My desk tomorrow?

And here's hoping how it should be looking pretty soon.

Happiness!

My desk. My desk. My desk. My desk.

Returning from a maternity leave of three months, I was welcomed by heaps of paper at my desk. Mostly untouched unfinished files. Some mailers and stuff left on top of what's there. No less horrorific for a mom of three kiddies but horrorific just the same. It dawned on me my reality. I'm swamped.

Barely two weeks back I have yet to fully recondition my brain to function at its usual best, memory gap and all. I'm a little anxious to do checklisting because I know it will feel like to much too soon. It is however what I perceive now to be the better way for me to start- still.

So I am bringing home my notebook and I am going to reorganize my thoughts and get things back into perspective. Its going to take time before that desk clears up. But its a start.

New post. New tasks. Feels like I'm going to have to reinvent my wheel.

Contentment is key

We are as happy as we make ourselves to be, so they say.

Be it what we have and own. Be it where we live, what we drive or how we look.

Simple needs. Simpler wants. Lesser material desires- spells a happier contented life. A healthier self love is so essential to having the right disposition to a life or a beauty makeover.

Here's to us enjoying who we are or have become- and not what which we think defines us.

Contentment is key

We are as happy as we make ourselves to be, so they say.

Be it what we have and own. Be it where we live, what we drive or how we look.

Simple needs. Simpler wants. Lesser material desires- spells a happier contented life. A healthier self love is so essential to having the right disposition to a life or a beauty makeover.

Here's to us enjoying who we are or have become- and not what which we think defines us.

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Hand to God the Impossible

That's what my subscription message said tonight.

Hand to God the impossible.

We have a 24/7 limit to time. And we are as capable as only He enables us. We should be constantly reminded of our own nothingness and God's greatness. Otherwise we will fool ourselves that we can in fact address the impossible by ourselves.

Cest la vie. Such is life. It is not fully our own. Let's lift it all up to God- All possibilities. All impossibilities.

Hand to God the Impossible

That's what my subscription message said tonight.

Hand to God the impossible.

We have a 24/7 limit to time. And we are as capable as only He enables us. We should be constantly reminded of our own nothingness and God's greatness. Otherwise we will fool ourselves that we can in fact address the impossible by ourselves.

Cest la vie. Such is life. It is not fully our own. Let's lift it all up to God- All possibilities. All impossibilities.


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Grace alone.

My grace is sufficient...assured Jesus.
What a wonderful promise. So comforting in a world that keeps telling us that we don't have enough. That we need more. It is a stuggle to go against the grain of the exact opposite. Yet to adhere to God's simple truths, to trust in simply that- makes the difference between chaos and order, peace and anxiety, shopping and window shopping, savings and debt.

We can always choose to believe in enough and we most certainly can hang on to grace.

My prayer today- Lord, sustain in my memory that your grace is sufficient. I shall want no more. Help me desire (to shop and buy) less and less until I conquer my wants and stick truly only to what I need. Double your grace when I get double the impulse please. Amen.

Grace alone.

My grace is sufficient...assured Jesus.
What a wonderful promise. So comforting in a world that keeps telling us that we don't have enough. That we need more. It is a stuggle to go against the grain of the exact opposite. Yet to adhere to God's simple truths, to trust in simply that- makes the difference between chaos and order, peace and anxiety, shopping and window shopping, savings and debt.

We can always choose to believe in enough and we most certainly can hang on to grace.

My prayer today- Lord, sustain in my memory that your grace is sufficient. I shall want no more. Help me desire (to shop and buy) less and less until I conquer my wants and stick truly only to what I need. Double your grace when I get double the impulse please. Amen.

When Payless comes to town!

When I need to vent- sometimes I use shopping to do just that.

On a mega superficial level - bags, shoes and lipstick- they are my BFFs on a really stressful day.
Thank you Lord for leather, stitching, oversized storage, wedged heels, and creamy sheer textures
to highlight my off-colored day.

So imagine my wonderful amazement when I saw this billboard on SLEX.

Payless ShoeSource is coming to town. (Festival Alabang to be exact)

Not exactly branded but reasonably cheap comes in handy when saving a day.

Hey, quantity counts. =)

I just love it.

"at all times" stress

I realize part of my stress is the need to have everything working "at all times".

 

Home stress comes from managing and coping due or despite the "the lack of".  The "lack of" doesn't necessarily mean you are not functional as is or that you actually lack something. Sometimes it is a struggle identifying between wants and needs. Most of the time, we just end up wanting because we suddenly 'desire' to have things to make us feel henceforth, complete.

 

Eliminate that desire, and everything falls into proper perspective again.

 

Why then can I not apply this to my shopping sprees???

