Sunday, April 13, 2014

My definition of success.

A lot of people's definition of success is either having a lot of money in the bank or being a top executive in some corporate office or travelling one country after the other but I realized that is not the case for me.

Being a faithful wife and a loving mother have always been my definitions of success. I don't need to swim in money or boss people around just so I can feel that I am successful. Yes, I understand that we all need money in this day and age and I will be a hypocrite if I say that it doesn't bother me at all that I am struggling with my finances but at the same time, you cannot totally convince me that a rich person who lives in a mansion, driving a sports car is successful.

It might come off as old school to a lot of people, my definition of success, especially to those "independent women" Ne-Yo's been singing about but at the end of the day, those are the things that are important to me. Not a fancy house or tea parties with the queen but I will be grateful if I will be blessed with material wealth because I admit, I want to live a comfortable life with my husband when we get old and I want my children to experience that kind of life too. Hihi. I just believe in a different kind of success and would want that to be reflected with the way I live my life.

Day 62. #100HappyDays


After a long, long, loooooooooong time, I stepped foot in a church - okay, chapel - again. I was kinda reluctant to go at first because I didn’t want to feel like I needed to go just because something’s up (Palm Sunday) but I’m glad I did.

I was on the verge of tears the whole time and I almost cried while listening to the (funny) priest’s homily. He talked about the 3 kinds of suffering (physical, mental/psychological and spiritual) and how these shouldn’t be taken negatively because of the positive effects God meant for them to have in our lives. So timely for me. I might just be burdening myself with a lot of my sufferings - which are mostly mental/psychological - but it helped me handle them a bit better.

What I loved most in the entirety of the mass was this one line: Passion of Christ, give me strength. I needed strength and while there are some people who believe in me and what I can do, I still needed that last push to do what I have to do and I believe that this is it.

It’s been a long while since something hit me this hard and I’m glad that God is the one who hit me. I am a Universe girl, yes, but ultimately, God is my source of unending strength and my faith in Him will never wager ‘cause I know He has given/will be giving me everything I need to make it in this journey.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Day 61. #100HappyDays




This is the way I want to spend my weekends all the time.

Out of my comfort zone and into the unknown.

I've been preparing for this for a long time now and I am jumping in in a few days. Hope this turns out really well. I've always wanted this.

Universe, just a little more, please...

Friday, April 11, 2014

Day 60. #100HappyDays


THIS. <3>

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Day 59. #100HappyDays



So I saw this new product from Pancake House and immediately wanted to try it. I first saw the Nutella-banana-bacon-toast dish in this specific spot, too, and wanted to try it right away so when I saw this, I wanted to try it, too.

A lot of good great things happened today like:
  1. Getting hired for a job I never thought I would do but might be my calling.
  2. The news regarding Brianna that went along with it.
  3. Tita Susan's adobo and fried tinapa wraps, which I totally missed.
  4. Tatay's e-mail.
  5. Talking with Ate.
  6. The Declaros' spicy ginataang sigarilyas.
  7. Brianna, watching Frozen with the Declaro kids.
  8. J&J freebies c/o Angel.
  9. Spending the entire day with my loves.

So thankful for all the blessings I've received!

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Day 58. #100HappyDays


Viber-ing with this pretty lady the whole day. I miss youuuuuuuu! :)

Let it go... That perfect girl is gone.


I know I'm moooooooonths late on joining the Frozen bandwagon and I'm very sorry, Brianna, I've failed you (LOL not really) but this song...it's definitely written for me! Yes, I am a 15-year-old spoiled little snob who thinks EVERYTHING is about her trapped in a 20-something single mom's body.

But seriously, whenever this song comes on - which in this household is a LOT, thanks to Brianna - I shut down and think of all the things I will achieve this year if I just let go of the thought that I am not good enough and that I am a failure. After that, I get all determined and focused and stuff. It's like my anthem of sorts.

"It's time to see what I can do, to test the limits and break through. No right, no wrong; no rules for me, I'm free!"

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Day 57. #100HappyDays


This full-time online, homebased gig is just what I’ve been looking for. Thank You, Lord, for this. One more on Thursday then I decide. :)

Monday, April 7, 2014

Day 56. #100HappyDays


When people get excited for me, I get excited too. Positivity, like negativity, is indeed contagious.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Day 55. #100HappyDays


Brianna and I bonded over adobo and tea in Toys R Us, Robinson’s Galleria. :)

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Day 54. #100HappyDays


Thank you, JLC, for making me kilig on a sh*tty Saturday.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Day 53. #100HappyDays


Yesterday was a sh*tty day but seeing my daughter enjoy herself made me smile even for just a bit.

