Early Christmas this October

The month of October started out perfectly when I went to SM Cubao and experience their Oct.1-3 3-day sale. I got tons of lovely items for the kitchen and the bedroom for only Php1000.00! I got a taste of Impressca and I also got a free beach chair! The day before that, I got interviewed by Go Negosyo Kaya Mo which will air on October 17!

I hope this serves as a good sign from the universe of what else is to come this month.

Aside from work, occasional blogging and VTR activities, plus dates with Peter, I also plan to start decorating for Halloween this month. I should brush up on my Wiccan skills like tarot card reading, palm reading, quija board and the likes.

I still have more to tell. But for now, let's leave it first with the universe.

P.S.

It's now October 9. My German tenant already found a suitable place for him near his place of work in Sta. Rosa Laguna and did not anymore renew his rent with us. He left on October 7. Fortunately, the universe is kind enough to have given me a lady tenant this time who came all the way from Davao. She will be staying with us for at least three months. She moved in yesterday, October 8. Yay! Thank you God for this blessing. And thank you AyosDito.ph for being such a huge help. ^_^

"Everyday and in every way, I am getting better, better and better. All great things are coming to me. Money is easy and comes frequently and abundantly."
- one of my mantras

P.S. (Oct. 31, 2010)

Here are the rest of the things that happened this month:

A Happy Month to Remember... September

It's the middle of September and I am having a blast! As soon as the first day of the first BER month came in, it already felt like Christmas! The universe has just been showering me with little blessings here and there. Seems like I never sleep and I am just seizing the good stuff that comes in almost every time - job opportunities, parties, events, friends, etc. I know I only have 24 hours in a day and I can only do so much. So I chose to do the things that I love the most... things that make me happy.

For the most part, these things include:

- another VA job which I love (so now I again have 2... at least the 2nd one is just part time which I insisted so I can still have a life.)

- parties with friends, (which happens pretty often since the start of this month):

• Cash Cash Pinoy Launch at Lancaster Hotel
• Brownman Revival Gig last Sept. 2, 2010 at 70's Bistro
• Grade 6 Class Reunion
• Ballet Philippines and a whole day date with the hubby
• Resident Evil movie date with my best friend
• Carelle's Birthday Bash at Maruve Bar
• Brownman Revival's Gig last night at 70's Bistro

- series of mini dates with my hubby, time with my books, shopping, and my many rituals for personal development

- and for the rest of the month, there are other events lined up:

• date with my best friend and her daughter tomorrow
• some VTRs I promise to go to
• movie dates with Peter (I got to use those Citibank receipts I have)
• spa & skin treatment sessions I should go to (I already have the free gift vouchers)
• a trip to Baguio on Sept. 23-24
• another Brownman Revival gig on Sept. 30

And who knows what are still bound to come before this month ends?

On the other hand, I no longer try to do everything that comes my way. I let go of a couple of opportunities this month and I don't regret them one bit. I've learned to accept that it's the quality of life that matters and not the quantity of things you do in a given day.

I still haven't forgotten the projects I set out to do at the beginning of this year though, and should I fail to do them all, I know that I am the owner of my life and that I could design it whatever way I want to.

For now, I'm just happy to be feeling joyful most of the time. I thank God every day for all the blessings that keep coming our way, and I know that things will just get better and better as the most joyous of seasons approaches.

Lots of MUSTs this August

Wow, we're now on the 8th month of 2010. I don't even wanna think about the things I haven't even done yet (like learn how to drive, read all my books, make spa products, learn how to surf and windsurf again, make homemade soap, regularly play with my guitar, drums and keyboards, etc...). Honestly, 24 hours in a given day is just not enough. I tried, Oh God, did I try. But it felt like I was killing myself and my marriage. Who really has the time to do all these things?! I'm no wonder woman. I try to be but... Anyway, I still have four months to attempt doing everything that's on my 2010 list. Maybe, just maybe, I can still hack it.

