Sweet World of Joan

As many of you know I have turned my chocolates and baking hobby into an online business. I started small, selling my existing products and just limiting serving customers the traditional way, like transacting thru COD (cash on delivery). My business is a seasonal business but since going online I discovered that I can develop products that can sell the whole year round. I am currently developing them. As for the business side of mylittlebaker.com, I am currently researching elements that I think my business needs especially now that I plan to have a wide range of products this coming Christmas plus considering offering it nationwide. I have identified those key elements to make my online business succeed. They are: a great website, a marketing strategy, an electronic payment facility and logistics or delivery facility Making great website starts with what do you want your customers to know about you, your company and your products. It must answer the questions on how your customer can...

My husband and I celebrated our 7th Wedding Anniversary last Sunday. What’s different with this one is that it was my husband who planned how we celebrate our anniversary. It made a great impact in me because this is the only time since we had our son that we were really alone together for 24hours. Since having a child we often include him on our dates and it really kills the romantic mood sometimes. My husband prepared a real treat for me, showing how he really knows me. He found this hotel suite that has a 60-inch television with cable, a DVD player and a Jacuzzi. As you might have guessed I am a TV addict and I had the time of my life. We spent the day going around Quiapo, eating at our favorite chinese restaurant and rediscovering each other. It made me realize that events like this must be held of great importance. It gave us a time to recharge the batteries of our marriage, to reflect and review on our plans for the family’s future and re-affirm our love for each other. We were...

Hail to the graduate! Looking great and feeling fit! Oh, so proud and full of it! This day belongs to you. I remember your plans and hopes and fears, as you were starting your challenging years. Your hardwork have now paid off and off you go to the great beyond. So go along and have some fun, Learn some new things on the run, And should you meet some special one, Always remember that If you need my help I would come. You've been a great student and a good friend. In fact, I would not have it any other way. Times we shared in my heart I keep and I hope I am kept in your hearts too. always joan c. piñon Today is the graduation of our Computer Engineering students in PUP , some regrets I feel that I am not there on their special day, so through this poem I honor them. I got this special poem from Nicholas Gordon modified it a little to reflect what I feel.

It's 3 AM in the morning, the first of May, a holiday, and the country is celebrating Labor Day. I am currently in a vigil, my son is sick and I am keeping a close watch on his fever ... well I check his temperature every few minutes( he is prone to convulsions ) and while waiting I get to write this article as well as playing fish tycoon. It's Labor day today where we get to celebrate and honor the country's workforce but as this day starts I get to reflect on a different kind of labor, where in a woman is transformed into a mother. Becoming a mother is one of my cherished dreams and I had to wait for almost three years before I became one, and going into labor is just the start of it. Being a mother is really a labor of love, its 24/7, like right now who knows when I can get some sleep. The truth is I really can’t sleep when my son is sick I worry too much, I can only rest if I know he is ok. I do these things because I love my son, he is the joy in my life. Being a mothe...