Sam

you are every bit the baby that mommy and daddy dreamt of

from your hair, to your toes...not one bit less

it's amazing how time flies

look at you now, learning to take your 1st step to independence

soon, you'll be all over the house

and scrutinizing (with your eyes, hand and tongue) everything within your reach

while mommy and daddy are at the top of their lungs

yelling at you not to do this and not to do that...

yet somehow dazzled by your progress.

Sam, mommy and daddy will always love you,

and there's nothing you can do and will do to change that.

quality time out-of-town

thanks to the perennial low fares from cebu pacific airline, hubby and i are set to travel to 3 local destinations within the first half of the year (how cool is that?) just like the old days...only this time, it's just the two of us, our travel buddies are quite busy. and we are not bringing along sam coz it will be tedious not just for us, but also for sam. when she grows up, she'll definitely be a travel person (just like us) and i'll make sure of that :)

our first destination is Bacolod, towards the end of Feb. the purpose of this trip is to calibrate :) it's been quite a while since we last traveled together (i mean, just the two of us). we'll probably just end up searching the city for best places to eat. that's what they say is cool in Bacolod, food.

towards the middle of the year, we are going to test the white waters of Cagayan de Oro and while we're there, we cannot pass up the chance to see Camiguin and all its wonders. that's what you call hitting two birds with one stone.

im looking forward to spending quality time with my hubby. sam will be left in the care of her grandparents...

why is it so hard to take the first step?

been wanting to leave work and start up a business of my own ever since i had sam (i want to have a more flexible time wherein i can spend more time with sam and watch and guide her while she's growing up) but i can't seem to know where to start.

i seems fairly easy:

select the business that you want, save up for the start-up capital then resign from work!

simple.

but that's the trick. it's not as simple as it seems.

i've been searching the net (and myself) which business would suit me. what's my interest, do i have the money to begin with and will i be earning enough to eventually leave work and go full time?

am i ready to leave work? leave my career behind? tough one...

i like my work, i feel that so many opportunities are going to come my way while im here, though pay is so so...but it's enough (right now, at least).

i wonder if it will be a lot easier to decide had i been working for a different company. hmmmm...