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New Bed, New Bed Sheets

We have a new bed for our Manila home arriving this weekend. I bought it from one of the furniture shops right under the LRT-Jose Abad Santos Station. If you’re looking for furnishings priced way lower than what they actually cost at SM but with the same quality, that is the place to go.

The bed I bought is a double-decker bed made of steel and comes with two Uratex foams. I got it for P8,000 only. It’s scheduled for delivery this Sunday and we can’t wait to see it. I also plan to buy new bed sheets to pair with the new bed. I’m pretty sure Divisoria or Quiapo has lots of them. Easy.

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Shopping Ban = Fail

My efforts to not shop until December 1 was a big fail. I rang the shopping alarm last Friday when I took a leave from work to finish some errands. I happened to pass through the Landmark Department Store in Makati and it instantly became the venue of the crime. What made the matter worse was the fact that I was with my mother that time. We actually shopped together!

One can never say no to a smart, funny, loving, caring and persuasive mother. Or so I found out. It was just impossible not to give in to the wonderful things my mom was saying about those clothes and accessories. It was like she custom-made all of those items for me and what I only needed to do was buy and take them home. So off the good daughter approached the payment counter and bought them all. She even paid for the stuff her mom wanted for herself. Haha.

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