Nicquee's Nook

Where Do You Store Your Photos?

Last year, I gifted myself with a Western Digital 500GB external hard drive. It is what I use now to store our photos. And by store, I mean in their rawest form – many are not yet organized properly.

I am a clicker-happy person and I do not delete shots, blurred, over-exposed, simply duplicate until I organize the pictures. And since I have been stalling on that organize-the-pictures project for so long now, I have not exhausted that 500GB.

And since I do not work outside our home anymore, I do not have a need to bring the HD with me all the time. I kept it in our desk and I only get it when I am transferring new photos.

Then there is this discussion in my community about where the moms store their pictures. I would not say I am 100% confident that my HD will never conk out on me. But not transporting it gives me a feeling that it has less chances of happening, thus, I do not store the photos anywhere else. I know, I know. I cannot be too sure. Which returns me to the title of this post.

Where can I back-up our pictures with the maximum benefits but minimum cost? Should I burn them in DVDs? Should I buy another HD? Share with me your thoughts.

Maxyn the Exlorer

My youngest, Maxyn, is such an explorer. She likes going to every part of the house and tinkering whatever she finds amusing. It makes it harder for me to look after her because she does not want to stay in one place. The good part is, wherever I go, she follows. Well not all the time.

Her latest discovery is the socket in our room. You see, the extension cord that we use has an on/off button. When it is on, there is a red light to it. I am not sure if she gets distracted by it but she kept on pulling the plug of the extension cord from the socket. It is dangerous, I know, which is why I kept on telling her not to touch it but she kept on repeating it! If only I could disguise the socket with some switch covers, so she will not recognize it anymore and leave it alone.

More adventures to come!

Childhood Memories

My eldest is now in the age that she enjoys outdoor play. One time, she was watching Disney Junior where Special Agent Oso and another kid learned how to play hop scotch. Since then, she kept on bugging me to play it outside. In our language, we called it piko in my childhood days. Too bad Special Agent Oso did not elaborate on the rules, my daughter refuses to listen to me. LOL.

Other then piko I also played other outdoor and indoor games. I played with rubber bands, chinese garter, jump ropes, hula hoops, tops and even yo yo s.

If you think I was boyish in my younger days, no, I was not. I just enjoyed everything and believed that all children can play with things they want. And this is what I also want my kids to experience. As much as possible, I want them to engage in more active play rather than playing with electronic gadgets most of the time.