Vacation Starting Today!

I was up early... 

Alan went to play tennis and Isaiah found out that he got a great bonus!

YIPPY!

I started cleaning as we planned to go over to the old house. I had things to drop off there and we wanted to set up the bed and do a bit of sorting and cleaning. 

I went for a run in the middle of the day and it was so hot.

Alan went to get Abby's criminal record notarized!

When he got back, we took off! We found a great parking space. Alan worked on putting the bed together while I set up the storage room! We were there for three hours and there is still a bit more work to do... but we will do that on Saturday after our return from our mini vacation! The side room is set up so nicely and the storage room looks great!

We had dinner at home and watched one episode of House. Isaiah came home fairly early... 

We will be out of the house by 7am to catch the High Speed Rail for ZhoYing, Kaohsiung and then take a bus to the port and the ferry to the island!

Prayer time at 8:45 and we were all ready for bed after that!

Daily Lovely Insight:

Seek Him First!

 

I Almost Forgot to Post!

I was up early and even though it was my PR Day, Alan and I had planned to get a few things done. But I took the morning to read and rest and run!

At 12:45, we took off... unfortunately, the office for Abby's criminal records (a necessary document for her visa in Brazil) closed for lunch. So, Alan waited in the car while I ran a few errands. I was the first one at the window at 2pm. After getting the paper, we went to Danhsui. The traffic was pretty bad, but we Mae it there by 3pm! Alan scraped while I set things up! We were finished by 5:15 and ran into traffic heading back home.

It was nice to be home to have dinner... I had a delicious salad... 

Then at 7:30, I went to meet up with a friend. She was running late, so I ran a few more errands and got back minutes before she finally arrived and gave her the movie coupons. I stopped at PX Mart before heading home for prayer time at 8:45. Family Time at 9pm and we finished by 10:30!

I put away the clothes. Alan and Isaiah packed and I was in bed by 11:15... It felt so good!

Daily Lovely Insight:

Seek Him First!

Tutoring Cancelled... Go Go Go Stopped...

I was up early and knew it was going to be another Go Go Go Day. But after my QT, I checked my Line messages and one of my tutoring cancelled. Because she cancelled, I cancelled the other person as well. Thus, I had time to get things done without feeling like the whole day rushed by in a blur!

I ran my 10K and got to chat with Alden as he figured out how to get Mom Bea back into blogging!

Alan and I then headed out... first to TIC to drop off stuffed animals and winter sweaters for their May and October Missions Trips: Boracay and Kathmandu!

We then went to my friend's house to check her mail. Next, it was back over to Neihu to drop off things at church and I cleaned up the area as I wasn't the last one to leave on Sunday! And we won't be having church on the 15th as it's Lunar New Year! Then we went to the 'old man' who sells things... I always give him some nice stuff to sell... He is really nice. I am sharing with him about Jesus!

Finally, we were home and it was already 4pm. Alan went to get his scooter tuned up and to buy more Coco. When he returned, I went to get my scooter tuned up and to go to Miramar to attempt to sell things. You drop things off for them to assess. And if you are ok with their offer, then they give you cash! I also had a meeting with a gal about getting her connected to many possibilities around Taiwan to sell Eden Jewelry. Eden is a non-profit organization involved in rescuing gals from sex trafficking!

I had to be home by 8:45 for our Prayer Time!

The day was finished... 

Daily Lovely Insight:

Seek Him First!

The Go Go Go Has Not Stopped!

I was up early and had the day planned... 

Ran 10K!

Loaded up the car!

Headed to Isaiah's new place and get a few things done! I even went and walked around, donating books at the library right next to his place. The back balcony is cleaned and set up. The bathroom corner racks put up as well as one shower curtain. The other one was ordered and has not arrived. The kitchen sink is fixed and dishes and other items are neatly organized! Alan had bought Coco and a lunch box and enjoyed his lunch.

We left at 3:15 and got home at 4pm. I proceeded to put things away and then took a nap. I was going to go and sell some items to the second hand store, but I was way too tired. I didn't do all that I had planned!

I sat and blogged and checked my emails and ate my delicious salad.

