setting goals ahead

The goal (the word is something I have to give meaning to^_^) for this year is to eat less. Oh, I have read couple of blogs about this same goal, too. Hope we can all succeed :) Another one is to buy less and less clothing. Last weekend had given me time to declutter my cabinet space and I did haul up a bag full of unused clothing. Yeah, I did spend couple of hours thinking many times if I really had to take them away from me. It was such a "hurtful process". Ha ha.

But, then, I did promised a cousin who came by on New Year's day that I will be junking off old clothes and other stuff. She will be picking up the stuff this weekend. It was never too hard after all when you thought something you hold onto (and left unused in the shelves) will be used by someone, especially when they have less to buy themselves new ones.

Eat less and buy unnecessary stuff this year. Uh oh. Crossing my fingers.

I hoped the "buying process" ends up last holidays where I zeroed off my Paypal account. Swoosh! It was down to just $0.16 few days before Christmas. I got guilty, I wasn't able to lend a friend who were asking for $5. Aw! I am Bad! For a blogger who earns small time only, it would take me considerable number of opps for me to earn up seven thousand pesos ($165 @P42 exchange rate on average), the amount needed for me to withdraw from Paypal without charging me fifty pesos ^_^. Hence, when the amount reached P7k before Christmas day, I was in seventh heaven :) Who wouldn't need dough on holidays? Especially that food and grocery items were most needed.

For that reason, I am wishing I could get more opps this year. I know that would mean extra effort toiling on the computer to get the ranking going. How to? That remains the question.

And, so, after spending on the food items, I get to part with what remains in the PP loot...

Sadly, I used to be Medium on Kamiseta items...tsk, tsk...god of the diet, please let the magic you cast on Jessica Alba's stunning figure cast on me, too ^_^.

Forget the vanities. I am just very thankful, the long planning of staging a get-together with couple of college batchmates pushed through. We may be small in number but the laughs were almost thunderous. The too many stories told trying to bridge twenty years of life right after college were too much it will surely take forever. Our voices nearly blasted the cozy space of Vicentico's Restaurant. It was an afternoon filled with renewed friendship.

Me on the right. Thanks for the hearty lunch, classmates :)

Feeling full and haggard but completely happy. Life is not about having the dough to spend on things you wanted. Nor is life measured on how much have you achieved professionally. Or, life is not measured by how many friends you have.

I may not know what is it. All I knew was, life is measured in terms of your contentment. At yourself, at people around you, at your God.

 On me: 

Kamiseta Navy/White top P699

White Esprit Pants: P1299

Belt: P129.75 @Robinsons

Ipanema Ritmo Platform Black/Silver Wedge: P1395 (gift from hubs)

Let's keeps moving forward in reaching our desires this year. Stay safe everyone ^_^

My share for Wednesday Whites.