We just put up our artificial christmas tree. It’s less than a month before Christmas and the decorating in each house in now in full swing! Everywhere you look, there are Christmas lanterns, lights, wreaths and other festive decor hanging at houses. You can just feel the holiday spirit already. Plus, the weather has gone a lot cooler now.

I am still preparing my Christmas list. I might do my shopping this coming weekend or the week after that. How about you? House all decked out already? Done shopping?

It seems the exit signs around the office became a premonition of sorts to Lydie. She was always seeing it lighted whenever she enters her boss’s office. For some reason, it became a fixation. Little did she know that it was actually a sign that she’s about to exit the office already.

Her boss terminated her because of poor performance. Lydie was confused because her boss was always praising her work. She went to the human resources department head and complained. Turned out her boss wanted someone, her cousin, to replace her. She was supposed to be reinstated. She opted out instead. She is now working for a much larger company under a much better boss.

Some things can really be a blessing in disguise, you just can’t see it right away. Like the impulsive subscription to bell tv by my friend’s dad. It was spur of the moment since they don’t really need the additional monthly bill. But then because of it, they are now spending more time at home on weekends. Instead of going out or doing something to make their weekends fun, they are now bonding over family-friendly shows. Staying at home, eating home-cooked meals, and just spending time with the family… much cheaper, don’t you think?

kids birthday invitations

I got some fun Party Invitations today! I love going to birthday parties, especially kiddie parties. You can leave your worries at the door of the venue and really have fun while watching kids running around and enjoying the day. I treasure every birthday invitation I get because to me, it meant that the celebrator would want me to toast another year of his life.

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When I was a kid, life was simpler. Every little problem could be solved with a kiss or a hug from my mom. I could get hurt but with my mom’s loving touch, the hurt goes away just like that. And my world was small yet my playground was wide. My mom was my world and the world was my playground.

And then I grew up.

Things are now complicated. Mom’s not here anymore to soothe away the hurt and pain. Mom’s not here to kiss or hug the problems away. My world became smaller and the world’s no longer a playground.

How I long to go back to those days when I was still a kid and life was so much more normal and simple…

Gila is going to take up an online degree, particularly a Masters in Business Administration. She’s been passed over for promotion at work because there are those who is more than qualified than her. She’s not motivated to work anymore until one of the new officers at their human resources department told her what she lacks. An MBA degree.

For Gila and other working adults out there, there are online universities offering MBA courses and other post graduate degrees to further boost your qualifications. Western Governors University is one of these educational institutions. Perhaps, WGU’s edge over the others is that it is a fully online accredited school. It is also non profit and offers help to those qualified but cannot afford to get themselves to schools.

Go to www.WGU.edu now for more information.