Sleigh Bells Ring

And it's one day to go before Christmas so let me just say ho ho ho!  Christmas will just swing by really because I (unfortunately) will be working on an effin Christmas day. How good is that yeah? Looking at the bright side of life, it'll be double pay so I'll be few days frigging richer I guess (whimper, snicker, snort though) on my next payday so cheers. It's been so cold lately and my being a Hypothyroid does not make me much of a happy camper because if it's cold for normal people then I may feel close to hypothermia lol. Seriously, the biting cold can be a bit uncomfortable for me at times that I need to make sure I'll be warm this coldest time of the year.

Anyways, I'm still hoping and yearning I would be able to get off early from work tomorrow for NocheBuena as it'll be unboxing day for me and my kins supposedly and I meant that literally because we'll be unwrapping presents  when the clock ticks midnight to Christmas day and If that's not gonna happen I won't fret because it is what it is. Let me just add that I truly enjoy wrapping presents for some inexplicable reason. I'm not the person who love presents from people, I love to put a present together because I get to use my creativity and all. What can I say, crafting is such an enjoyable and stress free past time which is best applied during this joyous time of the year. I love the color gold, jute twines and doilies in putting together my Christmas presents, they're just really nifty.

Holiday DIY Project...

The Christmas season inspired me to create something creative and colorful so I came up adorning a tin can with some of my crocheted ear warmer overruns. I just patched them altogether with glue stick and I hope I was able to channel bohemian-hippie-nifty-shabby chic. I got addicted to it after I saw them beautifully coming together like a piece of puzzle. The effort was real though because I had to make those little crocheted pieces in varying colors to fill in the gaps and avoid the aluminum tin from showing until I just felt lazy. Nevertheless, it went well I think. 

Truth of the matter is, spending Christmas at work can be really heartbreaking and given the chance I would rather watch movies at home, sip hot cocoa or tea, listen to Christmas songs, eat, chitchat with the family etcetera than get paid double because money just can't buy happiness, I'd rather indulge in life's simple pleasures. 

(segues to 'I'll Be Home' by Meghan Trainor song)

December at Last

Finally done with my Christmas shopping yesterday and boy I was really exhausted. I decided to shop for Christmas presents all at once 'cuz this season is busy enough and I despise last minute shopping. The thing was, herds of people have done the same yesterday so it felt like a last minute shopping all of a sudden! Well, what choice do I have right? Anyways, I wrapped all my presents so that all I need for Christmas is to prepare for Noche Buena and I should be on my nook in weeks to come lol. Christmas season, the best time to be on hiatus. 

Diy Project..

I have decided to upgrade my message board because it suddenly became crowded and unable to accommodate my sister and I's receipts, paper bills etc. So, I dropped by at the fabric store yesterday as well to get myself some tapestry for my diy message board. The textile shop have all fabric type you could ever imagine (kinda like the ones you see on Project Runway where designers run to whenever they have a new challenge). Anyways, I picked the black velvet tapestry one with silver leaves and flowers because black, as always, need not to be overly ornate just to be striking. I worked on this project for less than an hour with the help of glue sticks. This project just cost me less than Php500 as the tapestry was less than Php200/yard.

Munch Time..

I was totally starving after my Christmas shopping yesterday so my sister took me to this local pastry shop/cafeteria along the way as it's brand new and cozy so she wants me to try their milk tea which I gladly did. The place is called Victoria Bakery and it was really cozy inside. I loved the hanging plants because I'm fond of succulents and aerial plants myself. The place exudes this earthy vibe plus their milk teas were pretty affordable too. The Blueberry milk tea only cost around Php75 if I'm not mistaken which made me also try their Banana Cream since the tub just cost roughly fifty something I think. Their hot Matcha green tea latte wasn't as good though and I love matcha lattes but theirs has this overpowering milk taste than matcha. Nonetheless, I loved the look of the place, t'was dimly lit and the flooring was spanking new. 

Cat Momma..

Bought him his new collar
before his trip to the vet

It's a good thing I don't have work today because I was able to take my cat to the vet since he's been really grumpy lately and hisses at everyone who touches him due to his swollen right arm which he might've acquired after a terrible cat fight. The vet suggested an x-ray to rule out fracture which I of course complied except the vet clinic's x-ray machine is busted and my sissy and I had to drive roughly 10KM (round trip) just to take my poor cat to a vet clinic with a working x-ray machine gadh. The good thing was, he did not sustain any fracture and was just prescribed anti-inflammatory and anti-biotic meds. 

It was just an ordeal though to get him to the x-ray table because my cat isn't very easy to deal with and he can get very aggressive (hisses and scratches) when he's in pain so the vet needed to pin him down the x-ray table and tape his paws and muzzle on his mouth so he wouldn't scratch and bite which really broke my heart because I know how stressful it was for him. I promised myself never to take him on that same vet clinic for x-ray ever again. I hope the vet could've been easy on him and did not use too much force just to get the x-ray done and over with. Animals, no matter how big or small deserve to be treated with care, there's always a subtle way to get things done really because they're like kids. They're like babies, helpless especially when they're in pain and ailing. On a lighter note, my cat was loved by many at the vet clinic because he was the only cat patient early today since all patients were dogs lol 😂.