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little things

By: cherry

11-02-2012

Like what almost everyone says, it’s the little things that count the most. It’s the little things that make you feel good. Little, simple things that give us the most pleasure. I believe in the saying. I used to base my happiness from the material things I’ve accumulated over the years. But you know what, if you don’t have a place to put them all in, you have no choice but to give up some of your precious things…bedside table, computer cabinet, vase, clothes and so many others. But ask to give up your kids, would you give them up? Ask to give up 30 minutes of shower after a long day’s work, would you give it up? Ask to give up a hot bowl of chili when it’s all you’ve been craving for the whole week, would you give it up? You know what I’m saying? It’s the little things.

So think about it. Happiness is all about the little things.

summer tunes

By: cherry

26-01-2012

Car Travel, past time, personal, travel, vacation, weekends

Nothing like summer tunes to make you whole again. Do you agree? And with summer tunes are images of road trips, family reunions, picnics and the beach. It’s impossible not to associate summer with music. So what’s your summer song? Mine is the Ocean by Led Zeppelin with the fantastic guitar playing of no other than Jimmy Page. It makes me wonder what type of guitar he used to play with. Was it peavey cirrus because he’d never use low quality guitars? Anyway, summer’s just around the corner and I can’t imagine anything better than Ocean blasting in my car with my hair loose, the warm air blowing in my face, and the promise of a spectacular view of sun, sand and the blue sky.

I can’t wait for summer.

blank

By: cherry

11-01-2012

personal, tell me why series

My mind is kinda blank right now. Actually, it’s not blank. It’s more like all over the place. So don’t wonder if you read about the weather here and next thing you read about is PS3 Move.

I’ve been sitting here with my laptop on my lap of course and I can’t focus on anything. I stared at the screen for a solid 15 minutes and nothing came to my mind except that I should just type anything. So here I am, still typing away.

And here goes more:

I thought January is supposed to be colder compared to summer months but it feels like summer now. I just wanna head down to the beach and strip.
I need to finish 5 articles within the week and they’re not just free-form writing, they require a bit of research. So, good luck articles! I can’t even finish this post without my mind going back to number 1.
I love fresh lumpia. I’ve been eating it for the past three days. But the restaurant I get those is closed on weekends. And I can’t chop vegetables without me going back to numbers 1 and 2. I just don’t have the time.

Ok, I’ll have to end this now before I really go back to number 1.

getting old

By: cherry

28-12-2011

events, party, personal

I’m getting old. Whenever I sleep late, I always have a hard time recovering from it. For instance this Christmas eve, I think we all went to bed around 3am coz after the Noche Buena, we still watched Harry Potter and Bag of Bones. I woke up the usual time which was 7am, had breakfast and went back to bed. I didn’t do anything the whole day of Christmas up until the next day when I decided I’ve got to move my butt or else I’d be cramming come New Year.

I did a little work and had to spend only two hours working off someone else’s articles before I gave up and went back to bed with a huge headache. Seriously, I’ve been recovering from that one late night these past three days and I don’t think I’ll feel any better soon. And New Year’s Eve is coming. Another late night. OMG. So what it means is I’ll be a zombie the first week of 2012.

Anyway, I hope you all have a lovely little celebration to welcome 2012. I’ll be sharing mine perhaps after my ZOMBIE week next year.

tell me why

By: cherry

08-11-2011

personal

If you’ve got nothing good to say then just shut up. I believe in this actually. So I just keep quiet to avoid conflicts. It’s a bit so not me as I was totally different when I was younger. I’ve definitely mellowed down over the years. Age and having children have something to do with it. And I like “me” that way.

That’s why I don’t understand people who talk or say something even if they don’t need to. For instance in Facebook, a friend of mine just had a haircut. It was ok but I liked her former hairstyle better. So I didn’t comment. I didn’t want to say anything that would hurt her. Or I can say it nicely but I don’t always have the luxury of time to compose my thoughts in a more appropriate sentence or manner. But guess what? Here came a ton of comments saying how pretty she looked with her new do. Yeah, maybe beauty is in the eye of the beholder but not this one case. So I don’t understand it.

If she were a close friend, I’d tell her straight that she made a big mistake of cutting her hair. But we’re not close. So I opted to shut up.

Let’s say those people just wanted to be nice and they’re this goody goody bunch but c’mon, no matter how I look at it, it’s still better to shut up and not give false “hopes” or impressions or ideas. Just effing say the truth if you’re really itching to say something.

Now I don’t know who’s the better person? The one who says something nice but thinks otherwise or the one who shuts up and keeps his or her opinion to himself? Who do you think?

