so have i mentioned yet that i'm doing a side gig in the travel industry? no, not a travel agent..haha but a travel ASSISTANT! woohoo, it's something right? been at it since maybe end of feb/march..and so far it's been great helping family & friends with their trips. it's made me realize that i might actually WANT to put in the extra hours and become a travel agent. just have to figure out how since extra hours = staying up late instead of sleeping bc i want to spend my time after getting home from work with husby & baby. so we'll see how that goes. husby is very big on getting enough sleep to function..so must way the pros and cons!=P
this whole travel thing has also made me realize how people can be working in a field bc they love it or bc they just want to make $$ from it. i've read online about travel agents who seem to just be in it for the $$. Instead of putting in the time and effort to get their client exactly what they're looking for, they try to shell out the packages that would get them the biggest profit from it. i mean i get it, you're trying to make a living and survive in the world. i guess since i'm just doing this for fun/on the side, i really do want to give my clients whatever it is they're requesting even if i get nothing from it at all. hahah, that's how much i love traveling! i want everyone to do it, so i'll push you and get you there=). gosh, sounds like i'm advertising myself huh? i'm not. REALLY, i'm not! it's just something i've noticed since doing this stuff. i get now how people can say that when they're working, it doesn't feel like work bc they love doing it, it's fun!
don't get me wrong, i do have a few stressful times w/ the travel stuff too. like when prices are constantly fluctuating bc of flight availability - you want your client to get the best rate but it's hard to promise them a price that was cheaper but quoted like 2 weeks before they finally decide to book. hmm wonder if that only makes sense to me=P. so anyways...just my quick rant about my new travel gig.
haha it's funny bc a dear friend of mine recently called me a "jack of all trades." haha! i think bc i like to do everything. aside from the travel stuff i love to bake. if i could just do those two things full-time and be at home w/ my baby girl..then wow, that would just be awesome!
Friday, June 21, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
A goodbye isn't painful unless you're never going to say hello again - Unknown
So I've been having a lot of "i miss dad" moments. Not a day goes by that I don't think about him...but it seems like i've been getting sadder about it lately. I think ever since mother's day. Don't get me wrong, husby and baby gave me an awesome first mother's day. And I'm so blessed to have them in my life and I love them to infinity!!! But, maybe it's the realization that i'm not so close to my mom so I feel like baby E doesn't get to really have any grandparents to interact with from my side. Plus the fact that father's day is coming up and dad's 2-year death anniversary...I guess it's all been building up.
I've been noticing that whenever I see E with father-in-law that I get a pang of sadness bc I know that she won't be able to interact like that with grandy (what my dad liked to be called from my nephews). I think the more I see it, the more it makes it real that dad is gone. Yeah I know, it's been almost 2 years and I'm only noticing it now? I know he's not here physically...but it's just emphasized more when I see baby with the in-laws. It just makes me sad. I mean, I know dad is always watching over us. And I know that he is E's special guardian angel - that i don't doubt at all! But I don't know..it's just the little things - the laughs with grandy, hearing the old childhood stories, the silly and corny jokes, the crazy uncoordinated dancing, the funny cross-eyed faces...so much..that I had wanted Grandy to share with E.
Geez...I'm already tearing writing this. Maybe I'm just overly emotional right now with father's day approaching. Just so hard.
I've been noticing that whenever I see E with father-in-law that I get a pang of sadness bc I know that she won't be able to interact like that with grandy (what my dad liked to be called from my nephews). I think the more I see it, the more it makes it real that dad is gone. Yeah I know, it's been almost 2 years and I'm only noticing it now? I know he's not here physically...but it's just emphasized more when I see baby with the in-laws. It just makes me sad. I mean, I know dad is always watching over us. And I know that he is E's special guardian angel - that i don't doubt at all! But I don't know..it's just the little things - the laughs with grandy, hearing the old childhood stories, the silly and corny jokes, the crazy uncoordinated dancing, the funny cross-eyed faces...so much..that I had wanted Grandy to share with E.
Geez...I'm already tearing writing this. Maybe I'm just overly emotional right now with father's day approaching. Just so hard.
