they say big things come in little packages. and so they do.
S and i stumbled on this quaint secondhand shop for baby clothes and stuff yesterday. i've been here for nearly two years and i never noticed it! it just wasn't my kind of thing then, i suppose. funny what need does to you.
so anyhow, the stuff in there were pretty cool quality, not like the stuff i remember seeing at SPIT or OXFAM, where you could still smell the body odour on the clothes. sure, i got one cool adidas sports jacket for only £1 back in '97 but i had to launder it to rid myself of the fear of inheriting any anghit or what-have-you. and the prices. sooo reasonable it made me want to snap things up.
S did allow me to snap up a MAYA SLING WRAP, the kind i have been dying to get from my relatives. the bonus thing was that it was brand new, and sold at secondhand price!!! if you check out this link, the fabric i got mine in was # 39, a deep rich burgundy with multi-coloured stripes. we got it at a relatively good price, considering that with shipping and VAT, that wrap would have come up to be around 60€, while we got it for only 29€. i'm just happy i have the sling; i even practised wearing it, in spite of the big belly. i have gained around 7 kilograms since my pregnancy, approximately 15 pounds.
then today, three sweet girls gifted me with stuff for kimi: you already know about what V lent me (crib, baby carrier, steriliser); there was a bag of some clothes, socks, and toys from M1, then 2 bigger bags of clothes and beddings from M2... i was thinking, life is great. thank you, lord!!!
then i got to talk to my mom via skype, and am in constant communication with my preggy older sister, all about baby related stuff... and things are just swell.
never mind that someone i knew from the philippines knifed me in the back over music-related matters, or that el shaddai, the choir i teach in brussels (come to think of it, not even a recognised chapter of el shaddai, ha!), have been doing some dirty politicking with me and my husband. i did cry for a while but chatting with my best friend and another good friend from brussels who dropped by unexpectedly has lifted my spirits. considerably so!!!
the little things count. they really do.
if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well, baby
3 comments:
amen to that.
it's the little things that really matters.:)
Hello Lara, have not been to visit in a while. The transition period you had with your blog plus my slow internet connection conspired to keep you from me.
I just must say that mayan sling wrap is so handy and that I am as always, ecstatic about the bebe.
That baby wrap is so cool. I saw Courtney Cox in a magazine wearing that with baby Coco. I want one of that! Pero hindi baby ilalagay ko. Potato chips, Cheese Curls, etc... Hehehe.
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