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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Life is full of interesting moments!
Yesterday I went to my uncle's to see the baby twins, they are tiny and cute:
Meet Santiago and Matias!
Santiago Sing
Happy Birthday Paul Cezanne!
XOXO
PAOLA
Meet Santiago and Matias!
Santiago Sing
Matias Sing
They are my youngest cousins, 33 years younger than me! WOW! I feel old! (Not really!)
Today is the birthday of one of the greatest impressionists! #3 in my list after Monet and Degas.They are my youngest cousins, 33 years younger than me! WOW! I feel old! (Not really!)
Happy Birthday Paul Cezanne!
XOXO
PAOLA
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
57 pairs of Shoes!
So the challenge has begun.
So the real number is 57! I thought there were at least 60, I guess 57 is a good number too!
These are all of my shoes, except for 1 pair which is in my office drawer and I promise to photograph and upload later on.
I was not able to fit them all in one same picture!
XOXO
PAOLA
Always about the shoes!
I have two main obsessions:
Robbie Williams and shoes!
Picture taken from here
If you have a lot of shoes, like me, you have probably heard this: "What do you have so many shoes for? You probably always wear the same pair, and you have a bunch of them you hardly ever wear!"
So, to prove to all of the people that criticizes me wrong. I have a challenge for myself: I am going to wear a different pair of shoes every day until I am done with all of the shoes in my closet.
Now, to do that I must do the following first:
1.Grab them all and number them.
2.Take a picture of all of them for initial evidence of the material.
3.And then, take a daily pic of the “Shoe’s of the day” every day until I am done. (its going to be for about 60-70 days.. WOW!)
Does anyone want to join me? Comment here.
PS: wanna meet Robbie? Go to www.robbiewilliams.com and you will see why I am so in love with him!
Selfish thought: I wish I could have an hour with Robbie, to talk to him and tell him how much I love him and his music and of course get a kiss!
How am I doing so far?
So, my goals are not going 100% ok, but I am doing so so... here it is.
1. From Monday to Friday: Take the bus to my office ride every morning instead of a cab. That’s 130 CRC. vs. 1300CRC.Money saved in 5 days: 5850 CRC. Saturday and Sunday, ride the bus all the way to my weekends part time job. Bus Rides total per day: 1080col. Taxi ride: around 7000CRC. Money saved in 2 days: 11840 CRC
For the past 5 weeks, I have taken just 2 taxis in the morning during the weekdays, mainly because I was carrying too much stuff to take on the bus. About Sundays, there is no early bus in the neighborhood so taxi is the only choice I have.
2. Spend this Sunday, tiding up my apartment. That includes doing some laundry and the dishes (Jan 2nd)(I will upload a picture for evidence)
I did clean up a little but not as much as I should have. So I could say this is in progress. No pic, since I have lost the camera battery charger, I expect to have that resolved later on today.
3. I will start knitting a scarf this week, to get my mind off work.
I still don't have the "equipment" I need for this. So this one is on hold.
4. Special K Cereal and fruit for breakfast everyday of the week.
This one I have done a few days not all. Mainly because I have been a bit sick from my belly and milk makes it worst.
5. Do 3 favors or nice things for 3 people (1 each) I don't necessarily like very much.
This one I did! Baked cupcakes for someoone's b-day! Helped another person with their work! Helped someone find an apartment!
So, I will continue working on these and will keep you posted!
XOXO
PAO
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Shoes I love this week:
I wish I had more money, so I can buy more shoes!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year!
I guess at this time of the year everybody is ready to make their New Year's resolutions. We are all probably driven by the fact it is sort of traditional to do so, or because the New Year makes you think of the past, the present and the future.
The past is the trigger to all the analysis and the retrospective we do these days. Our mistakes during the ending year, the sad moments, and the stupid acts (from others and our own) are the main subject of all the thinking we do. Of course, we also remember the good things: accomplishments, good news, presents and the small little things that made us smile. However, the "bad" stuff, (not necessarily bad in the long term, cause most of them become lessons learned) is what we really use as reference to determine what we want to focus on the next year and in consequence build a better future. The question is: how long do you stick to what you planned to do or change? In my opinion, for the stronger in mind and will, it probably lasts no farther than March or April. For the rest (include me on this list), most likely until the next chocolate cake passes you by in a restaurant if you promised yourself to lose 10 pounds.
