rest is having the time to iron.

to the tune of you and i both by jason mraz (listen to his new album!), i happily sweeped the floor, cleared the sink and took a photo of my weekend's accomplishment. *high kicks*  

im sorry, but this gives me more fulfillment than a word document filled with words. to some it's a chore, but to me, ironing is a peaceful rest from all the rush of work. being able to finally tackle that pile of clothes meant that i had enough time to do something other than writing and beating deadlines. :) just dont call me iron woman/lady, because then you'd be at the top of my corniest people list. agreed. and while im super blessed with work that's not stressful, im just saying freshly pressed clothes deserve a photo. because look at those colors! i was about to take them to our closet when i noticed how they looked super cute and pretty and pinteresting beside one another. *snort* do you think i already need intervention? *snort*

in all honesty, there's a lot going on in our life/lives now, as in. napakarami kong gustong ikwento, but right now i need to prepare  for an interview later for a magazine gig. i promise if i get that, ill buy a really nice notebook for me to bring during interviews and for thought preservations in coffeeshops. also, ill get myself one of those mamahaling tumblers from starbucks. and hipster glasses, yeah. i have enough scarves. *fingers crossed* pray with me and pray for me please! i promise to let you know if i get it, what are friends are for what for! 

ps: ive been "chosen" to attend pastor dennis's upcoming Christian bloggers go viral! super excited to meet other bloggers who love Jesus and shout it out online. I LOVE JESUS! 

a rush of blood to the head

im not sure what this exactly means, but it's close to what i felt a couple of days ago when i received news that scared me to the point of sweaty hands and wanting to eat my way under my blanket on my side of the bed. nothing bad really happened, YET, but it was a close call and it shook my sitting-pretty self.

and minutes after hearing that news, gail's internet/pc got cut short. it was one of the most unsettling fifteen minutes of my life, and it pointed me to that one stable Rock that i have seemed to miss.

in between wanting to tell gail how could he restart his pc and disconnect from me while my hands were sweating because of worry and fear, and thinking of ways to give remedy to a situation, i was praying frantically (if thats even possible) to God. i just treated Him like a vendo machine. "God please do this."

i instantly got convicted, at the same time calmed down, by the realization that my reactions aren't at all reflective of a relationship that God wants to have with me. that's when it dawned on me that the thing that scared me wasnt as bad as i thought it was. that i can rest on the truth that God is in control. that losing one thing will never, even minutely, affect how much ive got because ive got Jesus.

i just learned that i cant control everything, that not everything happens according to plan and desire, that i can never be secure unless i look to God.

im learning to trust God more, to depend on Him more, to be stronger in the faith and to be stronger for my family.

i will learn much more, im looking forward for more humbling lessons that will bring me closer to God and not to anything else. they may not be pleasant, but i know that as a child of the King of kings, im in some serious training. world, bring it on. i want to make my God smile.

ps: im so blessed to have gail to train with. he's grounded and humble, and also very aware of God in our lives. thank you for listening to me and for always pushing me to pray and get closer to God. you are the bravest man i know. your birthday is far from over. ;)

fridays were for dancing

my mondays are for spending time with family and for catching up on house chores. gail and i pretty much have one of the oddest schedules. im used to hearing him say "monday pala ngayon, akala ko saturday." we're whacked like that. and so to have some normal friday nights for late night conversations and dancing... wait, what?! dancing, and dance classes, for that. *raises hands up in thu ayeerr*

purple leggings bilang pagbibigay pugay kay justin bieber :p 

thanks to one group buying site and to the ever-updated dikong, i saw myself dancing to the tune of "so what" by far east movement and found myself doing little but super obvious moves in my office desk. so funny just thinking about it! i didnt even know about far east movement until i googled the lyrics to that song that goes something like "so what so what so what you want...". side comment: ang lalim ng mga kanta ngayon ano. puno ng aral. tsk.

anyway, we went to ACTS Dance Studio at the GA Tower, super convenient location, and had classes during friday nights. but those nights are over because we only bought 5 vouchers each. hehe. buti na lang may dance central sa youtube, i can continue polishing my dance skills. naman! :)

gail as ben's substitute :p

but what release, and what a fun thing to do, to learn how to dance hiphop bagamat beginner level. gail took some videos of our last class, but i dont want my life to be cut short by some people who dont want to expose their mad skills just yet. just a tip though, never take me to the club with any of the ff people: djana, ben or dikong, if you dont want to see some choreographed dance moves. hahaha! we're saving those for an audience. :p

after-dance tambay: dikong, djana, gail, jhorace

ps: we just came from the beach and i have major sunburn (the one with skin peeling off like libag) that gail finds odd. hehe.