Today…

Outside my window…Sun barely out, still dawn (6AM), roosters crowing.

I am thinking…if I can squeeze in some scrapping time today. I hope so!

I am thankful for…(something really mundane for now) Pinterest!

From the kitchen…breakfast for the kids – bacon, longganisa and rice.

I am wearing…shorts and a shirt!

I am creating…Project Life inserts (haven’t started on Week 3, maybe I will have the photos printed next week, together with Week 4 and month-in-review layouts).

I am going…to have an alarm system this week while working – 30mins. work, 10mins surfing, 30 mins stand up and walk away from computer — I’m trying to insert some bursts of fitness in my routine.

I am reading…the Happiness Project.

I am hoping…that the husband gets paid this week!

I am hearing…Marts telling Ate Caren she wants braids as her hairstyle today.

Around the house…Kids at 6AM already dressed for school. They need to come to school earlier than usual in preparation for their foundation day activities next month.

One of my favorite things…XBox Kinect’s Dance Central! The whole family is enjoying dancing all day – if only I can sneak in to catch a video of them dancing I am sure that their video once posted will have so many youtube download downloads! (Im kidding of course )

A few plans for the rest of the week..catch up on work, step up on move regimen (I cant even claim it’s move more – since I havent been moving prior to this week ), celebrate Edil’s bday this weekend.

A picture I love:

It’s not everyday I get a picture like this, without me bribing them into posing. They did this on their own (How sweet!)

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Project Life Week 2 Done!

I had more pictures and stories to tell this week so I finally bit the bullet and used some inserts. I just used the Design B page and cut 3/4 of it (I was against it at the start, thinking it was a waste of page protector, but I just had to try it and voila – I liked it!)

Experimented a bit with my process lately and found it easier for me. I think writing it down in a tangible form me, like in a planner, was better for me to keep track of memories I want to get included as opposed to doing everything electronically. (I still write down things like, refer to tweet Jan. 10th, etc.)

(With all the pictures I’ve been taking, I’ve been wanting to get an SLR again.)

I still don’t know how to take pictures of them properly, so pardon the poor lighting.

Note:
1. I need to find a good photo developing company. I tried a new one this week and I wasn’t satisfied with them.
2. I wrote some letters for my daughter and husband this week and folded it half and pinned it. Sometimes, when it’s personal, you want some “cover” instead of having it laid out in the open. I love that about paper!

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Sharing my Week 1 Layouts – done in less than an hour! Wow. I kept going back and forth thinking, “Am I done?” “Should I do anything else?”

**Warning: Image Heavy Post**

My Title Page:

My Week in Review:

Some tidbits:
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This may very well be my last post for 2011 in this blog. As I am writing this, it’s almost 5AM and I am the only one awake – trying to finish work since we have a wedding to attend to and we go to the salon in exactly 3 hours. Not what I had hoped to be a last post – a crammed version of what I originally want to write about.

I want to write about my chosen One Little Word – Catalyst, and how getting Becky Higgin’s Project Life kit is tied up with that. Since 2008, I can say I have given up a couple of things all for my love of my family, sometimes to the point of forgetting myself in the process. I absolutely have no regrets as my very easy “sacrifices” turn out to be our biggest blessings and have give us so much joy in the process.

Last year, I wanted ME to be the focus of my One Little Word as I turned 30 but it turned and evolved into MARRIAGE and FAMILY. This year I have grown to have such a deeper appreciation for my husband and our marriage. I have realized we cannot reach our true potential if we are not in sync since we are literally UNITED AS ONE. We cannot soar without having each other’s backs and fly together. He is truly my better half – a better half version of me, and I hope he knows and feels as much as I do when we look back to 2011 and what it has done to our marriage. It’s quite fitting as we celebrate the seven-year itch in 2012!

How does it all tie with Project Life? I have been having a feeling inside of me since October that technology is a two-edged sword. I work, I earn money from the internet (I do not need to apply for Beverage/Sommelier Jobs which will take me out of the house) and enjoy working from home but it has taken such a HUGE amount of time from me. Something’s gotta give. I wont’ give up scrapbooking. Im just channelling it away from my computer and spending endless hours making a PAGE about a single memory.

I’d still do digital – no way I can ever leave that. I’d still be a creative team member for Sweet Shoppe Designs and Nettio Designs. But this year, I have been unsatisified with my pages, thinking it is not capturing OUR LIFE RIGHT NOW. So I will be focusing on photo-sleeve scrapbooking in 2012 – literally, photos + words. Keeping it simple. Involving my family in the process. I will discuss it more when I set up our little corner (finding that corner in our insanely small house is the biggest hurdle) and share what I have done and what I plan to do.

And as Robin of SSD always says, Keep Making Memories — Scrap More.
(Sometimes finding that balance between scrapping vs making memories is hard, but hopefully with Project Life it will be easier!)

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Today…

Outside my window…It has been raining non-stop all throughout the week which has made for very gloomy, bed weather. It is hard to get up every morning and harder to go out to finish Christmas shopping.

I am thinking…if I will be able to finish everything I want to accomplish before Christmas Eve.

