It hit me so intensely when i read this article of Melanie T. Lim today. It is fitting in what happened to me last week. Allow me to dissect every thoughts in this article:
1) What is living for this author? She said, "It's living a purposeful and productive life."
My past week was so stressful taking care of my two children who were both sick, my two elementary kids who fall short of my expectations with regards to personal hygiene and household chores, inefficiency of my helpers. Lack of sleep and my monthly period added up to this stress. It is hard to control my emotions that sometimes I say hurtful words to my love ones that I regretted doing. I think I died inside last week for me to live life this week and weeks after. To reflect on my blessings i had last week: Only 2 of my kids were sick, but my eldest daughter was okay and helping out in taking care of her 2 siblings. Though sometimes I get tired of saying again and again "the must do" to my kids that they always forget to do, still, i have this gift of life, an opportunity for me to learn other effective ways for them change their bad habits. I have two helpers now, that maybe their inefficiency is due to lack of guidance on my end. Two of my friends don't have helpers for three weeks now...
My family life last week, in particular, was not lived purposefully and productively. My kids experienced a "not so enjoyable weekend" with me. But I don't know what they really felt....Maybe, my two children were happy that they had me beside them 3 days straight, full time, to take care of them while they were sick. I just hope my children was looking at the happy experiences with me rather than the bad ones. I just hope I could have been more patient and appreciative last weekend.
2) Living is about making a daily contribution to your life and to the lives of others around you.
I want to contribute to the spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical growth of my kids. I am looking forward to a day when my children will tell me, " Thank you mommy for you have contributed a lot to my success today".
And to my growth as well, to be more responsible parent.
I HAVE TO CHOOSE MY BATTLE AND DO NOT DWELL ON PETTY PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE A BAD MOOD. MY CHILDREN DON'T DESERVE WHAT'S LEFT IN ME BUT THE BEST IN ME......
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
My Journey to Losing the Remaining 10 lbs-Day 1
It’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog…Now, I am back and hoping to write something positive that would inspire readers of this blog..reader I mean, my husband Jojo is my regular reader even if I don’t have new postings….5 months have gone and still my weight is a whooping 140lbs…WHY WHY WHY … I exercise 3 times a week but not losing weight but mind you, I am not gaining lbs……I think because of my diet…My promises to myself to start dieting on a specific date…many dates, shall I say…consistency is the solution…I KNOW IT BUT I JUST DON’T DO IT…
But why do I always fail in starting my diet?
a) If you are married to a man with family who bonds a lot and spends time sitting for hours on a round table, talking about real-life experiences while munching mouth-watering dishes prepared with love and care, cooked like those in high end restaurants in Makati that are rich in high cholesterol ingredients…do you think it is easy to start your diet…I enjoy the food more than I enjoy their conversation coz I am not familiar with the main casts of their stories.
Next time that I will be engaged in this “bonding thing”: I will bring a lot of fruits and nuts that I can munch while listening to their never-ending stories about life. My mother-in-law has nice insights about business and family. I enjoy listening to her advices and observations of the way I raise my kids( most of them, need improvement on my part…hehehe)
b) If you hold a position in a company where you are tasked to entertain VIPs by way of inviting them dine-in in best restaurants in our area, do you think I won’t get tempted ordering foods that would fascinate their taste buds? Since, I have a say on what to orders, WHY NOT include veggies, salad and fish in our set menu…GREAT.
c) ENOUGH OF THOSE ALIBI, the reason is I lack …SELF-DISCIPLINE IN MY EATING HABITS…PERIOD…
I started yesterday. I had a heavy breakfast with my favorite cup of coffee, 1 cup white rice, 1 serving of beef steak( left over dish), 1 slice of puto bingka. In the morning, I had 4 glasses of water. For lunch, I ate cabbage with carrots mixed with sotanghon(no rice). For snack, I just munched coco crunch with one banana and for dinner, grilled fish, kangkong and half cup brown rice….After dinner, My hubby and I played badminton with Taloy and his son for one hour…
I gave our cook a list of food to prepare the entire week, more on fish and veggies and fruits…Hope to lose weight this week. WISH KO LANG….
But why do I always fail in starting my diet?
a) If you are married to a man with family who bonds a lot and spends time sitting for hours on a round table, talking about real-life experiences while munching mouth-watering dishes prepared with love and care, cooked like those in high end restaurants in Makati that are rich in high cholesterol ingredients…do you think it is easy to start your diet…I enjoy the food more than I enjoy their conversation coz I am not familiar with the main casts of their stories.