I was feeling quite tired... I hope tomorrow won't be so go, go, go...

Daily Lovely Insight:

Seek Him First!

Another Go Go Go Day!

If you didn't watch it... this is a spoiler alert!

The Seahawks WON...

I was up early and when I finished, Alan was already seated in front of the TV... getting Isaiah up at the same time... ha, ha, ha...

I put the chicken in the crock pot and went out for my run. It was so nice!

Then after a quick shower, I was out the door... and I was already late for my prayer time at 11am. I arrived at 11:15. And from there, the whole day was late... 15 minutes. I arrived at my tutoring at 2:15. I didn't finish until 3:45... 

I was home by 4:05 and started to get everything sorted. I did not bring up any more bags... I was just too exhausted. 

The boxes are packed. And things are sorted... Isaiah helped me to seal the boxes as I attempted to put more stuff in once he pressed down! YIPPY! He moved the boxes down and it will cost 120US$ to ship to the Philippines. 

I had the evening free, so I did a load of laundry. The laundry basket was overflowing... And I made congee for my dinner. It was perfect! Just what I wanted!

Daily Lovely Insight:

Seek Him First!

GO GO GO SUNDAY

I was up early and the weather was spectacular! 

I went over to my neighbor's place and the car got packed with six trash bags of winter clothes.

I didn't have time to go through the stuff... as I had the Young Adults at 11am. I like to get there early... and that gave me time to put the books in the revolving bookcase and the puzzles in the game area for the kids at Sunday School and the dishes nicely put away as I got a stacking shelf for the cabinet. 

We had four people total and the time was very nice.

I stayed at church and set up the Love Cafe before going to tutor from 1:30 - 2:30... we went until 2:45!

Church service is so nice now... yes, we don't have a large group, but we are beginning to feel like a family again. That strange awkward feeling is beginning to dissipate. People stay around after the service to talk. 

When I got home, the recycling was an absolute mess! Honestly, it made me angry because it showed that many people in our complex has no consideration for the cleaning personnel... no public morality! They just threw things everywhere! The night security guard came and we worked for about 30 minutes to get things 'cleaned up and sorted'!

I came home and had things to put away before going down to get three bags of clothes to sort. Two boxes are going to the Philippines on Tuesday, so I wanted to make sure that they are packed to the max! And those three bags had summer items... 

This is the 'final' week before the Lunar New Year Holiday... people are all 'rushing around', trying to get things purchased or done. And of course, people are cleaning... hence, the recycling was piled high... and people are leaving stuff at my doorsteps!

 Daily Lovely Insight:

Seek Him First!

The 7th of the Month Reflection Time

I was up but felt distracted. Maybe because I didn't get up as early as I had hoped... whatever the reason, the time felt rushed...

Alan and Isaiah went to play tennis and since it was 'Reflection Day', I didn't set any agenda for the day. Alan was kind enough to take things over to Isaiah's place after they finished playing three sets of tennis. I had everything on the dining room table. They also planned to go to the old house to finish up the master bedroom and the living room ceiling... with both of them working, it was much faster. They also brought another ladder from our complex. I had drawn a simple illustration as to how the corner room should be set up. We gave away the closet, so it will be a lot more spacious. We had initially planned to head out to Taoyuan, thinking Isaiah needed another pair of tennis shoes. But we had bought him a pair the last time we were there... so we scratched that plan, especially since they didn't start the painting until 3:30... the earliest they thought they'd be finished would be at 6:30, but it was not to be... they didn't finish until way past 8pm.

I went for my run and the temperature was starting to drop. It was 15 with a real feel of 9. 

I had things set out down in the lobby for people to pick up... and the neighbor called: he had at least 6 more trash bags of coats and sweaters to give away. I didn't want to go today. He also put things near my scooter parking place and I sorted and gifted those things away. I gave the guard 6 trash bags and my neighbor will fill them up and put them on the first floor. 

The box to the Philippines is almost packed... but I called and ordered another one. That box will be delivered on Monday and both boxes will be picked up by Tuesday. YEAH!

Daily Lovely Insight:

Seek Him First!