Wifely Steps

Tweet If you have not seen the first Top Chef episode of this season, read no further. This post contains spoilers! How’d you guys like this Top Chef episode? Here are my random thoughts. Would love to hear yours! Tweet

Tweet It had me at chocolate fries. When my husband and I found a rare shared extra hours after work, we decided to go out on a date. Casa Xocolat in Katipunan was a perfect choice since it wasn’t too far from home, and I was in the mood for that pork belly dish my [...]

Tweet “The end of summer is to me like New Year’s Eve. I sense an end to something carefree and uninhibited, sandy and warm, cold and melting, barefoot and tanned…” Here is a beautiful excerpt from Erma Bombeck’s book, “At Wit’s End.” It is an insightful look at childhood, at growing up, at parenting, at [...]

Tweet My two boys holding hands while napping. One of the sweetest moments in motherhood ever. I’m very thankful that my husband is a father who’s very hands on. I can trust him to change the baby’s nappy (for as long as there’s no major poop business going on). I can count on him to [...]

Tweet If you have not seen the first Top Chef episode of this season, read no further. This post contains spoilers! How’d you guys like the Top Chef premiere? Here are my random thoughts. Would love to hear yours! Tweet

Tweet “Eric’s Song” by Vienna Teng is one of the most intimate and romantic songs I’ve encountered. I liked the melody the first time I heard the song, but the lyrics made me fall in love with the song even more. Have a listen and sing along. There’s just something so personal and quiet and [...]

Tweet “Blue skies, smiling at me… nothing but blue skies, do I see,” sings Ella Fitzgerald. I’m sure she wasn’t singing about this umbrella, but she might as well be! This Sky Umbrella sure looks like it can chase the grey away from any rainy day! I think I’ll call this The Optimist’s Umbrella. Tweet

Tweet He likes his lasagna vegetarian, I want mine oozing with tomatoes, the kid will probably like his with lots of cheese… what to do when we’re all picky about lasagna? Presenting: The Trio Lasagna Pan! (via) Picky lasagna eaters? Problem solved! Tweet

Tweet C’mon admit it, what have you bought from the TV shopping network? And can you really relate to any of these (pseudo) problems? As Seen on TV – A Tribute to Doing It Wrong Watching TV shopping network informercials cracks me up. At first I always go “Woo! That’s so exaggerated! Why don’t you [...]

Tweet Things in my head I hope you can help me with: I need to go on vacation. Stat. Any quick weekend getaway recos? Tagaytay’s nice, Subic too. Some place that doesn’t require a plane or a 12-hour bus ride. I don’t want to go too far, and I’m done with staycations. Oh life! Any [...]