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6 Perks of Being a Toddler’s Mom
Being a toddler’s mom for the first time is stressful. Don’t even say otherwise, because it is! But, setting aside the stress, those sleepless nights, after all the hard work you do every day, having a child brings joy and unexplainable happiness in any parent’s life. Today, I listed 6 perks that I get to enjoy as a mom despite ranting about my toddler’s actions every day. 1. If you are afraid to be alone, don’t worry, YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE! 2. You’ll get lots of hugs and kisses — unlimited, even if you don’t ask for it. Prepare a tissue or a cloth for the saliva though. 😂😂…
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Why Am I Blogging?
**Just a heads up, this is a long, very personal story of why I am blogging. ** Have you ever felt like doing something but can’t? Either you don’t have the inspiration, the tools, or someone’s discouraging you. Have you ever felt like writing something but you just ignore it or you are just procrastinating? Those times that you’re just talking to yourself, ideas coming in, and thoughts pouring, it’s overwhelming! You promised to write everything but when you find the time and you’re ready to write everything, you don’t know where to start. All of those thoughts that you so carefully organized in your mind are gone! And, you…
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The Joy I Felt When I Found Out I’m Pregnant
It was a busy week in my world of freelancing and I am having a normal change of attitude when I’m expecting my period. I have a 25-28-day cycle but I freaked out when I missed Day 1 last March 2016. The thought of being pregnant came to mind. We were married for 10 months then and was not really trying to conceive, be pregnant. I told my husband that I missed my period. As we wait for the right time to check, we had this mixed emotion of fear, excitement, and what-ifs letting the days pass by. I took the test after 7 days. March 26, 2016 (we slept…
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Say Goodbye to Long Lines, Pay Meralco Bill using GCash App
Paying our Meralco Bill has never been easier ever since I discovered that I can use the GCash App even when I am a Smart prepaid subscriber. Say Goodbye to long lines and traveling with my toddler when paying our bill. HERE’S HOW I DO IT: 2. Choose Electric Utilities 3. Find and Click Meralco on the list. 4. Enter the required fields. 5. Review the details and then click ‘CONFIRM’ and wait for the text confirmation of the successful transaction. GCash is an authorized partner of Bayad Center. Please note that Meralco Bill payment is free. Also, transactions made after 8 pm will be processed the next day. And…
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Atchara, a Must Buy from Calaca City, Batangas
My trip to Calaca will never be complete without eating or taking home Atchara, can be Atsara or Achara. Calaca is known to have the finest Atchara. It is home to the Calacatchara Festival which Calaqueños celebrate every May. “Atchara (also spelled achara or atsara), is a pickle made from grated unripe papaya popular in the Philippines. This dish is often served as a side dish for fried or grilled foods such as pork barbecue. The name may come from several names for South Asian pickle and is related to acar from neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia.” – Wikipedia There are different types of Atchara in the Philippines but nothing beats,…
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Best Chicken Adobo Recipe
Chicken Adobo is considered a national dish in the Philippines (unofficial) and every town or province has its own way of cooking it. Some cook theirs with onion, some don’t. Others cook it without soy sauce (yes, there’s someone I know) and a lot more unique recipes that you can find on the web. There are also several types of Adobo — chicken, pork, beef, liver, vegetable, etc. As I’ve tasted several recipes already, there are times that I’ll be disappointed if I didn’t get the taste that I am looking for. Having a mom who cooks tasty and delicious dishes, I cannot help but compare other recipes to my…
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I am a tired mom, but happy!
I am a tired mom, but happy! Nakakapagod mag-alaga lalo pa at dalawa lang tayo madalas sa bahay, palaging puyat, hindi pumipirmi na malinis ang bahay, hindi makapagtrabaho si mom kasi ang clingy mo – gusto mo palagi ako kalaro at katabi matulog, hindi tayo makagala na tayo lang kasi hindi kita kaya buhatin mag-isa pag napagod ka na maglakad (laki at likot mo po kasi), ang dami mo na din ‘watdat mom?’, di ko na masagot minsan kasi paulit ulit e. Pero makita ko lang yung smile mo na yan at happy ka, aba anak, nawawala na pagod ni mom. Hindi literal na nawala ha, syempre tired mom pa…
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