This blog...

It's been a while since I updated this blog of mine. Worry not my friends. I will be scheduling entries to be published within the next few days. If you noticed it, the entries I've been posting here are mostly about growing old, aging. That's because the blog is supposed to be a peek-a-boo on what's in store for us as we grow old. Actually, what's in store for me.

I have quite a few spinster aunts and I love them dearly. I grew up with two of them so I saw how they were and still are living their lives. Some of the entries I've written here are about them.

This blog is a reflection on what I would want my life to be should I grow old alone. I want it to be free of bitterness and regrets. I want it to be a golden period where I will make the most out of the remaining days of my life.

MYM - Solitude

Bittersweet life

Elle was a senior who lives with her sister and a friend. It was in a house she and her sister inherited from their parents. They were content living there. But there are days when bitterness would surface from Elle's mind and would make her a tad miserable about life.

She was supposed to marry someone of a different spiritual belief. During her day, it was unheard of to go against the wishes of your parents. Her father didn't want her to marry the guy. She broke up with him and stayed single. It was only a few years ago that she found out the man she's supposed to marry stayed single as well, refusing to marry anybody else but her. It was bittersweet if you ask me. But that's how fate can play with you.

She didn't want to open old wounds but a common friend visited her and told her about it. The guy's sick already. And weak like her. It would be futile to reconcile them. So she remained where she was and continued on with life. She didn't hear anything about him after that.

She's approaching the sunset of her life. She's telling the younger ones in the family to follow their hearts and do not be scared to explore life. She's right.

Golden path

I am in a crossroads of sorts. I have some big decisions I have to come up with before the year ends. It will be the path I will have to take by next year and the years after that. I am praying so hard that it will be the best decision I can make. It will really shape my future, to say the least.

WW: Forlorn

Christmas gift ideas for men

It's already October! Don't you just feel like time is flying so fast? When I looked at the calendar, thats what I felt right away! I also remembered that I have to start writing down Christmas gift ideas for men and women who are close to me. I already have one in my list: share in a frame. Literally. A share of stock, the certificate to be exact, framed and to be given as a gift. I just love the idea! My favorite Uncle Wilson will love a gift like this.

If you are interested, go to ShareInAFrame.com now and know more about this unique idea for a Christmas gift.

My own world

I love the fact that I can retreat in my own world thru books and my wild, vivid imagination. There are times when I need to be alone but it is impossible when you are living with a large family. I learned early on to create a world of my own, where everything is manageable and controllable with a blink of an eye.

I just came from my own world. In it, the sun was shining brightly and I am not having problems with my budget ;)

Happy weekend to all!