Not A Shopaholic

I’ve just talked with a friend this morning. She and her family are actually leaving town and be based in the city. When I asked her how many times they’ve move to different cities and towns all her life, I was shocked by her answer. She calmly said, ‘ Oh, just about 9 times and counting!’. Wow! I can’t imagine they had to move all their things, transfer to a new school, adjust to a new environment and befriend their new neighbors – 9 times! And now, since she’s working as a teacher, she has resigned her job and is going to look for a new job in the city. She has done some searching but can’t search using the Philadelphia job search because they’re now based in Malaysia. Hopefully she’ll find a new teaching job in the city soon.

Anyways, my friend and her family is not on the run or something. Her father’s occupation requires them to travel and be moved to different cities.

All contracts signed, house rent and deposit paid, house interior repainted. Yes! we are ready to move in to our new house. It’s  such a relief to have found a house after days of searching and praying.

The house that we’re moving in is not a big house but my Hubby and I like it so much because it’s cozy and the neighborhood is conducive for children.

I can’t wait to move in, arrange the stuff around and settle in. Whew! I just want to settle and have a ‘normal’ life again. I think I’m already dizzy with our ‘transit’ lives; staying in different places, sleeping in rooms that are not our own and etc. But of course, I’m not complaining.. I did enjoy our travels and staying with family and friends. But certain things have limitations and I guess, I’ve already reached that limit. I also want stability, routine and a certain feel of  ‘permanence’. So, I can conclude that living in motorhomes is definitely a no-no for me.

We’re sort of short on budget this season. We’ve traveled a lot for the year and we’re saving for our move to the new house. In short, my Hubby and I haven’t bought anything  special for ourselves  for Christmas.

But on the other hand, I remember that I bought a watch early this month. It’s a Nautica watch. This is actually a watch sold by my cousin who works for the manufacturing company in Hong Kong. They have this year end sale and she bought a lot of the watches and sold them at a cheaper price. So, I would consider that as a Christmas gift for myself.

As for my  Hubby’s gift… if budget permits, I would have to think of a birthday gift and a new year gift for now since Christmas has already passed by.. LOL! If not, we’ll have to wait till we’re settled in our new house with our finances smoothed out and then I’ll buy something really special.