Near Valentine's Day

It's near the day of hearts and anyone who knows me knows that this is one of my mandatory 4 days in a year for celebration and gifts. I know, I know. A lot of people find this day so commercialized and consider it a money-making day for establishments more than anything else. Frankly, I don't care. I really believe I have a hopeless romantic hidden somewhere deep inside of me and that hopeless romantic looooves expressions of love and romance. And so I am hoping my hubby does something for me. It really doesn't have to be expensive or extravagant. It could be the simplest thing just to be romantic. Let's keep our fingers crossed!!

(By the way, the picture beside looked like how I want my hubby to be on Valentine's.)

New Beginnings

I am so thrilled. I have been thinking for some time now about a change in what I've been doing work-wise. Thing is, I've always thought that there really wasn't much else I could be doing in the office as there are no new openings as far as I know. Fortunately, Livi was two steps ahead yet again and had a great alternative for me. I'm now going to be dealing with QA processes - documentation and improvement. For someone who loves flowcharts and organizing, documenting, and improvement, this is really something up my alley. I am thrilled. I hope I do a good job.

Resolutions

At the beginning of every year I try to list down at least 3 resolutions. I always tell myself that by the end of the year I will have to have resolved at least 2 of the 3. So far, my results have been good. Whereas I only completed around 30% during the first year of my marriage, last year I was able to reach 50%. So for this year I am determined to resolve more than half of what I will be listing down today. I am challenged.

1. Lose weight. I have to be 50 pounds lighter by my daughter's 1st birthday.
2. Invest. I have to have 1-2 investments by the end of the year.
3. Save. I have to have my son's, daughter's, and my personal savings accounts up and running with respectable balances by the end of the year.
4. Find alternative sources of income. I have to have at least 2 other sources of funds.
5. Improve my job skills.
6. Finish/Complete all my job goals by the end of the year.

I think this is a pretty reasonable list. I hope that I will be able to make all these things happen.

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Happy Holiday's!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! Here's to hoping, wishing, and praying that 2008 brings more luck, health, wealth, and happiness. Cheers!
(For the site where I found the lovely picture of fruit, chocolate, and festively decorated Christmas boxes, click here.)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

This will be my son's 3rd Christmas and my daughter's 1st. These really are the years where the foundation of wonderful memories are built. I am excited about the season for, what a lot would say, superficial and shallow reasons. Allow me to list them down.

1. I love Christmas because of the lights and the songs and the beautiful decor. No matter how sad I am, looking at such festive designs always lightens my mood. This is given even more emphasis now with the 2 kiddies looking on with me. Two Christmases ago was stressful because we had just moved into our house. Because of that we weren't able to set up a tree or even lights. Last Christmas, we made up for it. I am determined to make this Christmas even better.
2. I love presents. This time, I am looking forward to seeing the joy in my son's face when he opens his gifts.
3. I love the food!! There really is no need to further expound on this point.
4. Finally, I love the general feeling of love and laughter and forgiveness that is present during the Christmas season.

I hope my reasons for loving Christmas don't change and instead just get longer and better.

And the Baby is Born

(this image comes from here)

I am now a mother of 2 adorable children- officially. So many thoughts are running through my mind. Her coming was an unexpected blessing. And I am overwhelmed. Will I be able to successfully raise 2 beautiful kids? 1 is already a challenge. And in today's fast-paced, price- ricing scene- the challenge is an ever-rising mountain. Thankfully I have a supportive husband who deals with my moods, takes my word for it when it comes to mommy tasks (well, most of the time anyway), and just tries to still surround me with humor and light. I am looking forward to my son's and daughter's many tomorrows.