Joyful Everyday

Joy In My Job

My job gives me so much joy and I am truly grateful.

In January, I look forward to New Year when I set out to the Universe my intentions for the year. In February, I prepare for Chinese New Year because I miss doing a lot of the New Year's rituals in January. This is the month when I double time in my clean up,...

Feeling Deprived From Living The Life You Really Want?

One day you might feel like your life lacks "the life" as you would have intended. Don’t let that day come. Or if you feel as if that day has already passed, it doesn’t have to be that way for the rest of your life. People have come to me to tell me how I have...

Do These To Fill Your Days with Joy

I decide what I make out of my days, and because joy-filled days make me happy, I always discover options to fill my days with joy. Just like when the youngest of the #zaldivarboys just turned 19 a month ago. How he has changed! He had his celebrations planned very...

Table for Four: Mesa

For as long as there’s table for four,we are cool!

Colorful Hair For Me And You

I just turned 53. I am happy and thankful for the privilege of being able to reach this age while people are guessing that I am still in my early 40's as they look at me. Sometimes, I wonder why. It must be my colored nails, or my colorful boots, shoes, or sandals....

Mood Board for Pom Pom Party

Since the time that I professionally started organizing parties and events, I took making of mood board or inspiration board seriously. I mean sacredly seriously! It gives me so much joy, though. I can't even decently face a client without it. It begins with an...

I Promise, No buying of Garment For Four Months

I have been consistently going for a walk every Saturday and Sunday for at least one hour, covering about 7 kilometers per day for the past two weeks. Add to that my 2-3 times a week Curves session. I have also been consistently having a meal of freshly juiced...

Belgian Chocolates fresh from the Balikbayan Box

It was a privilege to be of help when my sister asked me to fetch her daughter, Coleen, from the airport. Thank God, I was available. Coleen was in Europe primarily for a school related tour. But of course, since it was school break and in order to maximize the...

Pets make great alternative medicine!

Since my family had France some three years ago, we had an extra reason for coming home earlier or putting off some out of town vacations. We love it when she comes to say hi to all of us individually when we arrive. We feel that we are missed by her when we are not...