Mel and the New Normal

You know how everyone had their #Happydaychallenge thing a few months ago? Even though I'm I huge, like, SHEEP in the sense that I love following trends, I did not get into that. In general, I am a very happy person, and I feel happiness even in the worst of days. I kid you not. Even during the "dark ages" of our pregnancy, I consistently found something to be happy about everyday (thank you American Idol!) I guess I just have a lower standard for happiness, and I easily find happiness in small things, so I wasn't so into the challenge where people seeked out at least 1 happy aspect of their day. That said, this is a completely different concept from me being a "Grateful" person. I am not a grateful person. Happy, yes, but grateful, not so much. Meaning - I enjoy my life, but I am not that person who says at the end of the day, "Thank you for this and this and this." I don't even mean this in a religious way, that I'm not grateful to God ...

I've been super-duper busy blessed with work these last few weeks, it's crazy. We've been booked for events even for December 2013, for kiddie parties! Very grateful (versus very unhappy haha).  There are so many things I would like to blog about, but they will have to wait for now. However, I would like to share with you my current read, which I am satisfied with so far: "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green. I grew up an avid reader of books, much to the dismay of my Dad. I say dismay because books are very expensive, and I could polish off a Sweet Valley book within an hour of reading it. I would read during lunch, dinner... in the moving car, in  a party. I wasn't a nerd or anything, I just really loved books! (This, however, did not make me as smart or as well-versed as I wished to be). This was a very expensive hobby growing up, and I had an extensive collection of books, mostly composed of Sweet Valley. =P (Sana may Kindle na that time). After ...