Ten Things I'm Thankful For

♡ opportunities i didn't know were possible slowly opening up for me
♡ finding a favorite recipe for bread (we ended up gifting our family with for christmas)
♡ treating myself to a few gifts because after the year i've had, i think i deserve it haha
♡ getting to write again (1, 2, 3, 4)
♡ learning that sometimes, friendship just takes time
♡ spending hours with old friends who are like sisters to me laughing, crying, and everything in between
♡ the thrill of opening gifts on christmas eve—and seeing faces light up when they open theirs
♡ sharing laughs, sweets, and homecooked meals with family you don't see often
♡ committing to a daily habit i hope to keep well into the new year
♡ getting a hug and kiss from my favorite not-so-tiny human

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♡ my yummy.ph debut, lol

♡ a beach trip on my birthday weekend that involved lots and lots of eating with friends who will wait for you to catch your breath under the heat of the noontime sun
♡ slowly adding to my list of easy recipes; follow me on Instagram for my cooking journey (haha)
♡ finally finished alias grace and about to start the sinner. ahh, i'm always thankful for tv time!
♡ seeing my fellow novembers to celebrate our birthdays, exchange gifts, and laugh like old times. if there's anything i miss about my old workplace, it's the people i used to see every day.
♡ hanging out with my former teammates, but more importantly, friends for lunch and coffee and dessert. we've been through a lot the past 3 months but i wouldn't trade it for anything because this friendship i've forged with them in the course of those 3 months is truly irreplaceable.
♡ knowing the right words to say to people who aren't having the best day. thankful because i have people who are the same to me.
♡ seeing harry styles live! eternally grateful to my welcoming committee of one in singapore. will always look forward to visiting you!
♡ a trip to the same place for the fifth time (my third this year alone, wow) and still discovering spaces that surprise me and make my heart flutter with joy
♡ coming home

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♡ getting some writing for myself done
♡  making yummy banana cake from our blackened bananas (gave one as a gift and mixed in some malagos dark chocolate)
♡ new music (niall's album is finally out!)
♡ mindhunter!!!
♡ watching thor: ragnarok this time not for work d:
♡ whipping up a batch of my fave tuna corn casserole and having someone make it and actually like it, too!
♡ making it to two art events in one day on opposite sides of the city
♡ being contacted by a prospective client (:
♡ hanging with my high school girls and their kids on a sunday afternoon
♡ a goodbye and thank you weeks late but still very much appreciated

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♡ a seemingly untimely (but actually well-timed and long overdue) reality check

♡ the perfect dress for a wedding 5 months away (lol)

♡ the right words at the right time from the right people

♡ new episodes of your favorite shows

♡ impromptu get-togethers that always involve food and laughter

♡ a new haircut that makes you feel like your old self again

♡ remembering to write things down so you have something to look back on for days when it gets tough

♡ friends who always have your back and tell you the truth even when it hurts

♡ family—the best support system anyone can ever ask for

♡ time: to think, to rest, to discover old and new loves

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♥ Learning a craft with some of my favorite girls in the world for my birthday.
♥ Salon perfect hair (haha)
♥ Handwritten birthday notes are always the best!
♥ Breakfast food for lunch and baby smiles and giggles for dessert.
♥ #kaladkarin dinners are even better with buy 2, take 1 promos on tacos and burritos.
♥ A lengthy late lunch with my DQs
♥ Staying up past 1 in the morning listening to my favorite songs and singing along with everyone in the room.
♥ Meeting the vocalist of my favorite band and giving him a card I made!
♥ A spur-of-the-moment lunch out and discovering a new place to escape to.
♥ Shopping for cute things and helping out at the same time.

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♥ Getting featured on my favorite local beauty blog! Kilig!
♥ Glittery nail date + new bottles to try out!
♥ Snagging the snazziest Karen Walker-ish sunnies
♥ Catching up on some of my favorite shows. Finally.
♥ Finishing everything on my to-do list (well, okay I had to work a bit Saturday morning, but after that I vegged!).
♥ Visiting my mom (:
♥ Seeing two babies: my best friend's and my old boss-turned-friend's
♥ Dinner and drinks of the non-alcoholic kind
♥ A restful long weekend
♥ Gaining a sister over the weekend (;

