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Motivations for A New Year

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Who doesn't love a good motivational quote? I do! 2014 is now here and I thought of sharing some of the quotes that I have collected that I turn to for inspiration. I think we all need a good push every now and then so I hope these words help brighten your days as they have mine :) This one's just perfect for the new year :) 2013 was challenging for me and my family but it was also a year filled with victories both big and small. The year was defined by our first steps towards our new … [Continue reading]

A Christmas Thanksgiving

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It's that time of the year when I reminisce about the year that will come to a close in two weeks. The big thing that I have learned this year is celebrating the little things and enjoying the right-nows but I think about the big things too. Our little family has had major milestones in 2013. Truth be told, Dan and I never really plan out our year. We do to some extent but we are flexible in that we know that 90 percent of what we want to happen will never happen anyway. We are maskipaps -- … [Continue reading]

Move Over Hallmark

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It was morning and we were all rushing to go to work. We were also rushing David so he could dress up and be ready for school. In the midst of the stressful morning rush and just thinking about beating the awful EDSA morning traffic, David handed us this: I paused to soak in the goodness that was in these pages. I loved how he drew us all holding hands. My favorite part is that he put Noah between me and him. It just screams "protective kuya!!!" and I loveeee it. I was so busy … [Continue reading]

Thankful

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Last Thanksgiving, one of the bloggers I follow, Patti Rice of A Perfect Lily posted on her Instagram account that she's going to do a Thanksgiving video and put all the pics of our kids in it. Of course I got excited with the project. Patti's blog is one of the blogs I read everyday because she writes sensibly about motherhood and raising a child with Down syndrome. Her 10th daughter, Lily also has Ds. Patti has 11 kids and she homeschools all of them. Superwoman sya period. If you want a new … [Continue reading]

KuryenTipid!! What I’ve Learned About the Meralco Power Hike

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I have to say that I only know MERALCO as the harbinger of electricity bills. That orange and white bill tacked on our refrigerator door has unfortunately reflected increasing power hikes. So when I attended a lunch that MERALCO hosted recently, I listened intently. I was with other SoMoms and we all wanted to know why there is a power hike and what we can do to conserve energy or at least be efficient in our usage. First things first: The Philippines has the most expensive electricity … [Continue reading]