When life hands you lemons..

If I were still single today, I'd definitely respond "where's the Vodka?". 

Glad these times have changed and now I have a pretty and smart daughter who uplifts me all the time when I am low in spirit. Mind you, if she sees that I hardly smile one morning, she would always ask "are you sick, Mama?" or "are you OK, Mama?". Yes at nearly 4 years old, she's very sweet like that. 

Of course, that changes the mood as I genuinely feel someone is very concerned with how I feel. Lately, she preferred calling me Mama which makes more music to my ears. Feel na feel ko ang personal touch. 

Life is tough these days but I'm grateful that we still manage to go on. At night, I devote ample time to have some quiet time with God. Despite some not so good news received lately, I have my daughter and my family who encourage me to see things in the most positive way. They helped me accept that things really happen for a reason, and what more could be happier when relationships are rekindled after certain turn of events. 

 

So if someone throws me this phrase again, I now respond with.. "Take it and be glad. Let's make a lemonade!". Besides, look at this picture above, isn't that a perfect example that life is beautiful?

I hope we all have a blessed and well-spent weekend! x

The emotera Mommy attacks

When stress level go up above your nose, you can't help but wish for an impromptu makeover just to help you breathe. Or sometimes, in my case, just take me to the nearest mall where I can shop or sip a warm latte. Today, I feel like I can't do any of the above and my social life has decreased as weekend meet-ups no longer happen. I haven't seen my good friends for a while although we never lost touch naman.

Perhaps I just needed a real holiday, as in an out of town vacation and lounge in the shore.  It was long overdue. I miss travelling! I miss how life used to be when you're a little careless. Not that I hate where I am now. Maybe I'm just overwhelmed and WORRY too much. Pasensya naman emotera ako ngayon. Alright, I'll call the hubby immediately after this post and ask him out. So anong connection ng picture ko below? Well, I just want an #OOTD similar to this. Nakaka- good vibes kasi eh. Kaso I don't have new outfits lately. Mukang shopping talaga katapat nito, ano?

Enjoy the rest of the weekend! x

 

Jumpsuit Forever21, bag Coach, specs Morgan de Toi, watch Casio, Ipanema flip flops

What's going on?

It's been 4days since typhoon Glenda (Rammasun) struck Metro Manila giving us the inconvenience of having a total black-out. Wednesday morning, I was still sick and couldn't sleep at 3am so I keep checking if there were leaks on our first floor. You could already hear the wind howling during those wee hours. I checked tweets every now and then to monitor the typhoon's location and to take note of important phone numbers as well in our area. 4am power went off.

When PAGASA declared that storm will hit Manila by 7am, well, it was closely right on the spot! My husband insisted to go to work at past 8 as he was very upset of his site project's situation but it only took him less than a minute to return home. I forgot how a storm signal number 3 feels like only to be reminded that it was that dreadful! Around 9am the rain started to pour non-stop and wind started to get intense and violent. I've seen this huge mango tree, two houses beside ours, swayed left to right and back n forth, waiting to get uprooted. Literal nakipag-buno sya! Good thing it remained standing still and no one was harmed in the neighborhood. Even so, the sight of our street was really scary.

So Glenda left but I still couldn't get that "regular" sleep. It's starting to get crazier by the day. What makes me more sad now was that I couldn't get my domain back. Huhuhu! It's like losing something so valuable. My domain is my space and now I don't even know how to earn it back. I can register an almost similar domain but I still want my dot com... but how??? I already Googled all the possible means but for now I can only wait until it's open for public registry. It cannot even tell an exact period when it will be available.

Ang saklap!

I'm thinking of creating a new domain but One Gutsy Mom is my own reflection. It describes me a lot and my mommy journey. Should I go for a dot net or dot ph? Help please? :(

A Mutual Decision

Just recently, about 70% of my Facebook timeline was about parent's sending their toddlers to preschool. A lot of these kids were first-time preschoolers and of course, these co-Mom's were too excited to see them wearing school uniforms. Some of them had to share captions like waking up before 7am to prepare for day 1 of the new school year and some having difficulties to doze off and they needed to wake up really early. Though I cannot relate on this situation just yet, I share the joy and fulfillment of these Moms. After all, sending kids to school to equip them with the proper education is a parent's biggest achievement.

