This year, I was able to coordinate 3 weddings, 2 of which are my own accounts while the other 1 is an invitation by a fellow coordinator since she needs additional head. I haven’t had a lot of weddings this year but even after my announcement that I will no longer be doing weddings, I am still receiving a couple of recommendation and inquiries. It’s flattering indeed! A former bride has even recommended 2 of her friends to me and both will be getting married this year. I promised I will no longer be doing wedding but I guess I can’t just easily get away with it.
Why did I actually decide to leave the wedding industry? Well, primarily because of the schedule. You all know that I have a full time day job apart from being a digital scrapbook designer. The preparations of a wedding are indeed tiring. From the biggest and grandest preparation up to the tiniest details like wedding napkins, everything needs to be planned and perfected as much as possible. The level of stress between work and wedding planning is killing me and decided to give up the other one – of course, I would chose to leave it over my work.
But then, referrals came in. Inquiries came in. My sister-in-law, who’s my best partner in this field is now home and then an old friend, who happens to be the best wedding coordinator I’ve known is coming home too in September. If this is just all coincidence, then it’s a good one! I have talked to my sister-in-law and told her I’ll let her and our friend take care of the office but I will still be overlooking everything. Hopefully, with this decision, I won’t need to go to events and will just basically do the planning stage. The execution will be done by the 2 best ladies I’ve chosen. Announcement coming soon!
My sister-in-law is still missing in action and might be able to come back later this week. Finally, I can have a little extra time to rest and sleep and get my energy back. I have been having dark circles lately due to lack of sleep and most of the time, I feel dizzy in the office. I am having a terrible time with work and I am not as effective as I used to be. It is indeed a bad habit not having enough hours of sleep everyday. Well, I should make it clear that it isn’t a habit but it is just how my life goes on every day!
As much as I wanted to sleep more and get more rest, I don’t have enough time to do so. The hours in a day aren’t enough to complete all the tasks that I need to accomplish and there has been some pending items on my list already. Plus, I need to tend the kids when I get home and tidy the house before going to bed. I just can’t sleep with all the mess around and despite being so tired, it’s like my body automatically grabs on to things and start the cleaning. After everything is settled, the kids are upstairs and ready to sleep, the dogs have eaten, the house is tidy again, that is my only time to take a shower and be ready for bed. By that time, it’s already 12 midnight. These tiring days are the best days for me to sleep because I don’t need extra effor to force myself. LOL!
Anyway, I will be teaching the kids to go to bed early in preparation for the school days so I better teach myself to sleep early too! I guess it’s not just the kids who need to learn but the mother as well.
I was wondering – does the Philippines have the most percentage of working moms? I am a very active digital scrapbook designer and pretty much into the scrapbooking community and most of my colleagues there are about 80% full time moms. It was a bit surprising but I thought probably the country’s economic situation has got something to do with it.
In most of the countries where people are likely to migrate, Canada has been the best choice so far. The benefits that the Canadian people get from their government are very well worth the taxes they are paying. An average employee will not even regret paying his taxes to the government because definitely, it will go back to them.
In the Philippines where people work hard and employment is a bit complicated, the taxes are high – but you will barely see where your taxes are going. I pity our country – because it badly needs a dedicated and compassionate leader and until now, it is not sure whether it will get one soon or will the agony be longer.
Should the moms just stay at homes or should they work to help their husbands build their family? I opted to work – as the family needs it – financially. But when it comes to dedicating my time with the kids, I am still dreaming of being a stay-at-home-mom. I want to see my kids growing. But I guess I am forbidden to do so this early.
A couple of days more and we will finally be having the very first automated election in the country. Although there were are couple of doubts and fears surrounding the nation, I still believe that the one who will truly serve the country will emerge and win.
And as the election day is drawing near, more and more campaign ads can be seen, the roads, the building, the walls on the streets – is there any other place where the candidates can’t post? LOL! Oh and they have penetrated other medias too – the radio, the television and even the internet! I was browsing online to check on Hydroxycut Max when I saw some new ads by our candidates. Isn’t it amazing how well we have evolved over the last decades? One thing though that I have observed – the jingles are still here. It brings back the old way of getting to know our candidates and their plans for the country.
Sadly though, I am not sure if I will be able to vote this year. I have my reasons and though I know it is a responsibility that I should not be taking for granted, I might not be able to step into the election precinct this time. Oh – the busy mom!
I have always been a working mom. When it was time for me to bow out of my job 3 years ago and tender the kids, it was hard – financially speaking. If it was just for mere reason of staying at home and being with the kids, it will not even be a bother to both of us. But a lot of things must be considered and we made the decision that I should work again.
It was not just me, nowadays, more and more mommies are looking for work. Whether it is a corporate job or an online job, a mom should always find a way to support his husband and be able to provide for the family. As you know, a mom always finds a way.
When I was job searching 3years ago, I looked at almost all the job sites I find in the internet. If you want to work in the US, you should try job search pa. But wait, mommies who wanted to stay at home should try these too – elance, odesk. They are quite helpful if you really just want to be at home and stay with your kids. The compensation is not as modest as that of the corporate office might be paying you but you won’t have a boss yelling beside you every time. LOL!
Good luck on your job hunt!
