It was a quiet year. I know I should go out more often but then again family obligations take precedence over everything.
Mom is here with me and you can’t leave her alone for long. She feels insecure and tells me to open the grills at the garage and dirty kitchen when I go out even just for a while which I don’t of course. She’s old, almost ninety by a few months. When she’s alone in the house with Oreo for company, I don’t stay long outside. It’s one reason why I attend mass early and we do our twice a month marketing early too. During weekends though, I usually go out doing some errands and grocery shopping. I no longer enjoy staying long at the mall just walking around, I’d rather spend my time reading or doing anything at the house.
Walking and staying outside too long tax my strength. Since I’ve been ill, my immunity was shut down. Like I’ve said before, I still wear face mask when I go out without the car. Commuting is quite hard. It’s a good thing we have nearby convenient stores and malls which just take a tricycle ride.
The year is about to end and I look back. Yes indeed, it was a quiet year. I am not being anti-social. Friends come over to visit me instead. I enjoy those moments, not worrying about how to get home because of the traffic. I enjoy preparing food for them and cooking when I am not too busy. I enjoy the chats and conversations and the laughter in between.
I challenged myself to read a hundred books this year by again joining the 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge. So far I’m done with 152 books – a couple of classic books, some memoirs, a spattering of YA books, winners of the 2018 Best Books and a lot of fiction mostly about new authors and different genre. I seldom read love stories but when I find some good ones, I read one or two.
Blogging has been and always will be a lovely pursuit in writing. I earned a lot of followers this year, my stats has increased tremendously and my posts are close to 2,500, 2,493 to be exact including this. So glad that I found more lovely blogs to follow. So glad to interact with fellow bloggers in the process. It is always a thrill to see that a few of them are avid in writing comments and clicking like to my posts.
Those monthly visits from my daughter’s family are a great joy for me too. Nate has become a smart little boy. There is always something new to learn about him every month. His young voice over the phone is always welcome even if he’ll just say “hello Nonna”.
Josef and Jovy have started a small home business and it is thriving well. We need another ref or maybe a larger one to keep those cakes fresh before delivery. Though it is a hard task considering they both have day jobs, we’re happy they have steady customers.
2019 is about to show its face. I hope it would be a good year for all of us.
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