WHY THE BILLS

Dear CEPALCO,

I stayed home for the first half of my working day because I wasn't feeling too well. My tummy has been making cartwheels and sommersaults since last night And I find it hard to get out of bed and into my element.

Then the electricity reading came. And I was dumbfounded and I felt worse. WTF happened to lower energy consumption? HOW THE HELL CAN MY ELECTRIC BILL ROCKET?! When I already make the conscious efforts in conserving every energy consumption.

I have lessen the hours of turning the air condition on. Since it's the rainy season, we've made conscious efforts in setting it on beyond 8PM and turning it off at exactly 5AM.

I have bought additional avent bottles and nipples so it is absolutely unnecessary to sterilize every day.

I have cut down on FB time and dvd time to cut the unnecessary consumption.

I've switched to night lights instead of keeping one door light open.

I cut down the days of using the treadmill and opted to run in the field.

I seriously cleaned the ref, the aircon filters and I don't use the microwave anymore.

What the hell more should I do and reduce this effin bill?? It's like the more I save, the faster the electricity reading goes. And the more I work, the more bills pile up. Where's the justice here?

Sigh.the amount I pay for my bill is tantamount to a can of Coco's milk, the yaya's monthly salary, Coco's tuition, the lunch meals, the weekend shopping all rolled into one! Imagine that..

Please be considerate and beat this single mom not too much. It gets way overboard sometimes.

Daydreaming with an Open Mind

Little one tagged along at work today. Spent a few hours playing with iphoto, playing hide and seek, going around with mom's friends, and doing what she does best: being cute. :)

We also went around to shop for a toddler school. AND i almost wanted to puke at the expense and skyrocket tuition fees. :( I know lil one is better off in somewhere with a non-traditional educational system, and she needs to be in a group of kids her age. But the cost of it all, makes me a bit sad. How the hell did tuition fees become that expensive in like, a zap??

I tagged her along so she could choose which one she likes best, but I'm thinking that since she's still considered as a visitor, why pay an exorbitant sum yet? I

She IS a fast learner, she IS extremely inquisitive and she IS really eloquent too. I want something that would help her learn some finesse, help her bring out her artistic side and maybe encourage her to sing and dance more, since she awfully IS good at these!

And I wanted her to make new friends too. Cuz she loves being with people, and you can see her eyes twinkle when she says: Tagu-taguan na.. My friend T told me Coco shouldn't be attending school just yet, cuz she's too young. And that she'll probably lose interest in education when she grows older. BUT when you see your lil gurl having this potential to have an increased 7+ IQ points, could it be sooo bad to actually try and see if this gets any better?

All depends on lil one's decision though. Her interest in school and activities will tell me if it's time to send her to school.

Tonight, we marinated the Honey Lemon Chicken i'm baking for tomorrow's lunch. And she informed me maybe a bit of cayenne pepper should be tossed in. And I grin at the idea, cuz ever since she learned that she could salt, squeeze a bit of lemon and sprinkle some pepper, she has taken this as her personal mission to be my cooking aide.



AND I am surprised at how quickly she picks up.

And so, I dream of my lil one becoming a chef one day. Some days, I think she's going to be ballet dancer. Others, I think a model or an actress. Sometimes, I feel like she really is going to be a nurse or a teacher. And my foremost wish of her to become a doctor. Who knows? She might even be the next Philippine President :D

Yesterday, she wanted to be Ariel the little mermaid. Today, she wanted to be like Mommie- crazy kick ass beautiful LOL. And she gives me a noisy smooch and a bear hug and says a LOUD Good Night Ma, Mwah mwah.

Aww I just love my lil gurl. And Ariel, Chef, Dancer, Mother, Teacher, Nurse, Doctor.... whatever she wants to be!!