Next time that I will be engaged in this “bonding thing”: I will bring a lot of fruits and nuts that I can munch while listening to their never-ending stories about life. My mother-in-law has nice insights about business and family. I enjoy listening to her advices and observations of the way I raise my kids( most of them, need improvement on my part…hehehe)
b) If you hold a position in a company where you are tasked to entertain VIPs by way of inviting them dine-in in best restaurants in our area, do you think I won’t get tempted ordering foods that would fascinate their taste buds? Since, I have a say on what to orders, WHY NOT include veggies, salad and fish in our set menu…GREAT.
c) ENOUGH OF THOSE ALIBI, the reason is I lack …SELF-DISCIPLINE IN MY EATING HABITS…PERIOD…
I started yesterday. I had a heavy breakfast with my favorite cup of coffee, 1 cup white rice, 1 serving of beef steak( left over dish), 1 slice of puto bingka. In the morning, I had 4 glasses of water. For lunch, I ate cabbage with carrots mixed with sotanghon(no rice). For snack, I just munched coco crunch with one banana and for dinner, grilled fish, kangkong and half cup brown rice….After dinner, My hubby and I played badminton with Taloy and his son for one hour…
I gave our cook a list of food to prepare the entire week, more on fish and veggies and fruits…Hope to lose weight this week. WISH KO LANG….
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
My Blog to God
4/27/2009 -9am
Lord, help me go through the day. I feel so pressured and stressed where in fact I have all the reasons to be thankful. Having a wonderful family, comfortable house, stable work, healthy body and promising business.
Lord, I know how to get rid of this stress in my life. It’s just that I don’t do it. Let me list it down for you:
1) My kids
I have high expectations on them. I want them to be perfect in everything they do. I read in the Good Housekeeping magazines, that we parents should be role models to them. Questions ? Are Joel and I good role model for them?
I am so thankful for Jocelle. I can feel her concern to me whenever I lose patience to her siblings and she assumes my responsibility as mother to Jhaye and Julius. I don’t know how she is feeling whenever she sees me irritable.
Jhaye, our new bundle of joy, a new addition to our family 2 years ago. She is sooo attached to me that she would cry whenever she lost me of her sight. She is so bubbly and feel secured when I am around. Sometimes, I get tired of taking care of her especially at night when I want to sleep yet she is still active like a horse. She wants me to be awake while she is awake and doesn’t want others to take care of her ( even her daddy who tried to do awkward moves and produce unbelievable sounds just to pacify her). Even going to the toilet is so stressful coz I have to hide in order for her not to notice me or else she will break to tears. Out toilet is our haven for me and Jhaye where we bond most of the time. We take a bath together ever since her yaya Fe left when she was still one. Maybe, that’s the reason why she develops good hand coordination. Mind you, she knows already how to take a bath by herself, and even wash her (ssh….). I just don’t understand why she likes brushing her teeth too much. Ahh…I guess she likes the taste of her toothpaste with bubble gum flavor. She loves removing her diaper also.
For how long do I have to experience this, this experience that I might not experience in the future. Now, I found reason to be happy every time I feel tired taking care of my angel “Jhaye”. Last night, after an hour, trying to get a nice sleep, during that attempt, Jhaye would roll over my body and try to push me using her tiny feet, no wonder why I was not successful in getting a sleep, I opened my eyes and smiled and she smiled back and embraced me so tightly. Maybe, she just wants security from me. To have such security, she wants me to look after her with my eyes wide open while we are together.
Lord, I still have two other children. I feel guilty sometimes thinking that I am not giving them enough attention because I am preoccupied taking care of my angel Jhaye when I am home. Teach me Lord on how to spend time with them and bring out their full potentials. Jocelle has a potential of becoming a good leader and very articulate. I appreciate her notes she always posts on our walls about policies at home. While Julius, can be an athletic person and have good analytical skills. I just hope time will come he will be able to correct the way he walks( two feet almost bumping each other- pike in tagalog)
2) My husband
Lord, I can feel how he truly loves me. He is so sweet but sometimes, I feel guilty coz I fail to let him feel how much I love him due to the pressures around me. Pressures, like I religiously do budgeting strictly so as to achieve our goal of owning our house three years from now. My work as school administrator sometimes brings pressure to me especially when my plans don’t go my way. It’s hard to detach my professional life with my personal life.
How to live my stress-free life? ( please guide me with this Lord )
1) Spend time to pray as family everyday.
2) Read bible passages and reflect on it.
