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We were supposed to drive to Sanibel Island last weekend but, at the last minute, we took a detour and ended up somewhere much nearer - at Naples.

After a yummy lunch at Cafe Luna, we headed off to scout for the perfect beach this side of our State…and we had plenty to choose from.

Beach Number 1: Tigertail Beach

Tigertail Beach at Marco Island is actually more of an inlet beach rather than an ocean beach. What’s good about this particular beach is it has a park beside it with a playground, a butterfly garden, and a cafe, which makes it ideal for family outings and picnics. Tents and watercycles are also available for rent here. Hubby said that the location reminded him of his childhood when they used to go swimming in the river. Yeah, it kinda had that vibe.

Beach Number 2: South Marco Beach

South Marco Beach is also at Marco Island but at the other end (as opposed to Tigertail, which is at the North) and looks out to the Gulf of Mexico. Now this one really looked like a beach. :) The sands are white, though a bit rough because of the broken shells strewn all over.

But then again…look who had fun shelling.

Happy with her loot.

Beach Number 3: Naples

Our final destination was the Fifth Avenue beach at Naples. We were hoping to catch the sunset here. Unfortunately, it got really cloudy so I just had to content myself with watching my little sunshine.

One Saturday, three beaches, a bucketful of shells, and lots of beautiful memories.

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Our shelly weekend at Naples and Marco Island, FL.

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Shapshots of our weekend lunch HERE.

You can check out the otherWeekend Snapshot entries HERE.

MrsWorkingGirl :: May.05.2008 :: Patalastas, WeekendSnapshots :: 14 Comments »

Uunahan ko na kayo, this is not a paid post, hahaha!

I never really knew the reality of it until now but, one thing about doing paid posts is, I’m forced to update this blog up to six times per day. Whew! Do you have a mental picture of my creative juices trickling out?

Drip. Drip. Drip.

Nooooo, give it back, I need those.

Seriously, I never knew I could churn out entry after entry after entry pero, obviously, I could pala. Anyway, it got me thinking about how I can best manage the content of my blog, all while accommodating those little income generating efforts. I had to ask myself, what are the two things I love doing on my blog?

First, writing (of course!). And second, photography.

Yes, naysayers, I am getting more and more serious about those two things. Whereas before, my life was simple and uncomplicated - almost greyscale. Now, I have decided to challenge myself (some more) by making my blogging life ever productive - not just financially (although kasama na yun), but moreso creatively.

Anyway, as this blog has promised from the start, I’m here to exercise my dormant brain cells.

So here’s what will happen starting next week. This commitment that I’m going to make right now should run like clockwork. Otherwise, you’re free to kurot me anywhere.

Here’s what you should expect in the coming weeks…

MONDAYS
:: A dose of Weekend Snapshots. I love this meme, it forces (there’s that word again) me to blog a little something about our weekend, which are always full-packed.
:: I have also decided to finally take the challenge of responding DAILY to Toni’s writing prompts at StoryFever. I have always wanted to do this but I guess I just didn’t have the right motivation nor the venue for it before. And then, lightbulb moment, I just realized that I can do that here! At least, even if I ramble and ramble and ramble away based on her prompts here, kahit hindi ninyo basahin, I won’t get too sad, hehe.
:: I will answer a meme or tag that was passed on to me by my Tag Buddies.

TUESDAYS
:: Tuesday goes wordless for me, as I have decided to move my Wordless Wednesday participation to Tuesday. Why? Wala lang.
:: Did I say I was going to do Toni’s Writing Prompts daily? Yep, I did. Wish me luck.
:: I also decided to join Ten on Tuesdays. I love making lists. In bullet points. Obviously.

WEDNESDAYS
:: Wednesday is Lensday. Now you know why Tuesday became wordless.
:: I hope Toni doesn’t run out of inspiration.
:: I will again take this opportunity to answer a meme or tag that was passed on to me by my Tag Buddies. So TAG ME!

THURSDAYS
:: It’s Litratong Pinoy day! Yehey!
:: Right about now, I think Toni’s expectations are increasing.
:: I will unleash my little inner bookworm and join Booking Through Thursday. I’ve also wanted to join this activity for a while now but somehow the motivation got shelved (get it? shelved? books? aw c’mon). Basta, sali ako.

FRIDAYS
:: My last photomeme of the week is Photo Friday. I actually started today, or didn’t you notice?
:: Never knew how much I luvd yah, never knew how much I care, when you put your prompts around me, I get a fever that’s so hard to bear. Storyfever. Fever! In the morning, fever all through the week.
:: Finally, I’m going to fill my Fridays with Fill-In Fridays. I actually started today, or didn’t you notice?

SATURDAYS
:: Let’s just say that something is in the works. Di ba Tin? *wink*

SUNDAYS
:: Pahinga muna si Curacha.

I will probably need oxygen after this.

MrsWorkingGirl :: May.02.2008 :: Patalastas :: 9 Comments »

Raise your hand!

Because I kind of realized that I have probably maxed-out the “tag-able” friends that I have in my blogroll, hehe. :)

Eversince I started this meme-blog, I’ve always tried to pass on the memes to the people whom I felt wanted, needed, or appreciated the memes I steamrolled handed over to them. As much as possible, I matched the tags to the recipients, depending on their needs or interests.

However, since I answer a minimum of one meme per day, I realized that I couldn’t very well tag the people I normally tag each and every time. Aside from the fact that I think I’m the only one in the blogosphere who probably has a high tolerance for tags, I don’t want to overly burden my recipients with more memes than they can handle. I’m trying to make friends here, not become an allergen to the blogging world or something. Besides, tags and memes only work if they are passed on. That’s the spirit of it. Seriously, I like memes and I want to answer as many memes as I humanly can. As I said, its a great way to pass the time, as well as to excercise my lethargic brain cells. However, I have found that I am limited by who I can actually tag or not. Thus, my dilemma.

And thus, this patalastas.

Friends, Romans, Tag-buddies, lend me your ears. From this day forward, I plan to make a separate blogroll for people who will agree to be recipients of my tags. If you want to be a willing victim participant, please leave your name and link in the comments section and I’ll add you. You may also indicate if you want to receive only certain types of tags (photo memes, essay memes, q&a memes, linky loves, virals, anything except virals, etc.) or all of them (if you are as game as me) so I’ll know which ones I can pass on to you. I’m sure there are some working girls out there like me who might find linky loves beneficial, and I understand that. This is a win-win thing - I help you, you help me, haha!

So please, if you want to be tagged (or not), don’t be shy to tell me. Even if I don’t know you personally, I’ll still add you and then tag you. And, of course, you can tag me. :)

Game?

MrsWorkingGirl :: Mar.18.2008 :: Patalastas :: 9 Comments »

My sidebar has a mind of its own! On post pages, the layout looks ok, it’s as it should be. Pero once you go to the main page, aaarrrgh, it goes to the bottom. What do I do? This thing sucked out what’s left of my IQ.

Haay. I think it’s time for me to look for a new theme.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Mar.11.2008 :: Patalastas :: 5 Comments »