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♥ My four-month-old niece who makes my heart swell with joy. I can never not like a photo of hers.
♥ A talented crop of teens to work with.
♥ Jeans that fit like you've had them for years. PS They're only a month old.
♥ Making a pattern to print on fabric and sewing a pencil case for me and a pillow for Mira!
♥ Getting through a level of Candy Crush. Sorry, I still play it in traffic no matter how many weeks I'm stuck on one level.
♥ Twirling in the office that ends in tears-in-our-eyes laughter.
♥ A fresh episode of Dexter that's waiting to be watched.
♥ Getting an Instagram heart from the songwriter of the lyrics you watercolored. Teehee! Never gets old.
♥ Being credited as a legit illustrator in a book! All my art-class-taking younger self's dreams have come true!
♥ The new Stars song

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♥ Afternoon silliness at the office pantry starring Dyan Valdyan
♥ A new body wash that smells like the beach
♥ Kaladkarin dinner after work
♥ Bacon rice!
♥ Sondre Lerche ♥
♥ That kiss on New Girl!!!
♥ Seven years of being a Candy Girl
♥ Taking my to-do list to ta-da before the weekend
♥ Zombie!Nicholas Hoult
♥ One birthday in Christ, one birthday in heaven

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♥  A first time for everything.
♥ Contemplating a week-long vacay. Then not keying in your credit card details. It's the thought that counts, haha.
♥ Making invites for my best friend's baby girl. Plus, figuring out how to make bunting brushes on PS!
♥ Finishing a book. No matter how tiring it got.
♥ Starting a new book!
♥ People who are genuinely happy for you.
♥ Making a friend's wedding website!
♥ Counting down the days to a concert.
♥ Rediscovering old music you love.
♥ Last minute thrills.

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♥ Grabbing the last Chanel-y cardi in my size. On the closing day of a store (which I find out about days later).
♥ Sharing a Fil-Mexican dinner with old friends and ending sweet with yummy ice cream.
♥ Seeing Les Misérables twice! Cried both times.
♥ Getting through our monthly report, which I still dread every month.
♥ Getting our mockups approved! I'm so happy that I apparently still know what I'm doing seven  years (!!!) into this job. And I'm lucky that I'm always blessed with great people to work with.
♥ People still think my goods are worth ordering! ♥
♥ A new episode of The Vampire Diaries. Team Delena all the wayyy!
♥ Hassle-free weekend shoot that ended early enough for me to catch Saturday Mass with my Dad.
♥ My favorite Tuna Corn Casserole for our weekend grub!
♥ Fresh stock of my favorite 3-in-1 courtesy of my first friend in college.

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♥ A brand new year: a fresh start, new beginnings, and a heart full of hope.
♥ Future babies!
♥ A new cube at work—I'm back, sitting with my favorite girls!
♥ Seeing my cupcakes in another country. Super cool!
♥ Our site's new section. I'm in love with it!
♥ My new camera, hee.
♥ Tea time with my college best buds.
♥ A new episode of Revenge and Pretty Little Liars (I am probably one of three people left watching this show, hehe).
♥ Hilarious Facebook threads with my high school barkada. I love how babaw we can get.
♥ Planning surprises. (:

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♥ Listening to letters being read out loud.
♥ New Christmas music.
♥ Friends in the office who are just as crazy as I am!
♥ Up Dharma Down's Capacities (Thanks, D-an for letting me copy your CD!)
♥ Receiving very sweet words from my former boss. Here's hoping I really have it in me!
♥ Yummy sangria to end the week.
♥ Gold glitter polish!
♥ Christmas lunch with my college best buds.
♥ A batch of freshly baked cupcakes to give away.
♥ My new favorite person: Mitos ♥ My best friend's most beautiful baby girl.

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♥ Finalizing an interview assignment and not sounding like a gushing fangirl, hehe
♥ A yummy burger and a cocktail that makes me wish I were drinking it by the beach.
♥ Good news—two in a row right before 10 am!
♥ Getting an unusual amount of money in your account. Yay, 13th month pay!
♥ Chimichangas and a mango margarita to celebrate the end of the week and the start of the long weekend.
♥ An awesome episode of The Vampire Diaries—I'll pretend there was no Stefan/Caroline scenes during the last few minutes.
♥ Staying in bed and not changing out of my pajamas all day. Long weekends are always awesome.
♥ Getting some Christmas shopping done
♥ ...and treating yourself to a few gifts too (:
♥ My favorite cream cheese pastry <3

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♥ A new episode of my favorite TV shows.

