Novice in being a Maid of Honor

The moment I found out that I will be the maid of honor of my teacher I was overjoy; literally jumping up and down. It was my first time to be a maid of honor and I never expected that she would pick me. Yes! We are close but I'm not her relative or anything but what ever the reason was, I glad she pick me. I promise myself to be the best maid of honor.

I started searching in the internet on what makes a good maid of honor, I was expecting something like you should be sexy, beautiful and dress like an elegant princess but all I saw were tips on what to bring during weddings like hair-clip, pins, stockings etc. Why should I bring those? The make-up artist can do that for us. Anyway, I just did what I want I work out like jogging and conscious eating. To have a nice figure and look good that was my goal.

December 12, 2015 was the day for the fitting of the gown. To be honest I didn't like the gown they gave me; the other one was too conservative and the other one was too revealing. So I decided to look for my own gown for the wedding. I started with cocktail dress but I didn't like them. It look weird in me. Going to different boutiques and putting on and taking off the gown was not easy it was quite frustrating. Most of the beautiful gown were already taken. They were also pricey from 800 pesos to 1000 pesos, definitely not worth it.

Good thing my sister's friend Ma'am Gloan recommend a boutique, Erica's gown. Ma'am Gloan was so nice to accompany there and help me pick a gown, she also ask for a discount and I got it very cheap... It made me feel like dancing hahaha!


The wedding day was stressful

NOT YET DONE

These are the cocktail dress that I tried.

Using a Planner

I've been using a planner since 2013 and it was kinda of useful for me. It kept me on track with important things and important dates. Like that time we had a seminar in 2013 and my friend needed the date to get a copy of the certificate because it would be easier for them to look for it. Luckily, I list that down on my planner and easily found and they also found my friends certificate. 

The thing is a planner guides you in your daily activities plus it makes sure you reach that deal line. If you stick with your plan for the day you won't procrastinate. 

My first two years of using a planner was very effective. It reminded me to deposit money, meetings, birthdays, activities and so on. I was very OC with it like it had a specific pen color for specific activities; like violet is for attending mass, light blue is for daily activities, dark blue is for important activities, brown is for working out and diet, pink is for my craft work, etc. I was so OC that if I didn't had the pen I wanted I won't write on it. But I like how colorful it looks like. I was inspired to use different color pens because of the Geronimo Stilton books which I was into that time and I think I still am. The problem with wanting to use the appropriate pen was it didn't become planner it became a list of things that I already did. I don't plan any more if it’s done then I'll get the pen for that activity and write down. This is the reason my 2015 planner was well used because if I don't have the pen I won't write and if I have time I'll list down the things I did. Kind of like an enumerated diary.

So I asked myself should I use a planner for 2016. Well as you can see my answer is YES but this time I'll be using a different kind of planner because first they don't sell planners like the old one I had and second I think this one is better because it is a calendar book; I can see the whole month in two pages which means I can PLAN ahead of time. This time I'll try not to be OC about it, I'll use black and red pen only. Red pen for birthdays and checking list and all other activities will be black. I also like the front cover of my new planner, it is vivacious and optimistic. 

Honestly, I’m looking forward in using my planner next year and as always I write done my future plans for the year like trip somewhere during sem-break or during holidays. 

"Make Today Amazing" like it is already saying that today is amazing or I should see today as something amazing.