Some of my friends asked if Daphne will be going to a formal nursery school this year as she is now 3years old. Yes, I want her to and yes I am very eager to! In fact, I already did my school research within the area even before her 3rd birthday. But just as the title says, we as parents came up with a mutual decision and that is to wait for another year.

OneGutsyMom @ 33

I still couldn't believe I am officially 33 years old since yesterday. It was never my thing to deny my age but this time, it seems I am the one suffering this self-denial. It's not in a bad way though, I just honestly feel I am still on my late 20's... no kidding! Well, except for the fact that I found a few grey hair sprouting here and there.

Anyway, I didn't plan anything fancy on my exact birth date. I usually don't, actually. But this year is rather special because I have a same digit age. It only happens every after 11 years and my next would be 44 (and my daughter would be teenager by then!).

Although I woke up a bit cranky yesterday and needed to take an emergency leave (sighs), my husband took an extra mile to end my day positively. He surely knows how to melt my heart even with the simplest surprise. I was too tired so I took a quick nap at 6PM and he woke me up by saying "Be, may gift sayo si Daphne". 

 

My daughter was waiting for me downstairs and when the hubby cued, she started singing her cutest version of happy birthday song. It was fun blowing the little candle with her because she was sucking the air instead of blowing it! Haha! I JUST LOVE YOU BOTH!!! Thank you for the surprise loves and thank you for picking my favorite Red Ribbon cake - the Tiramisu Meltdown! ♥

 

After less than 30mins, two of my good guy friends started to sing beside our window. Nakakaloka nakapasok sila kahit walang susi! Hahaha! They were looking for a candle lighter! Haha! I got really, really surprised! They keep saying they are now "upgraded" as they can now afford Contis' Sans Rival, which by the way tasted so good! Hello, sugar level!

As usual, the little girl kept them entertained and volunteered to blow the candle again. Haha! You guys were epic and I truly appreciate the effort! THANK YOU!!! ♥ Little things that make me feel extra special is way above than buying any expensive gifts. (though I already bought another Coach bag as an advance self-gift, hihi!)

And to my Facebook friends, thank you so much for posting your kind greetings! Buti nalang talaga nauso si Facebook! :-) #proudtobe33 

Kumusta?

I'm on blog hiatus once again and I feel sorry for this. Aside from the extreme humidity that makes me want to stay inside our room and turn the aircon on for 24hours, our home internet has been acting up every night. As in every night! I had to call the broadband guys just to have it checked every after day. That also means I need to be proactive with follow throughs or else nothing will happen. It's so hassle without internet. Even if work requires me to stay in front of my laptop, I still wish to use the internet when at home. Tanggap ko na yan!

Anyway, OA talaga ang init ngayon. As in "ang jinit napoles" sobra and I heard Manila will have the hottest temperature tomorrow. Pero sa totoo lang, I'd rather have summer than rainy season. Either way, we can't complain. We only have less than two weeks til June and I feel bad we haven't gone to the beach yet, not even in a private resort with pools.

But then again, we still have exactly 11 days. Let's see if makahabol pa with a quick summer escapade. For now mga sis, I'll see you in Instagram because my feed is more updated there. Follow me @onegutsymom :)

Hello, April!

Can't believe this is my first post for the month and that I've almost forgotten what my password is! I really miss blogging but these days are divided into work and family time. Not that I'm complaining. I actually love it so much! Being busy is healthy and that means you're being productive in a lot of ways.