3) Do this daily blog with the Lord
4) Think of a solution rather than dwell on the problems.
5) Consistent with my exercise and balanced-diet.
6) Do something good with people.
7) Learn something new each day.
8) Revisit the projects and budget folder( personal, business and STI)
9) Make reading with my kids a habit
10) Drink my cup of coffee in the morning and afternoon
11) Train people to do stuff but make sure to formulate guidelines such as :
a. Going to the market
b. Preparing menu for the week
c. Detailed Duties and Responsibilities of the helpers
12) Get a salon break and massage at least once a week.
13) Dine out with Joel at least twice a month and talk about the future.
14) PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN
Lord, help me please……
Lord, help me go through the day. I feel so pressured and stressed where in fact I have all the reasons to be thankful. Having a wonderful family, comfortable house, stable work, healthy body and promising business.
Lord, I know how to get rid of this stress in my life. It’s just that I don’t do it. Let me list it down for you:
1) My kids
I have high expectations on them. I want them to be perfect in everything they do. I read in the Good Housekeeping magazines, that we parents should be role models to them. Questions ? Are Joel and I good role model for them?
I am so thankful for Jocelle. I can feel her concern to me whenever I lose patience to her siblings and she assumes my responsibility as mother to Jhaye and Julius. I don’t know how she is feeling whenever she sees me irritable.
Jhaye, our new bundle of joy, a new addition to our family 2 years ago. She is sooo attached to me that she would cry whenever she lost me of her sight. She is so bubbly and feel secured when I am around. Sometimes, I get tired of taking care of her especially at night when I want to sleep yet she is still active like a horse. She wants me to be awake while she is awake and doesn’t want others to take care of her ( even her daddy who tried to do awkward moves and produce unbelievable sounds just to pacify her). Even going to the toilet is so stressful coz I have to hide in order for her not to notice me or else she will break to tears. Out toilet is our haven for me and Jhaye where we bond most of the time. We take a bath together ever since her yaya Fe left when she was still one. Maybe, that’s the reason why she develops good hand coordination. Mind you, she knows already how to take a bath by herself, and even wash her (ssh….). I just don’t understand why she likes brushing her teeth too much. Ahh…I guess she likes the taste of her toothpaste with bubble gum flavor. She loves removing her diaper also.
For how long do I have to experience this, this experience that I might not experience in the future. Now, I found reason to be happy every time I feel tired taking care of my angel “Jhaye”. Last night, after an hour, trying to get a nice sleep, during that attempt, Jhaye would roll over my body and try to push me using her tiny feet, no wonder why I was not successful in getting a sleep, I opened my eyes and smiled and she smiled back and embraced me so tightly. Maybe, she just wants security from me. To have such security, she wants me to look after her with my eyes wide open while we are together.
Lord, I still have two other children. I feel guilty sometimes thinking that I am not giving them enough attention because I am preoccupied taking care of my angel Jhaye when I am home. Teach me Lord on how to spend time with them and bring out their full potentials. Jocelle has a potential of becoming a good leader and very articulate. I appreciate her notes she always posts on our walls about policies at home. While Julius, can be an athletic person and have good analytical skills. I just hope time will come he will be able to correct the way he walks( two feet almost bumping each other- pike in tagalog)
2) My husband
Lord, I can feel how he truly loves me. He is so sweet but sometimes, I feel guilty coz I fail to let him feel how much I love him due to the pressures around me. Pressures, like I religiously do budgeting strictly so as to achieve our goal of owning our house three years from now. My work as school administrator sometimes brings pressure to me especially when my plans don’t go my way. It’s hard to detach my professional life with my personal life.
How to live my stress-free life? ( please guide me with this Lord )
1) Spend time to pray as family everyday.
2) Read bible passages and reflect on it.
3) Do this daily blog with the Lord
4) Think of a solution rather than dwell on the problems.
5) Consistent with my exercise and balanced-diet.
6) Do something good with people.
7) Learn something new each day.
8) Revisit the projects and budget folder( personal, business and STI)
9) Make reading with my kids a habit
10) Drink my cup of coffee in the morning and afternoon
11) Train people to do stuff but make sure to formulate guidelines such as :
a. Going to the market
b. Preparing menu for the week
c. Detailed Duties and Responsibilities of the helpers
12) Get a salon break and massage at least once a week.
13) Dine out with Joel at least twice a month and talk about the future.
14) PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN
Lord, help me please……
My Letter to my Kids
There are times when our children don't listen to what we say and we parents exhaust all means to communicate to them. Maybe, personal letters of mine especially composed for them wrapped around their favorite chocolate bar will do wonder...I hope so...
