What are you doing on 12/12/12? * 2013 is going to rock. At the same time, I’ve got butterflies in my stomach that won’t go away. I’m doing my best to ignore them but they’re going bat-crazy and flapping their wings like they’re on a caffeine buzz. I’m going back to corporate in the first […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Reflections’ category
A gift unwrapped and ready to go
Birthdays are a great time to reflect on the year that was and that new year of life you’re about to have. Frankly, birthday resolutions are more effective for me than new year’s resolutions. A few days ago I officially entered my mid-30s. It was not without much pondering, as expected. A few days before […] Read more…
What are 40 things I should do before 40?
40 before 40. My sister’s prepared her 30 before 30 list, and this has inspired me to do my own 40 before 40. I won’t be turning 40 until 5 years from now. Doesn’t it seem like a good time to put a list together? I’ll have 5 years to complete it! I won’t have […] Read more…
Kids come first
Choose the kids first. Always, always, always. ***** Source: kaleyann.com via Toni on Pinterest ***** Timmy’s pulling on my arm, directing me to sit on the floor with him. I’m going “Wait, baby! I’ll just finish this report!” He doesn’t take that as an answer and tugs on me more strongly. I press one last […] Read more…
A late Easter thanksgiving post
Thank you Lord for the lower pain in my back that sent me to the ER on Good Friday. What I thought could’ve been kidney stones was muscoloskeletal strain, as the experts put it. Stress, I translated, caused by long moments at the computer sorting through strategies and articles, by carrying a toddler who’s becoming […] Read more…
The Lost Cemetery of Negativism: A reminder to be more positive
Where do negative energies go to die? On a trip to Baguio a few months ago, my family and I stopped by The Lost Cemetery, also know as the Cemetery of Negativism. It’s the cemetery where negativism is buried, where the burden of negativity is put six feet under. “NEGATIVISM is man’s greatest self-imposed infliction, […] Read more…
Of cracked eggs and friendship
We met in 1994. Squatted in the college quad our freshman year till we established our own hangout place under a huge tree surrounded by benches. We may have carved our group name’s initials on that tree. When it rained, our spot was the second set of steps by the library. Thesis and projects (maybe […] Read more…