What I Learned From Oprah
In one Oprah quote, she said “It doesn’t matter who you are and where you come from. The ability to triumph starts with you, always”. This touched me to the core, particularly with my current career situation now.
Don’t get me wrong, I loved my job. Loved it like a lover that I nurtured. But there [...]
Read more »Shopping is the Devil!
As I told a new friend, I am not a materialistic person. I am mostly content with what I have and won’t go out of my way to buy stuff that I deem “unnecessary” according to my strictly frugal Ilocano upbringing, which mandates that I must always save the bigger portion of my earnings in [...]
Read more »The Appeal of Spill: No Crying Over Spilled Milk
At first, i thought that my son’s habitual spilling of his milk was a bid for my attention. I’ve obliged him a couple of times when he does it and promise hugs and kisses as ways of curbing his attention hunger.
Now that he’s been doing it habitually, though, I’m thinking that maybe it’s not his [...]
My Third Christmas as a Mom
Christmas is the best time of the year to be a kid again.
This is my third Christmas as a mom. It’s a nice feeling to be able to see my son enjoying Christmas each year as he grows older. His first 2 probably did not register much, and this year is the first time that [...]
Mother of the Year
I don’t claim to be the most selfish girl in the world (THAT particular title already belongs to one of my bestfriends, Carol… self-proclaimed, haha), but I am selfish enough to grasp the magnitude of how positively selfless Motherhood can be.
I see my baby smiling as he plays alone in his crib. He turns around [...]