Today is my birthday and birth day is the one day out of the year where it affords us unapologetic reflection.
Today I turn 28 and in many ways, this was the year where I had the courage to open doors that were patiently awaiting for my hesitant hands, and what lay beyond those doors are intertwined with what lies before it. This year brought clarity in perspective, direction in choices and changes. As much as I look forward to the coming year, I look back to this previous years with many fond memories. Here are 28 things I enjoyed and loved this past year.
- Feeling alive and feeling lucky to be alive, and surprised by the fact that I don't feel like this everyday.
- Becoming a mama to be a beautiful little girl who is absolutely perfect in my eyes.
- A dog who had adapt so well to a newborn, who willingly took a back seat to said newborn, who continually stayed loyal and unwavering despite the changes in the composition of our family. He changed my life for the better, probably more so than I have changed his.
- A husband who is handy, who share my passion for things handmade, and making our house into a home for our new inhabitant.
- Babies. Lots of them, belong to friends who might as well be family.
- The color orange and yellow and pink and grey, and the ability to use these color combination simply because I have a baby girl.
- Photography. I have really fallen in love with this hobby.
- The challenge of being a better person, having been a witness some questionable characters.
- The ability and willingness to tip 20%.
- Being photogenic.
- The comfort and easy state of mind knowing that my husband is home safe and sound.
- The perfect shade of lip gloss found in Mac Lovechild.
- Our own set of swings in our backyard home-built by a loving husband just in time for spring and its warmer weather.
- Our backyard. Real estate is getting smaller by the minute and I am thankful for a piece of property where we have the ability to enjoy the outdoor.
- Colorful pens that writes just right.
- All things handmade.
- Being creative, in writing and in photography, both of which I have divulge in much more this past year.
- Spring and fall. Both beauties in their own rights. This was probably the first year when I became so aware of the climate, the changes in season and what it does to our good earth. I love that photography brings me to a new level of consciousness.
- Blogging. I really really blog this year, about things I feel passionate about.
- Becoming aware that there are somethings that cannot be redone and strive to get those things done in the present. One of which being taking at least weekly photos of my pregnancy and subsequently our daughter. These photos are now priceless treasures for me.
- Being inspired. This was the year when I felt like I am so inspired and more importantly acted on those inspirations. I was inspired to take more photos, take better photos, and coming up with concepts on how to use those photos that could have potentially sit in a folder in an external hard drive and never seen again. I only wish I can be inspiring in the coming year.
- Going to bed at 9:30pm consistently, even on the weekends, because new parents work with their child's bedtime, and not vice versa.
- The color grey, and spelling it grey and not gray. One of which being grey nail polish - it is so polish (pun intended). Finding the perfect grey really is all about finding the perfect shade.
- Dinners, especially at home, with friends. Now that there are so many kids in the mix, going out is a novel idea that tends to end in disaster with a lot of baby screaming, mean stares and apologetic rushes. We made it a point this year to have more gathering in the home, where the kids can be themselves, and the parents can still feel like grown-ups once more.
- The perfect notebook. Corporate America provides a great many free note pads and papers, yet I always find it worthwhile to spend the few dollars out of my pocket to find that perfect notebook for work, because I find a lot of satisfaction being able to express my personality through my notebooks despite having to wear boring work clothes.
- Budgeting. I do a lot of that lately in this household, some out of necessity, some out of needing to satisfy an inherent personality trait.
- Pushing the pause button on fixing up/decorating the house. We ran out of energy, out of steam, and out of money. Instead, we gear all of those towards our new baby daughter.
- Pennants. I have a new found love for pennants, even though they are everywhere right now, and will be using them as part of the overall theme for our daughter's one year birthday, which I have already started planning for though it is still nearly four months away.
xoxo
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