One more thing I don’t understand but this is for another post…why do we suck up to someone who is obviously obnoxious and so so bad?

so this is christmas

By: cherry

07-11-2011

events, family, finances, home, personal

It’s been a bit of a hellish week for me health-wise. I feel the onslaught of many headaches to come. Yes, I’ve been feeling ill lately. I have constant headaches again and my daily diet of Ibuprofen and Paracetamol doesn’t seem as appetizing as before. How can it be when it tastes bitter whichever way you take it…and it does wreak havoc to my skin and hair. My complexion a little pasty now. My hair is dull. I hate this feeling. Perhaps a little argan oil for skin might do the trick of making me look healthy again. But what to do with this illness that comes and goes.

But on to some really fun stuff. Christmas is near. It’s a month and a half away. My family has decided to spend Christmas eve here. So it won’t be just the three of us. And I’m looking forward to showing off new recipes. I’m just hoping I can finish my living room project by the end of November so I can also show that off. But I need money. And lots of it. So this is Christmas for me. Projects, projects and more projects.

C’mon December! Bring it!

hurried pace

By: cherry

30-10-2011

emotions, MG, past time, personal

Have you ever noticed how adults always walk in a hurried pace? Me included. I don’t know why others do but I’ll tell you my reason. I walk with purpose or so I think coz even without purpose, I walk fast or faster. It’s as if time is catching up on me and I’d lose precious minutes or chances if I walked slow. It’s weird but that’s the only reason. It’s not like I’ll be late for an interview for one of those Veterinary Assistant Jobs or I might just miss my ride if I walked any slower than 1000 steps a minute.

This is what I miss about being a kid. As my kid and I were strolling at the mall earlier this afternoon, I kept saying to her to keep up the pace to which she answered after my nth reminder, “Where are we going?” That stopped me. Because we were going nowhere. We were supposed to window shop and just pass the time. I was just so used to this hurried pace that I forgot that I had my kid with me who just wanted to enjoy my company while we walked and held hands.

I should really try to walk leisurely more often. Aimless busy-ness and fast-paced lifestyle are not doing anyone any good. And I’m quite sure that if I keep this up, I might lose the experience of having a little girl with me who enjoys my company and just wants to pass the time.

small world

By: cherry

29-10-2011

family, movie, past time, personal

We’re supposed to go out of town but we can’t figure out where to go. It seems we’ve been to all the interesting places here and around Luzon. Flying out is out of the question. We don’t have the budget for that yet. And staying in a hotel in the city seems impractical. Who does that? I have a house in the city with nice enough air-conditioning, food I can get through delivery or my kitchen, DVD marathon courtesy of my new Sony Bravia and a very comfy bed. So you see why I think it’s impractical to choose staying in a hotel in the city over going out of town. I would rather use the money to purchase a new oven or that michael kors watch. So I’m afraid we’ve run out of places to go in this side of the world. It’s funny. I think it’s true that we live in a small world.

breakouts and zest for life

By: cherry

19-09-2011

emotions, me, personal

Lately I’ve been talking or writing about some very deep thoughts. I’m not normally like that. I guess it comes with age. I no longer think about how I look just as long as I’m not naked. I no longer think about exercise as long as I can still fit in a chair without it falling apart. I no longer think about sleeping eight hours just as long as I sleep at night. And I no longer think about sunscreen and skincare just as long as I don’t break out. Which brings me to what I’m about to tell you. I have breakouts just this morning. As I was making my morning coffee, I felt two on my forehead. It’s disgusting to be talking coffee and breakouts but it must be done if only to wake up from this running through the motions of life. I need excitement, something to bring my old zest for life back. I used to have zest and zing but nothing excites me now. Perhaps traveling to a new country would do the trick. That and pure fiji. What about you? What do you do when you hit the slump? The going through the motions thing? How do you get the life back into your life? Tell me.

today i feel

By: cherry

14-09-2011

kids, personal

Today I feel so overwhelmed. I have a ton of things to do but I can’t get around to doing it. I always feel this way when faced with so much at one time. And these are not even chores we’re talking about. I’m saying good things. I should really get used to this coz I feel so many of them are still coming my way. My left hand is constantly itching which here means money is on the way. I really hope so. I could you the extra money to buy something for the house (sofa, a new lamp, a nice painting by someone famous) or new tablet laptops for me and my son.

I don’t really know what to feel and do to tell you honestly. Procrastination looks tempting but I’m afraid this opportunity will just go away if I delay it. So I’ll start here and now.

— Insights of Over 30-something mom

little things

summer tunes

blank

getting old

tell me why

so this is christmas

hurried pace

small world

breakouts and zest for life

today i feel

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