For the matter of happiness, I believe those wise people out there are correct; money doesn’t guarantee any kind of happiness whatsoever.

But for some (or many?) cases, money is important (everybody knows, sure thing). Still, I am certain (and really hope) that I won’t go crazy and suddenly have some sort of mental illness once I lack money. Dear Lord, please help me.

Anyway, preparing that hard cash in your pocket, in your wallet, or even under your pillow (anyone?) is such a gorgeous effort, always.

In my case, I open two savings accounts. A woman (I forgot who, but she’s a famous one) says that having at least an account in a bank can make you feel safer in terms of finance. Do you feel the same? Well, I do.

In my 101 list, I have this one preset task to open a new savings account at another bank from mine now, but I ended up sitting before a bank customer service and created two accounts. Yes, two. 1st, the ‘regular’ one; 2nd, the term-deposit one. You know, just in case. But particularly because I’m at present planning on something big, so lots of (money) preparation is a must (though actually a small amount of money would be enough — but parents tend to exaggerate, if you know what I mean).

So, stop filling in that pillow case with your hard cash and turn around to your nearest bank. It’s such a gorgeous activity, believe me

It’s still in the early 2008 and I’m still excited to read my 101 list every day and plan what and how to do next.

FYI, the very first thing I accomplished from my 101 list is #87.

About a year ago (31 December 2006), I decided to write a letter to myself (inserted inside a cute card - to motivate me more). What did I write, you might wonder. Things that I hoped and believed I would achieve during 2007 - getting a full scholarship to getting my master’s degree was the focal content.

You know, I laughed a little after reading the letter, comprehending that my life right after composing that letter headed to a very different path from I used to think about. And FYI again, I am no longer obsessed with the scholarship hunting thing - at least not at present.

What I’m glad of is that I didn’t feel any burden reading the letter - I mean, with the fact that my real story is way sort of different from the one stipulated on the letter. Though the real story now has never been a part of my dream, yet one thing that the letter is right - about Gorgeous Inspirations. I did manage to start the website and it still exists now ( BIG yay for me ).

Yes, another celebration (the more I’m conscious that I’m at present participating in Gorgeous Campaign 2008, in which I created by myself, the more I’m conscious that there’s more in life to celebrate) - this time was the eco-friendly one.

I don’t remember since when, but I’ve been trying (pretty) hard to be more eco-conscious (what a big change in me!). I notice that I must widen my horizon and knowledge more on this matter. I even signed up on Nature Conservancy page and subscribed to regular free newsletter from Ideal Bite - both are websites concerning environmental issues (I really do recommend those two pages for you).

So two days ago, I went shopping to the biggest market in town, solo. Not only did I buy several essential goods I needed, but also surveyed some other goods that I would buy later only if that meant supporting the preservation of Mother Earth. I particularly checked cautiously on plastic materials and a few light bulbs.

About an hour exploring (almost) all of the aisles (I avoided the bakery aisles - and yes, I did shop for just about an hour, as I am no shopaholic), I was drowned in my own seriousness (and consciousness as well, for that matter) of (trying) to living green. And I’m so very happy that I did (and still do) have the awareness kind of thing. I believe it’s a good thing - which is worth to celebrate.

And how did I celebrate it, folks? Smiled on my way home

Yes, let us all celebrate our finally-awaken eco-conscious state in us.

I decided to participate in Gorgeous Campaign 2008 (I’m the one who created the campaign, after all).

My first celebration?

So I went to the bank yesterday. For the very first time, I pushed myself to be brave to ask to the teller about  whether or not the bank issued a debit card product (in fact, I had been longing to ask this for way so long, but didn’t have any courage - silly, huh). In a friendly manner (and with a very sweet smile), the teller explained as much as she could about it (especially about the fact that the bank does have the debit card product). For me, knowing only that one small information, wow, it was such great (and gorgeous) news

Then I celebrated the gorgeous news with a thank-you ‘note’ to Dear Lord.

But yesterday was awesome. I got to celebrate 2 things

The second one?

Well, you might say it’s a trifling thing, but not for me. I managed to pay the pre-paid credit for my cell phone through the ATM machine (yay!). I know it sounds silly, how the service has been running since a long time ago, but yesterday was my very first try to do something new (I have this kind of ’small phobia’ toward doing new and ’strange’ things related to money - my money). I’m glad I did.

Again, ‘just’ thanking God was the best celebration

We all, thank God, are lucky to get the opportunity to discover so many gorgeous inspirations in life - and in conscious state. But lots of times we also missed those little-yet-worth-to-remember stuff. Let’s celebrate those ‘little’ gorgeous things around you, that have completed you, have given you joy, or have even shaped who and what you are now. Let Gorgeous Inspirations (GoIn) accompany you in celebrating those gorgeous inspirations, and let’s start a Gorgeous Campaign

The pilot project is conducted for one whole year–during 2008. Already feel exhausted? Don’t