Blogger Status: Short Trip to Lisbon

Hello folks,
Hope you´re all well. Except for my health issue and my car, things are going Ok on my side.
Tomorrow I´m going on a short trip to Lisbon, my country´s capital, and hope to be back Saturday afternoon. My car is in the repair shop so I´ll be traveling by train and when I arrive Lisbon, I´ll use metro.
And..where am I going?
Here:

Rock In Rio Lisbon 2012 :)

See ya xx

Blogger Status: Getting Better but Still Sick

Hello everyone, It´s been a while but I´m still here trying to recover from health issues.
Most of my energy is now spent in trying to keep up with the usual daily chores, treatment and some family or leisure time (reading or online).
This week, I solved the issue I had uploading photos. My hp camera software is not compatible with my recently bought Acer´s Windows 7 operating system. I now have a card reader which allows me to copy photos from the hp camera chip card files to my Acer laptop. Problem solved, I can use photos on my post again :)
Tomorrow is dentist day. Since yesterday, I´ve been having a very annoying toothache which is sucking my good mood. Guess I´m not in my best phases, issue after issue kind of thing.
 Life: I know I can handle all this, now...can you stop the tests? :)

 Photo: 2011: In one of my trips to my hometown I captured a beautiful rainbow near a ferryboat.

See ya xx

My B-Day & Getting Better

Hello everyone,
I´m still a bit sick but TG getting better. My latest doctor appointment brought me some relief and exams showed good news. My energy levels are lower than usual but I´m hanging on and fighting the virus the best I can.
Today it´s my B-Day. I´m still on my 30´s :)
I will cook a nice dinner for us and have a b-day cake.
I was born in a Friday 13th as well, so I think this is a lucky day for me :)
See ya xx

Blogger Status: Been Sick

Hello folks,
I´ve been away from all my English blogs for a while as I´ve been sick, again. And I say again because the last time I feel sick was last November.
This time I caught a virus which caused me an infection and have been fighting it since late January. I went to the hospital early this February and have been home doing treatment.
Thanks to the treatment and plenty rest today I´m feeling much better. I have been posting on fb though. My wall there became a sort of personal blog but it´s not the same thing, I missed the blogosphere so today I´m feeling more energetic and decided to catch up a bit on my blogging.
Well, a blogger status post is supposed to be short. I´m going to update my other blogs and will come back as soon as possible.
See ya xxx

Blogger Status: A Bit Better

Hello folks,
Just to let you know that this blogger is feeling a bit better. Antibiotics seem to be working well but I still have pains in the lower back and am taking pain killer pills.
I´ve been at home everyday but feeling so sick that most time I don´t even feel like blogging or even turning the laptop on.
Now, something else started...toothaches! Goshh...I think I´m in a sort of bad luck phase, one thing sprouts right after another. Well, shouldn´t be complaining so much...could be much, much worst. Just need to get my normal energy levels back and, hopefully, I´ll get trough this soon.
See ya xxx

Blogger Status: Sick

Hello,
This blogger has been pretty quiet and sick since October 24th. Although it all started with fever and some back pains, this time it´s not just a flu. I have been fighting a kidney infection.
Last Saturday, I went to the local hospital but after 12 hours, three exams and a few injections, I successfully managed to convince the doctor to "release" me under antibiotics and pain killers. If you remember my story, you know that I worked there for nearly two years and got enough of it.
Well, today I´m feeling much better... guess the medication is doing it´s job. In the past couple weeks this fast spreading (abnormal = where did it came from?) bacterial attack sucked most of my energy but now I´m slowly winning this fight and getting my "normal" energy levels back.
I researched online about this bacteria, got a bit scared about what I read so I´m keeping a picture of it so I remember what I´m up against ;)




Hope to recover soon and wish you all a good Weekend.
See ya xx

Blogger Status: Weekend Off

Hello,
This last week passed quickly and I´ve been blogging everywhere except Night Clicks and my food blog so... tonight I´m doing a little catch up post.
"Life goes on" was this week´s mantra for me as a few endings took place.
One of this ending was my digital hp camera, it stopped capturing pictures for good. I guess things never chose a good time to break as I don´t know when I´ll be able to replace it and I´m a bit sad about this event because my blogging is not the same without some pictures. On the positive side, maybe this is an opportunity to buy a real camera like a Canon, learn more about photography and improve my photographer skills :)
The picture above, which I found on this blog, means that not only this blogger is having a weekend off from blogging but also that my post´s pictures (taken by me) will be on a "blogging break" for a while :)
Hope you have a good weekend xx

