New Life, New Me
The year has ended, and once more, we put our pens (or our
laptops for that matter) and try to write down the goals we want to set for the
new year. As I said in my New Year’s post last year, I am not the type who
writes down goals. Not really in that context, but I do write some sort of a
checklist of essential things that I need to do for the coming year.
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Earlier, I took one look at my Essentials for 2013 and I can
say that I have at least done about 95% of what was written there, although not
everything happened to the letter. I was able to write, not for a local
magazine, but more than that. I put up my own website, and did write all the
articles for that, and I was blessed to have two, All About Eve Network and When inTacloban.com. Also, I was finally able to maintain a blog, (this one), which I
religiously write and post every time I got time to spare. The big reward is
having followers who really read my posts.
The cooking show may have not materialized and may not
anymore, but I took the initiative of taking a cooking class from the
University of Stanford called Child Nutrition and Cooking through Coursera,
which I really did enjoy most. Speaking of education, and the quest for
knowledge, I was able to complete at least 2 of the 5 courses I signed up for
in Coursera, Child Nutrition and Cooking and The Social Context of Mental
Health from the University of Toronto, which earned me a Certificate of
Distinction. With that, I realized that I have a future in Psychology.
Looking back, I can say that I had my heart’s desires come
true through prayers and persistence. Ain't God wonderful? I know He loves me so much sometimes He spoils me.
So now, I want to write about my essentials for 2014. Of
course there would still be some of the same essentials, but I want to add
more. So here goes:
Write.
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I do love writing, so this will still be in my
topmost list, well, next to Worship which I plan on joining a ministry once
more. I am continuing my website on women empowerment and plan to open it to
other writers. I would also want to finish a book , which I have started by the
way, but kept on postponing it thinking it may not be the right time yet.
Love.
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No,not the motherly and platonic kind of love. I am overflowing with that. I am a hopeless romantic, always have , always will be. I mean, fall in love with a real man. It’s been quite some time since I had my heart
skipping a beat, except of course in that hellish ride from Catbalogan to Naga
City on board a non-aircon bus during our exodus out of Tacloban. Actually
falling in love and not just the thought of falling in love would really
energize me, or put some zest back into this boring life of mine. But this does
not mean that I would forget my children, they would always be no.1 in my life.
If I could find a man who would be everything I needed him to be, most especially
understand my life with my children, then he would be a keeper. Everybody loves
falling in love, so why shouldn’t I ? And you can fall in love without getting
hitched , right? Marriage is absolutely not on my list, yet.
Earn more.
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I have already started an online shop which I
plan on continuing. Time management is of utmost important as I plan on getting
too busy making myself rich this year. A hundred thousand earnings per month
isn’t so bad. That, and my online job.
Education.
The constant pursuit for knowledge would always be
there, so, I once more enrolled for Child Nutrition and Cooking 2.0, which
obviously is the continuation of the course I took last year. I thought I won’t
have time to cook anymore if I plan on making myself busy, I wanted to leave the cooking to my maid, but then this
course would once more bring me to the stove and do some hands-on experiment in
cooking nutritious food. This time, I want to participate more in class not
only in the assignments and discussions, but also in submitting and sharing
recipes.
Travel.
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I don’t know why, but I think I have a bad case of
wanderlust this year. I have this urge to travel, to explore more. I want to go
back to having adventures, alone or with some friends. But I intend to travel
alone this time, like getting in tune with myself more. I have
committed my whole life to my kids the last few years, and now that they are
bigger, I think it’s time for me to take care of myself. If I'm lucky this coming year, I might stay in Taiwan for quite some time and continue processing my citizenship where I left off, not just for my future, but most especially the kids’. Migrating to another country follows in the years to come.
To start with my travels, I have
already travelled via coach to Tacloban, and I must admit, it was somewhat
thrilling to do something I have not done in a long time. And I have already made
arrangements for the renewal of my passport. For some reason, I did not renew
my passport since 2009. So, world, here I come!
Freedom.
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I am thinking of not committing myself to a desk job this
year, so I can have more freedom. That’s why I opted for an online job, so I
can work anywhere my feet would take me. My salary may not be enough for my
travel expenses, but as I always believe, God will provide.
Apart from the usual motherhood and work responsibilities, these are the essentials that are on my list for 2014. Might be a bit ambitious and a tad more crazier, but achievable.
Have you made a list of your essentials for 2014?
Still keeping the faith,
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