I personally believe that more than standing out in a really unique and attention-grabbing halloween costume, it is the challenge of creatively putting one together that counts the most. I've been dressing up every halloween ever since I can remember, but I must admit that I'm guilty of falling back to the old reliable and trusty witch's hat and cloak over some lazy years.

Since dressing up for halloween is big at my workplace, today I came as an equestrian without spending a single cent. After all, shouldn't we be saving money for more essential things these days?



Materials: Nike shoe box, water color paper, coffee to paint him with, some glue, a black sharpie, some tape and a swiffer duster handle! (That's my unicorn, Deidre, at the back carrying a tiny sack of lavender grains. He guards me at work *LOL*)

What things Facebook can do! What a laugh trip!!!

Okay, so somewhere back in time, I was with the Performing Arts Foundation - Philippines and last night, I happened to unearth some photos of some mall shows we did and shared them with my homies in FB. It's a chapter of my life that I sorta miss. I still dance and perform once in a while up to this day (despite gaining 20 million pounds), but mostly hula. Which reminds me...gotta get my arse back to the Halau Makana studio soon.

Go ahead and laugh til your sides hurt.

I know, I know.

I've been doing a Harry Houdini in this site for long periods at a time. I've been busy busy busy and I'm really trying my best to slowdown after my doctor told me that I owe myself that! Yes, I have been compalining of chest pain, some back aches, sporadic stiff necks, heart palpitations, nightmares, shortness of breath -- only to be told upon close examination by the doctor that I'm a walking exemplar of stress. I'm not exaggerating.

There's always been something going on every minute of our lives, important people dying, some getting sick, financial high and lows, parties parties parties...trips here and there, guests coming. Sometimes I don't know how I come out of it in one piece. It seems like I've been lodged for some bizaare reason into a cardiac multi-tasking school where in my heart I knew I had to graduate top of the class. I even had plan plucking my eyebrows in between let's say scrubbing the toilet and sliding down the staircase railing to make sure the toast doesn't burn.

I've been saying this for a while. Maybe three years now. That hubby and I will put a stop to this crazy social calendar. But it's not working! For some reason, I just learned to live it rather than resist it. At least it leaves me feeling better.

Like in a few hours, I will be going out with hubby's family to celebrate their mom's birthday -- the one who just passed away. After that, we're going to a kiddie birthday though we're not really the stroller-pushing couple yet.. Then next week, a trip downsouth to visit my stepdaughter and watch her winterguard competition and see some of my relatives.

Then in November...the one I'm really looking forward to, I'm throwing a baby shower for my dear sister who's due in January! I still don't have concrete plans yet but I want her to have a blast! My cousins and I are already thinking of games and the food! I'm also thinking of the presents. Should I get her a baby jogger stroller because I know that she's going to be wanting to lose the tummy bulge, or one of those Tike Tech strollers that I see around in the malls and even airports now?

After that, a Christening party....then a 1st birthday....So tell me, how can I slow down? Knowing these things don't ever stop?

I'm so upset I got dinged with this once in a while sprouting like random mushrooms finance charge in one of my ONLY 3 credit cards. Usually, I'm very careful with TRYING to keep up with due dates but since I've been so busy for the past weeks, it simply went under my nose without me sniffin' it! Aaargh! And if you ask my husband, I'm like the mother of debt management counseling, having been able to resuscitate my husband's dwindling credit score from when he first met me, over a short span of time. *pat on the back for me* Why? We were able to buy a house last year!!! Woohoo!!!

It's still a struggle though, especially with the deteriorating economy. Hubby gets paid well, and my modest job compensates me alright and we're not really materialistic people but we know the kind of stuff we like and we go for it when the opportunity permits. Hubby and I would drool once in a while, but we both know better when to hold back.

I still don't know what's the point of me writing this. I'm just so upset with the finance charge, especially when I always try hard to be careful. I'm trying to save on a every dollar, especially when I've got my next major purchase already inked on my wish list. I'm not telling you. But this I can say, I am hoping to buy it NOT ON CREDIT so I'm trying to feed the piggy bank every change I get!

My Facebook status 12 hours ago:

"...breakfast food for dinner (my heaven)...wonderful phone conversation with my mom...a clean house (except for laundry chores but it's the weekend so who cares?)...real quiet evening...what an awesome, awesome friday night! I hope others will be blessed with a lovely moment like this, or at least with whatever they yearn for. Thank you, Lord. Please let nothing disturb this peace, at least for a while."


APPARENTLY SHORT-LIVED. Because of some selfish people around me and my hubby.

*sigh*

C'est La Vie!!!