It’s officially the last day of my 2-weeks holiday vacation, and the start of the post-holiday (or end-of-season) sale in most stores here in Manila. Ba’t ba kung kelan ubos na ang year-end bonus eh doon nagse-sale??
Thankfully, I just did some serious de-cluttering at home and found a lot of items that I no longer need or didn’t want to use anymore. This taught me (again!) to be conscious of my spending habit. Moreover, by putting away, throwing away or donating those items that we do not regularly use or do not need at all, AJ and I were able to free up a lot of spaces in our apartment.
I think I’ve mentioned before that clean and clutter-free spaces improve the feng shui energy in our homes. If you’re not a believer, just think of clean spaces as beneficial to your health because clutter attracts cockroaches, rats and lamok and I’m sure we are all aware of the diseases they carry with them.
Going back, I was able to control my shopping urges after this massive de-cluttering process (even if it’s screaming SALE at Old Navy, Cottton On and Uniqlo), save for the Pottery Barn Christmas ornaments that I really, really wanted to buy. In fact, I waited for this sale in the hope that I can finally afford to buy them.
My favorite ornament (the Christmas train) was originally priced at Php 745.00. So even with the 40% discount, may kamahalan pa rin siya. But I still chose to buy some pieces for my future big Christmas Tree. I don’t care if it will take years before I can have one (maybe when we live in a bigger house na) but I wanted all the ornaments to be special and to have a lasting appeal. The Pottery Barn ornaments are a good start.
My future big Christmas Tree will be decked with toys, and not Christmas balls. Just like this tree I saw at Pottery Barn.
Here are what I bought:
The Santa Claus, car (with pine tree on top) and Christmas train are all made of mercury glass, finished with a beautiful enamel paint coating. Thanks to the post-holiday sale, I was able to save Php 1,300++ (not bad!).
This sale is for a limited time only so if you also want to get hold of these classic Christmas tree goodies, check out Pottery Barn now. Note, though, that I bought mine last week of December and may already be out of stock or out of the store’s sale inventory. I suggest you call the store first to check.
Pottery Barn Manila | Central Square, Bonifacio High Street Central, 30th Street corner 5th Avenue, Taguig | (02) 950 8187 | https://www.facebook.com/PotteryBarnPH
![[ Long story ahead] 👉 Yesterday evening we checked on GG2 and found that 2 kitties were missing. We don't know where she put them because her area is already fenced to avoid the kitties from wandering off.
Turned out we are now at that stage where the momma cat is transferring her kitties because: (a) the birthing box has gotten too small for them though we put them out of the box already and fenced the area, (b) the area is dirty and OC si GG2, or (c) the area is too exposed and too bright for them.
After looking around with flashlight, we found the 2 kitties under the other plant stand just outside our door, walking at different directions and if not for the flashlight ay baka natapakan ko na 😬 We hurriedly put them back in their original box muna with their other siblings, and placed kraft paper in this potential '2nd home' under the plant stand in case GG2 transfers them again.
True enough, she transferred them back there - at midnight. We woke up this morning at the sound of meowing GG2. She is telling us that her babies want breakfast na so it's time to feed her as well 😂
Now I know why nag lipat bahay sya. Gusto pala nya mas malapit sya sa amin 😜 Isang sigaw or meow meow lang nya, nakasilip na kme sa kanya 😂.
Haaayz, who knew that having a momma cat and newborn kitties would be this stressful - and entertaining 😜
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diane says
January 10, 2015 at 2:52 pmAkala ko, ako lang ang hind bet ang Xmas balls hihihi I also love toys for the Xmas tree. Pero iba ka Leah, so ready for 2015’s Xmas. Sana magkita ulit tyo nila Mother E!