Hello blogosphere! It’s nice to be back again after a very long time. I have so many things to share for the past few days/ weeks but I never have the chance to stay glued on my LP screen. Lately, I’ve been trying to weigh and figure things out for myself on the direction of my career. I want to see myself on a different level now that I am done with my Masters degree. I plan to further my studies and start next semester with another degree but on the other hand, I still want to enjoy being free from all requirements and stuff. Along with that is the decision to teach preschool or college and right now, I am still torn on which path to choose.
I am enjoying and having so much fun teaching preschoolers. Their world is totally different and each day is a new adventure to explore together. The joy of being a preschool teacher is really different. I feel very young, alive and very much enthusiastic.
Although I am not earning that much, I still get to pamper myself with spas and massages (thank u bee, hehehe!), pedi-mani time, pay my phone bill, buy some new stuff for myself, eat and dine out with friends and still very proud of myself for stashing off a portion of my earnings in my savings. I am not the spendthrift type and I don’t usually spend my money profusely buying things that will just add clutter to my space. Or maybe it’s because my father is so frugal and that he always reminds us to save for the rainy days. Once, I told my brother I want to get myself a new phone. Then he asked me, for what? when you still have your phone that can still send and receive text messages. I told him I got my Nokia Jurassic phone three years ago and I just need to get a new one. But all my siblings told me it’s not that practical and that I should buy things that are far more important.
But I still got what I want only because of the amazing Globe great deals. I got to choose my own phone, my own unli and can still boost it up with add-ons. So, I got myself a Blackberry phone and Bee got himself Android and we went home giggling like little kids having new toys.
Nevertheless, I still know when to spend my money and I get sad when I slash off a portion of my salary to buy a new stuff. But on the other hand, I know the importance of rewarding myself for the hard work I’ve done. These days money is stretched in so many ways and directions and there are times when I don’t know if it will stretch far enough.
Good thing is that I am making it a habit to tuck away a great portion of my salary to my savings. I thank Bee for helping me how to save my money and the book (Rich Dad and Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki) which he let me borrowed helps me a lot.
I believe that contentment is the ultimate key to happiness. For now, I am enjoying simple pleasures in life and the time that I get to spend with my family is the kind of joy that money cannot buy.