There were a couple of adjustments and/or changes that had to be done lately, but to sum it all, I'm very thankful that life has been so pleasant. Well, except for the loud videoke machine in the background now and that one voice who's been singing the last 5 songs, I think. :-)

Anyway, haven't you noticed that Manila weather is getting bipolar recently? It's summer or dry season to be exact but why are we expecting rain showers and even typhoon in April? If it gets hot naman then it's definitely humid all night long! Makes me wanna drag my family to the powdery sand of Boracay Island and swoon! I really miss this place so I can't help but Google some images as my old pictures don't give justice.

photo credits: goldenphoenixboracay.com 

I wouldn't mind waking up one weekend with this scenic view. I wouldn't mind also having Jonah's shake for breakfast, lunch, merienda and dinner!

photo credits: boracaycoupons.com

Earlier on the news, Boracay shoreline looked terribly mossy but I don't care. Boracay sunset is still the most amazing sunset I've seen in my entire life and I'd like to witness it again with my family.

Hay. Pwede bang now na? :-)

100 Happy Days

Yes, I am currently on day 18 of the trending #100happydays pictures on Instagram. Although some people I know highly criticize this because in reality, you can't be a happy person in straight 100 days. Of course, there will always be someone or something that can absolutely ruin a one fine day. 

But that is only IF you allow it to.

To tell you honestly, I am not in the best situation right now. I will share more about that on a separate post when I am ready. Reasons to be unhappy and worrisome are trying to corrode me slowly. But realizing that some people out there are suffering just to fight for another day in their lives, then who am I to complain? We can't just shrug off this fact.

I am not claiming to be an ambassador of good vibes here but at the end of the day, no matter how gruesome the situation we are in, happiness can always be found in one corner. And  I choose to believe that when you are happy, you are also thankful to Him.

This is one of the main reasons why I take these pictures that serve as my personal inspirations of my #100happydays. Once I complete this, I'll have something to remind myself that life is here to give us hundreds if not thousands of reasons to put that beautiful smile. :-)

Heart's Day 2014

 

Hubby and I were never the mushy type of couple. Although we make time for several date nights in a month, I only have one documented formal date we had. Click here for that short story. So last night, just as how every single human being in the universe proclaimed,  I shared the same sentiment that this too shall pass (pertaining to Feb14).. Just like a normal, ordinary day.

It was a terrible night actually, I left the office around 630pm and found myself standing for an hour to get a ride home. A few couples passed in front of me holding hands while the ladies seemed uncomfortable with their bouquet of roses. To each his own, but my gosh, I really can't carry that in public. On a positive note, may mas sweet pa ba sa Pinoy lover boys? Ha ha!

When the hubby arrived home, he surprised me with 6 red roses plus a bar of Toblerone. I thought, ano kayang nakain nito? Chocolates have always been my request and I well knew we both have the same "allergy" carrying flowers, so it definitely took him that huge amount of effort. And I'm more thankful because he brought it home for me.

For that, I think it deserves a space here in my blog. :-)

 

The price for 6 long stems is too steep! Like twice the price of a dozen roses on regular days.

This morning, I thought of creating a table centerpiece so I placed them all in a vase with some warm water. They all bloomed and looked so beautiful! Mas na-appreciate ko sya. THANK YOU again, my dear husband, for the effort and for making me feel well loved. Happy heart's day to all of us! :-)

Woman of the hour

For the record, I am not writing this because I want to take part in bullying, calling her names and bad-mouthing the woman of the hour, Deniece. Wait, I think that should be "woman of the week" instead as it has been so since Vhong (with an H) appeared on national TV like a beaten sparring partner of Pacquiao. Though I'm irritated with names having an irrelevant H, I do wish for his speedy recovery from that unimaginable trauma. No one ever deserves to be treated like that.

Every house, I believe, is waiting how this scandal will end. And even if I knew how people raged on the CCTV footages presented by the NBI, I once tried to put myself in Deniece's situation to be able to understand where her "courage" is coming from. Yung tipong "bilang isang kapwa babae" point of view.

You know it's not easy being interviewed just by yourself, answering accusations alone, proving your statements from interviewers who has each own judgement, and most of all, logging in to all your social media accounts only to be bombarded with so much hate from the whole world. This is definitely not the best way to gain followers on IG and Twitter. Can she still sleep soundly pa kaya these days? And how are her parents coping up with the issue? For these, I give her my sympathy. For all we know, she could be a victim as well. But if you ask me about her TV interviews, well that's a different story.

