Taking Gifting to the Next Level

If you were to write to your future self today, what would it be? 

Mine would go like this:

And if there's one statement in my letter 

that I'd like you to remember:

"People might not know what you've done for them, 

but don't you think that's what makes it truly beautiful?"

For me, that's one of the best feelings one can ever have.

Speaking of that magical feeling, 

Now that Christmas is fast approaching, 

have you already made a list and check it twice?

Here's how I plan to celebrate the Holiday Season.

For the past few months, my work has led me to live an unbalanced life.

This Christmas, I want to bring back that so called spark.  

Like any kid out there, gifts fascinate me!

So making a Christmas Wishlist is a must.

Who knows someone might read it and become my secret santa.

This  Yuletide Season, my wishlist is rather meaningful. 

Aside from the latest gadgets and fashion items that I usually desire, 

what I wanted to give myself this year is the gift of wellness. 

I do hope I'll be able to tick everything in my wishlist! :)

Now that I've got myself covered, here are my gift ideas for my lovedones this year.

My family has always been my support system and what better way to

thank them for all the love than to shower them with surprises.

I will prepare a special meal for them and bring them to some place enchanting

so that we can bond and reminisce over beautiful memories. 

I will then sneak into their rooms just before they are about to sleep

and shower them with gifts that I know they will love.

How about you? What are you planning this year?

Just remember that it doesn't have to be extravagant for it to be perfect;

what matters is that you put your heart to it :)

While many people see Christmas as a celebratory affair,

I invite you and all my readers to take one step further and

spread the love to people who need it the most. 

If there's one thing I'm proud to say,

it's that every effort comes a long way.

Remember that time Typhoon Yolanda hit our country?

It was so devastating that I had to do something.

I created "Project ICare" and put boxes in every floor of our office building

for people to actively help through their own donations.

Surprisingly, I got more than what I asked for.

An ordinary citizen like me was able to do it, and so can you.

In fact, this Season is the perfect time to share your love.

Here's one way on how you can make someone feel special:

Check out the SM Cares Bears of Joy campaign and 

know how you can take part in the season of “gift-ing” 

(http://smcares.com.ph/newsevents/?p=993)

What I love about this campaign is that

the intention is very sincere ;

 I would definitely support the 

Give a Bear of Joy Today campaign initiated by

 SM Cares, a division of SM Foundation. 

For just P200, you get to bring home one bear and

 share another to children from various charitable institutions.

Come to think of it, this is just equal to your daily dose of caffeine

or a movie ticket. A little sacrifice would go a long way and 

don't you think one of the best feeling is

 to be the reason behind another's smile?

I hope you can find it in your heart to support this campaign too <3

For you, it might just be an ordinary bear, 

but to those children, it can mean family.

Share the love. Give a bear of Joy Today.

#MerrySMChristmas2015 #SeasonOfGifting.

Now that I've shared most of my plans for the Holiday Season,

it's time to go back to my first love: SHOPPING!

A Merry Christmas Indeed! 

For more updates about this year’s “Merry SM Christmas” campaign, 

visit SM’s official Christmas microsite (https://www.smsupermalls.com/merrysmchristmas2015) 

and follow its official social media accounts at Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/smsupermalls), 

Twitter (https://twitter.com/smsupermalls), and Instagram (https://instagram.com/smsupermalls/); 

and get an insider access to all the fun happenings at SM Supermalls nationwide through 

Viber (http://chats.viber.com/SMsupermalls). Shoppers can actively share their 

holiday merriments inside the SM Supermalls by posting their photos on 

social media and adding the hashtag #MerrySMChristmas2015.

It's Time to be that Change.

Love,

IamMyOwnStylist

Best Dressed 2015

Last September 22, I attended 

the Best Dressed Women of the Philippines Annual Ball 

held at Makati Shangri-La Hotel.

The BDWP ball is a charitable event geared towards raising funds 

for the benefit of the Philippine Cancer Society.

If you've been regularly reading my posts, 

this fashion for a cause event will be very familiar, 

all thanks to the beautiful, generous and kindhearted

Jennifer Helen Weigel Sarmiento

Tita Jennifer is multi-talented and extremely fashionable.

She was recently crowned last June 13, 2015 as 

Mrs. Asia International 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The 2 lovely ladies in the photo below are her twin daughters:

Jennifer Elaine Sarmiento with her date Kirby Yu Bun-an &

Jasmin Ellen Sarmiento with her date Ralph Andrei Juan

A big thanks to one of my best friends Jas for having me in this 

spectacular event. Truly it was a night to remember.

I'll keep this short and sweet.

It's not enough for a woman to be physically beautiful.

What we all must strive for is how to become 

women of substance --- Someone that can truly inspire change. 

And what more can I say, like mother like daughter.

Indeed, I am very proud of her!

They deserve all the blessings and success that come their way :)

Most of us are still a work-in-progress and hopefully

someday we can create better versions of ourselves :)

Majority of the photos in this post are taken by Mark Ryan Alvarez. 

He's a professional photographer and accepts event bookings :)

If you wanna know more about the Annual Ball,

feel free to checkout my previous blog post

http://iammyownstylist.blogspot.com/2014/09/women-of-substance.html

Love,

IamMyOwnStylist