Weekly Social Affairs

Beginning the start of the year, our son has been invited to a lot of children's parties. It's like every week we had to attend more than just a couple of kiddie parties. Although, I try to decline parties held on Sundays because that is the only time we could catch up with our household errands and of course, bond as a family. This Saturday, he is invited to a cowboy's party and this Stetson Hat is something he could use.

Random

Whenever we are on the road so early in the morning and all the huge trucks are out, I wonder how much the salaries are for these truck drivers. Then, dear hubby would tell me it's just similar to regular drivers, but I doubt. They should be paid more because of the hazard of their jobs. More than the ability of being able to drive such huge vehicles, I also believe they have to have gps for trucks because of the distance of their travel.

Pretty In Love

As I was going over my Google Reader feeds, I found out these Drop Down Deals, particularly these 2012 hsn coupons. These coupons might try to tempt my self-control but then again, I realized I had to stick to my New Year's goal which is to cut down on my online shopping so instead, I marked all the shopping feeds in my reader as MARKED READ ALL and proceeded to other stuff. Photos from Golden Globes awards night flooded my feeds and I cannot help but share Jessica Biel's photos. She really was a stunner that night, truly the love is glowing in her face. I bet she'll make a lovely to Justin Timberlake.

Hello 2012!

The year 2011 had been a good year for me and my family. While there were both ups and downs, I am overwhelmed by the number of endless blessings we received last year. Not only were it a good year for me and my family, but also to my friends. In fact, one of them just got promoted in this engineering firm in-charge of making Prototype SMT Stencils, (I know too technical of a term) and we are all happy for his promotion and career growth. I just wish that this New Year, 2012 will be a good year, if not better for all of us. Have a blessed year ahead to all of you.

It's Beautiful Out There

I was telling a friend that they should take advantage of the beautiful weather this weekend, not too hot, not too breezey, just right and hop on to their ATV. However, she told me that they need to change their ATV Tires and would cost so much. So like us, they are on a staycation. You would actually discover how beautiful your neighborhood is when you decide to stay at home and explore the simplest yet most beautiful surroundings you already have.

Speaking of, here's sharing some beautiful flower photos I snagged from Tumblr.
Do not forget to stop and smell the flowers no matter how busy your life is :).

Amidst the Holiday Rush, Smile!

Do you ever notice that sometimes we get to turn into a Christmas Grinch because we get too caught up with the Holiday Rush and eventually make us very stressed out? I am fortunate that I have DS as our son because he constantly reminds us what Christmas truly is. Everyday, he would remind me to buy Baby Jesus a CHOCOLATE birthday cake on his birthday/Christmas day. Then the next time, he would ask me if I have already gotten Jesus' phone number because he wants to sing him a Happy Birthday song. So never mind if I would not be able to fit in my size 2 party dress and accept that this plus size party dress would actually look better on me. That, and I should stop stressing on the fact that I would not be able to buy all of the items in my Christmas wishlist this year nor would I be able to send out gifts on time because after all these Holiday Rush, we should smile and celebrate the birth of Jesus. How far are you now with your Christmas to do list? Check out this video and keep smiling!

School Portrait (2011) from Michael Berliner on Vimeo.

More Savings, Less Purchases

Halfway through this year, I have already made a promise not to purchase any more purses for at least two years. It is a self-imposed purse-shopping ban. I just want to declutter and focus on the more important investments in our young family. Today, I have learned that 2 of my friends also made the same goal for 2012, I guess it would be easier to commit to this goal when you have friends who share and support your plans. I also want to include make-up and shoes in this shopping ban but I need work shoes for women and other staple everyday make-up. At the end of this 2 year-shopping ban, I hope to have more savings.

odd gift

No matter what age we are, opening our presents under our Christmas tree has always been the most exciting part of Christmas. While I try to keep my EQ high by waiting for Christmas morning to open my presents, I always end up opening them as soon as I received them hee hee. One of the things that I received was an eyelash growth product. I find it odd to be getting one but I to tell you the truth more than being puzzled, I am excited to try out the product next week.

Convert to HD

When we bought our HD TV 2 years ago, it came with a free digital converter box that would allow old analog TVs to be converted to HD and viewers can watch high quality digital TV broadcasts for FREE. Had we known about this, we would not have given away our old analog TV. I guess I better just put this on my ebay account and open it up for bidding. I just do not know if there would be someone out there who is willing to buy it as most people have already converted their TVs to HD.

Sensible Shopper

I'd like to think of myself as someone who has finally turned to become a sensible shopper from being an impulsive shopper. Maybe that or I have become such a picky shopper because for the past months, I realized my shopping purchases have majorly lessened in number. Also, before I could even buy myself a new pair of shoes, a purse or even a lipstick, I would think about it for weeks. I do not know what happened along the way. Even when there are sales during the Black Friday weekend, I ended up sticking to my Christmas list and not getting tempted by huge sales and discount. I just think that whenever I decide to buy something, I want it to be a long-term investment, something that I can still use even in my golden years such as this Betty Barclay collection. Speaking of classic and elegant pieces, find uniquely elegant styles from betty barclay featured by Gray & Osbourn just by clicking the link. I find their collection so elegant that even if I decide to purchase a dress today, I will still wear 5-10 years from now.

So what do you think? Have I become the sensible shopper I have longed to be or I am just more focused with my priorities?