By Lauren V. Macaraeg #LaurenMacDoodles
My bookworm birthday adventure continues at the Big Bad Wolf Book Fair! 🎂📚🐺
Pila-pila din pag may time!
There were a lot of interesting books in terms of titles, concepts, designs and illustrations* 📚 Sulit ang punta ko as a reader and writer who loves to check out various types of books for fun and research alike 📚🤓✏
I’m glad I went even if I wasn’t originally planning to go because I’m trying to minimize my book purchases (pero di ko rin natiis haha. Nerd!) 🤓📖😂 The book fair was still an enjoyable experience for me kahit di na ako nakaabot sa books that were featured in the ads because I went on the second to the last day (though there were still thousands of books left!) at kahit masakit na ang mga paa ko kasi I went book browsing until midnight 📚🌝🐛
“1001 Great Ways to Get Better” 📖 My super advanced birthday gift for Mama Uni 🎁🎂📚
Thanks again to Papa Boy and Mama Uni for always being supportive sa mga trip ko as a bookworm since I was a kid and even up to now that I am an adult (but still a kid at heart) 🎁🎂📚
02.18.2018
Midnight snack to recharge my energy 🍛📚💪 02.23.2018
02.25.2018
02.18.2018
Mukhang bookworm (book cat?!?) din si Cutie the Cat kasi lagi niyang gustong i-check out ang book stuff ko haha 🐈😂🐱 Mana kay Ate Lauren Cat! 🐈😘📚 Sana may Cute Kulit Cat Book Fair naman next time!!! 🐈😂👑
02.03.2018
*P.S. I did end up buying several books at the fair, but I exercised restraint (naks!) and did not buy all that books I found cool/interesting/cute. Oh well, maybe someday when I become a millionaire 😉📚😂 Char!
**P.P.S. I really wish I had bought “The Power of Cute” book 🐈📚😂 Eh paano kung pa-cute lang?!? 😜
“My birthday theme for 2018 is #MyFavoriteThings. It may not be obvious, but I have struggled with birthday blues ever since I was a kid. When I was a child and a teenager, I allowed myself to be swept away by the annual birthday blues, while my mom, my relatives and friends all valiantly and patiently tried to cheer me up each time my birthday comes around (and forced me to celebrate with them lol!). As I grew up into an adult and as I grew closer to God, I myself did my part to battle the birthday blues by trying to cheer up other people on my birthday and also by doing the things I like. Yet even if it may not be obvious, it’s still a struggle almost every year, although being more proactive has helped a lot. Some of my personal cheerleaders are still by my side, while some are now far away or are busy or have their own lives and challenges. I am thankful for all of them and how they helped me when I couldn’t help myself. I know they will all be proud of me that I am now trying to help myself too, while acknowledging that I can’t do it totally by myself at the same time. This year, as I try with the Lord’s help to heal and recover from physical and mental challenges alike, I deliberately simplified my birthday in line with my #Live4Infinity #LifeProject. I also intentionally chose to spend time with my favorite hoomans and cats, to do my favorite activities, and to surround myself with my favorite things. I am also trying to relax and chill more. I want to celebrate and appreciate the things that make life beautiful and interesting, not just on my birthday, but in the days to come.
”LAUREN’S NERDY BIRTHDAY II 2018 @ BIG BAD WOLF BOOK FAIR” is PART 4 of 10 of #MYFAVORITETHINGS Birthday Series. I pray that this series will encourage others who may also struggle with birthday blues.
Thanks again to everybody for your birthday greetings. Thank you even more for being part of my life, my family and friends. Even if I may not see you or talk to you that often these days, I am grateful for each and every one of you and for the role you played in my real-life story and for the role I played in yours, then and now. We love you all!
Flying cat kisses from Lauren, Mama Uni and Cutie the Cat 🐈❤😻”
“In Your presence is fullness of joy.” (Psalm 16:11) #Psalm1611
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#Live4Infinity #LifeProject by #LaurenVMacaraeg #LaurenMacDoodles 🌟 : “LAUREN’S NERDY BIRTHDAY II 2018 @ BIG BAD WOLF BOOK FAIR (PART 4) #MYFAVORITETHINGS” (February 23, 2018) Written on 03.06.2018 📚🎂🐈
#Birthday #Valentines #2018 #KidsAtHeart #AmazingGrace #LaurenMacScribbles #LaurenMacKulit
#Event: #BigBadWolfBooksPH Big Bad Wolf Book Sale @ World Trade Center, February 16-25, 2018
#BookwormBites #ReadersLife #WritersLife
#ProjectTIME: #MyFavoriteBeings #Family #LaurenAndMamu #MamaUniAndMe #MamaAndMe #PapaBoyAndMe #LDRBonding #PattyThePinkPoodle #CutieTheCat #Cutie #Love #LoveIsSpelledTIME #GodWithUs 🐈
#ProjectHEAL: #MyFavoriteThings #Books #ChildrensBooks #GeekyJoys #FoodieFun
#ProjectHELLO: #Openness #Honesty
#MentalHealthAwareness #Healing #Recovery: #BirthdayBlues #Depression #FightBirthdayBlues #Success! #GodIsGood
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