How to protect yourself from Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)?

So far there is no available vaccine available to protect you from Coronavirus infection. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) you can reduce your risk of infection by doing the following:

• Wash your hands more often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
•  Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
•  Avoid contact with people who are sick.

What Do We Know About Coronavirus?

I am sure everyone is aware and have been following the news about the Coronavirus that is infecting thousands of people in Wuhan and other cities in China and reports say that it has spread outside China. What do we know about Coronavirus?

•  Coronaviruses ( CoV ) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe respiratory disease such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) or (2019 nCoV), is a new strain of virus that has not been previously identified in humans.
•  So far there has been 17 Countries affected by 2019 Novel Coronavirus, these countries include – Germany, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Canada, Malaysia, Australia, Nepal, France, Vietnam, Singapore, Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan, US, Republic of Korea, Japan, Thailand.
• The first known cases in December 2019 were traced to an animal market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
•  As of Wednesday ( China Time ) 132 people had died from the virus and the number of confirmed cases who are infected with the virus are up to 5,974.

I hope that an antidote will be discovered as soon as possible so this virus will no longer spread and affect more people around the globe.

13th Wedding Anniversary

It’s been 13 years since me and my husband say “I do” and it’s been a continues journey for us. We had our ups and downs, disagreement, some disappointments but we never had any big fight in our marriage. I guess our cultural differences ( I am Filipino), ( he is Caucasian ) helped us overcome those challenges even though some might say their cultural differences made their marriage fell apart. I think what made our relationship unique is that me and my husband are very much opposite in many ways. He is more vocal and chatty, I am more silent and tight-lipped. I like to listen more and he likes to talk more. He is more adventurous and I am more cautious. Anyway, I am thankful that despite of these differences we have one thing in common and that is we love each other, we try our best to put up with each other’s differences and we value our marriage to keep it together. We are hoping that we will be able to celebrate more years of wedding anniversaries.

On Leave for a Week

I am usually at work on Mondays since my day off at the P.O. is rotation I don’t get any off on Mondays except when it’s Holiday. I had my long weekend off since Friday and this week I am also on leave and yes! I am loving it. So, since it’s my day off and it’s Monday and since it’s school day I made pancakes for breakfast for my two growing boys. They love my pancakes for sure.

Updating My Blog

I am back after almost 12 years of not being able to post. Eleven years have gone by so fast, it’s unbelievable! I’m going to give you a summary of what was going on with my life between those years. So, what happened after the last time I posted in my blog in 2008?

•  2009- I gave birth to my first born son through a C-Section. I worked as a CNA at a nursing home after 3 months of giving birth. I also got my US Citizenship during that year. The not so good part was we lost our home that year also as a result of the recession. Life went on as we moved and rented a new place. We overcame the challenges with God’s help.
•  2010- I got pregnant to my second child. I resigned from work as a CNA because of my pregnancy.
• 2011- I gave birth to another boy, again C-Section for the second and the last time. That same year we were able to buy our new home. After 6 months of giving birth I went back to work as a CNA.
•  2012- I change career, I was able to find job at the US Postal service as a clerk.
•  2013- Still working at the US Postal service.
•  2014- I became regular employee at the US. Postal Service.
•  2015- Nothing significant going on in my life and family.
•  2016- I went to the Philippines to visit my parents and my brother after almost 10 years of not seeing them.
•  2017 to 2019 – Things are going smoothly. Thank God for all the blessings and trength He gave me and my family.

So, now 2020 I decided to get back to blogging again for the main reason that I would like to be able to monetize this blog in the near future as I did many years ago with my other blogs when I was still actively doing it.