An Afternoon Affair with ASCOF Lagundi

Mommies want only the best for their kids -- This is especially true when it comes to the health and well-being of the children. We want whatever it is we put in our kids tummies is good for them. Okay, maybe there's the occasional McDonald's french fries or one too many cupcakes one Sunday afternoon but for the most part, we would want them to consume healthy food.

When it comes to caring for sick babies, though, mothers go all berserk. I know I go crazy even when all Brianna has is the common cough. When faced with this, I usually just give her more water and fruits. I don't rely on medicines myself especially for coughs and colds and I wouldn't want her to rely on them as well. I just want everything out of the system without the help of medicines. It's a better alternative.



Attending the ASCOF Naturalista Moms Garden Affair with Brianna in the Earth Kitchen last March 28 proved all that. The invitation to this event couldn't be anymore timely, too. Brianna has the coughs and I was getting worried 'cause it was getting worse.


Apparently, there are 4 signs of cough: 1) Mabigat na dibdib, 2) Makating lalamunan, 3) Konting pagubo and 4) Nanunuyong lalamunan. And upon the first sign of cough, you can already take ASCOF Lagundi, unlike other antibiotics wherein you have to wait for a certain amount of time - or symptom - before you take it. You can also never go wrong with the prescription for ASCOF Lagundi -- You won't OD on it. Riiiiiiight?! A cough medicine that won't get you all woozy and end up in a hospital when you take more than the prescribed dosage.

Anyway, I personally enjoyed the dance move that was taught in the event. Brianna enjoyed that one too but too bad my video footage isn't good enough to upload. The dance move they taught was about how ASCOF Lagundi will soothe you and get rid of your cough (Tunaw-Luwag-Ginhawa). It was really easy and the kids enjoyed dancing to it.


#NaturalistaMom, Carmina Villaroel-Legaspi graced the event with her twins and entertained questions from the bloggers and people from the media. I love how frank she was and how she's praning, too, when it comes to her kids. Another thing that I love about their small little family is how they are expressive and how as a mom, she doesn't actually intervene with her children's affairs (Hugot101. Hahaha!) but calls them up to check up on them every once in a while. I've always wanted that kind of family so I am doing just that with Brianna (and my favorite person). Well, of course there's how she wanted to feed her family everything healthy that I someday hope to achieve.

They've also shown us the latest ASCOF Lagundi TVC featuring Carmina and the kids:



These kids... Even at their age now, they're still so adorable and they look that way in person too.

Anyway, I think that The Earth Kitchen in Katipunan, Quezon City is the best place to hold the event. ASCOF Lagundi is an organic supplement and the food from The Earth Kitchen were all healthy and suprisingly tasty for someone like me who prefers her food salty. Yes, the herbal medicine is surprisingly tasty, too. I tasted it before I gave Brianna some. Teehee. The interior design of the place is so pretty. It has this home-y feel to it that I kinda wanted to just put my feet up and plug my iPod to my ears.




Of course, this experience wouldn't be complete without the friendly Nuffies and Nuffnang bloggers we met:




Anyway, Brianna is feeling a lot better as of this posting, thanks to ASCOF Lagundi. It only took - what? - two days of taking the ponkan-flavored syrup - which is really yummy, mind you - and now her week-long cough's all gone. I'm not just saying this, y'all. It's the truth.

Kaya mommies, sa simula ng cough, ASCOF! Natural.


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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Day 52. #100HappyDays


Helping out a friend always makes me feel good.

When will my life begin?

I've been so hooked to this animated film for the past few months, first because Brianna's been watching a lot of it and second, I can totes relate to Rapunzel. I wanna see the light, too! (Not that light, okay? I don't want to die yet. Hahaha!)

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Day 51. #100HappyDays


No matter how busy this guy is, he makes it a point to call every once in a while just to check on me and my daughter. It’s a small gesture but it speaks a lot.

It makes me extremely sad that the place that should be my safe space isn't my safe space.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Day 50. #100HappyDays


HIMYM series finale viewing party at Ren’s place last night. Although we all didn’t like the ending, we had fun watching the last episode EVER of How I Met Your Mother together.