A new month has begun: where did I end and how do I start? *Oh, July you’ve gone out too fast, now august is here! I am stuck at 63 ¾ kilos, what a pity. My condition stabilized after a month but still, there are some erratic moments. Truly it's not a comfort that my heart is the source of all these. Now my colleague joke about it on the floor and is true to the fact, that I didn’t take care of me for years! Still no regrets. I’m alive, that’s more important.* *Check up*.…
@Jento in August 2022
Difference: Before and now... *Another month that ends… Starts with brand new beginnings and a very humbled one! Ahh! A blessing of good tidings and good fortune for my sponsors: @Telecharm, @IamJohn & @Wrinkle… and endearing health and wealth for your family. May the blessings from heaven open its doors for endless generosity and kindness, thank u so much for your undying support and friendship. I am not the kind who flaunts so much but this is appreciated, by my family…
The new kind of plagiarism During my years of studying, we were encouraged to read research papers as a guide to making ours. Though I have always heard of people hiring to make theirs we were poor and even if we can afford it, our pride had the best of us. So, not to buying and copying. I never expected it to be this rampant these days that even writing simple articles need to be plagiarized just for the sake of having an article. It's easy, just write. True, not everyone…
Let’s help each other grow in this little community! Let’s expand and mutate, together shall we? *Another article I’ve been meaning to write is writing tips. I’m not an expert but I know grammar well enough to at least give a tip or two. I’m old school, was trained to do grammar in the old days, with no shortcuts. I’m not the best in our class in craft neither am I the least, but I assure you I can compete well.* Really, don’t get me wrong. If I came out strong sorry, I only…
Never Panic! *All I know is that… keep your presence of mind, it’s the only thing that you can count on. The only reliable tool you’ll ever have in the midst of things. When everything is all done for, keep your presence of mind…* Don’t panic when the world seems to turn 360 degrees… It’s not on your mind, your body is undergoing some changes. Trying to restart your body as an emergency event, trying to save your life! Be alert and keep in mind to be conscious and be…
Slacking… *Oh, my heart! All test results are negative for any indication of… Perhaps it reached its peak that it no longer works properly? It reached a working limit that resuscitating it has to be done so to make it functional.* Ok fine, all our activities really had slacked off since the pandemic! I mean, with the lockdowns. I no longer have to exert waves of effort to drag myself from work to school bus for my children, in and out, barely had rest for the next shift.…
The rain that conquers and captivates... The week is long and longer as rain continues to pour, ceaselessly. At 1st I was grateful because I couldn’t water due to my illness but the weather has become so cold as it continues to rain this weekend. Feng shui. I have tried to integrate feng shui into our home, especially on the location of the plants. To best suit our needs and security. And discovering that cactus and succulents should be located far left, well, of course, I…
Radish and Cucumber in a mix! *If there could be the best replacement for “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, it’d be the popular Chinese proverb, “eating pungent radish and drinking hot tea lets the starved doctors beg on their knees.”* https://everythingradish.com/tag/radish-daikon/ Locally, an apple can be bought as cheap as Php10 at carbon market, granting you’re a bit as frugal as me. I would have grown an apple if it will bear fruit with our climate but it's…
The pact bore behind my back! *Wow! I eventually forgot to post this... It's been a while, June 2022? And yet, you lingered. I wonder, still, wonder. What're the keeps? Really, do you have to haunt us forever?* Not long ago! I saw you in my dreams, showing me your most beautiful smile… Thrice, you showed me your beautiful smile… telling me you are happy! And I wander what gives? Such happiness in your heart to be! The foundation of your happiness, the profound truth to be it…
Get yourself protected please, at all cost! *I have been honest that I never liked children. Though I came to fall in love with my kids, it's because they are not like most children. They never run like other children. My eldest never cries not even when asking milk, so, I had it all convenient for me as they grow up. They're not typical kids.* I also talked and wrote about postpartum because it pays to understand it and the people suffering from it. However, it doesn’t…
Collecting Cryptos again! *Wow! I’m back to collecting cryptos again. This time not through faucets but writing and reading articles and tipping them!* I have been a writer for readcash for 10 months and collected an ample amount. I have lost all because I cashed it out due to necessity. Now, I’ve got some help, I planned on saving it up to build up a portfolio! Geez, now I am building a portfolio! Not that I am too inclined but some parts of me is saying so. I already…
God save me! *I ask the Lord my God to save me, from everything! It feels like I’m drowned in great turmoil that I really need his saving grace.* In a busy day, I got exhausted from everything. From the weekend feeling threatened, anxious to the point of fear, compounded every day like the anxiety is almost like a feeling that someone is about to attack me! So I asked help from God to save me, for I literally have no one else to help me! To help me feel secure like you feel…
