Geeky Fashionista

My husband and I are not too particular about the toys our daughter likes to play (well, except for guns and the like). We buy her toys even if they are gender specific. Like we let her play with cars and model planes and building blocks. I know of a couple who does the same for their boy, they buy him kitchen sets and dolls. I believe there is nothing wrong with that as long as we parents do not put malice into it nor labels, right? Many parents, especially the old-school, old fashioned ones will not agree with me but I see nothing wrong with girls playing boy toys. I think my daughter’s imagination is stretched when there are more options opened for her.

Well, the husband! He went clothes shopping at Sears and hopped from one barcode scanner to another He is currently on a business trip in North California and he needed some thick clothes for work. He needs to spend the allowance anyway and the ones he brought in his luggage may not be enough to battle the weather. My sister and her family accompanied him to the mall to buy the pieces and they brought some food supplies too. I wish I was there too!

When we found out the husband is going on a business trip, I immediately thought of the things I can ask him to buy for me. I thought of baby stuff and some make-up too But as a self-confessed geek, I am excited to entertain the thought of owning a Kindle Touch.

The husband already bought me an iPad 2 last year but our dear daughter claimed it as hers already. That said, I haven’t been reading again as much as I want to. Getting a Kindle seems like a logical choice, at least for me. I still have a few more days to think about it.

I cannot blame the little one for wanting to go for a swim. There are days that the weather is humid; maybe she just wants to be refreshed? She would ask me if she could go but I am not allowed to swim in a pool now that I am pregnant and hubby would get home late from work already. It would also rain in the afternoons. The village pool is not indoors and is not equipped with a raypak heater. I wish the weather will cooperate before weekend so we can ask her uncle to accompany her to the pool.

Looking at my Instagram feeds, friends from the US have been posting snow pictures. Winter has definitely arrived on their side of the world. Their boots are out and so are the snow wear. Having lived in a tropical country all my life, I have always dreamed of experiencing snow, building snowmen and making snow angels. And the winter gear?! I would love to have a pink bogner jacket as shown below.

Maybe in the future, we will be able to visit New York during winter.

I love TOMS shoes, they are very comfortable to wear. I got my first pair last year (a red crochet) and it’s one of my favorite shoes to wear. I also love that TOMS donate a new pair to a child in need every time a purchase is made. That’s hitting two birds with one stone, right?

At the start of the year, I got another pair as a gift from mom. I would have gotten this Pink one but there were no sizes available for me anymore. So I got the Teal instead which is equally charming (I just forgot to take a picture!).

I am looking forward to my next pair. After all, it is nice to be doing a good deed when shopping for one’s self

As I have said, I resurrected my Pinterest account just the other day so I can start looking at beautiful stuff once again. It will help get inspired and write about things. I am more drawn on quotes to live by and stuff for the home. I dream that we are always one day closer to owning one and foreseeing what the house will look like is a fun activity, I tell you. I am also partial on wood furniture and these pieces of rustic furniture can make a fine shabby home.

The holidays are over, thinking of gift ideas for Christmas is way past. And I am stuck in that holiday mood! I must get back on my regular routine, I tell you. I have been slacking too much but at least I am getting my photo-a-day project done So yay! I also resurrected my Pinterest account and installed the app on my phone. Talk about getting all the inspiration that I need, eh? I expect to blog more often, I really wish I can keep up.

It is sad that a typhoon had to hit the country so near Christmas Mindanao, more particularly Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, was badly hit by Sendong over the weekend. It is heartbreaking to watch the news. The death toll is rising and a lot of people are still missing. Fellow Pinoys are getting hungry and sick. Clean drinking water supply is dwindling.

I pray for strength for the victims and volunteers in Mindanao.

I think I will have to pass giving gifts this year. Call me a scrooge but we are currently tight on budget these days. I only bought gifts for some kids, meaning I only bought for those that I am sure we would be seeing. For the rest, no gifts from me, sorry. I promise to make it up to them next year. And I promise also we will start shopping early next year so as to avoid the rush. I will be more practical and hunt for coupons! I got the idea when I received this alert for 2012 nfl shop coupons. Why not right?

Again I’m sorry folks, I am sure you’ll understand