There is nothing much to do in this rainy Wednesday morning. Sometimes, you just get bored with so much time in your hands. Waking up early really has its advantage because you get to finish daily household chores early too. This morning, I decided to tackle the contents of Nissa’s cabinet which was left as it was since she got married November of 2011. We have floor-to-ceiling cabinets in our bedrooms so you can just imagine the amount of things left there most of which are old clothes which she didn’t bring with her, personal effects, stationeries, arts and crafts kits, and various toiletries some of which were not opened yet. I disposed all of the facial creams, lotions, shampoo bottles and some used make-up which she left behind. Despite all these junks I found some treasures though while cleaning.
One is a cellphone holder still in its original box in purple color. I always call Nissa a purple girl since it is her favorite color. When she got married, all her accessories were done in three shades of purple. Now I have a nice holder for my cellphones. I am sure she would just smile when she sees this. She is a hoarder of sentimental things like I am. Would you believe that I still have two shoe boxes of letters from friends from way back? I am digressing again. To make the story short, I found another item that I’ve been looking for since typhoon Ondoy and that was four years ago. It’s a candle thermometer which my brother sent me when I was into candle-making.
When I left the bank (I availed of an early optional retirement) fourteen years ago, I was in a quandary on what to do. I had so much time in my hands so I enrolled in some arts and crafts course including candle-making. I sourced raw materials from as far as Divisoria market and bought lots of shut glasses for my jelly candle. Back in those days, you can make candles in any scent you want. I was thrilled to try chocolate, bubblegum, vanilla and peppermint scents to name a few. I ended up giving them as gifts to friends and relatives. Nissa’s art kit consists of several crimping scissors, paper-cutter, stamp pads for designing stationeries, beads in different colors (for making bracelets, earrings, rosaries etc.), cutters, beading wires, pens in different colors, and ribbons. She said she misses doing crafts and she has no time now.
I remember those cross-stitches I did before but was not able to have them framed. I am into rosary-making now and give them as gifts to friends. Maybe one of these days, I will try candle-making again. It would be nice to prime wicks, find lovely molders and wax fragrance and wax dyes too. Maybe when I’m done with my fascination for baking cookies, bars and simple cakes, when I am done reading all those books on my TBR list, I will try other crafts.
How’s your morning? Is it also rainy in your area?
I also have boxes of ‘junk’ to go through in my garage, and I am certain that I will likewise find treasures Arlene.
It is hot and sunny here, and no rain forecast -hooray!
Best wishes from England, Pete.
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There are still lots to go through, next would be our bookshelves, they need dusting and sorting. My books and Nissa’s have separate shelves. Maybe I will have to re-arrange them so I could read my favorite books again.
Typhoon Henry is gone for good and I am looking forward to sunny days ahead.
Thanks Pete!
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oh i’m jealous of how much time you have for arts and crafts. i love small projects like such but i’m still in the work force. looking forward to retirement in a few years, God willing. 🙂
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Balancing time taking care of the family and having a few moments of my own lolaWi. I am sure you will enjoy retirement when it comes.
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My morning was spent getting ready for work and reading emails. I like yours better even if it was raining!
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Sometimes I long for the old ritual of wearing corporate attire and racing with time to get to the office but when I think of how stressful work has become, I would not exchange my tattered shorts and muddy slippers for a nice dress and a pair of soft-soled shoes.
Thanks Patty, good morning 🙂
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That is where I am blessed, I have had those stressful jobs in the past and now at least I have a job that I enjoy and love the people I work with. But I still count down the days when I can set my own hours and do whatever I want and go where the wind blows me! 😉
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I like how you say it, “go where the wind blows me”. I know when that time comes, you will surely enjoy every moment Patty. A friend just said in her blog, “we each make our own weather, we determine the color of our skies”. It’s a lovely way to face life, making every day counts.
Thanks again for the visit!
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I like that quote…and so true.
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