For this month, I intend to continue with my VA work. On Thursday nights, I have the Brownman Revival gigs to look forward to at 70's Bistro. On weekends, I hope to be more productive by hiring part time help to do house cleaning so I can make some more beaded accessories, concoct my own spa products, make my own soap and read my books ( I just recently bought Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Eat Pray Love, and 4 new double digest Archie comics. But of course, there are still tons of other books on my bookshelf which I haven't even touched yet. Talk about "takaw mata sa libro"), go surfing at the end of the month and windsurf in between all these activities. I think I need a miracle to be able to do all of these activities. LOL!

On August 10, I'll be claiming one of my policies with Prudential Life and invest it further in a small but manageable business. The amount is not that breathtaking but it will have to suffice. I hope I can make it grow for Popsy's sake. I just dunno how long it will take before I receive the cash. I hope it's not one of those irritating things in insurance companies --- When you need your money, it takes forever to get it, but if they wanna sell you some sort of insurance, mabilis pa sila sa alas kwatro. *Keeping my fingers crossed*

On August 14, Peter and I will be celebrating our 11th anniversary as a romantic couple. We're married 8 years now but those 3 years of just being boyfriend-girlfriend prior to our marriage marked the real foundation of our solid relationship. I have nothing planned and I doubt Peter has either. We'll just see how our days go and just do something at the spur of the moment.

I'm hopeful that August will bring us a lot of blessings and wonderful surprises. It's the month before the BER months begin. I really hope we can make the most of it.

Til my next post. Ciao!

Rasta Bead Necklace

I made another necklace. It is inspired by my love for Brownman Revival, thus, is rasta-inspired, exuding a fresh reggae vibe. I used glass beads and various semi-precious stones. This will go well with my old rasta earrings and bracelet. I hope you like it.

The Limit is in the Sky this July

My goal starting this month is simple: Invest my time, effort and money in profitable and productive things BUT should be enjoyable and fun to do. In the event that it's just purely investment in fun, it should be an activity that will build my strength and character.

Having these rules in mind, I have made my new schedule:

TUESDAYS - SATURDAYS



12 midnight - wake up
12:00 - 12:15 - daily tarot reading, spells & meditation



12:15 - 12:30 - finish 1 chapter of Jack Canfield's book on success
12:30 - 1:00 - exercise



1:00 - 1:30 - brew coffee, cook food
1:30 - 2:00 - shower & prepare for work
2:00am - 12:00nn - work
12:00 nn - 1:00 pm - lunch, rest, watch DVD
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Do other projects, blog posts, etc.



3:00 - 4:00 pm - Play with my music (keyboards, guitar, drums)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - clean the house, do other chores
5:00 - 6:00 pm - shower, read novel/comics
6:00 pm - 12 mn - SLEEP!


SATURDAY PM - SUNDAYS - MONDAYS

Saturday
AM - do laundry/general cleaning
1PM - 6 PM - Attend business seminars
6PM - 12 MN - groceries/parties/nightlife/date with Peter



12MN - 5AM - sleep

Sunday
5AM - 6AM - run or bike with Peter
6AM - 7AM - shower, breakfast, prepare for out of town wind surfing
7AM - 9AM - trip to Surf Kamp, Caliraya



9AM - 1PM - windsurfing
1PM - 3PM - Late Lunch
3PM - 5 PM - head back home
5PM - onwards - relax at home / beading time / make spa products


*above is the beaded necklace I made last weekend. I can't wait to do some more beaded accessories!

Beading Supplies - Create Fashionable Accessories From Excess Supplies

These necklaces used to be trash among my beading supplies before. They're excess pieces which I didn't know what to do before. But since I started this hobby again, my creative juices, as well as my sense of inspiration and motivation to create and/or reconstruct pieces just keep on flowing.

I couldn't sleep last night so here are the necklaces I did:

These are made of leather strings. At both ends of the string, I attached some semi-precious stones. This style is quite versatile because you can wrap it around your neck, any way you want, to get the desired effect that can match your clothes.

