Christmas Time 2014

Truth must be told. Our children will feel the real generosity and playful spirit of Christmas while they are young and naive. Give them the time to have fun and be youthful with all the smiles from the gifts and toys they receive. After all, Christmas must be filled with joy and laughter. 

'Tis the time of the year where we must be generous enough to share our blessings especially with our children and other kids who serve as an angel to our daily lives since they were born.

Merry Christmas everyone! 
Wishing you a happiest Christmas with your kids! :)


"Celebrating Christmas with your kids are the happiest Christmas you will ever have. Cherish the moments for it will not be long until the time they grow up."

My Kids Drive Me Crazy and Wild

"Thing is, I'm all burn out. I just have to take a sigh every time and let my hair fall out. These kids are driving me crazy and wild."


I just have to take a sigh and forget that I am all tired and needing sleep. But sometimes, I have to shout. I yell it out and I get mad. I am no perfect. I'm taking things so hard at times. And it doesn't happen to only me, we know it's quite a reality but the thought of yelling at kids are sickening for some who aims to be a perfect mom. Who judge fearlessly as if they got a badge in their faces that say, "I'm the BESTEST MOM in the WORLD". Oh yes, keep it all yours and fly high with that in your face and look down to everybody that doesn't fit the way you raise your kids. Nuff said. Cheers!

THREE THINGS MY KIDS SHOULD LEARN IN LIFE

Life is wonderful. It's great to live life with love and all other good things will follow. But apart from knowing love and how to give love in return, I would like to teach my kids a lesson to learn how to live life and survive it without me but the world and the people around them that will let them see and deal the real (and cruel) world everybody lives in.
And here's the three important things they must learn:

1. Respect
Learning how to respect others apart from their mommy and daddy is a very great thing. Respect goes a long way. As others will say, "Respect is earned, not given (or not demanded)." True. I would like my kids to know how to give respect so they earn the same respect. Hopefully they can give more of what they can earn. Because giving, is another thing.

2. Giving or generosity
Giving materials is good. But knowing how to give time and effort are much worth it. I like my kids to learn to give time to visit the sick and give something from what they have to the needy. They will never know what blessing awaits from being generous with their time and sharing what they have even in a very small gesture.
"Give and you shall receive." -- is what I want them to put in their minds and learn it from their heart. They must learn to give with all their heart but never forget to be wise.

3. Be Wise.
The world today is a never ending battle between evil and kind. They must learn to fight with wisdom. Our kids are naive. When they grow up, they must determine who are being sincere and who are only taking advantage of their kindness and love. They deserve people who will give them pure love, respect and generosity without asking in return. Because in the end, love is what matters the most and they will need wisdom to get what they deserve, and it's the pure and unconditional love.

MOM AND KIDS DOING THE GROCERY

My kids dragged me, pulled my shirt (asking for breast milk), cried for carry, ran from here and there as I follow wherever. I have a baby and a toddler by the way. Both are boys. Grocery shopping with them drove me crazy tired even for just an hour. My hair got messier, I got shirt stains. And by no means they kept on putting unnecessary stuff in the basket and I ended up budget short in the counter. Imagine that.

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AFTER THE KIDS GO TO BED

Eating all the good snacks in the house when the kids are asleep make me fat. That I end up gaining parent pound. But who cares? I am a hungry dinosaur!

BATHROOM BREAK

photo credit to Huffpost Parent


I just LOL'd to this. 

TRIP TO BAHAMAS

photo credit to Hot Moms Club

Even a DIY pedicure makes you feel you've been to a local trip. Didn't you? 

MOMS NEVER LEAVE WORK

photo credit to scary mommy

So stop adding "JUST" to stay-at-home moms will you???

EVERYDAY YOU LOVE

"Everyday is not pure butterflies and smiles. 

But everyday you love."

The Heartbreaking Death of the Red Robot

Death of Red Robot

I kid you not. It was heartbreaking when my child cried over the broken arm red robot he used to play and bring with him anywhere, and every time. It wasn't a joke to see him that way but I was kind of laughing and breaking inside. It was just (no, I shouldn't put that word) because it was not "just" for my boy. It was his favorite toy.

