Until now, I have not been to any bazaar and its middle of December already, and because of that I am not yet complete with my gifts to my godchildren. My sister and I plan to shop on Sunday and hopefully there is still a bazaar at the NBC tent. I hope I can find a Dansko shoes there for that’s what I plan to give to my 10yr old godson. I am also looking for a gift for my two other godchildren and I hope to score a nice blouse too. We’ll see, I really hope I’ll be able to find everything I need on Sunday.
We will have our department’s Christmas party next Friday and I am not yet done shopping for gifts to my co-employees. I already have gifts for the female but for the male employees, I have no idea what to give them, perhaps a Black and Mild cigars, but I’m not sure if they smoke. :D My last option is to give them food which I hope they will like. :)
Our passport will be expiring soon so Paul and I are planning to renew it before the year ends coz that’s when most people are busy with Christmas and we’re hoping that DFA will be able to assist us faster. We also plan to get a passport for Hannah since Lance has one already. If we have passports already, we hope to have a family vacation but we still don’t have a destination yet hehe! We plan to live like those of myrtle beach condo rentals so that our stay will be more fun. I hope our vacation plans will push thru but for now, we need to have our passports renewed first. :)
I have several dinners scheduled this December to meet my friends. This will also serve as our Christmas party already. I have dinner with officemates, then HS and College friends. I was chatting with one of my HS friends and was asking him when will he be back from his orlando vacations so that he can join us in the dinner. He said he’ll be here by 2nd week of December so we scheduled our dinner on that weekend. My Saturdays from 1st week to 3rd week of December are booked already for dinners. I’m sure I will gain weight again this coming holidays. I better hit the gym again on January.
Last Saturday, me and my family went to Batangas with my sister for my uncle’s death anniversary. Almost all of my cousins went there too. We decided to leave early in the morning because we expect there will be heavy traffic due to the long weekend. I woke up at 12 midnight to prepare our things and also to check whatever clothes I can give to my relatives staying in the province. I was able to finish preparing by 1:30 and decided not to sleep anymore because we will wake up at 3am since we’re planning to leave the house at 4am. Because I was not able to sleep much that night, people noticed the dark circles under eyes and even my aunt advised me what to put on it to lessen the darkness. The kids had so much fun playing on the grounds, and even Hannah played with them too. We left Batangas at 6:30pm and got home by 10. It was one fun-filled day. :)
Here in our part of the world, Christmas season always comes early. As early as September, malls and stores would start displaying artificial christmas trees and decorations on their storefront, as well as play Christmas carols and songs on their PA system. Other signs are bazaars sprouting out from everywhere selling anything and everything, not to mention the sale that the malls have every week. I did a little shopping already when my sis asked me to go with her to the richwell sale. The items are not as good as last year but it still way cheaper when you buy to the malls and since I’m there already, I was able to buy a few gifts for inaanaks. I’m still on the lookout for sales since I’m not yet done shopping. This is the only time that Paul doesn’t complain when I buy things. Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year! :)
My sister-in-law went to Batangas to drop of her dad and aunts to attend to some family matters. It’s the second time for the car to make a trip to Batangas since it was fixed from the effects of the recent floods. The car isn’t completely alright as some electrical components aren’t really working. The SIL is thinking about bringing it back to the garage – which happen to offer motorhome towing; something you don’t see everyday - to have everything working right. Maybe in the next couple of weeks. We all hope the repairs don’t take very long.
I slept late for the past two nights. The other night, I was just browsing and doing online tasks and last night, I was checking on Paul’s condition. People have been telling me that I have dark circles around my eyes but I haven’t done anything yet to lessen it. I was informed that one of the reasons for it is because I don’t get enough sleep. A friend recommended an eye cream and according to her it is the best eye cream she ever used. Maybe I should try that one too and hopefully these dark circles will be gone.
I’ve been thinking of getting a stylish eyeglass for this coming holiday. My eyeglass is very plain looking and I would like to try a different one. I saw some Holiday Fun Eyeglasses online that are really cute. I saw $8 Prescription Zenni Glasses online and they even have a lot of New Arrivals to choose from! I hope to buy one before they run out of stock. Here’s what I plan to get: :)
What books and/or magazines did I read this month?
- None hehe! I have no time to read since we’re busy fixing the house because of ondoy
What movies and/or TV shows did I watch this month?
- I just watch the news
What special days did I celebrate and how?
- Hannah’s 1st birthday – we just had cake and pansit at my cousin’s house where we stayed while Paul and the rest are cleaning our house
- Lance’s and Hannah’s joint birthday party – we celebrated it at Jollibee greenmeadows. Will post about the party soon
What gifts did I give and/or receive?
- Give none. But the kids received a lot of gifts
What illnesses or health concerns did I have?
- We all had cough and colds that lasted for days. Lance had diarrhea
What fun things did I do with my friends and/or family?
- Dinner with HS friends at giligans (bday treat from Tristan)
What new foods, recipes or restaurants did I try this month?
- None
What special or unusual purchases did I make?
- Cabinets and toys for the kids (courtesy of the twitter aunts)
- New mattress and sofa set since ours were destroyed too
- P&S camera
What were this month's disappointments?
- Kids getting sick.
- Our house is still not in order.
- Can’t revive the old pictures destroyed by ondoy.