Charice Pempengco
Jocelle,
I heard you last night saying that you are proud of Charice and you regard her as the best singer in the world. Wow…it’s the most flattering comment from a fan like you.
You are like Charice to us. We are proud of you and we regard you as the best daughter in the world. I bet…that would be the most flattering comment from a fan like me.
I thank you daughter for being a mother whenever I feel tired of doing my responsibility as a mother. I can feel your concern to me whenever I lose patience of your siblings because you assume my responsibility as mother to Jhaye and Julius.
Do you know that you are natural leader? You are very articulate and I appreciate the notes you post anywhere on the wall of our house about policies at home.
Sometimes, you have to conquer your fear. Be brave to face your fear. And learn to modulate your voice. Sometimes, you tend to shout if you scold Julius. I am sorry if we are like that at home. We do also shout at you and Julius. Let us all change for good.
I admire your being friendly but choose your friends. Be friend to those who can inspire you and are role model to kids like you. If you meet somebody who does not have good values, then try your best to change him /her or pray for him/her to change for good if she/he doesn’t listen to you.
Do not have apprehension of your braces that will soon correct the structure of your teeth. It’s part of growing up. Sacrifice now and gain more confidence in the future as you smile with a perfect teeth. I thank God that we can afford to pay that very expensive brace.
We love you Jocelle and we care for you.
Your real bestfriend,
Mommy
P.S.
I know that you gave your best in your kumon. Congratulations that you have reached your level now. We are proud of you.
Jocelle,
I heard you last night saying that you are proud of Charice and you regard her as the best singer in the world. Wow…it’s the most flattering comment from a fan like you.
You are like Charice to us. We are proud of you and we regard you as the best daughter in the world. I bet…that would be the most flattering comment from a fan like me.
I thank you daughter for being a mother whenever I feel tired of doing my responsibility as a mother. I can feel your concern to me whenever I lose patience of your siblings because you assume my responsibility as mother to Jhaye and Julius.
Do you know that you are natural leader? You are very articulate and I appreciate the notes you post anywhere on the wall of our house about policies at home.
Sometimes, you have to conquer your fear. Be brave to face your fear. And learn to modulate your voice. Sometimes, you tend to shout if you scold Julius. I am sorry if we are like that at home. We do also shout at you and Julius. Let us all change for good.
I admire your being friendly but choose your friends. Be friend to those who can inspire you and are role model to kids like you. If you meet somebody who does not have good values, then try your best to change him /her or pray for him/her to change for good if she/he doesn’t listen to you.
Do not have apprehension of your braces that will soon correct the structure of your teeth. It’s part of growing up. Sacrifice now and gain more confidence in the future as you smile with a perfect teeth. I thank God that we can afford to pay that very expensive brace.
We love you Jocelle and we care for you.
Your real bestfriend,
Mommy
P.S.
I know that you gave your best in your kumon. Congratulations that you have reached your level now. We are proud of you.
YOUR Favorite Character – MR. Bean
Julius,
I thank God that Mr. Bean character has been discovered in TV because I know it brings happiness to you. I can see you laugh every time you see his funny moves.
You are like Mr. Bean to us, not because you have similar movement as Mr. Bean, but because you are Gift from God. Like Mr. Bean, you also bring happiness to your parents ( to me and to your daddy ) especially the time when you are born because we really wanted a son since we had already a daughter in the person of your ATE Jocelle. A few years after, we are blessed with another daughter in the person of Jhaye.
You are very special to us because you are our only son. If there are times, we correct your wrongdoings, it’s because we care for you…it’s because we love you. If there are times we lay down our hands on you, it’s because we are molding you to become a good person. Everyday, I pray that all of our kids will soon grow as responsible and good person.
We are naturally smart…blessed with wisdom. We do not need other people to remind us on the right things to do. Yes, we make mistakes but we should strive not to commit the same mistakes again. It’s like if we mistakenly touch a fire…surely, we won’t touch it again because it is painful.
I love you son and I will not stop instilling in you the good values that soon will become your weapons like your sword and gun toy to be successful in life.
How about if you work hand in hand with your imaginary friend? Tell him to guide you become a better person. Invite him to change for good and God will surely bless you.
Your bestfriend,
Mommy
P.S.
I am so proud of you son being one of Bronze awardees in kumon.
Friday, June 19, 2009
My report to my Boss
Hi Atty. To keep you in the loop, I will try my best to email you every Friday for you to know what’s going in our school.
