I'm starting to get bored and tired these past few days. The feeling of
being unproductive is starting to sink deeper in my thoughts, "ramdam ko
na ang nakakapanibagong buhay ng walang trabaho." But still I want to rest
for few months and spend quality time at home. I want to experience again the
joy of living even if we have very little resources today. I've been telling my
mother the advantage of having peace of mind by being contented with whatever
we have at home and not the luxury of this modern day era. Malls are everywhere
and I admit that we're one of those people who enjoys going there and eating
out in fastfood chains becomes part of our weekly routine.
Last week, after my orientation
in TESDA, I went to "palengke" (wet market) and bought some veggies
not thinking of what our dinner will be.
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| 7pcs siling haba-P5, 17pcs onions-P10, 2pcs eggplant-P12, 8pcs tomatoes-P12 |
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| est. price per piece |
I
spent a total of
P39 ($0.78) on those veggies and while I was heading
home, our neighbor gave me these indian mangoes, freshly picked in their mango trees.
When I arrived at home, my mother thanked me for buying these veggies but
with a slight comment of "gusto ko sanang pumunta ng mall at ayoko ng
mag-isip ng uulamin na naman". So I told her that I am a bit tired and
doesn't want to go out but I told her not to worry because
I will
prepare for our dinner that will look like dining in a restaurant.
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| #mybest effort in preparing dinner |
Yes that's our dinner last thursday. The total cost for that meal is
only -
P11.80 ($0.24) and that's for four of us - Mama, Dade, Kuya and
Me, sobrang mura, di ba? Here's the breakdown for that meal:
The pesang tilapia at the center is a leftover food
from our lunch meal. Rice is not included in the computation since I do not
know its price equivalent. Would you believe that the meal I prepared that
night is a winner, "simot sarap, taob lahat, & no food
wasted" which for me is important in practicing frugality at home.
As much as possible I do not want any leftover foods at night. I often
see my Kuya placing some leftover foods in kanin baboy in the morning which I really hate, nakakapanghinayang di ba?
Aside from the
money saved, we really enjoyed that dinner together -"sarap kayang kumain
ng nakakamay at nakapatong ang isang paa sa upuan." I told my mother
"o di ba, di pede sa mall yan ha", hahah. :)
Now that I am
unemployed my goal at home is to bring back the simple and happy lifestyle that we had
before. My reason is simple - Simple living means less expenses but more quality time with our loved ones.
How about you?
What are your ways to simplify your lifestyle?
Just sharing my experiences again!
God Bless and Have a great week ahead!
