outlook recharge

I feel fatigued lately, skin shows it... Last November was a challenge, Ecai was hospitalized for more than a week.  December was hectic, aww that tight sched.  January was a challenge, work related duties.  And oh, here you are February, can you give me some love?

I have been totally feeling down and pessimistic that this morning I invoked the power of positive thinking.  Ha!  I resolve to lessen my worries by enjoying the ride a bit more.  But how to completely do this, I have no idea.    

Maybe... yeah, I better enjoy the ride again!

Dream Daily Schedule

Start the day early... 5:30am and leave for work at 7:30am.

Work until 6pm only. Necessities until 9pm and put Ecai to bed.  Stay up only upto 10:30pm.

Funny, right?  No details at all. Oh well, waking and sleeping time is all I care about. =p

Making a List And Checking It Twice...

No, I am not late... I am making a list of things I hope I can get done within this year.
2011 was very relaxed, or should I say... lacked focus, I do this and stop to do that... I see this and get that... all messed up and foolish.  immature and lazy.

For 2012 I must...

1. USE MOBILE PHONE - I do not use or check my mobile all the time.  I just pick it up to check an app and to take a pic.  Yeah, I am very bad with replying to SMS and calls.  It is usually dead and is at the bottom or nowhere in my bag.

2. BE ORGANIZED - Yup, this says it all, from my bag to kit to wallet and to cabinets.  A place for everything and everything in its place.  Tidy up at least bi-monthly.

3. EXECUTE AS PLANNED - Paging MR Husband.

4. BLOG OFTEN - Plan to do this, so I can always review goals.  And share.  And be reminded of the things that I should be thankful of.

5. DO SOME ART - Yeah... projects and me. =p

I need to...

• Continue Ecai on weekends and print 2011 album.
• Have fun in May.
• Do some 31 new somethings.

time management, huh

Last week, I had a inkling to document how I spend my 24 hours.  And I was dismayed with the result! On the average weekday I have: 10 hours for work, 2 hours travel, 2 hours for self hygiene and basic necessity like eating, 3 hours with daughter, 6 hours of sleep, 1 hour for hobbies or etc, 0 hours for husband, 0 hours for thinking and planning, 0 hours for house chores, 0 hours for relationship building... and oh my!

So last weekend, I had to try valuing my time and making the most of it.  Woke up early and this is how I had spent 2 weekend days:  5 hours with ecai on a park, taking care of her, playing with her. and 2 hours buying what I need for a hobby, 2 hours personal hygiene and basic necessity, 3 hours ecau time, 4 hours hobby with tv time - that's for saturday.  For Sunday, 1.5 hours prep for mass, 1.5 hours at mass, 3 hours with ecai, 4 hours on work-related task, 1 hour for preparing things, 2 hours traveling, 2 hours preparing to sleep!  Wow, with all those I was able to spend time with ecai, finish work assignments, and have some time to do my cross stiching project!  But the weekend was so tiring!  That I still feel aches!

So in the end, from now on, since I value my self, I need all the rest I can get.  Period.

a different pair of shoes

820 days ago, I posted this.  And somewhere along the road, I am working again, actually already for over a year.  And the walk wasn't easy at all.  Being a mummy and working is an every day challenge, one cannot be with the other! =p  Both need dedication and mastery and are time consuming.  But the priority remains.

• Ecs is 29 months.  
• Says sweet words.  
• Is funny.  
• Is bright.  
• Likes my things (which is annoying most of the time, but hey, can't tell her no but must tell her what's hers and what's mine, like my journals and books).

After taking her pic, Jut jokingly poked through her eyeglasses so she covered her eyes.  Shocked, she looked at me and asked me, "ay! bakit ganyan?" (Why like this?) - while sticking her eyes with her fingers.  All the while she thought her spectacles have glass. Ha.