Hey everyone! Today is the deadline for @maverickinvictus’ vision board. I’ve been busy the past few days but good thing I’m off duty today so I’ll have the chance to make my last minute entry.

Upon waking up this morning, I looked at my screenshot of his vision board template.

I’ve been looking at it few days ago, and then I will close it, because I couldn’t really think of any goal as I’m not used to making one. This is the first time I will be conceptualizing a vision board, and though it wasn’t easy at first, it was very rewarding when I finally put it together into one photo collage.

I was still in bed when I made it, perhaps that’s the best time of day to visualize my goals, since I’m still not preoccupied with other things.

As I’m preparing for breakfast, I will start writing about each icon that I used on my vision board. Thank God for smartphones, I don’t need a laptop anymore. I do everything in my phone, thus getting a really good phone is one of my priority. And until now, I believe iPhones are still the best in terms of functionality.

So let’s get to the first icon.

I put that to represent a bank. I’ve been an employee for 5 years now, and I still don’t have any savings account. If you have read my previous post, nurses in the Philippines don’t make that much, plus my earnings mostly goes to my travel expenses and food (because food is life)😂. I’ve been spoiling myself for the past fours years. Haha. It was only last January 2017 that I started making a budget and divided my salary into 4: *savings, travel, daily expenses, and bills.

And though I have set aside some of my earnings, and put it into little investments, for 2018, my goal is to open an account which is solely for savings. I have promised to myself a certain amount that I wanted to see in my savings account on December 2018. I will cut down some unnecessary expenses, and do good here in Steemit. 😉

The moment I saw the word “reputation” in the vision board sample, I instantly thought of my reputation not in real life, but here in Steemit. For this year, I’m planning to build it up. Currently, I’m at 54 and my objective is to get 60 above, before 2018 ends.

This is still a lot of posts and interaction to do, but it won’t seem to be a hardwork for me since I definitely enjoy doing Steemit. I’ve been addicted to social media ever since, and I think getting paid to post or comment is like one of the coolest thing ever.

However, as much as I wish to be active in Steemit everyday, sadly, its not possible. I have 50,000+ people to serve, programs to implement, reports to make, things to troubleshoot, and a world to change (charot!).

I’m not sure if I have mentioned this already here in Steemit, but my friends and those people who knows me personally knew that ”marriage” is not my thing.

I still have a lot of places to visit, and settling down would compromise my dreams. Currently, I am still financially and emotionally unprepared for anything like this, and I don’t think I’ll be ready anytime soon.

Another thing, I also have to find a way to handle disappointments well, as I’m pretty much not so good at it. Long term commitments such as marriage is only for those who can forgive-and-forget over and over again, and I’m not that type. I’d like to think that love stories like “The Vow” and “The Notebook” really exists, but real life marriage is not written by Nicholas Sparks.

Many of you would disagree, especially those who strongly believe in “forever”. Guess what? Their isn’t! Hahaha.

I’m kidding. Of course, there is. If you have found the one, then there is a very high probabality that you two are gonna surpass the differences and arguements, have kids and will live happily ever after.

Then again, marriage is not for everybody. 😂 For now, I still have a lot of things on my mind, and getting married is certainly not on my priority list. So my goal for this year, and for the many many years to come, is for me to preserve my freedom, for it is currently my most valuable possesion, and nobody should take it from me, not this year, not anytime soon. ☺️

Last November 2015, I became interested in biking so I got myself a bike. Though I’m not a morning person, it became my reason to wake up at 4AM feeling excited. It was difficult when I first started. I couldn’t even go a few meters without getting some rest. But my stamina slowly gets boosted, and I can already bike for an hour without the need to rest. It was like that for a few months, then Mañana Habit kicks in again.

I kinda missed wearing my cycling outfits, and riding my bike while the music is on, as the wind kisses my cheeks, and I feel the cold temperature on my skin. Ecstatic moments.

