nuninuninoo...

I am itching to come home already because the weather is just so inviting. Maybe, I could do a few minutes of running in the park instead of my usual treadmill routine. But then again, I have to research about this paperless office software my boss asked me to check and of course some filing as soon as I get home. I need to archive our bills in 2011. Yes, I am OC, like that hee hee.

Productive Tuesday

Because I have been very productive today, I was able to finish most of my work tasks an hour after lunch. Now, I am just waiting for the time to hit 4:30 and I'm off to home sweet home. But in the meantime, let me catch up with my friends at Twitter, Instagram and of course, Facebook before I check on these diamond blades. How's your Tuesday?

Photobooks Project in 2012

I seriously need to focus on my goal list in 2012. I listed about 11 goals this year and only 5 were accomplished. While more than half were not met, I am still happy about the 5 achievements. One of the things I want to include in my 2012 goals is to be able to come up with photobooks for all of DS' 6 years of life. These keepsakes for babies reminded me so much how much years have passed already and I needed to catch up with my photobooks projects.

Catching up with much-needed Zzzz...

I thought I am done with my Christmas shopping list and would be able to catch up with much-needed sleep. Until, I realized, I forgot a male cousin who is so much into gadgets. Thank heavens for instant best buy coupons, I was able to shop for him online. Until then, I cannot wait to hit the sack. Hope the Holiday rush is not taking a toll on you. Goodnight!

gift ideas

I still need a lot of things to accomplish before Christmas day. I wish to be able to order this converter online as presents for my siblings. I do not know why I always ended up rushing during the Holiday season when I have written my Christmas list very early this year, read: September. Oh well, I just need to make do with the time and resources I have now.

maybe, next year

Last night, I had the chance to go over my 2011 goals and sadly, I have only accomplished 1/3 of my goals. I guess next year, I would have to slim down my goals list and also include only realistic goals. One of the goals that I missed out on doing is to finish all of my digiscrapping projects as well as edit DS' videos and eventually make cd duplication to be given to his grandparents. Well, there is always next year and I hope with my new Macbook, I will be able to work on my photobooks faster than I did this year.

Lucky Me

I am one of those women who were lucky to grab a huge amount of free gift cards from the ongoing Victoria's Secret Reward Card promo. I shopped last Black friday and got 1-$100 and 3-$10s reward cards. In total, I got a whopping amount of $160 as free reward cards because I was also able to grab a couple of gift cards in their Facebook promo (my and hubby's FB accounts). Sadly, they do not have plus sized lingerie as I would love to give my friend one.

EQ

I was meaning to buy this pair of english riding boots before Winter but I think it would be practical to just wait until Winter is over. After all, I still have a couple of pair of boots which I can still use throughout the Winter season. I am just glad that as I age, I already have the sensibility and patience to wait for sales so I could save more shopping money and avail of better deals.

HandyHusbo

My dear husband loves to collect all kinds of tools, he even has micrometers in his toolbox. At first, I could not understand why he has to have that much tools when nothing is happening in our simple and cozy home. I mean he just needs the very basic tools that a house should have but eventually I just learned to understand his inclination on being the handyman of the house hee hee.

going 8!

December is such a special month for my family, not only because it is Christmas time but it is also our wedding anniversary and this year, we are turning 8! When I look at our wedding bands, I feel a certain kind of warmth and security, never mind if mine actually looks tighter because I gained so and so pounds as compared to my wedding weight hee hee. And because #8 is such a special number, we already got ourselves our anniversary slash Christmas gift last Saturday :). Welcome to the family V!

Bedroom Inspirations

I am fighting off my sleepiness (blame it on all the food I have eaten today, ya, thanksgiving spread!) because I need to do some online Black Friday shopping. So Instead of researching on this chocolate bark as requested by my dear friend, here I am sharing with you some bedroom inspiration. Yes, I am that sleepy. Three more minutes and it's Black Friday yihaaa!

Lalaland

Can you imagine your bedroom having this kind of view? Ahh, wonderful isn't it?
I know that I can never have this kind of bedroom, not even in my wildest dreams. But yes, I do dream of having a lovely home with a cozy pool enough for my daily morning laps, hee hee! As if I am a strong swimmer. However, upon knowing how much maintenance one could do with a pool at home, think pool heat pump, pool cleaning services etc... etc..., I guess dear hubby and I better work so hard to get that dream house and dream pool.

random

My friend and I were just randomly comparing lifestyles and cost of living on our respective states and cities last week over the phone. I was so surprised at how expensive theater tickets are at their place considering their cost of living is pretty lower than ours. On the contrary, their lease is way way lower than what we are paying. But then all the other things can be bought online which will have the same price benchmark minus the tax which varies in each state. Just recently, we both needed some very hard to find Water Soluble Solder Paste but we ended up going to the same online site. We are both extremely happy that online shopping is there to rely on when there are stuff we could find in the nearest physical stores.

Neat Stuff

I am not sure if I have shared this photo before but yes, I want to have a similar nook in my dream home someday. It would be so relaxing to wind down on that kind of chair. But instead of those decorative figurines, I guess, I would turn that shelf into a book shelf. What a perfect chair to enjoy reading a book.

How's your Memorial weekend so far?
Off to check shindaiwa hedge trimmer for now.

Inspired.

When we were in Boston, we had the chance to spend a day at a dear friend's home. Good thing they had a young boy, a few years older than DS . So we did not have to be disturbed by the kids as the adult catch up on food, wine and stories. When we got back home, DS could not stop raving about the name tags his kuya C made and of course, the simple but customized bedroom of kuya c. Now he wants a similar double decker bed which prompted me to find photos for inspiration.