Friday, May 10, 2013
"CrossFit - It's a lifestyle, not a quick fix"
yeah yeah, crossfit schmossfit. i remember husby first introducing me to these crazy workouts (somehow always named after a girl?!?) back in '07 when we were training for the mud run. i used to laugh at him for his quick workouts and how tiring he looked doing them. then when he had me try one (CINDY - pushups, pullups, squats) i thought, no problem. easy, peasy!! ha, riiiiiiiight. me do a pullup? i had to do a modified version with jumping pullups and i was still beat after i finished it. i remember trying to do the jumping pullups in the playground near our place and another couple with their child watched us. the husband ran up to lou and was like.."hey are you guys doing crossfit?" you could imagine how excited lou was to talk about it with someone since it wasn't so mainstream back then.
nowadays most people know what crossfit is and yeah, a lot may think of it as some fad or some type of cultish work out - but i like it. it's not a fad because the exercises done have been around forever. i guess crossfit just kinda makes them in an easier format to follow, called "workout of the day" or "WOD."
funny because we actually have our own crossfit setup at home. husby got all the equipment while i was nearing the end of my 3rd trimester bc he knew that he wouldn't have time to go to his crossfit box (gym) anymore once baby was born. so, might as well workout at home whenever he gets a free chance. and try as he might to get me to workout in the garage with him, i'd always say nahhhh i'll just run. there's just something about learning from the husby that i don't have the patience for. hahaha. bad i know. same thing happened when i was triathlon training. husby would help me in the pool with my swim form and also when we'd go on bike rides trying to get me to have a more aero position. i'd just get mad at him for telling me what to do! hahah. so i joined a triathlon training club. now with crossfit, i jumped on a groupon deal and am now part of a crossfit box nearby.
crazy right? i've got everything at home and i pay to go somewhere else. i guess it's mainly to learn the fundamentals and get the form down. once there, then i'll cut back and just go to my crossfit box once a week. hehe by then i should be comfortable to show off my new skills to husby (though i did drag him to join this groupon deal with me for moral support=P). what cracks me up is that all the female coaches totally knew where i was coming from when i told them i needed someone else besides my husby to teach me the fundamentals. ha! guess it's not just me who feels like that=P!
so, lets hope this becomes a regular thing. i mean, as tired as i am throughout the week...after finishing a good workout i feel nice and refreshed. and though we don't get to go out by ourselves as much anymore, that one hour of freedom at the box with husby is still a nice time for us to spend motivating each other. hehe well him more than me since he's a pro at it and i'm still the newbie!
nowadays most people know what crossfit is and yeah, a lot may think of it as some fad or some type of cultish work out - but i like it. it's not a fad because the exercises done have been around forever. i guess crossfit just kinda makes them in an easier format to follow, called "workout of the day" or "WOD."
funny because we actually have our own crossfit setup at home. husby got all the equipment while i was nearing the end of my 3rd trimester bc he knew that he wouldn't have time to go to his crossfit box (gym) anymore once baby was born. so, might as well workout at home whenever he gets a free chance. and try as he might to get me to workout in the garage with him, i'd always say nahhhh i'll just run. there's just something about learning from the husby that i don't have the patience for. hahaha. bad i know. same thing happened when i was triathlon training. husby would help me in the pool with my swim form and also when we'd go on bike rides trying to get me to have a more aero position. i'd just get mad at him for telling me what to do! hahah. so i joined a triathlon training club. now with crossfit, i jumped on a groupon deal and am now part of a crossfit box nearby.
crazy right? i've got everything at home and i pay to go somewhere else. i guess it's mainly to learn the fundamentals and get the form down. once there, then i'll cut back and just go to my crossfit box once a week. hehe by then i should be comfortable to show off my new skills to husby (though i did drag him to join this groupon deal with me for moral support=P). what cracks me up is that all the female coaches totally knew where i was coming from when i told them i needed someone else besides my husby to teach me the fundamentals. ha! guess it's not just me who feels like that=P!
so, lets hope this becomes a regular thing. i mean, as tired as i am throughout the week...after finishing a good workout i feel nice and refreshed. and though we don't get to go out by ourselves as much anymore, that one hour of freedom at the box with husby is still a nice time for us to spend motivating each other. hehe well him more than me since he's a pro at it and i'm still the newbie!
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
I'm back! Just with more things on my mind....
Whew, it's been awhile since I've blogged eh? Lots of changes since then...hahah specifically the early arrival of our baby girl!! More stories later..I will say that I did start blogging on another site. Tsk tsk, I know. But I figured I'd keep my mommy stuff somewhere else so that I can always look back on that separate from my random stories over here. Ha, make sense? So, if you're bored:
check out themommycurve
And yeah, I've been away from that one for a while too! For some reason I was so optimistic that I'd be able to blog A LOT while on maternity leave. Hahah I was wrong. Baby E gets mommy's full attention=P. Let's hope i'm able to keep up with both blogs. I should make a money jar for each day I don't blog. That might help in the motivation!!
check out themommycurve
And yeah, I've been away from that one for a while too! For some reason I was so optimistic that I'd be able to blog A LOT while on maternity leave. Hahah I was wrong. Baby E gets mommy's full attention=P. Let's hope i'm able to keep up with both blogs. I should make a money jar for each day I don't blog. That might help in the motivation!!
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