theories, timing and a host of other things that make music pleasurable to listen to are all connected to numbers and yes, math.

My son is the only one in the family who has the gift of understanding numbers. But that because I know he has that gift, this won’t have me rushing to buy musical instruments, getting a Bbe at musicians friends and enrolling him in music lessons. Why? He is not that interested in learning how to play musical instruments. I know if he puts his heart in it, understanding music and its complications would be easy for him.

 

Making Music

As a mom, one of the things I want to do with my children is to listen to what kind of music they love to listen to, as such they are “forced” to listen to the kind of music that the hubby and I listen to. They have that choice to plug in their earphones but they definitely can’t go with these the whole day.

The hubby and the girls can play musical instruments.

Bunso's Guitar

We usually have music playing in the house. The hubby is also thinking of getting a pro tools hd for his keyboards.

Korg X5

He used to have a software for this keyboard but after a few changes in computer hardware I don’t think he was able to retain the said software.

Perhaps this is perfect Christmas gift for him.

Rover Scouts

Back in the day (don’t ask when lol), we were deep into CAT or Citizen’s Army Training. It was definitely hard work but nonetheless fun too. We used to have drills that are really physically tiring plus training here and there.

Though it was not fun to stand still under the heat of the sun in full gear, we learned a lot of things with CAT and that includes being resourceful, respectful, disciplined among other things.

Nowadays, CAT is not a big thing anymore. In fact, if my deduction is right, school don’t have it anymore. Well, the schools that I know of to be sure has no CAT. Oh wait… there is Citizenship Advancement Training

Anyway, what these schools have now vary. In one school I know the Seniors do Saturday house building activities for the urban poor, in short, community services. In my kids’ school, they have Rover Scouts.

What do Rover Scouts do?

Mostly they help with the preparation of school activities like carry monoblock chairs during programs. The school regularly have masses during first Fridays and special Holy Days so these Rover Scouts bring out those chairs4worship church chairs for schoolmates attending the mass. They help clean up. In the morning they help children carry their humongous bags and cross the parking lots.

I hope other schools have Rover Scouts too because even if it is hard work, in the end, the children will learn a lot from these experiences.

Did You Cut Your Child’s Hair

Did you cut your child’s hair when he/she was younger?

I did. Yes I did, with my eldest when she was just our only child. I didn’t have shears for hair and I think I used a big pair of scissors. I figured, I only have to cut the hair straight enough on the bottom and we’re good already.

No, it was not that good though it was not that bad too (Weh!)

Honestly? I didn’t cut any hair anymore after I had two more children.