Day 3 of Block Leave

After a hard day of cleaning yesterday, I resolved to just take it easy today.

Late this morning, Leo and I went to Town Center. I bought a copy of the latest issue of YES! magazine (it's the only local showbiz magazine that I read) and had lunch at Mexicali (somehow, the food tastes different there compared to their branch in RCBC). Afterwards, we had dessert at Razon's (love the halo-halo yumyum) and did some shopping at National Bookstore and Toys R Us.

When Leo took me home, I resumed wrapping gifts. Late in the afternoon, I realized that I underestimated the gift wrappers so we're going to the bazaar tomorrow morning to buy some more and probably buy gifts as well.

There's something therapeutic about gift wrapping, probably like origami. Though my skills are pretty simple and sometimes crude, I love taping and folding the wrappers. I've even copied the style of the professional gift wrappers by using double-sided adhesive (yeah, it's more expensive than scotch tape but hey, it makes the gift look clean!). I don't have ribbons though but I did have custom-made gift tag-stickers done at Robee Stickers (I love this shop! Too bad they closed their branch here at Town Center. Now I have to go all the way to Glorietta 3 to have the stickers made).

To make sure my lower back doesn't ache too much from the sitting, I placed two cushions on my monoblock chair. To set the mood, I even played christmas songs while wrapping! Now, the baby's room is again a mess but it's due to the Christmas gifts scattered all over the room.

We went to Alba's at Westgate for dinner to celebrate my brother-in-law's birthday. It was my first time to eat there and the food was ok. We got Chris (my BIL) some golf balls which he can use in the driving range.

I'll probably sleep in an hour. I'm happy though as I sleep throughout the night (with a couple of bathroom breaks in between). I now wake up at 7 or 8 AM. I don't nap anymore in the afternoon though as I get enough sleep throughout the night. Maybe when I'm done with the wrapping and cleaning, I'll resume my old habit of napping in the afternoon.

Day 2 of Block Leave

Finally, I was able to start cleaning the baby's room. I threw away 4 garbage bags worth of stuff (some of them are actually trash while others will be given away). I'm really anxious to have the baby cabinet fixed so I can start putting away the baby clothes.

I also managed to organize Leo's papers into files and folders. My new system surely beats his old system of just stuffing everything in the filing cabinet that it's already overflowing.

In the next few days, I'll start wrapping and tagging presents and figure out who else I need to shop for. My last project is to fix all our pictures and hang them either in the baby's room or our room. A lot of people gave us really nice pictures frames for our wedding last year and I can't wait to put them to use.

All that hard work really drained me though. My lower back and hamstrings are aching. I would expect the lower back but my hamstrings? My doctor said that it's due to my center of gravity shifting. My stomach is really big now and I can feel the aches more than ever.

One Night in Bangkok

Actually, it's 4 days and 3 nights.

My hubby and I are going to Bangkok on the 28th of December and we'll be back just in time for the New Year's Eve festivities. We've always wanted to go out of the country together and this will be our first time. It's also my first time on a big plane in 20 years (not counting local flights)! We already bought a Lonely Planet book and Leo has started reading up on places where we will do the tourist thing. Can't wait for that.

On another happy note, Leo gave me my birthday/Christmas present. It's something out of my wish list! A Nintendo DS! Yay! Now, I have something that will keep me occupied while enduring the shuttle waits.

Now if I can just get rid of this persistent cough and colds, I'll be one happy camper.

Christmas/Birthday 2007 Wishlist

The usual wishes apply (1. peace and happiness for me and my family; 2. a happy year ahead; 3. less stressful working year ahead), however, I do have some material wants which I'm  dreaming to get. Just getting one is enough:

1. Book - Strengths Finder by Tom Rath (I'm only interested in the online test actually)
2. Havaianas (to grow my collection of 2)
3. Graphic Novel - Marvel 1602
4. New Cellphone (yung medyo may color naman at may camera)
5. Trip to Hongkong with shopping money!
6. Nintendo DS or PSP (I get bored waiting for the shuttle)