It's Mom's birthday today. She would have been 81. π She's gone for over two years now, but I still miss her. The difference now is that I focus on all the good things that she was when she was around. I've worked on maintaining her garden (I now call it Aida Garden). Hopefully I will have more flowering plants. Except for her sampaguita (jasmine) plant, most of her old plants have stopped blooming. I've already added a few others like the lantana, yellow coleus, and yellow bougainvillea. Thankfully, these three plants seem to thrive in the small terrace garden. I've lost two or three other plants so I'm more focused now on those that grow well under the current conditions.
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Yipee, I get a day off from work. I still have vacation hangover, so cleaning and gardening are scheduled to start next week. I will be out tomorrow, so will just post updates then. π
Alive Chat Saturday : Share Your Engagements
My engagements for today:
I've lost the passion to travel since I've had mobility issues now. Truly thankful for @jacoalberts who shares his adventures with lots of lovely photos. It does make me feel like I'm also exploring the places he has shared. -- Looking at Architecture Typical to Umhlanga, South Africa
I love reading about productive offline days like this from @whitneyalexx. I do believe that really busy people will hardly have time to post online at all. -- IAAC: Actifit Report: January 5 2024 Warm-up for the big day
Very valuable credit card tips from @cursephantom here. I hope it helps many folks out there. -- Credit Card usage | Larry's Hunting Report x #IAmAliveChallenge - Friday, January 5, 2024
It's fantastic to learn something new each day from fellow Hivers. I love reading as many stories as I can. π
Onwards to my #LarryIsAlive quest...
Let me recap my quest for today...
LN - I've completed the daily goal for the challenge π Surprise! There's a photo finish completion for the weekly goal too π now that's a welcome surprise! π
CTPX - I'm still doing minimum surf on CTPX, so it comes as a welcome surprise too that I won once yesterday π
LL - daily surf and convert done on LL π I checked and found out I now have $1. A-ha $9 more to cash out again π
TAB - Minimum surf still in place on TAB. I really use this to drive traffic to my promoted sites -- includes my main blog that has existed even before I joined Hive. π
FAFY - A-ha! I forgot to resize this photo. I think I got interrupted during resizing that I failed to go back and complete the process. π€£ oh well... I did an extra activity that has a good deal. Now I have 385 reward points. 615 more to go...
ITB - I'm still completing three shares on ITB. I will get paid in satoshis but I know it will take time. I decided I did not want to hurry, but I'd love to enjoy the process of accumulating. π
screenshots from my quest can be found below...
ListNerds
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>>> What's new? : Check out CTPX
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LeadsLeap
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TrafficAdBar
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FreeAdvertisingForYou
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Infinity Traffic Boost
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Done and done today! Kitties have been fed too. Next I will feed me. Then it will be the guinea pigs. For now, I'm ready to relax and start recharging. π I will enjoy the cooling system tonight. After all, I didn't turn it on last weekend. I guess I just wanted to welcome the New Year openly. Now I need to use the cooling system so I make sure it works well. Summer is coming in two months.
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That's it. See you on my next post. Nighty night from Manila. Do enjoy your weekend too. Ta-tah! π
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My books are now available:
Never Bother
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Don't You Cry No More
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