Teka, how did it all start ba? Was there an infidelity issue in the first place? Or it's just that people nowadays are fond of being too casual, like giving out mobile numbers, inviting someone to your place on your second meet and making out with someone you barely knew. Jusmiyo, whatever happened to golden rule "never trust a stranger?". Tsk! 

Sana lang talaga, justice will be served asap to whoever is proven guilty, because seriously, madami pang problema ang bansa natin na dapat unahin! I hope the pork barrel scam and the Yolanda victims were not like calendar pages flipped when we bid farewell to 2013. I wonder how the worldwide donations are being liquidated? How much billions again?? Hmmm...

I can't help but be sad..

Let me just clear, I wasn't sad the whole day. In fact, this day was one of the happiest as of this year because I get to see my little darling seated in a coin-operated car with her Lola, with a big big smile on her face. At the same time it was nostalgic, rekindling childhood memories at the Fiesta Carnival during mid-80's. I saw me in that sepia picture Mom kept for years and now it's my little one's turn. Oh, happy days! Time is flying so fast.

So what really made me feel upset was this: a horrible break-up by my old time friends who later on became real-life couple. Just newly-wed couple. And it breaks my heart to see my Instagram timeline.

For kwento's sake, this couple were younger than me, but they reached certain milestones in their chosen careers. I've seen how their courtship bloom, turn into a more vivid and colorful relationship and blessed by both parties to get married and be united as one. Their love story is, I am not exaggerating, what every girl can dream of. Me included.

I haven't been in my what I call "hometown" for several years. I qouted hometown as what mentioned in my old post that we often transfer to different addresses, but Antipolo in Rizal is where my heart truly lived. Despite the lack of physical presence, we continued to keep in touch through social sites. That's what I liked about FB or IG, you need not ask how old friends are doing..you just browse the timeline or check out their profile. Ironically, it's also proven to feed you some bad news, like this one, or worse, one's demise.

These are my friends, we respect the silence, and we did not intend to ask why, how and when.. But to me, it must be that terrible for someone to step out the house and fly to that other part of the world. And it's not just days that passed, it's been three months! It must be that painful and I am personally affected by the separation. It felt like the gates were totally shut and no more looking back. Like it was THAT broken.

Makes me think this way, what could possibly make me do such thing if the inevitable comes? My husband having a concubine? Him having uncontrollable vices or alcoholism? Me being emotionally and physically battered? No. I'm not buying the thought. One must not invite such idea and I have no right to judge the situation.

But for someone who slammed the door on the way out, it must have valid grounds, and it must be a never-ending offense. Whatever that is, I am praying to our dear God to bless them and help save the marriage, to give them a kind heart in taking things into consideration, to light their path if one is in darkness, to give the other one enough strength to endure what is bearable and right, and to remind them of what made them fall in love in the first place. Amen.

Deep in my heart, my prayers for my own marriage is also the same. We are never secure with all the temptations but our God is bigger than that and only He can save us by His grace.

What are your health goals?

I have been coughing for the longest time now. Sunday night when my throat irritation started to kick in and then when I woke up the next day, voila, I started barking terribly! Moreso, I've noticed how my immune system gradually deflated last year that I'm always the first to easily catch the flu. This leads me to thinking what are my health goals for 2014. Apparently, lazy-ing is a lot easier than dragging myself to wake up early on a weekend for an active head start. Hello, WEEKEND nga eh, diba? Though my job doesn't require me to follow their timezone, I still believe I am not a day person, hence, waking up early is indeed an extra challenge.

Going back to health goals, have you listed yours already? Here's mine. I think wellness and beauty should also be added on the list.

1. Be holistic with beauty regimens. I was never a die-hard believer on skin care. When I was a bit younger, I thought kung maganda talaga ang balat mo, kahit nasa arawan, tabing-dagat, bundok or talahiban ka, maganda talaga yan. But looking at the extremities of our weather condition, it's really unsafe to disregard your skin, especially facial skin. With the newly-added word in the Dictionary, a.k.a. Selfie, migosh even filters can't hide impurities. I should not be contented with just merely washing my face. Toner, cream and moisturizer should complete the pre-bedtime regimens. 

