Avocado craving satisfied, for now :)

I've been seeing avocado posts in Instagram and Facebook by friends that I started cravings avocadoes myself. I asked Ane to buy me from the supermarket last Saturday but he didn’t find any. Next resort? I told mom to bring me some if they were coming over the next day. They did! And with them are my precious avocadoes :) Maybe I’ll look for some more this coming weekend because my palate is still craving :)

To the Storage

My friend and her family are moving to another apartment. They needed to move to another place much closer to where the kids go to school. It is more practical and less tiring for their children. The downside however is that the new place is smaller than their current abode. Thus they need to move some of their stuff to a storage facility. Some of the items are fragile so I suggested foam rolls to protect their things. I got the idea while watching Storage Wars, hehe. Sometimes watching tv can be an advantage ;p

Fifty Shades of Grey

Yes, I joined the bandwagon and finished all three books. It started out as curiosity, turned disgust, to wanting to hug Grey for all that he went through. I do not consider this trilogy a work of art. I even found it trashy  and badly-written. I think the author could have used a wider vocabulary because I got tired reading the same adjectives over and over again. I honestly skimmed half the entire trilogy because I never cared about how sexually driven Christian and Ana have been (seriously, where do they get all that energy, huh?). Good thing I didn’t have to buy the paperback version, else I will just throw them out anyway.

What made me finish it despite what I just said? I wanted to understand why Grey became the man that was portrayed in the story. I wanted to look into his mind and his past. And the author did not disappoint on that part, IMO. However, this is not something that I will read again in the future unlike all the other books that I really like.

Dream house

You know what I dream of having in our (future) house? I would really love a corner fireplace with a nice lamp and cozy lounge chair where I can spend chilly nights reading books. Nice isn’t it? But we are living in a tropical country where it is almost always hot even at nights. During the rainy season, it doesn’t get too cold at nights too. Unless we live in the mountains, maybe that’s possible. Or maybe when we migrate to a country where there’s winter season. oh well. :)

Sweet Proposal

Have you seen this? Go watch it until the end.

This is by far the sweetest marriage proposal I have ever seen. I love that family and friends all worked together to make it possible. I love how they kept waving their arms until the girl said Yes. I love everything about this :)

Clippies for my princesses

These arrived a few days ago:

Aren't these clippies cute? I think I went overboard when I was ordering these pretty clips from Dainty Ashley :) I think I almost ordered the whole Meg and Sandy collection. Hoarding much? I just could not resist. And this after I ordered a bunch of headbands too. Anything for my precious girls :)

Follow the link above if you would like to buy for your little ones too! ;)

Security Matters

Some random thoughts...

It matters to me that security is tight all the time. I am paranoid like that. This is coming from someone whose house once got compromised and broken into (long story). You can’t really blame me. So yeah, security ranks high in my list of considerations. Thankfully, my parents share the same views. We are currently doing our best to keep security tight in our school (which reminds me, there is a metal detectors sale we can check out should we need such items). There is someone who guards the gate and pupils can’t leave the school premises unless with a registered fetcher. Solicitations are also not allowed. Sometimes the parents themselves try to go around our security measures. That makes me sad and frustrated. I wish they will work with us instead in making sure their kids are safe.

Success

I saw this image in my FB feeds:

It’s true isn’t it? Success depends on perspective. And one can never underestimate another person’s capacity to succeed because he will never know what the other will reap in the end. This is such a nice reminder never to compare where your accomplishments with others. To each his own.

Temporarily Disabled

A friend’s son suffered an injury while playing his favorite sport, soccer. He twisted his ankle over the weekend. This I heard after the NBA Eastern Conference Finals which went to Miami and the stunning loss of Manny Pacquiao against Tim Bradley. Indeed our weekend was full of sports news and happenings, eh? Anyway, there is no permanent damage to the boy. His doctor just suggested the use of one of those knee scooters so his ankle will not be forced too much while it heals. I wish he gets better soon.

Nice Vacation Home

I was just browsing friend walls in Facebook when I came across a high school classmate’s newly uploaded photos from their vacation. As I cannot go on one in the near future, I vicariously went through friends (like this recent trip of theirs). Their family rented a villa up the mountains. The porch even have a wood-burning fire pit for those cold nights and I can just smell the pine trees around the house in my head! :) I will have to ask her about the details of their trip so I can plan based on their itinerary…when I am able to travel again.