The Power of Belle De Jour Planner

How was your entire holidays? I heard that some people got sick, perhaps due to the cold, the stress, the excitement of it all. I did too, with a little body ache, cough & colds. But generally, mine turned out a lot better than expected. It helps that I have changed once again my paradigm and I am welcoming the new year with so much optimism and hope for greater possibilities. I am only on the eighth day of 2009, yet I already have so much to be thankful for, both big and little things.

Take for instance my Belle De Jour Planner. It is helping me pave the way for a better new year. For those who have the same planner, you know how “O.C.” and “kikay” this little notebook is. It is everything a cosmopolitan woman could ever want in a planner. My favorites (aside from the discount coupons ) include the pages for my goals and a page for an actual vision board. The moment I started writing down the things I want to focus on this year and the second I started cutting out and pasting pictures of my  new dreams, inner peace and clarity set in. Now, more than ever, I know what I want to accomplish  this year and the years to come and  I am going for it with so much determination  that  I have no doubt I will succeed.  Once I do, then  the realizations of my new dreams  won’t be far from sight. It already happened before.  I have no doubt it will again.  I am so excited!!! How about you? Have started working on your aspirations for this year?

Media Noche, Ateneo Psych Get Together, Malling with Family

On New Year’s Eve, Peter and I were able to spend a few hours together before we headed to my folks’ place to welcome the new year. We went to Alabang Town Center  to do the groceries.  It’s customary practice in our family to make sure that all basic  commodities are complete as we welcome the new year, including having 13 kinds of fruits for good luck and fortune. Afterwards, we looked for a place where we can  have late lunch. We found a nice  restaurant  we’ve never been to before — Villa Arevalo The Marina Group. They serve Filipino dishes at reasonable prices and we just couldn’t resist. I wanted to start the new year right. So instead of ordering a full meal, I ordered a healthy dish instead, Sariwang Lumpia in Peanut Sauce, while Peter got Bicol Express. The serving was quite huge and they were scrumptious. We took home the rest of what we couldn’t finish. And I was thinking, so far so good. 2009 would be a better year for the both of us, healthwise. After our late lunch, we stayed at home for a while to watch DVDs. At around 8pm, we headed to MOA to look for lechon, buy some seafood canton, bihon guisado and mixed veggies for our Media Noche then we headed to see my folks. 

I really like new year this year. Aside from the fact that there weren’t as much much fireworks and noise, it’s just a lot more fun having a baby in the family. It can be tiring, yes. But I think the happiness one gets from taking care of a cute baby like DM is rewarding enough. ^_^ Now, I’m beginning to understand what the fuss is all about, especially when  nosy mothers ask me why we don’t have our own baby yet. Most of the time I reply “eewww!” but now I think I know enough to just smile and shut up. ^_^.

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