Over the weekend was our birthdays, my husband and I. Back to back! He is on the 26th I am on the 27th of December. We celebrated with fruit cake and rum cake. For some wild reason he likes that fruit cake, and I love the rum cake. We celebrated at home with our little one and my mother in law. No one else, we’re staying safe from covid after all. For his birthday, I asked him to go ahead and get himself something pretty as he doesn’t want me to go out to the stores. I touch things too much and he is afraid I may bring home the covid virus as I am not as careful as he would like. With that, I asked him to make a purchase for me. I wanted him to get some orange liquor, Grand Marnier. Instead he got himself some moonshine. The apple pie flavored kind. I placed it in a nice birthday bag and gave it to him in the evening right after we sang him happy birthday.
As for my birthday, it was so much nicer. I got a really, really nice watch. It’s golden and it has a couple of exchangeable bracelets, I am so excited that I am able to change the look of the watch. I also received a few pretty shirts and some sweet goodies. I also received a beautiful necklace that is made from Portuguese tiles. I am so happy with my gifts. It’s one of the best birthdays I’ve had so far. In the afternoon we went for a drive around town to get out of the house for a little while. In the evening we get home and sing me a happy birthday. My daughter decorated the cake with a ton of candles, we could see it from space.
It’s Monday and it’s back to the grind once again. It’s the last week of the year and I’m still in a festive mood and have rice pudding for breakfast. Promptly at nine in the morning I log on to work with the lights out in my bedroom/office as my husband is still sleeping and I do not want to wake him. As for home, today we are finally cutting the cord with cable. We are continuing to keep the internet since we don’t have any other options in my neighborhood. But cable has gone bye bye.
Today is also affirmation day. I’ve been writing on my journal all of the things for the end of the year and for next year. Things such as I am successful, I am worth it, I am enough, I’m proud of what I’ve become and others. After I am done with my affirmations I’m feeling cheeky and put on a shirt that makes me laugh “Like a boss” lol
It’s Tuesday and I am dragging today. I feel like I need a real vacation. A getaway from the house to a beach somewhere with warm weather. We didn’t get to go to the beach this year because of covid. Once this craziness is over, I will want to go on a real vacation. Somewhere where we’ll stay for at least a few days. Here’s hoping that covid goes away soon, or a vaccine is found, or something!
This morning my baby’s Godmother came by and left my girl gifts from Santa. She’s an early bird. We must have been sleeping when she came by. We are so blessed to have her in our lives. She always has her little Goddaughter in mind. My baby girl loves everything she received.
In the afternoon, I received a message that someone wants to purchase something that I have placed for sale. I have two headboards for two beds and the person only wants one of them. So I decided to give it to them at no charge. I grabbed it up from the basement, cleaned it up and placed it outside by the garage so the person can pick it up. The buyer told me they are thankful and I am happy that the piece is going to a good home.
All the while throughout the day, my mother in law and husband are cooking a Portuguese dish called “cozido.” It’s all sorts of boiled meats and vegetables. The house smells fantastic. In the evening, my husband was cutting up all of the meats and then placing them on one of our pretty platters. Dinner is so good and dessert is even better. The leftover puddings from Christmas.
It’s Wednesday and I get up at the nick of time to get to my office. I take a few minutes to make my coffee. And then I take a minute to spill it on my shirt uggg. Should I change my shirt for the day or leave it on? I’m not going anywhere nor do I have any live meetings today. What to do, what to do?! At work, it is very slim today when it comes to people. A lot of my team members are out for the holiday and my morning meetings are very short and it’s lovely. Meanwhile, I have zero energy to get any work done. I am looking through my motivational notebook to get some energy, to no avail. Maybe in the afternoon I will get more energy to get my work done.
It’s the now the afternoon and my energy is still low. My husband has advised me to make a couple of laps around the house. In turn I get outside and get in some fresh air. It’s not too cold out there today and I stay outside for a few minutes taking in the fresh air. I get back inside and am refreshed for a little while. Work continues to be a drag, but it’s over quickly and I then get to go and play with my little one.
It’s Thursday and it is New Years Eve. I get up nice and early, on time, to get to work from my bedroom/office. I am a happy camper today. I get to send out a lot of good wishes to my family and my work friends, a happy new year wishes. The teams will know that I have not forgotten them and that I will always remember them during times of happiness.
I am grateful for this year. Our health is in tact and both my husband and I continue to have our jobs. Also, our families are all safe and sound. In the evening my little one and I dance the night away for New Years Eve. We have dinner and then danced some more. We pause and are also coloring a house that her Godmother gave her for Christmas. Overall it was a quaint New Years Eve with champagne at the end of it all. Happy New Year to you. I hope the new year brings you lots of health and wealth. Especially the health part. It’s still crazy out there. Be safe! The rest of the day was nice and easy. There was an issue with my site at one point, but we fixed it with the help of our developers.
It’s Friday, New Years Day. The alarm went off and I turned it off and went back to sleep. I wasn’t able to sleep much last night as I was too exited to sleep. I started watching Toy Story 4 but eventually fell asleep, at like four in the morning. I get up at around nine and send out a bunch of text messages to friends and family to wish them a Happy New Year. A bunch have replied back, the rest I’m thinking, they are still asleep. At my house, everyone is still sleeping. It’s nice and quiet. I make my morning coffee and then get online and start looking at affirmations. I write these down on my journal so I may look back at them and maybe put a smile on my face in the future. Or maybe, my daughter will read through them when I am an old woman and reminisce on the old times and the struggles. Because the struggle is real!
It’s Saturday and we all sleep in. We were up late again and today we are resting. In the afternoon we go out for a New Years drive and are out for a while. We get home and have pizza for dinner. My mother in law announces that my little one is upset we didn’t take a photo for New Years. So I ask her if it is ok if we take it today. She excitedly said yes. So we get out the party hats recreate New Years Eve and take our photo.
We then have dessert of cinnamon buns and pudding. I have a hot chocolate with marshmallows and my husband has his decaf coffee. Shortly after, we all get to bed. I can’t sleep so I am watching Netflix until the wee hours of the night. And then it is watching me as I fall asleep.
Until Next time.
Stay Safe!
Best,
Isabel
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