Caroleen’s Treasures

I’ve been dealing with swollen sinuses for sometime now. It goes on and off and is taking a toll on me. I feel the severity of the swelling. Pain goes from my frontal sinuses to my back. I have been having migraine attacks before and I could say I have a high threshold for pain by when my back is affected, that ruins my day. I can’t do much and all I want is to lie with a ball pressed against my back. I am not into taking pain killers but this time I needed it badly. I popped one pill this afternoon and that makes me feel nauseated which I am not happy about. I wish we have a bath tub. It would be very soothing to soak in hot water. So there I am dreaming again of having one…with hot tub covers of course so Eman would not drown in case he escapes from the tight security. LOL

Been from hell and back during the several years of ordeal with migraine. I didn’t know that the throbbing pain in one side of my head is called MIGRAINE until I watched a show on TV (I think it’s Teysi ng Tahanan) discussing migraine in children and teens. I was thrilled at first that all the symptoms are just the same as mine and the name rings a bell. As the attacks became more and more painful, I was wishing I could just go to sleep and not waking any longer. There are nights that I didn’t get any sleep at all. When I could have some pain killers and would wake up feeling so numb, I feel so grateful that I have gone to sleep even for an hour.

I stopped having migraine attacks when I got married and had babies. Glad it just went to a halt because taking pain relievers when pregnant is a big NO NO for me. Well to some who has taken pills, especially Topomax, are going through a huge problem on Topamax lawsuit due to some birth defects like cleft lip and cleft palate in babies. Many don’t know where to turn to for help with this problem. Here is the right place to go to: O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949

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I can’t remember when exactly I started having migraine attacks but I can vividly recall the pounding pain, the sleepless nights and how I just sit beside the radio listening to the songs being played until I can see sunlight coming in from the outside. I got attacks that could last up to three days or more. Back then I don’t take pain killers. I just put ice on one side of my head or rub it with liniment to numb the area. I was too hesitant to ask Mamang for strong pain killers because they are so expensive and I am so afraid that we just cannot afford it. One day I just woke up with upper half of my face swollen. That started my journey with pain killers. I used to take 1000mg of cheapo pills or 500mg Dolfenal every 4 hours. Thank God my kidneys are just fine, or so I thought.

When I got married, I had less attacks until I have zero attacks for years now. I was very lucky because I refuse to take any kind of medicine when I was pregnant with my two kids and that Topomax, prescription to prevent migraine, is not available in the country. I was too afraid about having birth defects like cleft lip or palate of my babies since it was proven to have that side effects. In countries where there are cases like this, families turn to O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath -Personal Injury Lawyers – in filing Topamax lawsuit. They are located in 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949.

Yesterday as I was going to toss my clothes in the washer, I called Donald to check what I got from the last bale of ukay-ukay that we opened. He was looking at it one by one and saying, “Oh, you hid all the nice stuffs!” and “You kept telling our customers that there are tubes in the bale but I only hung two, you hid the rest!” I was giggling like a kid. I honestly don’t have anything nice and decent clothes in my wardrobe so when we opened the “fashion tops” bale, I grabbed all the nice stuffs in my size. LOL But since most of them are sleeves and I got one backless top, Donald asked me a couple of times if I sure could wear them. Well during regular days no but for special occasions, I could brush the last batch of dusts of shyness just to make myself look more human. Donald has asked me one time why I wanted to wear stuffs like that when I don’t actually wear them when I was still single. I explained that I am already married and have kids so there is no reason to be conservative. And it is not only about that thing, it is actually more about trying to look younger. Read more… »

When I joined Buy Pinoy Exporters Fair 2008, I was really amazed at how my co-exhibitor penetrated the export market and how it sounded so easy for them. I was listening to their conversation and I admit, I didn’t get to understand some business terms until I arrived home and googled them one by one at the nearest internet cafe (we don’t have computer yet at that time). One of the famous exhibitor who is also my mentor, Ms. Fe Leonor Calo, the woman behind Calocandles taught me many things. She is exporting her candles and I am so amazed at how she handles everything. Maybe she is using a software in document management solutions to keep everything in order or she has her personal secretary. I hope to meet her again someday to ask some questions that I have in mind for so long. She is so generous when it comes to sharing her knowledge in business.

Since we are not allowed to peddle at the park any longer, we decided that it is high time to rent a space. That was a plan because we know peddling at the park is not forever and rainy season is coming, it would be a great challenge for us. We need a space to rent so we still can sell even when it is raining. We cannot do that at the park with only a small tent and some tarps. It can only partially protect the stuffs from getting wet. The big problem too is the muddy sidewalk where we used to set up the tent. Most of the time, the clothes ended up getting dirty when the customers accidentally drop them. So it is actually a blessing in disguise that we are shooed from there because the plan of renting a space was finally pushed through.

The rent is quite expensive so we are trying to think of some other merchandise to put in there aside from ukay-ukay to augment cash inflow. Since the space is nice for a boutique, I was thinking of dressing it up like one. Read more… »

Our friends Richie and Irene will have their newly renovated house blessed on Sunday. We wish we can attend but that would also be our only time to go home to visit my Mom’s gravesite. I have so many pictures of their house taken during visit last May 8. Everything looks new and grand. One this I would suggest is for them to get a new Address Plaque. They got one made with their photo at the mall last year but it was ruined by the heat and rain.

As I was writing this post, I was really complaining about my back. I can get by with the pain of swollen sinuses and tonsils but not when my back is acting up. I always tell Donald that if only I can put my back infront of me, I will never ask him to give me a massage. If only that is feasible, then I would certainly get a degree at one of the chiropractic technician school so I can give myself back massage every time I needed it.

Santa can you hear me? I want this badly!!! Now na!!!! I wanted to get spoiled of the food that I am craving now or else I will cry a river. I am not a brat…I am just sick. Read more… »

We opened a new bale yesterday. It was not a good timing though since we got a bad news that peddlers are not allowed at the park anymore. We got the news in the morning, Donald went to the Mayor’s office to confirm and if we can resolve some issues, then we will be willing to do so but he was not lucky to be able to talk to the mayor. We were surprised because we have been selling for almost three months now and we are paying tickets everyday. While he was waiting for the Mayor around that time, I went and started setting up the stuffs. Someone approached me and informed me about the order. I told him my husband is already at the office. He advised not to continue what I was doing, I said OK but did otherwise when he left. Read more… »