Let's try this again

As Taylor Swift said, "let's try this again, shall we?" :p It's been a year or two?! since I last posted an entry. I have been so so so busy that I didn't have time to take photos, let alone blog. But after reading endless blogs, I got inspired once again to continue blogging.

I bid goodbye to Stilettos to Sweets (S2S) and hello to my new blog, yellowyum.blogspot.com. (Do link me there! :D). I'd probably NOT pressure myself into posting everyday, but this would become a form of distressing. After all, I love writing.

Yellow Yum because I have always loved yellow. It's my favorite color. And Yum because my husband calls me "yum". :) Cheezy noh?

Anyway, I was super busy because I opened a boutique, I'll be talking about it here for sure, and I got married. That's one of the major reasons why I didn't have time to blog anymore. But now, I'll be doing reverse blogging. Just to help other B2Bs out there. :) I know how stressful it is!


I'll also try to post photos as I blog about stuff in yellowyum.blogspot.com. But I'd probably use my cellphone to take pictures, since I don't really bring a camera all the time.

So that's it for now... I hope you'll follow my entries in my new blog. I still have to edit the layout, add people, etc. Thanks for supporting Stilettos to Sweets! Tahtah!

Prom is fast approaching!

Hi everyone! Sorry for again being MIA. I have been busy lately. Surprisingly. I've got several projects on my plate. One of which is going back to the gym. Haha! It's a new year, time for a new start yet again. :p

So how's everyone been doing? Going back to the gym is quite tiring. First, it's been months since I last went so my body is always sore after hitting the gym. I love joining aero classes because it's not as boring as doing treadmill. Haha! Don't you think so? :p Of course, I know I also have to diet. Ulk! That's what hurts me the most since I so love to eat. Haha! :p But yeah, cutting down carbs and trying a new lifestyle would be good. But I still suggest doing it gradually. So like me, I'm trying not to go back to my old habit, crash dieting.

On to another project... prom is fast approaching. So here's a flyer I created for my services. :) Do click on the photo to zoom in.

Hopefully, I could still find time adding more and more entries here. :) I do apologize for not being able to post all the time. But I'm sure you understand. ;)

The Reason for my Hiatus

I'm so sorry I haven't been blogging that much. I have been busy to the roof and there were a lot of changes that happened in my life, and until now, I'm still struggling with them and trying to move my a*s around. Haha! :) So please bear with me. I hope to be able to blog after our next bazaar on Dec 13-14 at La Vista in Katipunan. Hope you can all drop by our booth! Skin Hour & Dream Collection! See you! :)

When it rain, it pours

When it rain, it pours... that's how I would describe yesterday. I was in a big hole and was feeling so bad words cannot describe it. From the start of the day until I go to bed, stress, problems seemed to take its toll on me. I wanted to stay home today, rest for a while and not do anything, but I couldn't. I'll be meeting with clients and some suppliers today and I've already confirmed the schedule. I know I have to snap out of this real soon, but I wanted to allow myself to feel how I'm feeling for the time being because I know it's valid.

How many times have people told you to "be strong, and ignore what others are saying and thinking". This is true and if I wasn't in this predicament, I would say the same too. But honestly, is it that easy? It's not. I've learned that we have let ourselves feel tired, hurt, angry, emotional sometimes. Those feeling will make us stronger one day, sooner hopefully, but we have to feel it and let emotions flow.

I'm so grateful that my family was there to back me up to comfort me during these times. I know that they're also worried about me, my welfare. And I cannot thank them enough for simply being there. Because of these times, I also learned who my real and true friends are. I'm so lucky to have found friends I can trust. Two of my friends, Mari and Vassy dropped everything when I asked them to meet me. They didn't know what my situation is, but they were there, with just one call (or email).
I'm still feeling low as of this moment, but knowing that I am loved and that life must go on, I know I'll be fine, soon I hope. For now, I'm just happy that I feel better than yesterday. Though my heart is still aching, my mind still throbbing, it's a lot better now.

Thank you for being there. Thank you for letting me feel this way for now. Thank you for simply being who you are.

Low

Mood: Low

For the couple of weeks, I've been preoccupied with a project I'm doing. It's quite stressful since it involves a lot of detailed planning. And now I don't know if this is due to stress, or it's just because of a situation I'm currently in... I am feeling low. I'm sad, I feel helpless, irritated. I've been dealing with a lot of things right now, with my project, gigs, etc. I guess I just feel that I need a vacation, some sort of free time to do nothing.

Thanks to my friends, Mari and Vassy for being there when I needed comforting. Seeing you guys already made me feel lighter than how I feel now.

I hope all my worries come to an end, and I do get my much deserved vacation really soon.

Who Misses High School?

I do!

As I was going through my stuff, searching for work at MAC, I found this envelope.


It was full of letters for my retreat during our 4th year of high school. It was so long ago, that I actually forgot this envelope ever existed. As I opened it and saw letters from dear friends, I started remembering all the experiences of my high school days.

These were letters given by my batchmates, my friends, and even acquaintances from other batches. It was overwhelming indeed.


I remembered how simple life was compared to today. I wouldn't say high school was worry free for me. It was a tough time having to go through teenage years. Luckily, I had friends and my family as backbone to help me go through with all of it. I can't help but open several letters and read them. I read some letters that really struck me. Boys, friends, even batchmates I wasn't that close with. I began to wonder, did they really write me just because they felt they needed to or did they write me because they wanted to?

As I opened letters, giggles and laughter turned to tears. I was overwhelmed with the letters. One of which from a dear friend sharing her feelings about having me as a friend. The other, telling me how she misses our old ways. Another was thanking me for not leaving her in times of trouble. The best part? I honestly forgot that O gave me a letter for my retreat. Knowing that O's not from our school, I forgot that he made an effort to write me. As I started reading the letter, I can't help the tears falling. O really molded me, and really helped bridge gaps between me and M. As I said, O is really an angel. As the letter progressed to being a "sermon", O stopped and shifted to his feelings. I kept on weeping as I read the letter knowing how our life is now. I realized how lucky I am to have such wonderful friends and family.

It hurts that some of my highschool friends I don't get to talk to anymore and get to see anymore. Years drifted us apart, busy lifestyle has also become a problem. And new friends came into play. I really miss high school. :| But I'm happy with what I've become. Because of high school, and the things I've learned about studies and life in general, I'm stronger and much wiser now. I do not regret anything that happened. Relationships, studies, (well maybe I should have studied better, but that's beside the point :p). I am what I am now because of how high school has made me. I'm me because of the experiences life has taught me. And I am grateful.

Escape

Why do people tire themselves by working hard all day? Are they just plain workaholics?! Do they want to prove something at the end of the day? That they are good and successful? Or maybe, just maybe they want to waste all their energy. They are just tiring themselves so that when they arrive home, they will just have to eat their dinner and go straight to bed. They don't want to struggle and fight the urge to think about things. They do not want to have enough time and energy to be able to think about the things that they want to forget or the things that are bothering them. In their own way, they have actually found a way to escape reality.

It is amazing how we can pretend that our lives are fine when we are in front of other people, even though fact is it's not. It becomes easy for us to forget things if we are busy, but by the minute that we rest and stop, that is the time when reality will comes rushing towards us. We find ourselves thinking and recalling even the smallest detail of an event; what went wrong or what to do to get over something, perhaps something that was once yours but is now lost forever.. It may be a material thing or someone close to us.

Everything in life is temporary... Cherish every moment and learn to let go when the time comes that you indeed have to let go...