Changing School

I always thought that my daughter will finish her secondary level in a British curriculum school. Unfortunately, the school where she is in now decided to close by end of the school year 2014-2015.  Another issue we have to consider is that she will be going home in the Philippines for her collegiate level. The Commission on Higher Education in the Philippines require students from abroad to at least have Filipino and Social Studies subjects in their curriculum. Being in a British curriculum, Filipino is not part of the elective subjects.

So, today I made the painful decision of transferring her to a Philippine-curriculum school. It's not an easy decision but something I and my husband had to make. My daughter was apprehensive at first. However, most of her friends from her current school are moving there too so the transition will be a bit easy for her.

I am not sure if this is the right thing to do. All I know is that, I don't want to put my daughter in a situation where she will end up not having any school at all and miss a year of schooling.

Weight Loss Dilemma

Again, I got stuck in a very long rut. My friends are losing weight but I am gaining more.

I can't blame anyone but myself because I have allowed it to happen. I used to have a strong will-power and deeply motivated but it is not working these days. I know what to do but I can't seem to push myself.

I have been bugging my other "round" friends to join me in my quest for weight loss for good health and they just keep saying tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. I am tired waiting for the day when I can actually have a buddy system or a support group to back me up on my endeavor.

Where do I actually start? I don't want to end up fat and miserable. There's nothing wrong when you are plump but if you are having health issues then that is something worth changing. I can't stay like this because it's not making me healthy. I have to start somewhere and I need to do it soon.

Words Escape Me

There are times when I want to say things but the words just float inside my head. I know the exact words I want to utter but when my mouth opens, words escape me.

I am not like this. I am very articulate and I don't have problems speaking my mind which is also the cause why I get into trouble sometimes. However, I noticed lately that I am at a loss for words. Although it only happens in the office and never at home.

It is a different scenario at home. I can spit 100 words per second without a rest and yet, I get tongue-tied at work. I was not like that before. I just noticed that when the power-grabbing people started sprouting like mushrooms around me, things changed. I am having speech impediments all of a sudden. 

It has nothing to do with fear because I am not afraid of them but I am so conscious of my performance review and I still want my job. I am afraid that I may snap one day and I will greatly regret it. The power-play at work is becoming very unbearable but I have no escape. Only words escape me right now but I can't.