Anxious me... *I have been absent here for days. I don’t feel like a rant but I want to write my story out, to let it out of my system. Lolz. I have a unique way of taking out my discomfort through saying it out loud, so I monologue a lot and writing too became an outlet. What I don’t understand is, a sudden surge of anxiety hit me over the weekend which I still don’t understand because there are still traces ‘til this point. It isn’t really that bad until today which…
Toxic friendship: Jealousy Confessions? Hahaha! Truly indeed. My part of the story started 2018, on a group chat for our batch. Someone told me “a bunch of flowers at your doorstep Jen!”. This is my best buddy from high school and he immediately messages “give me 1 chance, trust me!”. That’s where it all started from me! Yes, he caught my attention but still I am evasive because I still couldn’t remember his name completely. Then, a bunch of us went for a vacation, he was…
House Security, not fully installed. House Security, is not fully installed. I have always a house security problems since the start of the relocation. I have been missing some materials like for the wall, I was planning to paint it with the leftover materials I found. So I blamed “Meh” for the missing items, thinking that he doesn’t want me to make improvements to the house for some unknown reason. He passes through walls you know! One of the major complaints of my eldest…
Garden projects: Garden towers, our own vertical garden. *I have been meaning to build a vertical garden that is portable and perfect for indoor gardening. Over the weekend, the materials arrived and our DIY project is just timely at hand! And eventually made a video on this, posted it, and joined our company's activity on DYI for kids - though originally my own DIY but since "for kids" I might as well have my son join! It's more fun though having my little assistant with me…
Photography, on the loose! *My shots were never, - impressive! My son took some nice pictures and use an image to submit to a company activity for August “Mobile Photography”. Already submitted our “DIY for Kids” entry, now this.* He has good shots but, early today he came home to take his school records as he was transferring to provincial school where he will be staying for a while. Oh! I was so heartbroken! But, before he could leave, I briefed him and let him see who we…
For 2 subscriptions I lost this month... Thank you so much for riding with me for a while... See you around...
I'd like to make a blast to my sponsor! @Iamjohn thank u for the renewal my friend and of course, appreciate so much for you staying... Bless u! And for all the subscriptions, thank you everyone for staying with me in these tough times and surely will be a bumpy road ahead... Well try to make it fun and exciting like never before. Keep safe and bless you all! Love lots! Mwah!
Confessions: What am I afraid of? *Hmmm… Well, honestly… The world is too vast, and widely distributed that understanding it in an instance is something we cannot do, but possibly in a lifetime. Still, a lifetime doesn’t guarantee! Wow!* Recalling my growing years… When I was young, I often asked what tomorrow is. Because my consciousness was still developing and I had no idea what tomorrow was? So, I often asked myself that until I understood what it meant. But still asking…
A prompt end, affecting everyone’s psyche! *All of the sudden our VP resigned!* Speculations, there are tons of it. Ranging from the gossipy people around me to the stories told by my colleagues, our department head cried so hard because no one saw this coming. Our psyche is bewildered, shocked, insecure, overwhelmed... Tons of negative emotions streamed out of this single action. Affecting the energy that surrounds us, even work. Everyone is drained and feeling down. Here…
Exploring: Writing for an audience *Okay. I need extra income and a bunch of them, loads if I might be lucky!* So there was an advertisement on FB that I clicked, it was about “freelancing: writing emails”. To be honest, I’m not saying I’m lazy – though at some point I am. But perhaps, embedded in the genes that I find living in my comfort zone highly likely than not or, employment was an ideal concept of growing up, and my autism – resistance to change, got the most of it…
An exhibit at home, in the making! *My walls are empty and decided to paint it with my son’s photos. He sent me bunch of pretty photos while he is staying at the province. While at home, I have been very busy cleaning the house while being careful not to physically strain my heart. I’m not yet done but for the house really needs a lot of things to be done. I still have to address our storage problem, especially on our clothes, I’m already exhausted thinking about it. Worst…
Jen’s Place Jen’s Place was created years back because I desperately need a space for myself. Those were the years mama was still alive and I couldn’t figure it out, wanted to have a space of my own and would really love to have one. One thing I would love to relive was if I only had good vision then, I would have saved all my money instead of buying plants hoping to create a good space in a house that was never a home. Never welcomed my ideas and shared my passion, only…
For real, writing 1K+ words is exhausting... Hoping to finish it as I don't want to prolong the agony! (an attempt in writing a book) Have a nice day everyone!
Closing Rites for August, summing up! *Ending August is something… It feels like a very long month. With some losses and wins, parting ways and some addition to the circle, the dynamics have been very active.* **Illness: Dynamics** Navigating through this heart disease was never easy as I really find it difficult. However, there were some breakthroughs... One is that I lost another kilo, from 69 kilos down to 64.75 kilos, now 62.5 kilos. Well, it’s an achievement and looking…