♥ Hilarious Facebook comments.

♥ A weekend with friends.

♥ Sunday bake date with my cousins.

♥ Unlimited nachos with cheese and ranch!

♥ A good hair day.

♥ A great article from our contributors.

♥ Hearing an old song that I used to listen to all the time.

♥ A good piece of extra dark chocolate.

♥ Swiping off mascara with a piece of cotton ball at the end of a really long day.

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♥ A pack of my favorite 3-in-1 coffee (my apologies to coffee connoisseurs out there!).
♥ A bottle of body wash on sale.
♥ Perfect blue winged liner.
♥ Impromptu plans and planned plans.
♥ Honesty, even if delayed.
♥ One of your favorite bands possibly coming to the city you live in.
♥ Booking everything for a shoot in a day, more than a week before your deadline!
♥ A glass of ice cold orange juice in the morning before I head out the door.
♥ Quiet time with my dad in Church on Saturday afternoons.
♥ A good laugh with friends that I happen to work with.

What are you grateful for these days? (:

Ten Things I'm Thankful For Tuesday

♥ Finishing a friendship bracelet. 
♥ New collage-making apps! So much prettyyy.
♥ Catching bits and pieces of the Oscars all throughout the day.
♥ Our March cover girl's video!
♥ Friday girls night in.
♥ One of my friends making the transition from Miss to Missus!
♥ A check off my baking bucket list (see yesterday's entry, please.) and sold out cake balls!
♥ An afternoon of speech with my dad and Kaich. Thank youuu!
♥ Finishing a book in just two days!
♥ Taco Toosday with my Lolas!

Ten Things I'm Thankful For Tuesday

♥ Going back to paradise, 3 years after my first time.
♥ Awesome weather = a golden tan!
♥ Great company (hello, roomies!).
♥ Yummy tapa and chocolate truffle torte!
♥ My first Monopoly Deal win. Thanks, Mimi for teaching me how to play!
♥ Trying out water sports: hobie cat, stand up paddle surf, and pedal kayaks.
♥ A safe flight to Legazpi and back to Manila.
♥ A pack of my new favorite 3-in-1 (thanks, Blanche!)—Old Town Hazelnut! Super yum.
♥ Being able to get away for a bit...
♥ ...and coming back home to my dad who was so excited to see me!

Ten Things I'm Thankful For Tuesday

♥ Turning in my pages for a magazine. (:
♥ Getting all my to-dos done for the week.
♥ Laugh-out-loud kind of fun with my friends.
♥ Hanging out with my best friend a week before she says "I do."
♥ Switching cable providers: 90210 Sunday marathons are baaack. HAHA!
♥ A glass of iced tea tarik to go with breakfast.
♥ My first quiz night!
♥ My new favorite game: Scramble with Friends (start a game with me! My username is macysfields)
♥ Figuring out how to use that resurrection thing on Temple Run. d:
♥ Payday! (: Money might not make the world go round, but it sure does pay the bills!

Ten Things I'm Grateful For Tuesdays: Quality Time

♥ Rare times when everyone is home for breakfast or dinner.
♥ Lunch after almost 2 years of not seeing each other!
♥ Makeovers and take out dinners.
♥ A super fun night out with girl friends.
♥ Random sightings when you're on your once-in-a-blue-moon night out.
♥ Laughing at happy drunk people at 4 in the morning.
♥ Late lunch with some of your favorite girls.
♥ Painting nails and doing their makeup... while they're asleep!
♥ Making babies giggle with the odd sounds you can make with your lips.
♥ Gate crashing a dinner because you live a stone's throw away from where they're meeting. Haha!

Ten Things I'm Thankful For Tuesdays: Music

♥ Getting hooked on Wicked's OST even before I knew I could see the play.
♥ Catching Wicked's run in the Marina Bay Sands Theater.
♥ Getting tingles and shivers with the opening notes of the musical.
♥ Middle seats even if we were far from the stage.
♥ No people beside me singing along to the songs (haha, I swear I tried not to myself!).
♥ Even if Glinda was no Kristin Chenoweth, she was adorable!
♥ A powerful scene by Elphaba singing "Defying Gravity"—moved us to tears!
♥ A beautiful rendition of "For Good," my favorite song from the musical.
♥ Catching a glimpse of a cast member at the end of the show.
♥ Falling asleep to Wicked LSS in my head.