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OFF TO A GREAT START!

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The month is almost over. It's usually a cause of panic, but for once, I'm really excited about how the days are coming and going the way they are. January has been good to our family and it really seems like we're off to a great start this year. Here's what panned out the last four weeks and why we are full of gratitude and hope… NY at LU Before hitting the "hustle button" this 2017, our family decided to welcome the new year at surf town. It was our first time to spend new year's there and I was really glad we did. I found quiet moments to just sit, reflect on life and dream for the Read More

Vibrant La Union

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After spending the entire summer in the city, it was truly wonderful to have been able to take a break and visit the beach a couple of weeks back when we went to La Union for Social Media Day Northern Luzon. Kayo was given the opportunity to participate by giving a talk on the current wave in social media. He decided to bring me and the girls along, stay the entire weekend and make a vacation out of it. Here are the colorful highlights of our trip and some new discoveries in our favorite surf town:   Ridge To Reef Natural, eco-friendly and charming. These are how I Read More

Paintings for Papa

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I find it entertaining when my children explain their drawings or paintings. There is almost always some sort of story behind them even when the drawing are very abstract. A lot of times it's intentional, but sometimes, they just make up descriptions as they go. For Father's Day, Summer, Emma and yes, even Jo, surprised their Papa with mini canvas paintings. Here's what they have to say about what they made: Secret Garden by Emma Louise "I want to make a BIG heart for Papa." After painting the heart, she proceeded to cover it with multi-colored dots and lines. "It's like a Read More

No Fun Day

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Our family of five has been having a streak of random days lately. Days spent doing random things not because we just feel like it but because whatever we had planned out did not quite work out. Sounds exciting, but when you're supposed to be getting things done and end up with nothing, it's no fun. Like the other week, we made plans of going to the National Museum to take advantage of the free entrance. We headed there and was greeted by a very long queu of people waiting to get inside. We stood in line for five minutes then decided to just come back another day even if we have to pay because Read More

Captured & Documented: 2015

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I stayed home all weekend because the girls weren't feeling so well. They're doing okay now and I really think it was just the intense heat that had affected them badly. In between chores and tending to them, I decided to catch up on my scrapbooking and I finally finished documenting our 2015 life events. You see, I've decided not to do weeklies because I know well that it is something I am not going to be able to keep up with. I don't want scrapbooking to be a burden but an activity I delight in so I chose not to put myself under that pressure and stick to documenting occasions and Read More

Double Book GIVEAWAY!

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I have just recently finished reading two very interesting books about having happy and healthy family relationships. Neither one was your typical parenting manual, and I really liked them because of that. They give fresh, original insights, which changed a lot about how I see family life and how it's supposed to be. For this giveaway, Fully Booked has partnered with C&V and I'm giving away copies of these books to three lucky readers this week! (Yey!) Simply read what I have to say about each book below and then follow the giveaway mechanics written at the end of the post. The Read More

Three Little Girls and A Sleepless Momma

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The level of crazy at home has gone up a whole 'nother level since baby Jo arrived over three months ago. In case you are unaware, I have two other daughters, both under the age of four, and I am also a stay at home mom with no helper or nanny. With the new baby, I'm nursing round the clock, every three to four hours, on top of all the household chores, toddler activities and graphic design work. You probably think I'm crazy for getting myself into this but it was a decision my husband and I made from the very start. Aside from the fact that having a maid or yaya is expensive, we are Read More

Enough

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A few days ago, I suddenly got hit by a momentary spell of sadness. The hormones and tiredness brought about by the pregnancy probably had something to do with it. And it could also be that I'm terrified of what having three small children will require of me. But whatever it was, I really just felt inadequate and insecure. Suddenly, I wasn't sure whether what I was doing as a wife and mother was enough. I doubted if, as an individual, I am enough.I found myself crying to Kayo about it in the middle of the night and as the understanding and caring husband that he is, he helped me sort it out.We Read More