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Them Chores

So, I'm not sure how I should say this but...I enjoy cleaning. When Nio and I moved into our apartment back in January, it was nice to start making our place feel like home. I remember we didn't have any pots, pans, or a microwave so we used this precision cooktop thing to heat our food (Oh! And the rice cooker to heat our soup, lol). It was so strange that I could wake up early (sometimes at 6 or 7am) and have the energy to do stuff around the apartment. But after I was hospitalized in April and when my doctor stopped certain medications because we wanted to get pregnant, my health started to regress slowly. In the past few months my joints have been so swollen that it would be hard to stand or even walk. And as of a few weeks ago, most of my joints have been affected, including both hips and my left jaw. It can get pretty scary at times because I sometimes wonder when I would ever start feeling better...or if this is what I'll have to endure until my time is up. The s...
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Big Changes! [2014 UPDATES]

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We're already more than halfway through the year and much has happened since my last post. A happy occasion: the day we became man & wife! At the start of the year (January 2nd to be exact), I married Nio! I introduced him a few posts earlier as my boyfriend. We were engaged on May 5, 2013, but I didn't get the chance to write about that special event because we've been so busy with the wedding plans & preparations. It is all a distant memory now because we are reaching 8 months into our married life this coming September.  For the both of us, we are constantly finding ourselves in awe of God's goodness and His perfect plans. We're learning a lot through this marriage--about ourselves and about each other. I'll be honest, it was tough at the beginning because we're not used to living with each other and having to deal with the different temperments (Nio, the extrovert, and I, the introvert). There were moments of frustrations, disappoint...
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I'm so lost...

I've been trying to find my journal everywhere and I can't seem to find it. I really want to get my thoughts out because I feel like lately it's been piling up. So, one of the biggest areas I'm struggling in is my job. And mind you, it's not so much the clients but my coworkers and bosses. It seems for the past months, on the days I work, I wake up feeling anxious, discouraged, and overwhelmed. I hear of the way things are being managed and run and I can't help but feel insecure from the lack of structure. There's a sense of unethical practice and unprofessionalism that disgusts me. Would you believe it...in the past 5-6 months that I have been hired to work in this particular agency, I have heard and witnessed 4 people either quit or got fired. Even as an intern, working in the same agency for about 7-8 months, I have seen 4 other people quit. These people who "quit" were the ones who did some of the best work. You wonder that an agency that ha...
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Just a moment

ARG! Life is going by pretty quickly and I'm at a point where I feel like I'm trying to keep up. Since graduating last December, I've been trying to adjust to this new routine...of work and such. I feel as though I've been handed a billion more responsibilities and in my heart I feel like I don't know what I'm doing. I get so caught up thinking about so many things/situations that I forget that God is bigger than my problems. Currently, my present situation is giving me so much anxiety but I thank God for blessing me with loved ones who will always remind me that it is not my place to worry about such things. I'm giving it to Him...day by day.
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2013...LEH GO!

Before the start to the new year, I thought about what resolutions I wanted to make but couldn't think of anything. Then a friend of mine mentioned a word challenge that would spur us to live out the new year with intentionality. I think my word will be "diligence." I have a feeling that this year will be a challenging year, to my faith & character (as it always seems to be every year), but I want to make sure I have the diligence to remain faithful to God's promises. In order for my word challenge to have substance, I'm pairing it with a verse and I chose Romans 12:12. I like the Amplified version, which says: Rejoice   and   exult in hope; be steadfast and patient in suffering   and   tribulation; be constant in prayer. I honestly have no idea what events will take place during this year, but I know that as long as I keep Christ at the center, it will all be for His glory! Well, I do have some exciting news for the start of 2013...and that is that I got ...
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Last Entry for 2012

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Another year is coming to a close and all I can think is... This year has gone by super fast! Well, I had hoped to write more entries since my last update, but I guess I can write a quick one just to summarize a few highlights of 2012: 1. GRAD SCHOOL So yes, I finally was able to graduate with my Masters in Social Work! When I look back at my time during the program, I just think of how fast it's gone by. I remember how each semester I wondered if I was going to pass, thinking that there might be the off chance I have to retake the class and get held back another semester. I guess you could say I was a little paranoid. BUT I'm so thankful for the handful of people who are quick to remind me of God's faithfulness and His all sufficient grace. 2. HEALTH Yea...so, I can definitely say that my diet has been increasingly healthy if compared to previous years where only about less than 10% of what I consumed were raw/steamed vegetables. When I was doing the elimination di...
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So close!

Man, I haven't updated this thing in forever! SO much has happened, so much. I'll shall write about them exciting stuff...in the next few days :] Anyways, I just wanted to take this short time to write about where I am and how I'm feeling right now. You see, I have a final today...my last final for grad school, and it's pretty crazy. My fellow classmates and I are freaking out about it because 2 weeks ago, when the professor told us what would be on it, it just seemed like the final would be very intensive. Essentially, this final is supposed to be an essay-type format where we write out the different theories, concepts, assessment techniques, and interventions which are utilized for the context of family. When our professor was explaining it, she had told us that we are basically "integrating and synthesizing everything we've ever learned" in the master's program...AND we have to include evidence to back up our knowledge, which includes things from ...
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