On Being Thrifty

About 2 years ago, a friend would usually admire me for being such a "thrifty" folk. I usually keep track of my finances and keep most of it for my savings. But just lately, I realized that most of my money is spent on things I really don't need. Like, I find a good BB cream review and before you know it, I am itching to go to the mall to grab one, etc. Worse, after I've withdrawn an amount, the next day I find myself having the urge to withdraw again because I've spent everything already. I don't understand where these "urges" came from.

So now, I promise not to go out every afternoon to prevent unnecessary spending. Also, I won't be carrying my wallet any longer :P I just need a purse to bring the amount I need. I'll start working on my finances again so wish me luck!

On Setting Priorities

Working at home means a continuous test of discipline. I need to juggle the life of a mom, a writer, a student, a daughter, and a HUMAN. Just thinking about the tasks greeting me as soon as I wake up in the morning could actually be enough to crack my head in halves. But boy do I hate this? Of course not.

Being a person who can't decide whether she's born under the year of a Tiger or an Ox, I am hell proud to say that I am used to hard and backbreaking works. You can try and make me hate the fact that I got a mountain of dishes to wash or a pile of articles to make, but you'll fail. You see, I love testing my strengths. Weird, I know.

So what's bothering me right now to the point that I have to deactivate my FB account?

Well, you see, I often get distracted with loads of things. Call it a short attention span or anything you like but this is one of my main worries in life. Setting priorities is where I mess up big time. So I constantly embrace different "organizers" to make me go through the right road. Here are some of what I am thankful of:

1. A Planner- This year, I got a blue one. It was given to my mom as a gift but since she thinks she doesn't need one, she handed it down to be with glee. Well, I was happy to have it because it could save me a few hundreds from getting a new one. Interestingly, I put the planner under my bed so I could write my plans for the next day before hitting the sack.

2. MS Excel- Do you know I have the habit of continuously computing my finances? Well I think I really need to do such thing or else, I'll be damn broke for 365 days a year!

3. Task Manager Website- I'm keeping one right now to keep up with my daily freelance works.

4. My Cellphone- I am no texter. In fact, friends usually complain that I do not answer their texts. :P Anyway, if you find me scribbling something on my cellphone then it must be probably the tasks I need to keep track on. I use my cellphone as an alarm clock, an accessible organizer, a secret keeper, and a lot more.