I keep coming across wall posts on Boxing Week sales from friends abroad. So off I went to Wikipedia and here’s what I got: Boxing Week is a period of six days or more that starts with Boxing Day and ends with New Year’s Eve. It may also include a few days before Christmas and/or after New Year’s Day. It is not strictly a week. It is a term that was invented by the retail industry a few years ago (at least in Canada) to enable them to extend (hopefully) the Boxing Day sales frenzy. For someone who loves sales, I am so glad that I can take advantage of the great deals even if I live at the other side of the world. All thanks to online shopping!
I have been shopping a little too much these days. Blame it on the sales. It’s official, January is my favorite month to shop. Just about every mall is having its end of season sale. And I couldn’t be happier. Good thing I didn’t shop a thing for myself last Christmas, I can shop now without any guilt. DH is having his share of the fun as well as he got to score great deals on material handling and other guy stuff. Anyway, I think I’ve done enough shopping already,I need to make some space for my loots. Time to organize the closet.
Pantone Institute shared its prediction for the most popular colors of spring 2012, and it was spot-on: The pick for spring’s numero uno shade, Tangerine Tango, was all over the runways. And if tangerine isn’t your citrus of choice, there are plenty more orange hues to choose from.
Time flies. Welcomed the New Year with my two blogs down due to virus/malware. I just didn’t have the heart to bother a friend’s vacation, who is generously hosting my sites for free, to inform her of the problem. And now that the holidays are over, I hope we can have the issue resolved.
On the other hand, we welcomed the New Year with a new blog for the itty-bitty photography gig that we are putting up. We are still in the polishing stage and we need to write more posts for it. Anyway we are not in full blast mode just yet, as DH still has his full-time work and we believe that we still need to develop what little skills we have. Plus there are still duties and responsibilities that need our attention. But nevertheless, rest assured that we give our whole heart to our work even if it is just a side job. Simply because we love what we do and it makes us happy.
The decluttering and organization has been put on hold though. Helper’s on vacation and I just couldn’t find the time to do everything that I want. I would have wanted to try and wear our wedding bands again {I had to stop wearing them when I grew big as they won’t fit my fingers.}, but I didn’t have the energy to go through my things to look for them. I have so many to-do’s. I need and will make time for them soon.
Against my will, I am on a diet. I have been indulging on all the yummy treats the past days and now my tummy seems to not like it anymore. Needless to say the best weight loss pill shared to me by a friend won’t be of use, for now. At least, I am hoping that I will be able to lose all the extra pounds I have gained the past weeks. I promise to eat more sensibly this coming New Year.
I am so glad we’re done shopping for gifts. And today DS gave them to his teachers and some of the people in school.
For the rest on our list, we will just be giving them cash. I am still undecided whether to give toys or cash to DS’ younger cousins. We’ll see if we will find time to brave the crowded malls next week. I am also considering la flor dominicana for the elders. But we’ll still see. I can take the shopping and paying at the cashier. It’s the waiting for the items to get wrapped that I really don’t like so much. Wrapping them myself is not an option. I don’t have the patience and the energy to do that right now.
1. What we want most;
2. What we think about most;
3. How we use our money;
4. What we do with our leisure time;
5. The company we enjoy;
6. Who and what we admire;
7. What we laugh at.
~ A.W. Tozer
