Win A Year's Supply of Yankee Candles Until 30 April 2014

I love Yankee Candles! They smell so good and almost like the real deal that you can't resist them. Yankee Candles scent really last longer than the other brand of scented candles I have bought in the past. You should try these yummy candles!

Also, you might get lucky and win a year's supply of Yankee Candles too!

Just click on the image above to join. Good luck! This is open until 30 April 2014. 

Open to US/Canada, 13 and above may join. Terms and conditions apply. Read more info when you join the giveaway.

Halloween is almost Here!

I have never experienced trick or treating as a child because Halloween is not really practiced in the Philippines where I grew up. The same thing is happening to my daughter who is now 11 but never had the chance to wear fancy Halloween costumes for trick or treat. Problem is, here in the Middle East, Halloween is not observed by the locals. They do recognize the event; however, some of the expats here celebrate it by having their children trick or treat around their villages where most of the residents are expats as well.

If I cannot celebrate the trick or treating here, might as well bring a little touch of Halloween at home by carving - NOT A PUMPKIN - oranges! Yes, it's the least we can do to put our home in that Halloween mood apart from the cobwebs made out of cotton and those critters!

All you need are two oranges. Slice the top and remove the pulps inside. Slightly carve out a face on the exterior but not too hard because you might break the skin. This little "Jack-o-Lanterns" serve as cute table-top votive holders! There you go! Your very own miniature Jack-o-Lanterns!