Sure, no one blogs no more. There's Facebook and Instagram. And people are generally more lazy to read stuff.. Especially blogs. There used to be a time when everyone blogged. Now that's passe. Besides, it's easier to post a pic w a short caption.
Blogger sent me an email and I was again reminded that I do have this blog. Ugh. Do I stay or do I go?
Music this year sucked big time. Well, nothing that really stood out.. Not to me *shrugs*
Ok, BTS had some pretty catchy songs released. My girls listened to them to death. To. The. Death. Of. Me. Lol.
Did you watch "Me Before You"? Ok, so it's a sappy rom com based on a book written by JoJo Moyes. It stars Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin. The Hubby graciously accompanied me to watch it when it was released and he was pleasantly surprised that he stayed awake till the end. I couldn't watch it with The Bestie because she hates chick flicks in general ... rom coms even more so. And that was why I dragged The Hubby instead.
So, anyway, this song was on the soundtrack of the movie. I love it. An alternative track by X Ambassadors. Have a listen.
Ahhhh! I finally went and had my nails redone. The last time I had them done was wayyyy back in early Feb. Can you believe the gelish manicure lasted? I had it done gradient style.. so all I had to do was apply a clear topcoat to extend the mani. Since I'm generally a careful person, the gelish manicure did not peel off at all.
I went back to the same lady since she did such an awesome job in Feb.
Here are my nails.. yeah, I love the glitter. And yes, my nails are long. Haha. I love long nails. And the glitter matches my diamond rings. I'm 42 .. we older women love our bling.
I can't believe it's already April. We brought the girls to Gardens By The Bay a few weeks ago. I love that place. So pretty and the cooled conservatories are really awesome to spend some time in.
Honestly, I always think .. this is the day I will finally just shut down my blog, and then I think .. nah, let's just try to keep it going. So, this is me trying .. lol.
It's a new year .. again. How on earth did that happen? Why is time moving so fast? I can't keep up. I have all these plans .. things to do, places and people to see .. and it just gets drowned in the sea of all the everyday stuff I have to do. And now that I am regularly attending classes at the gym, even more I am just pressed for time.
*SIGH*
On the plus side, I am now happier and healthier. And as a bonus, I've managed to shed some weight. Honestly, I am just happy to be able to attend classes and not have a little baby crying at home. My littlest one is now 5 and she is more than capable of entertaining herself while I am at the gym. And my face isn't so ROUND in photos anymore (see my Instagram account). THAT is a happy situation for me. I have hated looking at myself in photos for YEARS. I swear there are some years of my life, back when I was in my late teens .. you could hardly find a photo of me ANYWHERE. I avoided it like the plague. As I got older, I did appear in photos here and there .. but I really didn't like looking at those photos. It was only when I had my first child, that I realized that I should be in more photos. Of course, the photos of just Claudia herself still numbered in the thousands .. but thankfully, I do have photos of her and me together in them.
As camera phones became more prevalent, it did get harder and harder to avoid being in photos. I still disliked seeing myself in them, but I was not as uptight about it as I was before. Recently, though, now that my face isn't as HUGE ... I am happier being in shots with my girls. LOL. Really though, my aim isn't to be as skinny as a model. I am just happier being not as big as before.
It's 1.10am and I am up. I still keep late times .. but I wake up at 8 plus to get ready for class. I find myself not requiring more than 6 hours of sleep on most days. 7 at most. Any more than that, and I end up w a headache that lasts on and off for the whole day. And I wake up w an aching body. That sucks. I'd rather sleep 6 hours and wake up all refreshed and ache-free. I have 2 classes later .. one in the late morning and the other at night. So I am really looking forward to my day.
Yesterday was Claudia's 17th Birthday. I can't believe she's 17. Where did the time just go? I remember driving her to kindergarten in Clovis, NM .. and she was this small, lanky kid with Dora the Explorer hair. And now, she's talking about who is cute in One Direction (we both think Louis is cute ..and yes, I am aware the guy is only 24, ok?!!)
I leave you today with one of my favourite songs right now, by One Direction, of course. I love the lyrics ..
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn’t do
Baby, I'm perfect
Baby, I'm perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can’t even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
Baby, you’re perfect
Baby, you’re perfect
So let's start right now
While I'm the first to tell you that I am generally not a deeply religious person, I do enjoy listening to all kinds of music .. and I absolutely LOVE this one by Hillsong United. Yes, it isn't a pop or rock song. Lol.
Surprisingly, I can name quite a number of Christian songs that I enjoy listening to and singing along with.
Have you listened to "Touch The Sky"? Have a listen.
Although I do love listening to current songs .. funnily enough, my taste in music can be rather eclectic .. on my iTunes "Purchased Music" playlist .. I have Daddy Yankee's "Limbo" which is Latin Urban music, then "Touch The Sky" which is Christian .. then a Hindi lovesong "Kal Ho Naa Ho" .. haha! Then that's followed by an acoustic rendition of One Direction's "You and I" and the Pitbull and Ne-yo's "Time of our lives" ... hahahah. The Hubby just thinks everything I listen to is noise. HA! That's because he is stuck in the damn 70s and 80s. What the hell. Ok, to be fair .. I just purchased Olivia Newton-John's "Magic" on the iTunes store. LOL. Man, that song brings back memories ... of that awful movie, Xanadu, .. the song was off the soundtrack. That song was released in 1980!! That sure was a long long time ago. I remember the song and the movie .. even though I was 7 years old. I've always loved listening to music. Got that from my Dad I guess. He had records and he liked playing them .. I listened to the Bee Gees, Jackson 5, Olivia Newton-John, Cliff Richard from a very young age.
So I grew up listening to music. It soothes me. I love listening to it. It always makes my day better.
Guess that also explains my recent falling in love with zumba. On top of the fact that the music is so darn catchy, it appeals to my eclectic taste in music. A lot of the songs aren't even in English but that doesn't stop me from enjoying them.