2. Drink as much water as I can. Very guilty about this especially when entire focus is on my computer screen. Why the heck do I love buying mugs and tumblers when it doesn't serve its purpose. Hay talaga. I remember Kris Aquino saying before to regularly drink 8 glasses of water. Nakakalunod, I know, but we got to keep hydrated. 

3. Re-start jogging frenzy. If there's a sport I am completely comfortable with, that would be running. Mind you, I already shopped for my gears mid last year. Ayun, bagong-bago pa din sila, naka-ilang laba pa lang yata! Here's a funny confession. After giving birth to a healthy 7.9lbs baby girl in 2011, I decided to start jogging again just last year. To be fair, I was able to use my gears naman pala for a while. Yes, FOR A WHILE. After three straight days of afternoon run in and out the condo premises, my knees were badly hurt, precisely because of my weight gain. I won't mention the figures but if you knew me personally, I used to be slim talaga. I mean, I was chubby in college but in general, I was once a member of the "chako gang", if you know what I mean. So I was really traumatized with that injury, I can't even climb the stairs and our bathroom is on the second floor! Until now, that remains my primary concern if ever I go back running. How should I start kaya? Can you give some advice?

4. Try juicing. I've been very tempted to join the bandwagon, plus the juice bottles are Instagram worthy pa noh? Enter bitch-slap fest like the famous celebrity, LOL. But kidding aside, it's expensive to maintain such, so I'll stick to Del Monte Pineapple - the one with tidbits. My uncle used to drink it during his month-long cleansing diet, he was diagnosed with diabetes.

5. Early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Hmmm, I think this should be at the #1 spot noh? I need to be more productive not just during working days. I fancy movies with actors doing a lot of things, rushing to several places, juggling personal, work and social lives in one day. I think it can really be possible, even if in most days we feel so wasted already with work, social life (i.e. coffee-ing, quick gimmick) not yet included. I wonder how many hours of sleep do billionaires consume? I should check the statistics, malay mo may chance din tayo! I also noticed how one's brain can absorb a lot when you read in the morning. In fact, it's the best time to review during exams. So let's cap this off with right amount of sleep and early call time.

6. Take vitamins regularly. My ever generous SIL in the US is the one sending us hefty containers of vitamins. We are three adults at home and could barely finish 500 caplets in a year. I am more diligent pa nga in giving vitamins to my daughter than myself. Where do you store your vitamins? It should really be somewhere that will easily remind you to take it daily. Also, I might as well include regular inventory of our medicine kit, so to take precautions right away.

7. Eat in small portions with consistency. Before I head to the beach, I can go on hunger strike for weeks and then transform my tummy really flat. But after my C-section, I can only tolerate no rice in the morning because after that, I really feel lightheaded with uncontrollable hand shakiness. I don't wonder as our body indeed undergo changes as we get older. So, okay, eat in small portions. That hashtag #cheatday should never have existed anyway.

8,9, and 10. I have so many things in mind but this health goal is not as easy as entering them in bullet points. Maybe I should sum it up to engaging to a healthier and active lifestyle. Enough of being a couch potato. Must get out from this comfort zone. Pag-pawisan na ang dapat pagpawisan! 

I don't need to be skinny as I'm past that hot babe era. Oo na, magkakape ako mamaya! Haha! 

But really, I just want to be fit and healthy for my daughter, husband and myself. Target is to shed off 30 pounds before 33rd birthday. 

I can do this. God bless me.

Roar!

Not all of you know that I have been a fan of Katy Perry since 2008. Yup, her songs were the most played in my iPod touch back then. To tell you honestly, my national anthem for months was "Thinking Of You".. OMG, I was emotionally and deeply attached with that song!

