January 2014 - Page 2 of 4

January 24, 2014

Stress and Priorities

They say, the simpler your life, the better. I super agree to this, more so if you lead a simple and stress-free life. I know I live a simple life, but stress-free? I think on most days, yes, but there are days when I can’t help getting stressed-out. Or maybe, I just feel exhausted and misinterpret it as stress? Haha.

But I realized stress is manageable. One of the factors that aggravate stress is the lack of organization. This is where priorities come into view. By knowing how to manage my priorities well, I can also control my stress levels. How cool is that?

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January 23, 2014

Winter in Manila

Obviously, I’m just exaggerating. Winter in Manila? It won’t happen in this lifetime, unless there’d be a change in our country’s location in the universe. But we can always have a cold weather, like what we’re experiencing the past weeks. Isn’t it fun? The drop in temperature outside (which averages at 18 to 22 degrees Celsius) makes me wanna sleep all day. Not bad, especially if I don’t have work to attend to. But I have, so I guess I’ll just reserve the enjoyment for before and after-office hours only.

I can think of tons of things to do during a cold day. Most of them can be done inside the house, no need to go out and spend money. Like cooking and baking. Or reading books. Or having a DVD marathon. Or listening to music. Or better yet, playing a musical instrument like a cheap keyboard piano. Or simply cuddling with my husband. You get my point.

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January 23, 2014

Garage Sale

I like the idea of garage sales. It allows people to dispose, reuse and recycle things. It’s true that for some people, some things already serve as “clutter” or “excess” due to disorganization and overabundance. For other people, though, these could be part of their basics and essentials.

I’ve bought stuff from garage sales in the past and they became very useful to me. Looking at our tiny home last weekend, I was amazed by how much stuff we’ve accumulated in the past months after we tied the knot. They continue to grow, too. I would like to do a garage sale someday so I could sell at very reasonable prices those that we don’t desire or need anymore.

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January 22, 2014

Shopping Ban

With our 52-week money challenge still on, I can’t get myself to shop. Whenever the opportunity presents itself, like last Monday night when I accompanied my mom and my two sisters at SM Manila to buy some stuff, I always get reminded of the challenge and my urge to shop would suddenly stop. I think it’s a good thing because it means I’m focused and determined to finish the challenge.

I hope to continue this self-imposed shopping ban for as long as I can. It helps that I don’t obsess over some material thing at present. And that I still have several new clothes, two new pairs of shoes and some new accessories waiting to be used. I think it’s about time I wear them all and pretend I just shopped for them last night. Haha.

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January 21, 2014

Quick Binondo Trip

Last Sunday afternoon, the hubby and I made a quick trip to Binondo to use our dining vouchers for The Original Salido Restaurant on Ongpin St. It was supposed to be a merienda but since we intentionally didn’t have lunch for the unlimited dimsum waiting for us, it turned out to be a late, long lunch.

For P299 per person, we had an eat-all-you-can dimsum at the restaurant. There were nine kinds on offer and we tried them all. Haha. Among them, my favorites were the hakaw, siomai and bean curd roll. We also ordered Yang Chow rice to go with everything. Our dining vouchers also included drinks and desserts. We got red iced tea for our drinks and had mango sago and almond lychee to cap off our dimsum-loaded lunch.

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January 21, 2014

2014 Hair Trends for Women

For 2014, they say short hair is “in” for women. While I prefer my hair to be long (and always tied up in a ponytail), I also wear short hair from time to time. I remember two summers ago, I was sporting a pixie cut and loved it. It was sort of liberating for me because it’s the kind of hairdo that you can call “wash and wear.”

Photo from Black-Haircuts.com

If I’m gonna cut my hair short, that hairdo of Paris Hilton on the photo above is my peg. But right now, I’m still undecided. I’ll surely miss my long albeit damaged hair. I’ll probably just trim it. Or I might just get some pretty hairpiece online that will match my oval-shaped face. Haha. 🙂

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