To start our school year right, I came up with my weekly schedule which includes short meetings with different department heads to discuss about their tasks that they are supposed to accomplish within the week every Mondays and recap of what transpired for the week every Fridays. I allocate Wednesday for filing, signing of documents, answering emails and other school related activities. Also, I am now working on the monthly calendar for submission of reports (consolidated) which I plan to post on our bulletin board inside admin office so staff will be reminded. I hope this will improve the operation of our school.
Exciting news: As of this writing our total student population has reached 763. My target is only 750 but God insisted more. With open arms, we welcome these students.
Accomplishment :
1) The partition between the library and internet lab is removed already. I had a talk with Dennis and we will help one another to ensure on-time completion of the school’s future projects(repairs or sort of construction).
2) AS for the attendance, this week, please see attached attendance report. I actually designed a query to extract the actual time-in and out of each employee from our Timekeeping database. I am proud to say that, except for Jane(who is suffering from sleeping disorder), 97% reported for work on time this week, including me( I have flexible time, if I report at 7am, my time out is 4:00pm, if 8am, then time out is 5pm)
3) Two new security guards will report on Monday. Dennis and I prepared their duties and responsibilities and assignments and work ethics as expected of them. WE will have a short meeting on Monday with their supervisors to discuss our expectations.
Not “so good news”: The arm chairs will be delivered next Thursday. I talked to the supplier and the reason of delay is the late release of check. For now, we are utilizing the tables and chairs intended for the hallway for classes with small population.
In the pipeline:
1) Job goals discussion by employee( including mine…I will send it to you)
2) To improve our procedure on repairs to include penalty on delays and acceptance of finished job/product ( the form Dennis submits which contains the description of work to be done by our carpenters/plumber/ fabricators/ electrician/other has to be improved or revised). I need your suggestions on this.
That’s for now.
By the way Atty, the photo below my signature was taken after our 2nd morning meeting last June 8, 2009(this is the best time to conduct meetings during enrollment). It was well-attended and everybody was happy.
Maricel Reyes-Ngo, MCS
School Administrator
To start our school year right, I came up with my weekly schedule which includes short meetings with different department heads to discuss about their tasks that they are supposed to accomplish within the week every Mondays and recap of what transpired for the week every Fridays. I allocate Wednesday for filing, signing of documents, answering emails and other school related activities. Also, I am now working on the monthly calendar for submission of reports (consolidated) which I plan to post on our bulletin board inside admin office so staff will be reminded. I hope this will improve the operation of our school.
Exciting news: As of this writing our total student population has reached 763. My target is only 750 but God insisted more. With open arms, we welcome these students.
Accomplishment :
1) The partition between the library and internet lab is removed already. I had a talk with Dennis and we will help one another to ensure on-time completion of the school’s future projects(repairs or sort of construction).
2) AS for the attendance, this week, please see attached attendance report. I actually designed a query to extract the actual time-in and out of each employee from our Timekeeping database. I am proud to say that, except for Jane(who is suffering from sleeping disorder), 97% reported for work on time this week, including me( I have flexible time, if I report at 7am, my time out is 4:00pm, if 8am, then time out is 5pm)
3) Two new security guards will report on Monday. Dennis and I prepared their duties and responsibilities and assignments and work ethics as expected of them. WE will have a short meeting on Monday with their supervisors to discuss our expectations.
Not “so good news”: The arm chairs will be delivered next Thursday. I talked to the supplier and the reason of delay is the late release of check. For now, we are utilizing the tables and chairs intended for the hallway for classes with small population.
In the pipeline:
1) Job goals discussion by employee( including mine…I will send it to you)
2) To improve our procedure on repairs to include penalty on delays and acceptance of finished job/product ( the form Dennis submits which contains the description of work to be done by our carpenters/plumber/ fabricators/ electrician/other has to be improved or revised). I need your suggestions on this.
That’s for now.
By the way Atty, the photo below my signature was taken after our 2nd morning meeting last June 8, 2009(this is the best time to conduct meetings during enrollment). It was well-attended and everybody was happy.
Maricel Reyes-Ngo, MCS
School Administrator
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The "Early Bird"
I reported for work early today(7:15am). I am thankful of the following persons:
1) My baby Jhaye- for the good mood that I was able to dress up and prepare for work with no rock-and-roll sound like cries but I know how to soothe her (if in case good turns to bad mood)…let her play my cosmetics and for sure, I will shell out money to buy for replacement.