Anyway, about two months ago, I first played her music video Roar and showed it to my daughter. From then, this song is all over our house 24/7. I could even hear it playing while writing my SQL commands at work! Promise! And I love how my little one sings her cutest versions, have even posted short clips on IG. I thought, the song really catches attention of kids like her, aside from Katy Perry's beautiful face. But as I read just the plain lyrics while music off, wow this is definitely my peg for 2014!

I'm claiming it.. I am a CHAMPION and you're gonna hear ME roaaaaarrrr!!!

Holiday Chika

Few days before Christmas, hubby and I decided to take Daphne to the mall. It's our yearly thing to buy her new sets of pambahay and pantulog clothes every December because as we all know, mabilis lumaki ang mga bagets. Sometimes we even forget to let her wear her other shoes only to find out masikip na pala. She has certain favorites na kasi that's why she keep wearing them most of the time.

So that one Sunday, we splurged a bit for our unica. In fairness, no guilt feelings talaga pag para sa bata. We didn't buy her too much toys though kasi she's had enough for the whole year, even if there's no occasion. I also thought, let the ninongs and ninangs take care of that part this month. Hahaha!


That shoes she's wearing is from Barbie and she really liked it a lot! Feel na feel nya makipag-habulan with her Daddy kasi super comfy ng shoes. I want her to try boots sana, I saw a pink suede from Elle,  but isn't she too young for that? And besides, I don't see the "kaartehan" part pa of my little girl, so we opted to buy her something really suitable for her kiddie activities. Besides, naku ang tatay ayaw sa mga arte-arteng ganyan. Basta, I'm glad she liked it and she was game na game pa to pose with Hello Kitty at the Atrium.

How To Help Yolanda Victims

I know how Filipinos are defined as the most resilient people. We've been through major catastrophes in the span of one decade. And all those years when I wanted to extend our pledge or donations - Philippine Red Cross has been the most convenient option for me. All you need is your mobile phone and sufficient prepaid or postpaid credits. We may be busy with our everyday lives that may hinder us from volunteering or giving first-hand rescue so this is a good way to keep up. As I've said on my FB post - "kahit maliit basta galing sa puso". 

The death toll is increasing rapidly and truly heartbreaking to watch the news every night. Our help is needed, big or small. Please, let us not turn deaf to our brothers who are in dire need. 

It's actually overwhelming to know people from around the world come at peace to give medical assistance and financial support. There is after all a reason to believe in humanity. 

A quick recovery from the aftermath and trauma may be distant at the moment, but if all the resources are handed equally down to the smallest units, I'm sure our brothers can start moving on and build new lives again.

"In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” - Acts 20:35

Yolanda / Haiyan

As I am writing this post, GMA News is running on TV. It is agonizing to see our fellow countrymen suffering from this year's world's strongest typhoon, especially to the kids who are rescued and transferred to evacuation centers. It's really sad seeing their situation and I hope our government can do more by putting our funds to proper use this time. Of course, I can only hope.

Anyway, I came home early today, glad our work deadlines were completed before weekend, so I am free to leave after lunch. Hubby is still on his way home and we are now experiencing heavy rains. It seems like we need to endure this weather overnight. Meanwhile, I'm sharing you this picture of "disaster preparedness kit". Grab those first aid kid too before it's too late. Praying for everyone's safety. Praying for Philippines.

photo credits to https://www.facebook.com/gmanews

Hello, Bellas!

I know it's been three months and I truly missed this blog. So many things happened according to plans and we are now settled in our new home. Thank God for leading us to the right path in achieving our goals! We praise You for continuously guiding our family.

In the past 8 weeks, I've been also busy decorating our humble abode. This is something I felt deprived living in a condo before, where floor area is very much limited. Although we can opt to transfer to somewhere spacious in CG, we considered the cost and how much money we will be spending in let's say another two to three years. I say, it's really not practical. So we chose an apartment this time. I'll share a few changes we did to make our place more homey.

Meanwhile, I'm leaving you with this photo below. Remember in my not so recent post, I said one bag each year? It wasn't the other brand I've been wanting though but definitely the perfect bag for a busy Mom like me. I find it very useful; big compartment, just sling it on and you're ready to go! Couldn't be any happier having my first ever Coach Peyton Tattersall tote. I believe it was by far the most expensive purchase I did via online shopping. I'm the last to recommend online sellers but you just really need to find a trusted one, else, get someone from the US to buy for you. :-)

Got mine from Karen of BagsForGrabs.

