imagining

Our house now is not exactly our dream house. Whenever we think of ourselves getting established in life, we envision an orchard living.

(photos taken from www.panjeetapales.com)

The image of having my breakfast with a view of my garden is one of my long term plans.

(photo taken from www.panjeetapales.com)

 I like a house with high ceiling and wooden floor. I wish I were one of the grandchildren of President Ramon Magsaysay. I would definitely have a very happy childhood in this house.

(photo taken from www.chuvaness.com)

and lots of windows like this:



do you feel the energy flowing so freely?
(www.daphne.ph)

The truth is I am not into modern designs; there is no warmth.
although i love looking at www.jenniepperson.com (only because I am a fan)



(photo taken from www.jenniepperson.com)

I am an old soul. I like woods, cabinets with intricate carvings, elaborate lights, tall candelabra. The house doesn't have to be big because I don't like spending too much on its maintenance.
I haven't thought about our bedroom. The only thing concrete to me is this:



I wish we had a bigger room now so I can bring in this kind of bed, but unfortunately I can't.




our gate must be something like this.

I can dream, can't I?

But for now, I am contented with collecting items that catch my fancy like these:

we also accent our home with lights.

lights on our buffet cabinet

our mini chandelier on the stairways

we spend on lights to make sure everything is coordinated. not so cheap esp. the one on our dining, but it's worth it.

framed photo in our bathroom :)

My favorite. in our service area. (sorry, not clear)

I hope one day we can afford to purchase a real painting.

we don't have much inside our home. i hope someday, I can fill my house with everything that I wanted. :) 

so what are you up to nowadays?

In the office, I am a bum. Literally. When there are no HR issues then I don't get to do anything. HR matters are the only things that I am expected to be concerned about. Actually, this workplace is a comfort zone for almost everyone here. The set up is far from being corporate hence also not competitive.But yes, sometimes I feel some competition with our young bloods here, well, I prefer to look at it as pretty normal for people who are just starting with their career. Naturally, newbies need to prove to the world that they that are better off than the old "decaying" ones (like me?lol). I say, "Go! Life is indeed a survival and if you want to go farther and further, you might as well plant your seeds now. Just remember not to step on other people's toes and never dream of success at the expense of others". Too serious, eh? 

Anyway...  

So what do i do with my time? I surf. Sorry. That is so productive, I know. But what can I do? :) Let me share to you, in case you are interested, the sites that I find useful to waste my time.

I am interested with fashion bloggers, but only those who talk with sense.

1. www.pattylaurel.com

    she is a breath of fresh air and she veers away from negativity. she is not just a fashion blogger, she is also

    a professor (ADMU) and a model.

2. www.kellymisa.tumblr.com

    pretty. it's simply fun to read her entries. she is also a columnist in the PDI.

3. www.jenniepperson.com

    stylist. mom.wife.author. 

4. www.thebaghagdiaries.com

    when i want to dream of bags, i go to her site. i think she spends a lot of her time travelling the world.

5. www.daphne.ph

    i am not sure how to categorize her coz she is a multi tasker. I genuinely enjoy her site and I feel sad when

    she doesn't update.

Lives I am interested in:

1. www.chuvaness.com

    Lately lang I discovered that her family is wealthy.

2. www.manilafashionobserver.com  

    she is based in SG and I get a lot of ideas on baby stuff, shoes, clothes and a lot more.

3. www.realrica.com

    yes, this is the site of former actress, Rica Peralejo. 

4. www.panjeetapales.com

   i read her because she writes differently. most of the time she is deep and really for an average person like

   me, its hard to grasp her thoughts.

5. www.glamomamas.com

   it's Amanda Griffin's blogsite. a lot about moms and sharings.

6. www.kristv.net

To be socially relevant, i read these online:

1. www.inquirer.net

2. www.philstar.com

To entertain myself, these I visit:

1. www.professionalheckler.wordpress.com

2. www.fashionpulis.com

and of course, I am on Twitter. All those tweets that I follow feed my mind, my body and my soul. :) 

learnings 101

This morning, i feel lucky to stumble upon this quote:
(from www.chuvaness.com)

"I am at my strongest when I am able to let go and suspend my beliefs. 

By doing that,I'm leaving myself open to all possibilities."

(Anita Moorjani) 

sino ang napasaya mo today?

somebody on my yahoo messenger had been posting sad status on her ym for days already. i had a hint that her sadness had something to do with her personal life. she is not a close friend but there are times when we chat and share about books and other girl stuff. i also like her coz she is a no nonsense kind of person and very simple and corporate. 

Yesterday, I tried to retrieve from my file feel good messages that she might pick up. I posted this: 

"I have decided to be happy 

because it is good for my health"

and early this morning, she sent me a message saying my status made her smile. So I said, "that's really for you." Oh! that reply made her cry.

As a woman, I could feel the heaviness in her heart and I could imagine the tears flowing down her cheeks. Although her pain may be different from all the pains that I had endured, but for me pain is still pain. It's emotional but it's also in some form physical. When you are hurting, you feel your heart throbbing, you feel your eyes swelling with tears and you feel a lump in your throat that is making it hard for you to swallow.

So I told her that whatever it is that's making her sad, that too will surely pass. 

You see, that girl had been through a lot already and I doubt if there is anything else in this world that can put her down.

The next thing I saw was a status message saying that she has decided to be happy. :) and that made my entire day happy too. 

pUPPY CUT

see who got her new do

that's her favorite spot. on the stairs with the school shoes.

Sarah looks like a pup. 

love her to bits.

PIKO

Just when I was about to feel hopeless about my kids being so drawn to gadgets

I realized I was wrong. After a day of reviewing for their exams Anjo invited the two to play Piko!

Me: You have chalk?
Anjo: I have limestone.
Me: (really?)

Piko is not really dead, is it?

Reality Bites

I don't make New Year's Resolution list. I'm not fond of making any list. That's how disorganized I am. I go with the flow.
But now I will make ONE New Year's Resolution. Just one. And I vow to stick with it.

LOSE WEIGHT.
The first step to lose those fats is ACCEPTANCE. 

Statement of fact:
I am fat.

I have gained 12 lbs. since i stopped going to the gym, and it's already unimaginable for me to have ballooned this way. I can not afford to change my wardrobe! NO WAY MEIN!!! I have other things in my mind where I like to spend my moolah, but not on clothes! just because! Esmyuski!

So I am doing my have to do's and have to buy.

1. Buy yoga mat.
2. Buy a new binder.
3. Crunches.
4. Leg raise.
5. Walking.

Hubby has started doing Kinect exercise almost every night since Christmas vacation. I did once but i got so sore that I almost couldn't move my shoulders.Too much fats accumulation maybe. :( but hubby i can see is doing good with Kinect.
So, pede bang madala ko dito sa Ilijan ang Kinect na yan? Baka pede kong ma short cut ang pag papapayat???