do them. period.

 i am so happy to say that my long overdue
room makeover has started today.
it's now or never!

it's about time i get rid of all the unpleasant sights
 i have endured for so long.
 i have been wanting to get this done for years

and now it's finally going to happen. i can't wait. 

hopefully, this would motivate me to start 

doing furniture makeovers. 

i don't know if this will transpire into a small business but it's a start.

and my first project is my room. 

here are a few styling inspirations for your bedroom♥

note to self

 

if i don't,

i will probably end up sick real soon.

i am stressing about so many things.

but don't we all?

the question is, 

how do i destress?  

just another rainy day

are we officially in rainy season yet? it's slowly been raining and this could only mean one thing, monsoon season has arrived. technically it started a couple of weeks ago when we had rain for like four days in a row and then it stopped and was sunny ever since. then after a gloomy forecast earlier this week, i thought things would turn around because there was no sign of a typhoon coming as forecasted. but when i woke up this morning it was already raining and it thundered a little. what a fickle minded weather we have! don't you just love the sound of the rain and the cold wind it makes you want to stay in bed all day?

have a wonderful rainy weekend! for sure mine is

with lots of movies, cooking, snacks and giggles with the family, oh, and a pile of laundry. 

xoxo

monday blues

i began my day feeling grumpy maybe because i woke up feeling very hot, my lower back aches, and i still feel a little pain on my right foot. i recently had an accident and sprained my ankle and now have a huge lump on the right side of it and a bruise on the other side. it's been only four days since that stupid accident happened and it still hurts when i walk. i was told it usually takes a couple of weeks to heal.

right now we are getting ready to go to a swimming party for kids, however, i am not all that excited given my current physical condition, and because we have to pay for the resort's entrance fee. what a bummer right? it's a bit of a problem as i have limited amount of money to spend for the whole week so i don't know how i would go about that today. oh well, this kind of situations are usually what i don't want to write about on my blog.

anyways, i have to end this post already because my girls are rushing me to leave now. i will post pictures when i get back.

what is your theme?

hello! i hope you made the best of your weekend and hopefully all of us will face another beautiful day tomorrow. this week seemed to be very long because of the ridiculous weather we had each and every day. the heat is still killing me, but i am thankful God had poured us some rain this week, and hopefully summer will be over soon. anyhoo, for my post, i'm thinking i should start creating a theme each day and just redo it every week. like this for example:

sunday - sunday bonday - occasions and stuff that involves my family and people close to my heart.

monday- monday blues - feelings and thoughts, and because i hate mondays, i'm usually grouchy and sad on this particular day.

tuesday- tuesday treasures & treats

wednesday- wediscoveries about fashion, food, and whatever else i stumble upon.

thursday- dreamy thursday

friday- friday i'm inlove- features everything i love and admire, and things i'm obsessed with.

saturday- saturday arts and interiors

hmmm, i don't necessarily have to do this permanently, i just need to see if it will make things easier for me to decide what to blog. so beginning next week, i will follow these themes. ciao!

thought bubbles

this week...

weight

ok. so i never realized just how much i gained weight since last year (and the year before that, and the year before that) whenever i complain about it, some people would tell me i don't need it, i am perfectly fine. i wonder if they were just being polite. but you see, i really did gain weight over the last couple of years i just hide it better than anyone else. i used to like taking pictures of myself until recently. and it just hit me right freaking now. i was not a believer until i saw recent pictures of myself. it's frustrating already how i always make up excuses to start dieting. there is a constant reminder in my head "tomorrow i will start my diet" or "i only need two weeks to lose 10 pounds anyway so it's okay to pig out right now". i am 5'4" and weigh more or less 125 pounds, and i only need to lose at least 15 pounds. for some people they may find it very shallow and silly of me for complaining about my weight. i didn't say i am overweight, i only said i gained weight and i care about how i look because i like to wear clothes that would fit me perfectly. so the ultimate question is, when do i stop procrastinating and finally start losing weight?

casey abrams

oh casey, casey. i agree with jLO, you are so sexy. he absolutely made me smile throughout the whole song when he sang your song by elton john.

when he was voted out, i wasn't really shocked because this season they have sent home potentially great singers, and sadly casey is just one of them. but then the judges saved him! yay! it's good to know that the judges felt the american fans made a bad choice. ( i am not going to elaborate more, it's googleable if you are interested to know more about casey) please check out the video above though.

sleep paralysis

i recently found out through google that what i have been experiencing is called sleep paralysis. thank God i am not the only who suffers from it.  for a while i thought it was something i should learn to live with, then my condition became more consistent like twice in a month. i had an episode again a few days ago and i started worrying and wondering what could have triggered it. also, when i go through this frightening  experience, i panic and scream for help but only in my head.

 Here's a brief explanation of sleep paralysis
Have you ever felt like you were awake but unable to move? 

You might have even felt afraid but could not call for help? 

This condition is called sleep paralysis. 
Sleep Paralysis is possibly a hereditary disorder in which 
one experiences very frightening seconds or minutes
of total body paralysis with little respiration and eye movements. 
A victim in this state feels awake, but he cannot move or speak  

Sleep paralysis may leave you feeling frightened, 

especially if you also see or hear things that aren't really there. 

Sleep paralysis may happen only once, or you

may have it frequently - even several times a night.

The good news: sleep paralysis is not considered a dangerous health problem.

QUOTE of the day

 

life's lessons 

Everything we are inside is obvious from the outside.

It pours out in everything we say and do.

So be the same person no matter who's watching. 

 ♥ ♥ ♥

a month to go...

It's November! 

which means Christmas is just around the corner. 

It's been a tough year for most people i know including myself
but the spirit of Christmas is still here especially when you hear
all those christmas songs again.
i love the feeling.

It reminds me so much of my childhood, and my dad, 

and his extremely loud perry como christmas jingles when he's at home
making fruit salad for everyone.
 i used to hate it (the loud music), and now i miss it.

 

I'm only happy when it rains

yes, i am happy with the weather lately. 

it's been raining for two days and i'm hoping it would last, 

at least just for the coming weekend! 

 please dear sun have a vacation 

and stay away for a while.

Frustrated

My blog is still a work in progress.
I have been checking out other blogs and designs and learning.
and sometimes it gets frustrating that I don't know
how to make or even understand a CSS or Html code.

I guess I'll just have to be more patient
and figure it all out on my own.