Sending you smiles as we hop to another "ber" month! :)

Much Love,

OneGutsyMom

I'm back!!!

After a full week, our WiFi at home is finally restored! Again, that was a full week! I was able to manage after 2-3 days of having no access but after that it's given me enough migraine. Call it odd but Internet nowadays adds to the list of our household necessities. So I don't think it's that weird anymore if you're rather panicky looking at a dusty, useless router. I try to squeeze in some time to surf the net and read the latest from my favorite Mommy and Lifestyle blogs at night, this has been a routine before my bedtime. All of us, except Mom, connect to the Internet every single day. LTE/3G at home does not suffice plus it drains your battery easily. My phone served as a modem for a few nights but I felt bad eventually, it looked so overused! Thank goodness it only took a week for our cable/Internet provider to fix the issues.

Anyhoo, I'm leaving you with this Instagram pic of the gift I got on my 32nd birthday. I wasn't expecting it, especially from someone who is not that good at surprises. Ha ha! Right now I'm sharing this gift with my  curious little one but in a few months she will surely own this. She prefers the iPhone though while watching her Pororo videos and listening to 1D play list but is starting to like it somehow. The mini's size is quite challenging for her small hands. I can Facetime her na while am at work! Thank you so much Be for making one of my wish lists come true! And thank you WiFi for coming back to our home! LOL

Signing back in from blogging! Let's catch up, shall we? :-)

xx,

OneGutsyANDHAPPYMom

It's A Boy!

It was a day full of love, well wishes, happiness and excitement for my best friend Joyce, who is soon giving birth to baby boy James Alfred. Thanks to our event organiser Filsyn for taking charge on all the party ideas from decorating the venue, food displays, games, souvenirs, etc. Career kung career mare, good job!

Hello Wish List

I'll be turning another year older in two weeks and it's something that makes me overwhelmingly happy and excited at the same time. We don't get celebrations like this during my younger years so that date on the calendar isn't really something to look forward to. Apparently, it changed since I became a Mother.

The years added define every fulfillment I earn facing the most impossible work or personal challenges and satisfaction on what I have achieved as a mother and a woman. That alone gives me a reason to be joyful and proud that I surpassed another year with immeasurable contentment and without losing aspirations in life.

So last night, I came up with a funny wish list and posted one on my Instagram account. It's sort of a reward I'd like to receive to gauge if I did well for the entire year. In case the hubby reads this, hey no pressure ha! :-)

Tory Burch Nylon Ella Tote 

I stopped buying bags for almost a year now to lessen the guilt. Ha ha! My last haul was my Large Brown Long Champ back in September and it's the most overused bag so far. See how useful it is for me - I carry it going to work, to malls, to anywhere we go with Daphne since it can accommodate all her baby stuff, even during coffee meet ups. I like how it gives more than enough space to carry my belongings. So dear Tory Burch, in case I don't receive you by June, for sure I'm still gonna get you. One bag each year. :-)

Pandora charm bracelet

Well, I just signed up as a member very recently. Ha ha! Here's my ideal piece. Isn't it lovely? Price is not practical if you purchase it here, so I'm hoping a friend can get it for me in the US.  If ever I decide to get one here in Manila, that is because I never really had a charm bracelet ever since. Looking forward to owning one that I can keep for years until my daughter can wear it herself. The charms I picked best describes me and my top favorites. 

White iPad Mini 16gig

Seriously, who doesn't want a new gadget? I stopped playing Candy Crush but still in to Instagram and other  Apple apps. It would be nice if I can blog from here too. Besides, Daphne and I can share at night so she can play with her Pororo flashcards. 

Photos borrowed from respective websites. 

Again, these are just my funny wishes. Who knows, it may come true one day! Let the count down begin! *teehee*

xx,
OneGutsyMom