I am thankful for…blessing of work that has let me give more to my family, friends and charity this season. I thought this was going to be a “lean” Christmas but I get to fulfill a little wishes this year. It’s simple gifts though, not extravagant like solitaire engagement rings, just enough to put a smile on my loved ones’ faces. So thankful for that!

From the kitchen…my Mom’s spaghetti!

I am wearing…a tank top and capri jeans.

I am creating…Christmas gifts for the grandparents.

I am going…to the mall to get some me time after mass – time for a digiperm!

I am reading…the Happiness Project.

I am hoping…that there will be sunny weather next week!

I am hearing…Christmas songs and Fred Claus the movie in the background.

Around the house…bits and pieces of Christmas cheer!

One of my favorite things…my new Moleskine notebooks!

A few plans for the rest of the week: It’s my eldest’s 11th birthday so we are taking him out shopping!

A picture I love:

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If you are like me who is an eternal procastinator you probably haven’t done your holiday cards yet. I have yet to mail ours (or even print them) – too busy wrapping and buying gifts for everyone (Backwoods cigars, dolls, books and more!) but I have posted them in Facebook *YAH!* for my relatives overseas.

You can get your cards in time! Or make one – thanks to a great KCB Freebie – you just need to be a fan of her Facebook page and click on the freebie tab on the left!

Look at our Christmas card this year – thanks to Alexis of KCB’s design team

Happy Holidays!

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Here is a holiday page that has been on my mind for a long time now and I finally had time to make it right. It is shown in the SSD homepage as part of the Sugarbabe team showcase this month!

Credits:
Julie Billingsley A Joyous Christmas
Font: Bebas

Looking at the pictures makes me excited for our photoshoot this year! We have our matching outfits ready and we have a schedule for the photo studio in a few days. Hopefully the kids and my pimples cooperate (Our househelp would be going home during that time so I’d be in charge of everything from cooking to cleaning the stainless steel sinks and getting our outfits ready so hopefully I would not be as stressed!)

And a page from our Holidays 2009 album:

Credits:

KCB Deck the Hall (Christmas Collection) – Vintage
Font: Rubia’s Tiny Script

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I’ve been feeling grey lately, literally and figuratively, maybe because of the weather and my colds, but this was the perfect pick-me-upper!

I will be preparing a post with deets soon – just want to record Project Life by Becky Higgins is in the HOUSE!

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Today is the last day of November for us here and tomorrow we will be going full head-on with December’s countdown to Christmas! 25 days to Christmas?! Are you excited?

I think I am. Slowly, getting excited, that is. I still haven’t gotten our tree up but will take care of it today as I promised the kids we will. Black diamond earrings will be kept in the drawers as I am going to be in my jammies all day, listening to Christmas tunes and getting into the holiday spirit.

If you are asking me if I am going to be doing a December Daily album, the answer to that would be a NO. Since it’s too late for me to actually prepare for one and I am almost certain I would not be able to take a picture everyday for December. With the kids in school and me being busy with work and trying to rest as much as I can (sick again!), I don’t want to pressure myself into documenting the season. For once, I think I’m just going to be laid back, and see what happens afterwards. (I got to do my Christmas Album 2010 in June 2011 – so, you get the picture).

However, I have some Christmas favorite kits already

I really wanted to do a 5×7 album this year since I still have my Evalicious Christmas hybrid album from 2008:

We will see, you can read about how Lynnette did hers (and plan to do hers along the way), here.

And some of the kits I am partial with:
Deck The Halls: Collection by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

KCB’s Christmas Collection ALWAYS ALWAYS ends up to be a favorite. I have used her Christmas collection last year for my 2010 album and I have been so pleased with it. (Plus her colors are very friendly with a Christmas that doesn’t experience snow and winter dont you think? )

Now, Dani’s kit HAS a snowman, granted. But the papers are just so yummy! Very child-like (like my kids) —- and I am guilty of ordering Christmas PJs to match THAT kit
Fa-La-La Layout Kit by Dani Mogstad

And for those who want the paper-ish look and feel, Jenn’s kit is perfect. All the tidbits are going straight into my Christmas album I can tell:
Kitschy Christmas by Jenn Barrette and Sahlin Studio

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When business owners spend money on doing customer satisfaction survey and retention programs to please their customer base, they should also invest on employee surveys to find out the current level of their company’s employee engagement. Employees are what you can say the warriors of a company, going out to battle every single day and their engagement levels – satisfaction, loyalty and trust, among other things – should be high enough to make sure your business will be taken cared of and represented well.

Here are some communication tips to enhance the level of employee engagement in a company:

1. Use visual communication a lot – survey shows that 60% of people communicate better with visual cues. As an employer, if you would not be able to attend a meeting or convention, make sure your presence is felt either by a video message or representative.
2. Smaller face to face executive communication, such as brown bag lunches and skip level meetings, offer a more personalized and engaging format for leadership communication.
3. Make sure employees understand how the unit they work in contributes to the overall success of the organization. Expand their awareness beyond their own performance and extend it out into their team.
4. Highlight best practice. Include articles in your staff magazine that show how employees are modelling organizational values or supporting wider company initiatives.
5. Provide employee helpdesks. Set interactive online helpdesks to let staff ask questions about any aspect of the business and their role within it.

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