Blogger status: Weekend Trip

And here I go...
Another weekend trip to my hometown.
The bag is ready and so is the car, I´ll catch a few hours of sleep now and will leave early morning.
Sunday, I´ll go with my best friend B. to Bon Jovi concert in Lisbon.
Hope to be back next Monday night.
See ya :)

Blogger Status: Doing good

Hello everyone...it´s been a while...
Summer´s here, we´ve been having 28/30ºC sunny days and this means bech time for us :)
In the past weeks, I´ve been away from all my English blogs and, to be honest, I haven´t missed blogging much. A break can be refreshing and today I felt like returning to the blogosphere.
My toshiba notebook has a problem that makes it warm up too much and when it does, it crashes. So, I´m not using it anymore and until I send it to be repaired I´m using my daughter´s hp. I just hope I don´t lose all the info I have stored in my other pc, specially pictures. Once my camera is digital, I stopped printing photos and keep them all stored in the pc...it´s much cheaper but gotta change that and start storing all pictures and info I want to keep in CD´s. Lesson learned.
This Thursday starts the motorbikes gathering here, this means a lot of people coming to town and confusion during the weekend. All in all, it´s allways cool to see so many motorbikes together.
See you soon :)

Blogger Status: Back to the Blogosphere

Hellooo...
I´m back...still alive & kicking :))
My Easter mini holidays were very nice. Returning to my hometown once in a while...feels so good! Needless to say, my mother was radiant to have us there and I had the chance to visit my best friend.
I haven´t updated any of my blogs for nearly two weeks now..shhh..time flies.
Since I´ve returned from my mini holidays, I´ve been online almost every day... mostly socializing and working on other stuff that doesn´t require blogging. Sometimes, just procrastinating or reading.
Lately, I´ve been spending more time on FB than I ever did in any other social network but you know...I´m reaching that point...when "enough is enough" so blogosphere here I am :)
As usual, after a blogging break, I´ve got a pile of stuff to catch up so that´s where I´m heading now.
See you xx

Blogger Status: One Year Older :)

Hello guys,
Tonight, at 22.00, I become one year older :)
Happy Birthday to me!!
My daughter is at home enjoying school Easter holidays so we will spend the day and dine out together.
Cheers! xxx

Blogger Status: Musical Sarau

Hello guys,
The week is passing quickly, it´s Thursday already. Today it´s my daughter´s musical "Sarau" (presentation) at school. She will play around 9.00 pm.
She´s has been working hard for this event and practices her flute every day. She´s going to play both flute and xylophone and this proud mum is going to be there.
At home, while practicing, she tries to play tunes such as Imagine (from John Lennon), Caribbean Pirates film music, Titanic´s film music, a couple tunes from Coldplay and Evanescence, among others.
I guess she inherited the artist vein from both sides of the family :)
See you later xx

Blogger Status: Getting Ready to Travel

Hello guys,
Hope you had a good weekend.
Saturday was father´s day. My daughter spent this weekend with her father and I spent mine at home.
The picture above shows the gift she made at school for him. We got artist :)
A couple weeks ago, I painted a glass Mandala to offer a friend and used the Yin & Yang symbol at the very center of it. I guess she liked my Mandala and used it´s drawing as inspiration for her handmade gift.
My weekend was spent mostly offline and, this week, I won´t be updating any of my blogs for a couple days as well. I´m getting ready for a two days trip to Lisbon: My Roger Waters concert ticket is for March 22nd! :)
When I´m back to blogging, I´ll continue looking for logo design pricing as I´d really like to change my blog´s EC logos.
See you xx

Blogger Status: Hit by Cupid

Hello guys,
This week, Night Clicks was bit left behind as I spent most of my blogging time on my Portuguese blogs but tonight I´m back with a short blogger status post to share some personal news.
I guess it´s time to let you know that this blogger was hit by Cupid :)
I started a serious relationship with M. and we both changed ou FB status last March 2nd. We have physical distance as obstacle...200 Km to be precise. A challenge...
I´m going trough a "stars in the eyes", daydreaming, romantic, smiling phase :)
Nothing much to add...I want to fearlessly live this feeling and I´m happy!
See you soon xxx

PS: We celebrated a rainy Carnival and Woman´s day (March, 8th).