So, I am thinking, this year instead of BS-ing my own self with a "year long" resolution, I am gonna work little by little on the things I want to do better. I will start by making a list of the things I am the most conscious about me needing to change. Here is the list of those, the most obvious must-be-taken-care-of-soon flaws of moi
1. Save: I am a shopaholic. Shoes are my number one sin. I cannot resist a pair of shoes I love, no matter how expensive they are or how broke I am, I would buy them. (Ask my credit card, it'll tell you about it) I gotta stay away from stores and malls to avoid temptation, it’s the only way. And I also want to find alternative ways of saving.
2. Get organized: my apartment is so messy most of the time... it looks more like I live with Tazz (Looney Tunes character) rather than with two lazy, purring, cute, sweet cats. Clothes, shoes and purses thrown all over and dirty dishes in the sink for several days. (Several is the word I use, instead of confessing the actual number of days)
3. Relax: I love my job, but I am so demanding of myself that I lose my peace whenever things are not working as I expect them to(way too often, I have to confess). I gotta learn to control my emotions, don't let my job getting into me so much.
4. Get fit: the truth is last year I gained so much weight, I haven't wear some of my favorite clothes in a while cause I just can't fit in them anymore. I blame 2 things for it: first, work: I work so much and rest so little and have so little time that I compensate with food, specially sweets. Second: men, I should say one guy, he disappeared on me in May of last year and I have been eating and crying trying to forget since... the results: I AM FAT...and he's still gone!
5. Forget person mentioned in point 4: 2010 was a tough year. Trying to forget him has been a full time job, the worst kind... long hours and no pay. I still miss him, I still crave his company, the texting, the chitchatting, his stories and mine. I finally accepted what I had always known; he never cared for me and was never going to. The best thing he ever did for me was taking off. It is also what hurt me the most, but I know, in my head, it's for the best ( I'm just working on my stupid little heart to get the message!!!)
6. Be nicer: I can proudly say that as a friend, I am the BEST friend you can have. The problem is, if you are not my friend, just an acquaintance or a coworker, I would probably be a bit of a b#tch if you do something I don't like. I didn't realize until recently that I was hurting people's feelings when I was indifferent or a bit harsh. I don’t think I get to a point of being mean, but maybe I sound rude with my tone sometimes.
The thing is...for me, if someone is NOT my friend and is not nice to me, I don't care, cause they are not in my list of "people I care about". But I did not know that it does not work that same way for most people and they actually get offended if I am not nice to them, even if they just barely know me. So I don't want to be the b#tch anymore. It is probably too late to change some of those people's opinion of me... but at least, I will be aware of my own change and they won't have complaints about me, and I will be able to not have this is my list of "to do's in life" anymore.
That's the list! I probably have a million more flaws I haven’t even realize I have, but I think it's a good start.
So I am gonna be working in short term goals regarding these points.
For the first week of 2010 these are 5 short term goals:
1. From Monday to Friday: Take the bus to my office ride every morning instead of a cab. That’s 130 CRC. vs. 1300CRC.Money saved in 5 days: 5850 CRC. Saturday and Sunday, ride the bus all the way to my weekends part time job. Bus Rides total per day: 1080col. Taxi ride: around 7000CRC. Money saved in 2 days: 11840 CRC
2. Spend this Sunday, tiding up my apartment. That includes doing some laundry and the dishes (Jan 2nd)(I will upload a picture for evidence)
3. I will start knitting a scarf this week, to get my mind off work.
4. Special K Cereal and fruit for breakfast everyday of the week.
5. Do 3 favors or nice things for 3 people (1 each) I don't necessarily like very much.
Are they too easy? Maybe so, but I want to start little by little, so I don't get lost after the excitement of the holidays.
I hope 2011 is a year full of blessings from God for all of you. I hope you can reach all of your goals and many good things happen to you.
Please comment. I am new at blogging and I would love your opinion and advice.
XOXO
PAO
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