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Unboxing and testing the Tepra Lite LR5E

June 30, 2016 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

I thought of creating a Youtube channel so we can upload our unboxing videos. Mia likes to do “unboxing” of her toys and opening blind bags – I have recorded several on video but most of them needs editing. Sorry about this amateurish video – I just used my iPhone to record this one and YouTube’s creator studio. Hopefully I find the time to learn how to edit and create better vids. Any tips?P.S

P.S. It’s almost the weekend, hope everyone is having a great week!

Creating Labels Using Tepra Lite Label Maker

June 12, 2016 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

For many students, school will start as early as next week, and for moms like me, one of the most tedious tasks in preparing school materials is labeling. Busy moms might just opt to buy stickers or order personalized labels but some would actually take the time to make labels of their own. They would just buy sticker paper, create and print them out themselves – I was actually planning to do the same but I just didn’t have enough time. Good thing I saw this label maker at Fully Booked in Eastwood Mall:

The Tepra Lite LR5E Label Maker

This King Jim Tepra Lite LR5E is a portable thermal label printer that let’s you create different labels for your documents, school supplies, crafts, and even items in your kitchen pantry! The printer is small, lightweight and battery operated (AAA batteries), making it easy to transport and take anywhere. It prints using thermal printing technology so you wouldn’t run out of ink. Unlike other label makers, you can:

create labels in different fonts
choose text sizes (small, medium, large, extra large)
add frames to your label
print horizontal or vertical labels
insert icons, symbols and pictures

Here’s the complete specs from the site:…

School Supplies Shopping for a Pre-schooler

June 9, 2016 By Kathleen Leave a Comment

My eldest daughter is going to pre-school and we’re all excited! After informally homeschooling her the past years, and going to Gymboree‘s Learning Lab classes on weekends, we decided that she is ready to go to a regular school. Mia will attend Parkwood Playschool (after researching and scouting for schools around our area) this coming June and we are eagerly preparing for it. When we enrolled a few months ago, the school’s admin person gave us a list of materials that we need to submit before school starts. Here what’s the list looked like:

So after our quick weekend trip to Liliw, we headed to our favorite mall, Power Plant in Rockwell and shopped for Mia’s school supplies. I got giddy upon entering National Bookstore, I can stay there for hours! There were a lot of variants and brands to choose from, and choosing even just a pencil sharpener took me a while. We ended up with 4 bags full of supplies and Michael had to literally drag me to the cashier to stop my shopping frenzy.

Mia’s loot! Happy with her new Sleeping Beauty board book

Last Monday, I labeled, unwrapped, wrapped with plastic laminate those that I can, and packed Mia’s things so we can bring it to school on our first-ever PTA.

Mia’s school supplies.

Here are some of my favorite buys and those that I found very useful. Please excuse my ignorance and excitement on these little items – it’s been a while since I got to buy school items :)…

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