Celebrate joy!

I was browsing my IG feed when I came across a free writing workshop this weekend. I wanted so bad to go but I was reminded that: - I've no helper so I can't leave the kids yet - I've so many things on my plate this week already As a mom, there are so many things that you want to do but it's hard to find the time and the energy to do them all. I remember when we went to the beach last year, I was reminded of this truth all so well. At that time, Ciara was only 4 months old and Pia was 3 years old ( yup! We're that kind of parents, na dinadala ang mga junakis kahit saan haha).  For all the moms of very littles, you know that when you go on a vacation in a different place, you're basically just parenting in a different location.  It's truly more exhausting to haul everyone in the car and in a hotel than just to stay at home... So you have to have the right mindset for it, dapat handa ka sa kahit among sakuna! Haha! But yes, kahit naman nakakapagod, we always ...

What a March! Parang first quarter palang, bugbog na tayo. .. I don't know if it's just within my sphere, but there have been so many losses, grief, sickness, and unexpected things happening these past few weeks... Huhuhu, I feel you guys... Just a week after Dennis' dad passed away (it was so sudden), we had to rush Ciara to the hospital because she had a seizure, we were confined for 4 days before we got discharged... And now, we are all nursing a really bad flu... It's emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausting, to say the very least. But the bittersweet truth is, life goes on. And it does not wait for anyone... Minsan gusto ko nalang tumulala at matulog. Ikaw din ba? So hinga muna tayo nang malalim, then exhale...  These days, I'm learning more and more about grief... Grief is like a dark cloud that follows you wherever you go. It hovers even on your busiest day, it's just there, and you know that if you just dig a little deeper and take a moment to st...

Kung gaano katagal ang January, ganun naman kabilis ang February! Did you feel that, too? Now, we are going on our 3rd month into the year, and looking back, a lot of the things that I was hoping for didn't go exactly as planned. As I'm writing this, Ciara woke up and decided to join me and wrote this: ] =]=] ] o[ ] Haha! Gusto din nyang mag-hello! So that's a case in point of things not going according to plan. Of course, all moms know that truth by heart. There's your plan, and then there's your baby's plan. And their plans always prevail. Ha! So going back, this first quarter, I am reminded to hold things a little more loosely. There are a number of things that I was looking forward to this year that didn't pan out. Maybe it's not a total NO in God's book, maybe it's a NOT YET sort of thing... but still, I felt frustrated and disappointed. But God gave me a picture of two things:  ...Of water flowing ...Of a bamboo swaying with the wind ...Of...

  “It’s always a yes, unless it’s a no.” I heard this one parenting advice that will make parenting more worry-free and less stressful. If they want to take a bath in their swimsuits, go ahead. If they want to run across the field with only their nappies on, go run! If they want to say hello to every single person at the grocery store, go at it! If your one-year old wants to take a bite of the french fry of her big sister, just let her have it. If your three-year old wants to sleep every single night with her newfound toy, no problem! If it’s not going to harm them or hurt anybody, just say yes.

Hello, everyone! It's me. It's been a long while, I know, my last update was when I announced that I was preggo with our rainbow baby! Ciara just celebrated her 1st birthday, and Sophia just turned 4. I have been missing writing so here I am, making up for the lost time by picking up my digital pen and blogging again.  Chunky Ciara at 6.5 months Do people still blog these days? I don't even know... lol! Lahat ata naka-reels and youtube videos na. But all I know is that writing is the oldest friend I have relied on ever since I was a kid. It has been my companion and comrade when I am feeling down ( like when I found out we had a miscarriage ), happy ( when I got married ), when I need to reflect, or a space to gush over how pretty awesome the world is ( first time in Japan ). So sana may magbasa parin, and I hope that this space will be able to make you smile and encourage you. So sa dami ko nang sinabi, eto nalang... some photos of my fam to catch you up! PS: I promise to ...