I never really worried about real property taxes and other grown up stuff. Living with my parents for 23 years made my life easier and more convenient. Of course, I had to move out when I got married, which means I have to take care of my own home, including payment of property tax.  After […]

As a young and relatively new parent, I am excited to see my girls wear uniform, go to school, teach them with their homework, attend parent-teacher meetings, the works. And now, my time is about to come. Next year, we plan to enroll A for Nursery and see how she will do with the other […]

Disclaimer: This is NOT a sponsored post.  I’ve always been a planner girl. I remember buying a Tweety organizer when I was in gradeschool (I forgot the name of the store already) and saving up for the fillers for the following year. I enjoyed designing my planner and keeping it as colorful as possible even […]

I never really worried about real property taxes and other grown up stuff. Living with my parents for 23 years made my life easier and more convenient. Of course, I had to move out when I got married, which means I have to take care of my own home, including payment of property tax.  After […]

I love tofu, whether fried, baked, or even steamed. When I was younger, I remember my lola making this tofu dish with oyster sauce, garlic, and some herbs I can’t recall. I could finish an entire plate of tofu in just one sitting, she had to set aside for other people in the house. LOL I wasn’t […]

I have to be honest with my eating habits. Prior to pregnancy, I never paid that much attention to food. I eat whatever I want, whenever I want it. It was easy to lose weight back then and get back on the fitness track whenever I want to, so I never worried that much about […]

Disclaimer: This is NOT a sponsored post.  I’ve always been a planner girl. I remember buying a Tweety organizer when I was in gradeschool (I forgot the name of the store already) and saving up for the fillers for the following year. I enjoyed designing my planner and keeping it as colorful as possible even […]

Disclaimer: This is NOT a sponsored post.  I’ve always been a planner girl. I remember buying a Tweety organizer when I was in gradeschool (I forgot the name of the store already) and saving up for the fillers for the following year. I enjoyed designing my planner and keeping it as colorful as possible even […]

Hands down, my kids probably have the most sensitive skin in the entire planet! A mosquito bite on their legs will turn black – and it takes weeks before the marks go away. However, this time is different. Photo from NIAID, Creative Commons, Flickr Weeks ago, I noticed red, scaly rashes on my eldest’s arm […]

As a young and relatively new parent, I am excited to see my girls wear uniform, go to school, teach them with their homework, attend parent-teacher meetings, the works. And now, my time is about to come. Next year, we plan to enroll A for Nursery and see how she will do with the other […]

I love travelling. I love the idea of visiting a new place, enjoying the community, trying new food, and being away from home even for a few days. Let’s admit it. Travel and saving are two concepts which often don’t go well together. When I was younger (and still living with my parents), travelling was […]

Here’s how my morning goes: I wake at five or six in the morning, do chores, then cook breakfast for my family. I know this is wrong, but I usually cook a separate meal for my kids’ breakfast to encourage them to eat more. This means I often cook three different dishes (eggs included) in […]

I find supermarket trips therapeutic. I get to spend alone time plus I enjoy discovering new products sold in the market. Unfortunately, grocery trips could mean “gastos” and if I’m not too careful, my grocery bill might balloon up. There was a time the husband and I spent more than P10,000 in our weekly grocery […]

It’s back to school once again. One of the biggest challenges (so far) during school days – aside from waking up early – is preparing baon for my little one. As much as possible, I want to prepare healthy, natural meals and avoid store-bought snacks for my daughter’s baon. At the same time, my daughter’s […]