What have you been up to lately?

Ideas, Goals, etc
It’s fascinating when you find yourself in a state wherein ideas come in great waves that you have to try and rein it in a bit so that you can really digest everything and map out how they could all possible work and be executed.

“Um. Er. Uh.” One would stammer when asked. Dear me, it’s a scary thought. Not being aware of what you’ve been doing. Or perhaps knowing what you’ve been doing but realising that they’re not exactly helping in bringing you closer to your goals. Have you even set goals in the first place?

I find comfort in routines. It helps ease me into the thinking zone. The more you think (depends on how you think and what you think about, of course), the more ideas will come. The more things make sense. This allows me to see a bigger picture, making it easier to come up with a workable game plan.

So, what have I been up to lately?

Spending more time with my own. Style Manila has always been a passion. I’m glad to have this opportunity to focus my energies on further improving the site. I’m also getting to spend more time on a pet project which I’m hoping to launch real soon. And I reckon I still have to push myself more on this one but I’m looking forward to posting more frequently on SashaManuel.com now. Ideas are there but sometimes I’m just too uninspired.

Tying up loose ends. Something you have to go through each time something ends. Sometimes it’s an easy transition, sometimes it’s not.

Re-connecting. It’s only been two weeks since I got back to Manila. I’ve been responding to invites to get together. I appreciate these people for welcoming me back home (like I’ve been gone long, no?) I’m loving my time with my baby, a black labrador retriever named Anika, who got left behind when I went to Australia.

Admittedly, I’m still working on some existing ideas, plus exploring a few possibilities. On the road — nope, not crossroads — of re-mapping a few aspects of my life. That’s how things sometimes are. Life can throw you a curve ball anytime. Do you give up on the first try? I hope not. You just have to deal. Take the bad with the good cuz this is the sort of thing that makes life sweeter.

But yea, sometimes, it’s easier to throw caution in the wind; great to just go along with whatever comes next but practicality pushes me to find a more stable ground. So, there’s that feeling of being torn. I have this odd thought that if I take a certain route, it’ll be like I’m selling out, that I’ve become a quitter. Another is that I’m killing my passion.

With keeping my options open, I hold on to the need to stay happy. I can no longer imagine doing something I’m not satisfied with.

Now, I’d like to ask the same question to you folks. What have you been up to lately?

P.S. This post was inspired by my sister’s post, Coming Up for Air Again.

Photo by Luis Buenaventura

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