Its been two years, I already gained some weight and I’m not so happy with my stamina lately. So I think its now time to give myself a push, and start doing physical activities again. A healthy body is equal to a healthy mind. And I need a healthy mind so I can post more blogs here in Steemit. 😂

I have tried losing weight and trying to go back to 45kg before, but I failed. So now I’m trying again and I’ll start today. 👊🏻😁

This is my top priority project for this year, my budget for gadgets and others stuff is downsized because I will be allocating them to repairing some parts of the house this year, particularly my room. Haha. 😂

I’m planning to have an attic or somewhat a terrace, wherein the signal of the pocket wifi would be better so I can still go online even I’m home.

By the way I live in the mountain. Haha. And its really hard to get a network signal here in our little village. Few years back, there was really no way we can go online at home. But as the development of technology continues, we can now use messenger sometimes.

I hope time will come that we will be able to have a good network signal at home. Food is life, but.. internet is lifer.😂

My driving skills are only limited to bikes, motorcycle, and driving people crazy.

I just woke up few weeks ago, and I already want to learn how to drive. Some of my friends have been offering me a driving a lesson, but I’ve been saying no to them since I’m not really interested. I still can’t get over the Go Kart incident in Puerto Galera wherein I can’t seem to figure out how to control my steering wheel and accelerator and I keep on going off road most of the time. It wasn’t that bad. I didn’t get a head trauma or spinal cord injury but it was enough to crash my confidence with driving four wheeled vehicles.

But before this year ends, as part of my self improvement wherein its not just about learning how to drive but also - overcoming my fears. 💪🏻

I’m really the business minded type, and I’m not into sales. I’m too shy to be a sales agent. So when I met Bitcoin, it was like seeing a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Haha. You can really make money by just sitting, watching graphs, clicking or tapping things. So for 2018, I’d be more serious in learning how cryptocurrency works. I’ll read and watch videos a lot. I’m taking this life path, and I hope it leads me to being self sufficient and financially stability, so I could finally file my resignation letter and book my trip to travel the world. 🚀

The ultimate goal. 😂🤗

Last 2016, I started processing my passport. Just when I thought I can already get one as I have completed all the requirements, the DFA staff advised me to have my birth certificate fixed first to avoid future problems. There was a typo error in my father’s first name, according to her, though I can get my passport, its best to have my birth certificate corrected first.

Like I said earlier, I’m too lazy to process documents. The correction took more than a year because I’m too lazy to comply for the requirements.

Last October 2017, I went to DFA again, and brought my corrected birth certificate and all the necessary requirements for passport application. I was confident that this time, I can already get one. To my dismay, the DFA staff wanted me to provide a copy of my Birth Certificate from LCR, since my name seems to be unclear. Seriously. 😒

It was only a one day off, so I can’t go back the next day. Then I became busy and forgot to process my passport again.

Now I’m taking it as a blessing in disguise, since as of January 2018, the 10years validity for the passport will now be implemented. 😌

I’m planning to process my application this month, and hopefully I will succesfully get my passport already. 🙄

I’ve been traveling to our local destinations for 2 years now, and I think 2018 is the perfect time for me to do my first travel outside the Philippines.

I still need to get my passport and save for it, so I’m planning to do it on the 3rd quarter of this year. I’m still thinking of what Asian country to go to, if you have any suggestion or tips, I would love to see them in the comment section below.

That’s it for my vision board. I thought it was gonna be a short one since I don’t have that much time to make this, but I got carried away. Haha.

Thank you @maverickinvictus for your awesome vision board contest!

Its been an amazing experience creating my first vision board. This might be the first of the many vision boards that I will be making in the future.

Thank you Pixlr for making my vision board colorful, and Apple for the cute icons! Haha.

Thank you #steemitachievers for being a great source a motivation and support! Keep rocking!

Thank you for reading/browsing my post. 😂

Stay awesome, always spread positivity and.. make a difference! 🤗💚