Oct 17, 2011 by Paula

I’m joining the 30-day blog challenge! Believe me, when they say it’s a challenge, it is going to be really a challenge for me. 

I’ve been blogging for four years but I have always blogged in an erratic matter. I follow no schedule which is really really bad if you are a blogger. 

Now I want to reform my old ways and blog consistently every day for 30 days. They say it takes 30 days to build a habit and I want that habit!

If you want to join me then leave me a comment so I know I’m not alone pretty please!

My ME Time!

May 21, 2011 by Paula

Thanks to RJ’s mama, I remember to have my ME time this week. Being a mother to two kids and a wife to my husband is not an easy walk in the park. Most of the time after looking after everyone’s needs I would forget to take care of mine. So after cooking rellenong bangus, serving my husband his lunch, and putting Zachary to sleep I hurriedly took a bath to go to the nearest salon.

Actually, my baby woke up before I could head out the door but nothing could stop me to get my Me time. I decided to get my hands and feet pampered at the nearest salon. I’m glad the person who did my nails took her sweet time. The last thing I want is for her to hurry and do a sloppy job on my nails. Besides I wanted to sit longer in the comfortable homedics massaging cushion they have.

I must have been in a very good mood too because I let her choose my nail color. She picked out a color that I would never have picked myself but I didn’t care! Yes, I was feeling quite adventurous. So do you know what color she picked?

It’s VIOLET! If it were up to me I would have chosen a simple french manicure but hey, life is boring if I just stick to one color, right? I’m still not used to seeing this shocking purple color in my nails but I am getting there. Next time I’ll surely choose another bold color.

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Excited to be 30!

Apr 11, 2011 by Paula

In a few days I will be 30. Hurray!  Yes, you heard it right.  I’m not dreading the big 3-0!  I’m actually very excited to reach this milestone in my life. I have a lot of things to be thankful for. I have a loving husband, my two wonderful kids, some new found friends in our community, and at night when everyone else is asleep I have a job that I love. I have a lot of dreams that I haven’t accomplished but it’s really hard not to be thankful. All I wanted was a family when I was growing up and I’m so happy God has given me just that.

So to celebrate my 30th birthday we are going to go swimming for a change. I don’t know how I’m going to manage with a 4-month old in a resort but I hope Zachary will cooperate. Anyway, my mom would be with us so there would be helping hands when I need it.

So happy birthday to me! Life begins at 30 and I’m so so looking forward to it.

 

Mind Talk

Jul 15, 2010 by Paula

So today is Mind Talk este Girl’s Talk and we’re talking about our powerful minds.  If I were still studying, I would brag about being in the honor roll, the medals, and the awards I got at school (hmm, did I do just that?LOL!) but now that I’m almost 30 I’m not comfortable talking about it anymore.  It’s because I realized that real life is really different than school.  Looking back, I think maybe I was just good at answering exams at schools.

So what can I brag about my mind after school?  It’s much harder now because there are no more quarterly tests in real life to measure how I do.  But little by little I am knowing more and more about how my mind works.  I have realized that in order to be good at something I have to be obsessive about it to the point of ignoring everything else.  It’s not healthy and I’m still working on having a balanced life.  If you know the secret then please do tell me!

So that’s my short entry for today.  I have done about five revisions on this post and I have decided to just delete the other things because once I start blabbing I can’t seem to control myself. hihi

Drama in the Household and The Forgotten File

May 14, 2010 by Paula

I messed up last night.  I wasn’t able to submit the file that I did.  It was all my fault.  I finished early and I wanted to turn off the PC right away so I can rest.  I figured I have plenty of time to submit it later.  Unfortunately, in the afternoon there was drama in our household.  Me, Z, and his playmate, Jave go to the playground every afternoon.  So when Z woke up from his afternoon nap we quickly went downstairs to fetch Jave.  I found Jave in front of the TV and I thought he was alone in the house.  We couldn’t leave his house unlocked while we go to the playground so I looked around the neighborhood for his uncle.  I specifically told Z and his playmate to go back to the house and watch TV while I look around and his playmate heard me loud and clear but Z didn’t.  So when I got back to the house Z was already crying.  No amount of persuasion – his dad tried first and then me next – could convince him to stop crying.  I reasoned with him, threatened him, spanked him, and finally pleaded with him but he told me he was in no mood to go out.  So there we were in sitting in front of each other, no one spoke a word, and no one wanted to give in.  I so badly want to go out and get some fresh air and get a little bit of exercise which I need after a long day stuck with the office furniture.  Finally, with a heavy heart I finally gave in.  I changed back to my home clothes and laid down.  That’s when Z told me if I waited a little bit more he would have agreed to go.  What a naughty, naughty boy he was yesterday!  To prove his point he went downstairs and called to me saying he’s now ready to go.  So what was poor me to do?  I changed clothes again and we went to the playground.  It was already fifteen minutes before 6pm but the sun was still up so we still went.  Anyway, we got back a little before 7pm and I was really tired.  I helped Z take a bath, fried some dinner, and we ate.  We watched a little TV and then went to bed at 8pm.  I woke up the next morning and the first thing I thought was my forgotten file.  There were a lot of calls on my phone but I was already too late.  Ugh, that was such a waste of time.  I didn’t get paid for what I did and I’m sure my employers were not so happy with me.  *sigh

Pregnancy Symptoms

May 8, 2010 by Paula

My second pregnancy is harder than my first.  For one, I’ve been having some morning sickness which I didn’t experience during my first.  I’m very particular with the kinds of food I eat and would not eat when I don’t feel like it.  It feels like I’m taking the appetite suppressant, phentermine, even though I’m not while at the same time having food cravings. The worst part is I don’t have any idea what I’m craving. Anyway, I’m not letting it affect my mood and just taking it one day at a time. I’m even proud of myself that I accompanied Z for five straight days to his VBS. I will be having more responsibilities and I better keep up with it.