I opened a Pinterest account a few months ago but never got to start using it until yesterday. And I am hooked! My favorite board to date is Home Ideas. I think I’m going to spend a fair bit of my down time pinning ideas for our future home. Yihee!
Isn’t it cute how members are called ‘Pinners’? 
Happy Friday!
Last December, I thought of starting the New Year with One Word. It is a word that I’d live by, remind myself of often and be happy about just pondering. My one word for 2012 is FREEDOM. Last year has been a tough yet rewarding year in so many aspects in my life. I will never ever forget 2011 and how it had made me a better person. At least that’s how I see myself now.
Why freedom? I have read in one of my favourite author Barry Neil Kaufman’s writings that “we are born with many beliefs”. That as we grow older, these beliefs, wrong or right, form part of who we are and determine how we will live our lives. For example, growing up in a province in the Philippines and having a very simple mother and a very strict father, I believed that I should dress up and present myself a certain way. A way that will never hurt my parents’ ideal image of me. Hence, I never wore nail polish. The first time I did, as far as I can remember was during my wedding. I was already two weeks short of turning 30 years old then! But last year, I broke away from this belief. I painted my toenails red. It felt good. During our Christmas vacation in the Philippines, I had my fingernails painted red, too. Oh, sweet freedom! It was like I had set myself free from my own judgments. Judgments that have put lids in all of what I wanted to do in life.
It does not stop there. I have been “unearthing” these beliefs in me and slowly but surely changing my perspective and totally turning my back from them. So long as these new-formed beliefs do not go against my faith in God, they don’t hurt the people around me and they make me happy, I’m totally there.
How about you? What is your One Word?
It makes me feel a bit homesick looking at these photos taken last Christmas. ((sad face))
Taken at Power Plant Mall, Rockwell.
At Toys R’ Us at the same mall. Love, love my little boy’s smile here.
The dynamic duo.
Had dinner here at the Ayala Triange branch.
While waiting for the light show to start.
Watched this the 2nd time.
All sweaty and tired but happy to have seen this attraction the second time around.
My husband and I agree that our last Christmas vacation is by far the best we’ve ever had. This only made us look forward to our next planned trip back to Manila, God willing. Here are a few more catch-up photos from my iPhone.
Visits to this bazaar has become an annual thing for me. Hee.
Along Macapagal Highway.
It was my first time to use this shade of nail polish last year. I heart red.
Not really a big fan of polvoron. I bought this though because I was intrigued by the new flavors.
Eng Bee Tin goodness.
My ‘pasalubong’ for the kids when I went out for some “me”-time.
While we were waiting for the fireworks display at the Mall of Asia, the kids stopped by at Burger King for sundae treats.
With her cousin, LA.
Just a minute before the fireworks started, I took a photo of these cuties.
The kids were all in awe.
It was so crowded, I couldn’t move to get the roof out of the frame.
My little tornado stopping for a minute to pose for me.
Ahh, my little lady looking so mature and beautiful.
The following photos were not taken using IG but the standard camera functionality of my iPhone.
Unique deco at SM Mall of Asia.
Just like that my little boy is almost 28 months old. He is one happy, cranky, fun-loving, sweet, moody, outdoor-sy, tiny person. He loves to play kick ball, run around, watch and dance with the Wiggles, play Angry birds, watch and sing abc videos, doodle with his sister’s markers and listen to Bruno Mars.
He still loves his milk and still does not sleep through the night(!) but we see incremental developments in the sleep territory. He eats much, much better and has outgrown being uber-picky. I keep telling myself that we should enjoy his toddler stage because before we know it, he’ll be going to big school just like his big sister.
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