Thank you January and Welcome February!!!

Wow and just like that January 2018 has culminated.. Thank you January 2018 for the fun filled start of the year!!!

Here´s a recount of our January 2018 highlights:

1.      I kicked off the year with a much deserved 1 week vacation leave from work!! During my leave, I maximized my motherhood/homemaker facets.  I took my son to the Sleigh Ride (Tobogan De Hielo) in Madrid!  We got in touch with family friends.  We watched the movie Coco together. 

2.      We are doing a good job trying to eat healthily. We try to veer away from processed sweets and fried food.  We prepare our food either grilled or steamed.  We try to eat more veggies and more fruits. Although we cannot and will probably never say goodbye to rice and pasta, we are cutting down as well our carbs intake.  We eat as much as we can at home, enjoying home cooked meals though we still splurge our Ticket restaurantes/company sponsored food stubs in our all time favorite melts in your mouth Sushi restaurant – Ginza, right in the center of Madrid!

3.      I kicked off my personal blog, finally!! This has been a source of contentment for me!!! I like writing. It is very therapeutic.  This is an online journal for me where I can just scribble all my thoughts.

4.      My son is doing a fantastic job at school though we have to focus on mathematics.  My sweetie is doing great. 

5.      I am grateful that I have over a 100 followers in Instagram.  I would like to be a part of an online, global community where we can be positive support system to each other.  Thank you to my fellow moms, career women and Instagram colleagues!

6.      We had our 1^st ever hiking escapade as a family, where we walked 6 kms and then we stuffed ourselves with authentic Spanish Andalucian food! Jajajaja

7.      Pintsik is doing great and my family in the Philippines is good as well, though we are facing setbacks.  For sure, we will overcome those setbacks.  Our faith and our prayers can move mountains!!

8.      Work is good, though sometimes hectic schedule. I choose to look at the positive side – I am blessed with amazing colleagues!

Thank you January 2018 for the wonderful moments.  And to you February 2018, we welcome you with open arms!  We will do our best to eat well, eat healthily, exercise more,  work hard and play harder. Please be kind to us..

Have a fabulous February! Spread the love, after all, we celebrate St. Valentine´s day every 14^th of February! 

Take care.