Archive for the 'Musings' Category

Jul 06 2008

Posted by Aggie under Musings

Crisis.

I just got some bad news that two of our family friends has lost their homes in the US because they couldnt keep up with the monthly mortgage payments anymore. That and the news the employment there has been having massive lay-offs and retrenchments. Even big companies are in freeze hiring. If this crisis can happen in a big wig country like the US, what more small countries (add to that a country laden with corrupt officials and a government filled with red tape) like the Philippines?

It really is a crisis.
God help us.

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Jun 20 2008

Posted by Aggie under Kid-Rearing, Musings

Of Babies and Spacing them

So a friend of mine and I got into chatting what would be the perfect time to have another baby. Most of my friends and relatives are having (or just had) their firstborns (most of them are in Martha’s batch). So since most of them are two years old, the talk of making another one is natural. I would love to have babies - I actually want many of them - but sadly, I have to admit that I cannot take care of so much without going mad! I am so inspired by mothers who seem to still keep it cool and look fab even if they have 5 kids under 7! :) I might also run out of baby girl names :D.

So what is the plan? We want four or five. But the Baby Number Three will appear when Martha is four or five and then Baby Four and Five just a year after :D (But who am I to make plans. I just hope I wont get preggo anytime within the next TWO years hahaha!)

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Jun 10 2008

Posted by Aggie under Musings

Events Thinking.

My aunt has been trying to convince me that we put up a business on event planning - ever since my wedding, she has been trying to tell me that I have great concepts and an eye for detail so this is going to be an easy job for me. Unfortunately, I dont think I have the patience to deal with people who are demanding, fickle-minded and well, ones who think that I am required to give them something beyond what they want (and paid) for. I really want to be involved in conceptualization and making sure the details are good - but I dont think I have the energy to push through with everything. So if you need ideas for parties from the invites (like baby shower invitations for example), to the theme, to the nice “games” and even outfits, you can ask me. But to ask me or even PAY me to orchestrate everything? I think I dont have the heart to do it yet :)

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May 14 2008

Posted by Aggie under Musings, Myself and I

Describe Yourself Today.

Rules:
1. List 6 things that describe yourself today.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

Today, I am:
1. PMS-ing
2. Feel creative.
3. Feel the need and drive to clean and organize my mess. (I need to check on HDMI cables for the internet)
4. Feel depressed. Sometimes.
5. Feel frustrated. Esp. when the youngest throws tantrums
6. Doing OK. :D

Links: Creative In Me | Little Peanut |Me and Mine | Pea in a Pod | Sugar Magnolias | IamDzoi | My Happy Place | To the Moon and Back |Raising Sandy | All Things Me | Because Life Is Fun | Mommy Talks. | Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps | Winding Creek Circle | Pink and Brown Diaries | YOUR BLOG HERE

How are you today Jane, Abie and Kelly?

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May 08 2008

Posted by Aggie under Musings

Busted

Well, better call it bus-ted.

It seems that two buses out of the five that our organization rented for the events we have this weekend has a faulty aircon. This cannot be as the delegates came for all over the world, and the weather has been crazily humid this week (especially in the city). If only we can afford to buy a bus, we would. But we have been building a retreat house and activity center so having a permanent mode of transport isnt the priority.

I hope the bus company replaces the faulty buses!

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Apr 23 2008

Posted by Aggie under Musings

Lesson Learned.

The main reason why I named this blog Winding Creek Circle is because like the shape of the circle, I believe there are simply no ends to everything, we all just go round and round albeit with different situations. It would all boil down to this: We all come full circle.

And that holds true today. More than ever.
I love how you believe in things that come full circle.

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Apr 22 2008

Posted by Aggie under Musings, Myself and I, Shopping

Me Time.

Finally.
I get to be able to finally enjoy my coffee and net time today. The baby woke up at the ungodly hour of 6AM demanding for milk but so graciously slept again. I had to force myself to get up though. I promise to use my dad’s treadmill here. A treadmill that is soon to be mine! I asked for it last year jokingly, when we were planning to move to the area, and my dad said yes.

I had time to practice on it yesterday and came to one conclusion - I need shoes. Good running shoes. It is a good thing that I was able to find a very informative article on tips on the types of running shoes and what is good for flat-footed women like me (who are also obese).

I have long been a Nike Fan so naturally Id like Nike Shox - most especially when they are discounted AND in pink:

Pink Nike Shox

However, Id heard great things about the Adidas a3 Cushion Shoe and am tempted to give it a try.

Thanks to the article I read, I found out flat-footed women like me need motion control running shoes or high-stability running shoes. And a search on those categories led me to this:

AdidasTR14Running Shoes

It’s the Adidas Women’s Response TR 14 Running Shoe.

Goodbye Nike.
Hello Adidas :)

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Apr 16 2008

Posted by Aggie under Musings

I want..I need - BIG difference

I’m at the stage in my life where I really must need to decide which things need to go and which ones need to stay.
One must notice I used the word “need”.

To put it simply, Im at the stage of my life where I feel I can do everything and everything is within my grasp. When you feel that way, you generally want more things, more accomplishments, more goals and everything is generally MORE that what is really needed is forgotten.

Like family time. Taking care of the kids.
Taking care of yourself.

Do you know that for the past two years the last thing I always pray to God is, “Tell me what you want me to do. Point me to that direction.” And for the past two years, I have NEVER felt so disoriented in my life.

This is the time when I got promoted at work, cash was pouring in, the kids looked like they were thriving, my relationship with my husband is becoming stable. Everybody thought I was going in the right direction.

Inside, I felt I was driving at 200kph and I was speed-racing to nowhere.
Yes, nowhere. I know whatever I was driving to really wasnt my goal - my destination. But since I was driving so fast and I was high with the thrill of it all, I was scared to put on the brakes and stop. Because I was afraid stopping was going to pull me out of equilibrium.

But God was still good to me. He gave me a chance to stop. He gave me an opportunity to take a break.
He has answered my prayers.

Now, Him answering my prayer isnt really going to be a walk in a park or a dream come true. I’m scared shitless of what “might” happen.

But you know, I thought about it in parts last night, on the way to work, while trying to think what needs to be done next and it all boils down to this: My kids need me. I need them.

We will survive.
I want certainty. I need faith.
I choose faith.

We will survive.

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Apr 01 2008

Posted by Aggie under Musings

Change is Constant.

They say the only thing constant is change.

And change is something you can adapt to or resist.
I choose to adapt. Because change can be good.

This blog was started during the time when big changes are happening to my life.
Adjustments, sacrifices and decisions need to be made.

I choose to see change as something I can eventually conquer.
Because we all come full circle with ourselves sometime.

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