2) My idol Lei – I don’t know how she consistently reports for work early despite the fact that she lives far from her workplace .Hmmm, maybe this good friend of mine has a portable helicopter that brings her to work everyday. Seriously, I just live two blocks away from our school so why can’t I be an “early bird” everyday.
3) My mentor ARL – These four words keep on rewinding, forwarding, playing in my mind “Set a good example”..it’s five pala…see how it affects my mathematics because of too much playing and rewinding and forwarding…It’s true and it’s working. When I change, the rest changed for good. A good leader is a good follower.
4) Most importantly… MYSELF- my discipline ( hope it’s not like weather…like weather weather lang). I exercise every morning, eat one cup of rice with high fiber fruits, and don’t stay long at the canteen (I easily get tempted)…because of such discipline I don’t find it hard to wear my pants and skirt which usually takes time to buckle the hook…hehehe…I admit I tried xenical but my gosh, I spent around P91.50 each day just to get rid of the fat from the food I eat…each month that is a big and gigantic and humungous P2,745…I’d rather eat a low fat diet and exercise each day and save my 2,745…that is a whooping P32,940 / year …enough money for my family vacation in Boracay next year.
5) The Manufacturer of N70- with a built-in alarm clock and has a capability of installing applications useful to our daily lives such as Money Manager that records my daily expenses (this is my eye-opener for the P32,940/year probable savings) and the Calorie counter that records my food intake(that made me realize that it’s not my clothes that become smaller each year)
A big kiss to all of you…I wonder how I will kiss myself.
1) My baby Jhaye- for the good mood that I was able to dress up and prepare for work with no rock-and-roll sound like cries but I know how to soothe her (if in case good turns to bad mood)…let her play my cosmetics and for sure, I will shell out money to buy for replacement.
2) My idol Lei – I don’t know how she consistently reports for work early despite the fact that she lives far from her workplace .Hmmm, maybe this good friend of mine has a portable helicopter that brings her to work everyday. Seriously, I just live two blocks away from our school so why can’t I be an “early bird” everyday.
3) My mentor ARL – These four words keep on rewinding, forwarding, playing in my mind “Set a good example”..it’s five pala…see how it affects my mathematics because of too much playing and rewinding and forwarding…It’s true and it’s working. When I change, the rest changed for good. A good leader is a good follower.
4) Most importantly… MYSELF- my discipline ( hope it’s not like weather…like weather weather lang). I exercise every morning, eat one cup of rice with high fiber fruits, and don’t stay long at the canteen (I easily get tempted)…because of such discipline I don’t find it hard to wear my pants and skirt which usually takes time to buckle the hook…hehehe…I admit I tried xenical but my gosh, I spent around P91.50 each day just to get rid of the fat from the food I eat…each month that is a big and gigantic and humungous P2,745…I’d rather eat a low fat diet and exercise each day and save my 2,745…that is a whooping P32,940 / year …enough money for my family vacation in Boracay next year.
5) The Manufacturer of N70- with a built-in alarm clock and has a capability of installing applications useful to our daily lives such as Money Manager that records my daily expenses (this is my eye-opener for the P32,940/year probable savings) and the Calorie counter that records my food intake(that made me realize that it’s not my clothes that become smaller each year)
A big kiss to all of you…I wonder how I will kiss myself.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
One Wednesday in my Office
Last Friday afternoon( independence day), I went to my office to prepare my weekly schedule and I left Wednesday blank, meaning with no appointments for I allocate this day as "my clean my mess day'.
While browsing though each files, i came across the notes and card that i received from my subordinates and i got teary-eyed. I felt a sense of fulfillment knowing that I inspired my co-workers. How nice of them to give me notes and thank card...this is better than treating me to a burger or ice cream house ( where will i store the fats/calories, my waistline is running out of space like memories in computers)
How come everytime I arrange my stuff, i always feel good and that I have full control of my life. Planning is important in arranging your files/memos/ cards etc. There should be a system and such system should give me advantage of searching my files in the shortest time possible. The folders and envelope should also be color coded and neatly filed in my drawer...WHEW...i had spent 8 hours arranging my files...but it's all worth it. Problems encountered? I don't have some office tools/supplies...so i use my revolving fund to buy these items:
Presenting, the new look of my drawer:
You will notice that there is a listing for the files stored in each enveloped that are categorized for easy access. Listing has column for Description of each folder that contains memos/letter/other office related documents, date filed, 2 columns for Retrieved and Endorsed to/Date, Returned and Filed Date.This is my day in the office. Thank you Lord for this Job...I feel great....
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