Wifely Steps

It’s been a year since I stopped working corporate and embraced work-at-home motherhood. Has it been everything I ever dreamed of? Almost. Has it been more difficult than I thought it would be? Definitely. My career path for 2012 still has WAHM written all over it, but to make it is more productive and efficient, [...]

Firecrackers scare the hell out of me. I think it goes back to seeing an uncle almost getting burned by a fireworks fountain that wouldn’t light. The cone kept toppling over, and he would keep reaching forward to make it stand. On his last attempt to make the cone stable, the fountain shot fireworks into [...]

One of my favorite lunches this holiday season was at Terry’s Selection (Pasong Tamo). Their food is awesome. There is a deli shop on the first floor, and the restaurant is on the second. While waiting for my friends to arrive, I went shopping and scored some delicious chocolates. That deserves another post. For now, [...]

Dear Reader, They say when you’re all grown up, Christmas becomes just another passing day. Why put up Christmas decor when you’ll take them down anyway? Why learn to bake a specific recipe for Noche Buena if it’s only just one night? Why dress your best when it’s the same old faces you’ll be seeing [...]

Kismet cookies. I’m telling you already! Don’t worry, I’m not giving away any spoilers. Kismet cookies is how you find your true love, according to the cute holiday romance novel “The First Love Cookie Club.” “On Christmas Eve, if you sleep with kismet cookies under your pillow and dream of your one true love, he [...]

“The Alchemist” is my all-time favorite Paulo Coelho book. It’s inspirational, motivating and calming. “Veronika Decides to Die” is my second favorite book of his. While the story is triggered by a dark incident in a woman’s life, its message ultimately is uplifting. The other books I’ve read by Paulo Coelho are also beautiful, but [...]

I am not a huge sunblock fan. When some colleagues and I were talking about facial care, they told me I needed to start using sunblock. Key word: NEEDED. Here’s why I hate sunblock: It is greasy, heavy and its scent is too strong. Well, at least the ones I’ve tried. One colleague convinced me [...]

Here’s a cute holiday gift idea: a customized 3D photo doll. Look at my own little Timmy frog! We were walking around the mall when we stumbled upon Animaland. We already knew this was a cute build-a-stuffed-toy kind of shop, but learning about these cute “I Dolls” made my husband and I go “Awwww!”. It [...]

Duck & Goose’s How are you feeling? is one of my favorite books for the toddler. Duck, Goose and their friends demonstrate a variety of emotions in adorable ways. Each illustration tells a whole story, such as the scared story: Patience is cute too. Here’s me being patient with the little boy who likes sneaking [...]

Two things that I love aside from pizza: Bacon. Popcorn. Put them together and yowzaaaa. You’ve got the perfect companion to an afternoon of DVD-watching. Mmmmmm. Chef Tony’s has a lot of good popcorn variants, and this is one of my favorites. You can really taste the bacon with each popcorn you pop into your [...]