What were my accomplishments this month?
- Fixing the house and restoring things back to normal
October is not a good month for us. We were hit by typhoon ondoy and the whole month of October was spent cleaning and arranging the house. The kids got sick and there were days that we slept on the floor. Nevertheless, we’re still thankful that God kept us safe and that we still have house to live in. We just hope and pray that others who got hit by the storm will be able to recover too.
I know I haven’t updated you on how we are after the flood. We’re doing ok now and our house is almost back to normal. I don’t have much time to blog because I’m quite busy with work and on weekends, I try to fix the house as much as I can. We still have some stuff in the living room and we’re still waiting for our new set of sofa. We’re hoping to put up our Christmas tree in the weeks to come. I’ll try to update you on how the kids are on my next post.
Do you know where I can buy the best eye wrinkle cream? I’m so stressed with work and with what happened to us during typhoon ondoy that it shows in my eyes. My friends said I should try to relax and take things one at a time because if not, I’ll look like a zombie! And that’s what I’m trying to do now. I try to take things one day at a time and hopefully I’ll be able to finish everything I want to do. Wish me luck!
I have so many things to do here at work and I feel like it’s up to my neck already. And I’m not in the mood to work! Haay… I can’t rely on my staff yet since she’s still new and I need to train her pa and I don’t feel like working. Sometimes, when I’m here in the office, I’m thinking of our house coz I really want to fix it na and organize our things so that my kids won’t get sick anymore and will have more space to run around and play. I really hope we will be able to put things back to normal at home and I also pray that I’ll be motivated to work again. My audit is fast approaching and there really is so much to do! Help!!!
We were able to celebrate the kids’ party yesterday. God answered our prayers and provided us with a good weather. The sun was shining and not a single drop of rain fell from the sky!
There were only a few who made it to the party. Some texted that they won’t be able to come while others were stuck in traffic because there was a marathon held in
We have so many excess foods since I think only half of the people we invited were able to come and so Paul and I gave them to the street children near our house. J I’ll post again next time to share with you how the party went.
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My cousin was asking me where he can get nice but very affordable prescription glasses and I told her that I saw a site that offers $ 8 Rx eyeglasses. She immediately checked it and even saw a video that tells some tips on How You Can Start Spending Smart. I also showed her My favorite high fashion eyeglasses, and she liked it too. She said she’ll purchase one as soon as she decides on the style. Below are her options:
Hi! I'm back to work and back online after two weeks. As you all know, we were affected by typhoon Ondoy. I'll post next time what happened to us. I just want to thank everyone for your concern. We’re still cleaning and repairing the house, still doing the laundry and washing everything. There’s really so much to do so please bear with me as I won’t be able to update this blog as much as I want to. Until my next post. :)
An officemate is trying to buy insurance for her 65-year old father and it seems insuring the elderly require more expensive premiums, since basically, you are looking at a short payment range and short shelf life. So we are trying to look for cheap life insurance for senior citizens, even health insurance plans are so expensive and so strict. I know it's practical for business but a bit unfair since the elderly, like babies, need them the most.
One of the more popular things to give to men lately are Garmin GPS for their cars. Actually it can very much pass for a family gift too since most women drive cars too. I know a friend who knows how to drive but is so very terrible with directions! She needs a map, or a detailed written instruction on how to get where or else she gets lost and is late for appointments!
On Friday, people from our Human Resources group are going to check the weight of the employees who were included in the 120 days wellness program. I am part of the program but I think I haven’t lost weight yet that I’m thinking of taking alli starting tomorrow hoping that it might have an effect before the weekend. Too bad, part of the rule is for contestants to lose weight naturally without taking any medication. But if in case, I am not included in the program, I’m sure I’ll be taking those diet pills. I really, really need to lose weight!
I have a big one on my right cheek and Paul has 3 on his face, one on the forehead and 2 on the cheeks. He was telling me that his pimples hurt and are sometimes itchy that I asked him if he needs acne treatment. He said he can still handle it and he just needs to clean his face everyday. As of today, my pimple is gone already while his are starting to wear off. I hope we won’t have pimple breakout again!
Last week, we went to visit Paul’s uncle in Pampanga. We went there with Patrick and Family and we just met at the gas station in NLEX. I told Paul I’d like to drive on the way to Pampanga since I haven’t driven at NLEX. Hehe! All I can say is wow! I hope SLEX will be like that since we often travel going to Batangas. Road trip will be much fun if the road condition at SLEX is like that of NLEX, hopefully soon!
Anyway, Paul was glad upon seeing his uncle since he was still in college the last time he saw him. I on the other hand, saw him 4 years ago when we went to Tarlac with my FIL, and Paul was in Taiwan then. The kids naman had fun since they get to see other children. Lance played with his cousins outside the house while Hannah had fun walking.
We left Pampanga by 4pm and Paul was the one who drove since the kids were tired from playing. I’m glad I wasn’t the one driving for when we got to balintawak, traffic was bad! Hehe! Can’t remember what time we got home but all of us were tired and immediately went to sleep and rest. :)
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And here are the mommy bloggers together with Active Fun's manager Apple Morales who was so nice she even gave us free snacks while the kids are playing and loot for the kids when they're done! :)
*The last two photos are courtesy of Joy.