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For this one below, I also used a leather string. The center piece was actually a center piece for one of my old shoes. before I threw away those shoes of mine, I took out the center piece and used it to make a unique necklace piece instead. ^_^ It's fun turning trash into something pretty.

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For this one below, I again used the remainder of my leather strings and just put various semi-precious stones and glass beads as pendant.The strings don't have locks in them, meaning, they're free flowing and you can tie them anyway you want to.

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This one below used to be much longer and it was missing a lot of beads. I reconstructed it by cutting and re-attaching the wire, making sure that the pearls are placed symmetrically. Now, I can use it once more.

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This one below is another broken necklace which has a missing pendant. I added a lobster claw clasp and hook at both ends and added a Carnelian piece of gemstone as pendant. Carnelian helps energize the blood, prevents lower back problems and diseases in the reproductive organs, kidneys, lungs, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. It also enhances creativity and concentration, plus it brings about prosperity.

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I've had this bronze pendant with studded stones since forever, plus these bluish ivory and bronze earrings I never wear. I just figured, maybe I can used some ribbons to form a necklace, that can match the color of the earrings. I'm not yet done with the locks because I was already quite sleepy by then. So in the mean time, I tied both ends with safety pins instead. Quite avant garde, I think. ^_^

Making something beautiful out of supposed trash or excess crafts and beading supplies can really be fun. Now that I think about it, I also have a few real silver and pearl pieces that need repair as well. I hope to get my hands on them soon.

Til my next post. ^_^

Jewelry Beads - Restarting An Old Hobby

Howdy!

I told you I'll be back sooner. When June started, I felt kind of pressured with the fact that it's already the middle of the year, and so far, I have only accomplished a few things on my new year's resolutions list. It's a good thing that I have been studying about beading at work and it inspired me to to once again create jewelry beads like I did before! Yup, I used to make and sell my own creations from 2004-2006. Then life happened and I got too busy doing other things. But now, I really feel like letting my creative juices flow once again. I know I'm a little bit rusty. In fact, when I restructured some old pieces I have and made some new ones, my hands were a bit shaky while I was handling the long nose and other beading supplies and tools. But I don't mind. Practice makes perfect and in so doing, it helps me feel a lot happier and more relaxed.

Let me show you the two sets I did so far:

This golden butterfly jewelry beads set is made up of tiny glass beads, mother of pearl and a thin, hard, golden butterfly foil (I don't exactly know what it's called but it can be bought at Simple Joy crafts store). The earrings have additional magnetic beads at the bottom to add weight when worn.



This second set of jewelry beads set is made up of semi-precious stones namely:

• Agate - This is a micro crystalline kind of quartz silica. It is one of the ancient stones in recorded history. It brings physical balance, strength, healing, protects the wearer against bad dreams and reduces stress.
• Amazonite - This is also called the Lucky Hope Stone or the "Amazon stone". It is a green types of of microcline feldspar. It helps calm the nervous system, brings about creativity and improves physical stamina (which I need because there are still other projects I want to accomplish before the year ends).
• Goldstone - This is a kind of glass created with copper or copper salts in the presence of a reduced flame. It helps add vitality and energy.
• Herkimer Diamond - This name is actually quite misleading. It is double-terminated quartz crystals. It was first discovered in the exposed outcrops of the town of Dolostone at Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York as well as the Mohawk River Valley. It helps release physical stress and tension and discharges toxicity from your system.
• Unakite - This is also called epidote, which came from the Greek epidosis, which means "growing together". It is a combination of green epidote and red jasper that were solidly bound together. It is used to draw off negative energy, tends to lift your spirits when you are not feeling happy, and helps you to see the positive things in your life, to name a few.

I also included some oval glass beads for the bracelet and multicolored coconut beads for the necklace.


Now that I've once again started making and wearing jewelry beads, it's no wonder that I feel happier and more relaxed as of late. These jewelry beads are not just used to enhance the getup of the wearer, but they also aid in bringing about wellness.

Ciao for now! I wanna make more jewelry beads which I will share with you on my next post. ^_^