Resurrected.

There has been a terrible drought.  A famine so scarce in the deepest recesses of my brain.  Was that exaggerated enough to prove my point?  It’s been almost two months and I finally had the inspiration to write again.

There have been a lot of noteworthy events like my recent Bali trip or the very first big dinner with my Elite Society but I never had the chance to even cook up an opening sentence. 

Number 1.  Still no yaya.  Still no house help.  Still three kids.  

Everyday I give myself a good time alone with God to help me refocus on the most important things in life.  My faith and relationship with Him has allowed me to look at things with a very positive mindset.  Even after more than 6 months (I lost count) of juggling responsibilities with my loving husband, we manage to get by.

To be honest, it’s still tough everyday but things always seem to fall into place.  Work keeps piling up but with God’s help I am able to tick my checklist one at a time.  Small consistent steps but getting better if not the best at it.  (Of course, can’t do it without you Lord!)

Number 2.  No matter how positive you are but when someone tells you on a Thursday (let’s hide that person in the identity of your MOM) that she wants to move in to her house on the Saturday two days after, you still have a hard time comprehending it.  Let alone actually executing it.  But that was Saturday last week and mountains were definitely moved (no pun intended).

Since our weekdays are horribly busy, we moved in to Mom’s house and brought almost all her things that weekend.  Until now, I still don’t know how we did it.  

Number 3.  I have been living alone for almost 8 years.  If we count the time that I lived with my in-laws after I left Canada, that would make it 9.  So moving back into my Mom’s house is actually a challenge but a welcome change.  

A challenge because we are both so used to living separate lives, used to doing things a certain way and now we have to cohabitate.  A growing young family and a nesting pre-retiree, we both have to adjust and get used to each other’s preferences.  And I tell you, when it comes to a lot of household related things we are spectrums apart.  LOL. I am the I-will-sleep-if-I’m-tired-because-I-have-work-tomorrow-so-let’s-not-mind-the-mess-for-now type of human being.  While mommy is the I-get-a-headache-every-time-I-see-mess-I-just-have-to-do-something-about-it-now type of person.  As I read it over, I can’t help but laugh.  Haha.

A welcome change because for someone so independent, I appreciate moments like these when I get to spend time with my parents.  We’ve been years apart and that space has allowed me to grow into someone I never thought I’d become.  So many amazing things have happened in my life especially in my career and I owe so much of it to my supportive parents.  That is why I don’t look at the little things or the small differences because seeing my parents happy is more than enough.  And the moments my children get to spend with their grannies are priceless memories they will treasure forever.

Number 4.  Why the sudden inspiration to write?  

This needs a bit of a back-story.  We’re staying here in Mommy’s house until our townhouse is fully ready.  That will take maybe around a year or so before we can finally move in.  We realized that since both Lloyed and I are in business there are so many things that we do for work here at home. 

So, we both decided to convert a room into our home office.  We’re planning to do this for our actual house but since it’s going to take a while, I asked my mom if we can do it in her house and she allowed.  Yay!

Now I finally have my nook!  Today I had the time and energy to put our home office/study in order.  We also want to be very hands-on with the kids’ learning and study time, so we decided to create a special corner for them. 

Mr. LVP’s Starbucks mug collection is finally put to good use and when I realized we had a globe hidden in our closet, it just felt so cohesive with the travel concept of the mugs.  Lloyed collects mugs from places we’ve been able to visit - either together or separately and the globe lights up in the dark and shows all the constellations.  Hubby bought it in 2008 before he left Japan but I just opened it today.  (that’s how much clutter we had LOL).

Accidentally hit my finger with a hammer.  Didn't know I have great woodworking skills.  Had to remove the wood around the air-conditioning hole that was nailed around the edges.  Nothing my handy dandy hammer and concrete nail can't remove.

For the last few weeks I felt so displaced.  Even before the move, I was having a hard time going back to my groove.  Gosh, it actually rhymes. Haha  Seriously, it felt so hard to have a predictable way of doing things when there’s just too much clutter.  And with work never stopping or giving me the least bit chance to pause, demotivation is a chunk to overcome.

So tonight I am finally at peace.  While the two kids are sleeping with their dad in our bedroom, Jimjim is reading a book here in the office with me.  Life is awesome.