Happiness is in growing

I have not been blogging. It's not for the lack of something to say, but just really a lack of time! 

I got very consumed with my personal project, which is finally up and running! Yeeeey!!!

For the entire month of September, all I did was go around the metro to buy my supplies, talk to my importers from China (in broken English, surprisingly) and Indonesia, guide my graphic artist on the branding, oversee the printing of my product tags, merchandising materials and paper bags while squeezing meetings with my resellers and bazaaristas over coffee and dinner. 

Arduous, tiring tasks but everything didn't feel like work at all. 

I lost weight effortlessly in the process by virtue of sweeping through the malls and bazaars for market check. Again, part of work but I go through the mall like a rat, anyway. 

I'm inclined to believe The Happiness Project's Gretchen Rubin when she said in her book that part of being happy is not just about the achievement itself, but the growth that you get from undertaking something, thereby achieving your goals.

I don't get enough sleep, I do double time by doing my product shoots and inventory listing after helping Abby get her homework done --- but I'm happy. Giddy happy. :) 

Nanay

Tonight, while doing my product shoot and semi-watching Big Fish, I remembered you.

In the journey that I'm taking, I take comfort that I know that you're watching over me up there. 

I miss you, Nanay. 

I wish you're here so I can take you places. I wish you're here so I can hear your stories over and over again. 

And I so wish you're here to celebrate milestones with me. 

I hope I'm making you proud.