 

 

Taken from my phone bleeps of  June 28, 2010

My life on a list

Was doing my to do list for the day. I realized I could reduce my life
to a checklist. It overwhelmed me. Too many roles to fill. Too many
things to do. Unending , unnerving things to accomplish. How could so
little tasks be over demanding on you ?? Forging on none the less.
Tomorrow, more boxes will be ticked as new ones come dawning. At least
its moving. =)

I need to get off the grid some times. This is probably possibly one of those days man!

The Reduce Reuse Recycle thingy is going against my decluttering agenda! Major hellow!

...and baby Sasha makes three! Three Princesses =)

Sometimes, what wont bend will break

Girls, in life you will encounter may things-  difficult people and odd circumstances. Im here just to remind you that at the end of it all, what matters really is how you choose to respond to 'these' rather than merely reacting to them. Life doesnt always catch us prepared. Not all people choose to be kind or think along those lines. They will just react callously or thoughtlessly. And if theres anything I want you to grow up with, is the ability to react with thought and deliberateness. Yes deliberateness, but one that banks on goodness and character-  not a flawed sense of superiority or authority.  Yes, there are many rules. Yes, they should be followed. But be wary where they come from.  Yes, we go where life takes us and we have to condition ourselves that the only permanent assurance is that everything changes. Even the rules. Even the ones who make the rules.  Sadly, even the standards and morales do- even those that dont need changing.  That said, you have to be firm but flexible. You have to stand up for what is right and good, but know when you need to sit out and combat through silence and prayer. Not all battles need to be fought and for each battle you pick, endeavor to rise up only to worthy opponents and worthy accounts. In time you will achieve the wisdom to know the significance of when, why and who. Do not be afraid to bend if needed because it does not and should not mean you are compromising.  It only means you know what battles to fight and which ones to let go of in favor of a higher force taking charge.  In time, you will know the difference. It should be that simple.  We cannot do everything on our own. Remember, everything is possible only with God's grace.  Even an aged tree knows well enough it has to let its branches and leaves sway with the wind otherwise, it will inevitably break. At the end, everything will reckon with the omnipotence of nature and realize only the greatness of God.

Had a rough day starting at work. I figured, there has to be something good that comes out of this one.

Love you girls.

Mom

Praying for wisdom to get things done the guided and the right way. Praying for kindness to get things done the gentler way. Praying for character that I may bring to the table only the best I can offer. Prayer for endurance that I may be sustained through all that comes my way. Praying for patience that I can see beyond self the needs and shortcomings of others. Praying for understanding for those who cannot see beyond my own shortcomings.

Embraced by Our Divine Mercy

http://www.ourdivinemercy.blogspot.com

I am all empty of kindness stores. It has been depleted, not fully, but scarce enough to feel empty of it. I cannot give what I dont have so this moment, this very moment, i choose to let go, recharge and come back to myself.

"Keep and seek only what you love and your home will truly be yours."

Dear Girls,

Perhaps you've noticed that Ive been revamping the house a little bit. I just want to manage to make it a little bit more cleaner, a bit more organized, a bit more functional and a bit more prepared. Im even taking an online course now on interiors and Im hoping in the next couple of months, I could put it to some good use- at least for our home. If I were as mobile as I hoped to be, I'd fix the Tanauan place up for us too- which would probably please your Lolo. Anyway, someones taking care of that so lets let that be.

The thing with redoing everything or even a little it that you hit a slump everytime you consider the resources you need to get things done. Ive tried to work like an ant. Go on top of it, under it, around it, through it even....with the least economic impact on our resources. Ive managed a couple of improvements but I guess it takes really a lifetime to get all this done. (If only I can visualize that door that needs fixing as a shoe, Id probably have spent on it faster.....thats mu reality check....)  I guess, no one makeover will do. No one makeover will solve every issue or concern that I want closure on. We have to work together as a family with what works- working dad, working mom, multitasking parents and toddlers abound ! Tricky as it sounds, its all but fun memories for me.

When we go out there, when I hit the idea books and the catalogues, it can get confusing, you know? There's so much out there in the shelves, in the malls, in print and in visual media seeking to capture our divided or undivided attention. They set the standards, the benchmarks, the what you have to have or must haves for this type of lifestyle, family or dream.  Whether they tail on mere perception or an actual reality, its debatable, really. The bottomline is, we're the target and our perception is the bait. And I for one, have been perpetually captured by these things. Sometimes, you just want to stop looking altogether and isolate yourself. Yeah, really. Sign...if only.....

At this time, I'm settling into a nesting stage (it seems to have come early) and Im heck bent on cleaning and organizing the house and turning it into the home that I want it to be for everyone.  Weve managed to do a little decluttering here and there....and while there seems to be much more work impending, I relish in the fact I am helped  and supported through the process by the people that count.  At the end of the day, yes, we can breathe a little bit more better, feel a tad more cozier. Despite what malfunctioning areas are left to be tended to.....knowing that we've sought only what we need and we're keeping only what we love, our house truly become home.

Stay happy. Play like there's no limit to the space. You are home.

love always,
Mom