When will be the Black Friday of America? I’m just curious because there will be another grand sale in my Toronto, though we don’t celebrate the Black Friday but we enjoy them, especially during the Black Friday midnight madness. I don’t really shop. I just enjoy the influx of the shopaholics. I have tried many times pushing and pulling towards the door of the mall but I have never experienced grabbing the right stuff I‘m aiming to buy. I’m too slow, always slow and my shopping opponents were too fast. There, all I could do was watched them and enjoyed the panic buying motions, and I want to see it over and over again.

The year is almost over, a reminder for me to put some thoughts about moving to another place closer to my hubby’s workplace. Right now our location is extremely favorable for me, since it is close to our tot’s school, doctor, and mall and accessible by public transport. We had few times visiting his workplace vicinity and look around for apartments. That location is surrounded with industrial workshops and businesses, busy neighborhood, bit expensive and the rests are not enticing. I prepare to stay foot in this apartment and I’m happy here. If ever we have enough money to buy our own space, I will definitely suggest to be living in the countryside.

Money, money, money is what I need these days. If my hubby did not visit his country last month, we could still have few bucks for the coming Christmas holiday. There’s no one to blame because it was an emergency trip. Saving enough for the household unforeseen expenditures is wise, and I should have saved for emergency purposes. The later was overlooked, then emergency time calls we had no other option but used the savings intended for immediate household needs. We have survived the rent and bill obligations, yet I still felt we are broke. It should be the time to spend for the holidays. Unfortunately, it is time to save all over again.

Let it snow. Let it snow. That would be the tune of the vacationers who love to see the winter cold dust. Yes, I love the snow and we have it all winter long, and we also wish to enjoy the sun, sand and the beach. Some of my friends will be sun surfing to Jamaica for a week vacation. We could do that or may be off to Mexico to one of the Cozumel vacations deal. I wish! I wish! If December is not due soon, I will never hold my cash so tight and spend it to any of the sunshine holiday’s package. Urgh! Great! End of the year and our son’s educational plan contribution is due. I will be paying big bucks.

Christmas is one of my most favorite holidays of the year. We Filipino’s long that everyday is Christmas, not just for the presents we give and receive but its spiritual and psychological warm feeling, full of love and compassion, it seem that everyone is prone to do good things, and bad actions are down to drain. This year there will be Christmas tree. I know it will cost me big bucks. Also it’s my first Christmas tree after I married to a Muslim sweet man. Yes, holy macaroons! My hubby says yes to a tree.

If you’re one of us who celebrate Christmas, then you must be expecting one of the Christmas party invitations. Or better, you will customize your own Christmas party invitations for your relatives and friends. I haven’t been to downtown for the last two months, I have not seen the mall decorations if is Christmassy already. I live near by the mall in our small city, so going to Toronto downtown for shopping is always the last option. Definitely, this coming Sunday we will be in downtown to witness the Santa Clause Parade. Everybody is waiting to see Santa in November.

Thursday’s school has gone by and Friday is no school, tra la la la! It’s like a long weekend for me, plus on Sunday we get to watch the Santa Clause Parade, and hopefully it will not rain. Last year’s parade was great under the rain and snow, the parade is on rain or shine even snowing, and Torontonian’s and visitors will be there to witness the grand day welcoming Santa, Christmas holiday and for kids delights. This is one of the Toronto’s fun days that I enjoy and waiting for a year is worth an early Christmas present.

What is new in advertising? Since the introduction of the Internet and digital advertising, companies and businesses not only advertise their products on the household tubes, magazines, newspapers the common way of informing the consumers of what’s in the market. Actually, cardboard displays are one of the ancient ways of advertising a product. Ancient or new, it’s out of the question because it is still very effective tool to reach consumers attention. Today’s economy cardboard displays and paper fliers are back on the advertising list since it’s inexpensive, effective and common.

If kids know how adults want to slow the growing and aging process just to enjoy the benefits of being young. Hey, what’s the bug of cosmetic surgery if we don’t give a thought of looking younger again? I mean, the irony of aging is thinking about being young. My son is my only companion at day time, he is four and talking likes no end. He loves ice hockey even watched the games quite often. I bet that he only likes the ice skating, jerseys and the hockey stick. He asked when he is going to grow bigger and play hockey. I said, he needs a million sleep and eat all his foods. Too bad he can only count until 20.

We all had a bad flu two weeks ago. Those days were sustained only by our cabinet medicines. My hubby and our tot got to see our family doctor with some prescriptions, and the rest of the medicines were purchased over the counter. I just thought that to minimize immunity to aspirin, acetaminophen, and cold and cough medicines that we are using. I browsed for new brands and generics, because I have noticed that few of my cabinet medicines are less effective anymore may be because I am immune to it, or whatever reason it is. It’s not effective anymore, and hey, I also browsed and investigate many of the over the counter diet pills. Gosh! There are many, which one is effective to loss weight? Big question and they are expensive. Just by reading the active ingredients of the pills and looking at they’re prices I could feel my weigh reduce of shock.

If I have enough money to splurge, going to one of the Caribbean seas would be an amazing wedding anniversary escapade. For the last five years, we did not spend the Day just for me and the hubby. Were always three, tot’s in tow wherever we go, and we never spent the grand Day yet. I am hoping that it will happen this year, sadly we are broke. We could afford the one of the five star restaurants in town, but hubby is not fan of fine dining. What he wishes for is to visit the Niagara Falls or one of the Montreal’s escapes. In winter and Montreal?! Grrrrrrr, that’s too cold to enjoy. Niagara Falls will do and affordable as well.

Few weeks ago I was observing the class of my tot who is now in junior kindergarten. Everything inside the classroom is so tiny, full of drawings and artworks of the pupils hangs all over the wall of the classroom. I felt like a giant sitting to one of the chairs and my knees knocked under the table. It’s amazing how cute are our bugger little ones sat properly on their assign petite classroom furniture. My observation happened during the first month of the term, the kids were totally in different routines and showing silly behaviors. They’re teacher was not amused of course, including me because I have seen my silly boy not paying attention. It’s been two months now and kids generally have shown outstanding changed.

Summer sales are off the hanger now and fall season is still around. There are sales and bargains all over the town for the holiday's gift giving especially Christmas and the usual inventory sales. So, is this the right time to splurge for off season clothes? It could be the right time, if you have extra cash to spend. This is how I shop, right after the season end and Boxing Day. Good deals are my friend when shopping is the theme. Most of my tot and hubby’s winter clothes for this coming winter were purchased last year in spring. Yes, you may wait for awhile to enjoy the purchased but it’s worth the wait. It’s one of my ways to save money, especially when you are in a tight budget.

It’s been awhile since I asked our cable provided to reduce our channels to cheaper bundle. I miss all the channels that are very informative, interesting and gripping, and the best of all shows are about home renovations, improvements even real estate. I remember everything because now I have to buzz about the central vacuum system. I have watched one of these types of vacuum before on TV. It was a huge mansion where each room is built-in with vacuum cleaning gadgets. If you have seen that one of the “amazing home” shows, you’ve probably seen what I am talking about. Just imagine that you are living in a huge mansion and vacuuming it using the conventional vacuum. Funny eh!

Toronto is great for the last two days now, the weather feels springy, and I hope it will stay like this for awhile. I love winter and snow, now that my tot is schooling and it’s walking distance from home. I pray that winter is dry, dream-on! They said so. I miss winter like in Australia, I don’t care that it’s very cold but no snow please, it’s difficult to walk going to school. What’s the buzz about the snow? Man! We don’t have a car and I never plan to have one.