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Earthlingorgeous.com 2nd Blogversary Treat

I am joining Earthlingorgeous.com 2nd Blogversary Treat. This is the first contest I am joining this year and I hope to get lucky.

MAIN CONTEST PRIZES (Earthlingorgeous.com 2nd Blogversary Treat)

First Prize:

* $100 cash via Paypal
* Blogging from Home Book
* I love Pilipinas Shirt Collectors Edition
* 1 Massage Oil
* Ad spaces which includes: 1 year running link ad, 15 125×125 banner ads for 1 month and 1 125×125 banner ad for 2 months*
* 15,000 EC Credits

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* $25 cash via Paypal
* 15GB Webhosting
* Blogging from Home Book
* I love Pilipinas Shirt Collectors Item
* 1 Massage Oil
* Ad spaces which includes: 1 year running link ad, 10 125×125 banner ads for 1 month and 1 125×125 banner ad for 2 months*
* 5,000 EC Credits

Consolation Prize:

* $10 cash via Paypal
* Blogging From Home Book
* 1 Massage Oil
* 5 125×125 ads for 1 month*
* 2,000 EC Credit

Top Commentator:

* $5 cash via Paypal
* Blogging from Home Book

SIDE CONTEST PRIZES (Earthlingorgeous Gorgeous Gifts)

Neutrogena Wave, Avon WindScape Perfume For Her and For Him, Neutrogena Fine Fairness Compact, Movie Passes from Eastwood City Malls, Caltex Gas Card, T-Shirts, Premiere Movie Items, Eastwood City Gift Packs, Massage Oils, Planners, Blogging From Home books, I Love Pinas Collectors Edition Shirt, Pawnaceal All Natural Paw Balm, Haagendaz Gift Certificate, Starbucks Planner and more!

CONTEST SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

Special Thanks To The Following :

Eastwood City
Geiser Maclang
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I would like to thank all my blogger friends and supporters for providing whatever they could to make this contest bigger and better:

The Struggling Blogger.com
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How did you learn about Earthlingorgeous.com? I saw the site from Facebook.
What is your favorite post here and why? (entry should be between January 2009 – December 2009) One of my favorites is Gorgeous Finds: Green Products: GK Sunshineville’s Bayong Ng Kabuhayan. Saving Mother Earth through the use of reusable bags is an advocate I am keeping and trying to personally spread. Being a mom, I want my kids to still see mountains, trees, rivers and other endangered parts of the Earth when they grow up. And I must agree, the bags they make are gorgeous!
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iWantV! by Bayan DSL – I really want

iWantV! – At My Own Time is Bayan DSL’s latest promo. Who wouldn’t notice their massive advertisement on print-ad and TVC? Honestly speaking, the moment I saw it, I remembered my BOF addiction. You see, I wasn’t able to finish the whole episode because the airing time at ABS-CBN is already late for me. If I watch it, my little girl will surely stay up as long as I’m awake which is not good because she has school. With this new offering, I will be able to watch TV at my own convenience, without the need of taking my little girl’s TV time. I watch via laptop and she watches from the TV. Isn’t that cool?

Here’s a nice video about iWantV!.

The thing is, we’re not a subscriber or Bayan DSL or Sky Broadband. Should we consider switching now? Hubby and I had really bad experiences with our current provider so that’s another qualified excuse. I’m just not sure if our contract with them is ending soon or has ended already.

I really want this iWantV!

Leg cramps

As you have read here before, I am preggy with our second child. I am now on my 2nd trimester and everything is going very well. No more morning sickness and I can now feel our baby kick! This one is pretty playful, kept on moving inside almost every hour the whole day. One thing that started to bother me though is leg cramps. If my memory serves me right, I already had leg cramps twice, in this period alone. It now makes me wonder if it’s a bad sign and may have harmful effect on me and the baby.

I searched Mr. Google and here’s what I found out.

Why am I getting cramps in my legs at night?

Just as running, playing a heated game of tennis, or simply standing all day can tire your muscles so much that they cramp, so too can being pregnant. The added weight on your leg muscles often leads to night cramps, which can wake you out of a sound sleep. Leg cramps hit hardest in the second and third trimesters.

Some other possible causes of pregnancy-related leg cramps are thought to be an excess of phosphorus (found in processed meats, snack foods, and fizzy drinks) and a shortage of calcium circulating in your blood, or the pressure of the expanding uterus on the nerves leading to your legs.

How can I relieve the pain?

Fortunately, leg cramps are one of the pregnancy complaints you can do something about.

When a cramp strikes:

Stretch. Start by straightening your leg — heel first — and gingerly flexing your ankle and toes. This will hurt at first but gradually make the pain go away.
Massage the cramped muscle.
Take a warm bath or place a hot water bottle on the cramped area.
Walk it off. Pacing for a few minutes should help.

Can I do anything to stave it off?

Stretch before bed. Stretching your calf muscles several times (as described above) before you go to bed could help prevent night cramps completely.
Avoid standing for long periods or sitting with your legs crossed.
Rotate your ankles and wiggle your toes when sitting, at work, at dinner, or watching TV.
Eat a banana or pineapple, or drink a glass of milk before bed for a quick calcium and potassium boost. Don’t take any herbal or vitamin supplements without first discussing it with your doctor or a medical herbalist.
Eat calcium-rich foods. If you really have trouble with leg cramps, ask your doctor about taking a calcium supplement. (But avoid using any calcium supplements with dolomite or bone meal in them; these often contain lead, which can cross the placenta and harm your baby.)
Do some stretching exercises/warm ups first after waking up.
Try to avoid gaining excessive weight.
When resting, raise your feet up to reduce leg swelling which might aggravate leg cramping.
Avoid eating excessive salty food, as this might lead to edema — what we call manas — of the fingers and legs, that might aggravate the cramping.
Avoid soft drinks, which contain a lot of phosphorus.

What if the pain persists?

If the pain is constant and not just an occasional cramp, or if you notice swelling or tenderness, call your doctor. You could have venous thrombosis, or a blood clot, a fairly rare (one in 2,000 pregnancies) but serious condition requiring immediate medical attention. Source

I’m happy cramps is not very serious and is more common to pregnant women. I just hope it won’t happen to me every night because it does hurt.