April

Hello, Hello

It's been ages seen I last blogged again. Sometimes, right before bed, I get this huge urge to blog and then I crawl into bed and it's just so comfortable that I can't find the willpower to get up and whip up a post...and then time goes by and here we are. Months and months down the road!

Since I last blogged..I feel like a lot has happened.

I FINALLY finished my winter semester, which I must say might have been the worst semester of my whole educational career so far. Dramatic, I know - but so true. It was my first time taking 5 classes, not to mention 2 of those 5 classes were night classes, which just ate away at a lot of my homework time. But I finally finished on thursday, which felt amazing. April is all about Spring Cleaning, getting stuff in order and getting ahead. Big plans, big plans.

Unfortunately, I also took my Class 5 road test this morning, which did not go too well. Missed a school zone, and no, I don't know how I managed to do that. I was so cloooose, but next time, next time. And this is just a little speed bump in my plans, I still intend to get that before school starts up again in May.

Speaking of school, I currently have one more semester before I complete my certificate in June, YAY! However, I might be biting my tongue about "the hardest semester of my educational career" by May.Yikes! On the other hand, I have decided to continue on with my Interior Design Diploma in the fall, and I'm really at peace with that decision. I think at this point in time, it's the right thing to do. I went to the IDIBC student event at the Symmetry Lighting showroom the other night, and I'm glad I went. It gave me really good insight on what to expect in the industry and where I should be headed, etc. Going really reaffirmed my decision to continue on with my education.

In terms of getting ahead, I've been job hunting lately and been making some progress (hopefully), but will keep you posted on that.

In terms of getting stuff in order, I mean that in a literal way but I also meant it in terms of my life. I was so busy with school that I really got sidetracked. Lately, I've just really been reminded that I need to give back more to the community, etc. I think I get to comfortable in my own life that I forget to do that. It's so easy to get caught up in my everyday that I just let time pass me by. I had different non-profit organizations open a couple weeks ago, but procrastination got the better of me and I put it on the backburner. At the event the other night, they really stressed the importance of community involvement, and it just really hit home because it reminded me that I should actually commit to something.

However, as I sat in church yesterday, there were some baby dedications and I just LOVE those Sundays because I get to see not only the baby but also their little brothers and sisters. I sit in my seat grinning because I just love the kids. It's funny because I decided to open my bulletin a little later on in the service and noticed that the children's ministry needed some volunteers. As if all of that wasn't a big enough sign from God, as I read that, I looked up and (the service was about the parable of the sower) the pastor was talking about the thorny plants that don't really take root. They're excited about their faith in the beginning but die when the times get hard, etc. He was talking about how often, we get so busy with our own lives that we put other things on hold. Talking about God's message being LOUD and CLEAR. Such a God-thing. So I decided that instead of looking elsewhere, I should volunteer at church for the time-being and once school starts up again, if I find that I have extra time, I will commit to something else.

It's funny because this again, ties in with my last post about how everything we do is for the Glory of God. So I should really be focusing on this, first and foremost - how I can serve and bring Glory to God, instead of the little mundane things of this world.

What else, what else.

I decided to take my parents up on the offer to spend Christmas in the Philippines this December and I'm glad I did. Thinking about Philippines just gets me excited and gives me this feeling of nostalgia. Granted, I only spent a few years of my childhood there, but still. It's so nice being able to go somewhere where the majority of your family lives. I love Canada and everyone here, but I just love visiting Philippines, especially for the holidays. It's just different there, cause Philippines is predominantly Catholic and Christmas just has a totally different meaning for the people there, which is cool to see.

Anyways,

that's my life in a nutshell these days...most of it.

Will try and keep this up to date more....PROMISE.