Night Blogging & Weekend Plans

Hello folks,
I´m blogging the night away so for me, it´s still Friday night :)
Fortunately, this week, I received a few work offers and I´d like to have them all finished before next Monday so I´m staying up late to work on them.
Thanks to these freelance jobs, I will be able to finance some of my next expenses so..insert happy smile here...the R.W. concert bill is covered.
Tonight, I typed with a friend about my online activities...something I don´t usually disclose or talk much about... and after our conversation I realized how important my blogs became to me. You know...I love my online time, my blogs are like a second home to me... and, now that I´m unemployed, being able to earn some money online from the comfort of my home is such a blessing...I can imagine how pro bloggers feel :)
About this weekend: This Saturday, I have a free agenda and plenty of time to do whatever I wish. One of my daughter´s cousins is going to live in Holland so the family is doing a goodbye party to wish him luck. My daughter is going to the party and will only return home after dinner. I´ll take the day off to rest and probably (because it just started raining again)..I will do one of my lazy afternoons... in pajamas :)
See you soon xx

Blogger Status: Rainy, Lazy Sunday

Hello guys,
Hope you´re all having a good Weekend. The rain returned to my corner of the world, it´s cold outside so I´m in one of my lazy Sundays :)
Yesterday, I had my daughter´s birthday party here in our apartment and it all went well. This year, my daughter decided to invite only girls and I think they all had fun.
I took some pictures, perhaps I´ll post them later. For now, I´m cooking dinner but after I´ll be blogging the night away.
See you soon xx

Blogger Status: Feeling Much Better

Hello guys,
Hope you all had a good weekend.
As I´m writing it´s still Sunday night here but once it´s already past midnight this post´s date is Monday. You got it...I´m doing one of my night owl blogging sessions :)
There are so many things I want to do both in my online and offline life...and days fly so fast.
After a few days of much rest (and procrastination too) we are feeling much better now. Thanks to all who dropped by and left a "get well" comment. I´m so fortunate to have blogging friends...I cherish you all! You know what... Having virtual buddies can make you feel less lonely.
I´m off to update my others blogs.
See you soon xx

Blogger Status: Sick & Freezing

Hello everyone,
Hope you all had a nice weekend.
Guys...We are freezing and sick! We are not only sick of the cold days and nights but we are literally sick with flu as well. This weekend we had this year´s colder days and once I´m always cold in winter, my complains are natural.
The flu process was simple..my daughter caught it at school and passed it on to me. Now, we both have it. She´s missing school since this Monday...again.
The poor thing...since the year started she´s has been sick on and off a few times. First, it was the stomach and vomiting thing. Then, she had headaches and one of her teachers sent me a note because she suspects my daughter needs eyeglasses. I already scheduled with a good ophthalmologist, but he´s a busy man and her appointment will only be next March 1st. I´d rather wait for this doctor than going somewhere else, I know he´s one of the best.
As this was not enough, a few days after recovering from the stomach thing episode two of her molar teeth were falling and she had headaches and mouth pain as well. Plus, last week, she fell down during a sports class and hurt her right feet ankle joint. Now...a throat infection and flu. Gosh...with all this, it´s case to say that probably someone gave her a huge "bad eye".
Today´s post may sound a bit hypochondriac but this is only the facts of what we´re going trough right now. I will only wait one more day, after that I´m taking her to the hospital in case she needs antibiotic.
Me...I´m not taking anything, I hate pills and I´m allergic to penicillin. A few cups of a good "Erva Luisa" and lemon tea with honey instead of sugar will help me out much more than any anti-flu pill.
See you soon xx

Blogger Status: Back To "Normal" Routine

Hello everyone!
Hope you´re all having a good week. Here the rain stopped and today it´s a beautiful Spring day outside.
My daughter recovered from the stomach problem, finally and TG. She´s feeling much better but also caught flu... This week, she already went to school. I´ve been in a sort of blogging updates hiatus but now I´m back to my "normal" routine.
In the past week, I´ve spent most of my night online time chatting with friends trough msn, playing games in Facebook...well..just having fun. It feels good to have extra online fun stuff once in a while. Lately, I´ve been feeling rather social and FB games can be addictive too :)
See you :)

Blogger Status: Back Home

Hello guys,
Hope you all had a good Christmas. I´m back home, we had a safe trip.
Our Christmas was very nice, different from previous years.
I arrived my hometown last Thursday night and only returned today. I split my time there between my mother and friends. I even meet friends I had not seen in many years. It always feels good to return to my roots and feel that my friends were happy to see me.
New Year is approaching fast, another party... but this time here in Algarve :)
I´m not sure how I will spend it yet. My daughter will spend New Year´s with her father so I´ll be free to do whatever I like.
Back to night blogging :)
See you soon xx