We once bought 1 set with three kinds but different colors. All of them got lost and broken. Only one remains to be "living" and he calls it black robot. He always play with the black robot not until the red robot came along.

Black Robot

One time, we went to the mall around BGC and grandma took him to the toy store and my son found another set of robots almost the same kind. Kindly enough, grandma never hesitates to buy my son a toy, so she did.

What makes it odd why I feature my son's red robot here is that, I found his first ever heartbreak on his broken arm red robot. He kept on crying. He kept on saying "fix, fix". But sure I cannot even fix it with the glue or a tape. It's broken. Like, forever broken.

I can only tell him that SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN. And gave him another or different toy and said to LET GO. Funny how I can almost relate it to life and realize that child's learning is indeed begin at home with the mother (or any parent) and a child.

And thanks to grandma who always saves the day with a new toy car. My son stopped crying. :)

NOT A GOOD MOM

There are those days when you feel like you are not a good mom. Perhaps because you fail to cook a healthy meal for the kids because you finish the laundry first or you have a work to attend to. Or maybe because you yell at your son for not listening to you (BTW, that's awful). Or simply like you cannot stop your child from crying or you get tired putting him to sleep. Whatever the reasons are, it's normal to feel like that in some days. But don't forget how wonderful you are for trying to raise a child every single day of your life. 

Can I just die for a minute?

That moment when you just can't even figure out why do they have to cry all at the same time and you are burning out like hell.


I think of that. Don't you?

Multiple toilet rounds without a mommy bath.

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When you have a toddler, keeping them clean is a must inspite of their lack of cooperation. Toddlers are opt to get dirty. And as a mom, it is your duty to make sure they won't sleep in with over loaded nappies and food mess around their mouth. But getting dirty is part of their minutely routine, so toilet trips, we are on our way! 

You went twice in the morning, thrice before lunch, once before they take a nap, and more after their afternoon playtime and do not forget before they sleep at night! How about you? Have you even make time to take a bath? I bet not especially if you solely look after your babies. Wash up stinky!

Badass Mother

credits to SCARY MOMMY for the photo

Ever think of yourself like this? You definitely are! 

A trip to the grocery store.

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You can challenge your mommy skills by doing a trip to the grocery store with your toddler.

Sleep deprived mom.

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When You Are A mom You are most definitely sleep deprived! Need I say more?

"Are You Smarter than a Sleep Deprived Mom?"

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Well do you really think there is someone smarter than this kind of woman? So we basically have a practical reason to be dumb somehow, even for a minute of our lives. We don't make so much time sleeping. Because if we do, the world will probably come crashing down on our faces with a heavy toddler on top!

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Favoritism creates gap.

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"Favoritism creates a gap. It affects negatively both the favorite and not-so-favorite child."  

WELL-CLEANED HOUSE IS AN ACHIEVEMENT

COOKING FOR CRAZIES

QUICK BATH IS "NOT" QUICK

SPAGHETTI FOR GIRLS NIGHT OUT?

MULTI-TASKING DEGREE AND A DOCTORATE OF TCC

GROCERY SHOPPING IS A MARATHON

SICK NOT

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

Fifty Shades of Grey Trailer is popping out of the computer screens world wide. 

And it's here for you to check it out! 

I am no fan of the book since it went out to popularity. But out of curiosity, I recently read the book and all it gave me was pure giggles. Not to mention the s*x feels which is inevitable for this fictional story.

My opinion might not count but I'm giving it anyway. It's simple. 

"Girls, women, ladies, will definitely love the book as it depicts the untold (or shall we say, "long-forbidden"?) fantasies of women all over the universe."

So there.

"Oh how I wish Christian Grey will be on my bed tonight.." 

Just kidding. :) 

Alone Time

It's Sunday and I was off to take my alone time. I decided to go out for a couple of hours because I felt suffocated inside the house. My eldest son was sick beginning Wednesday and followed by his younger brother Saturday. Though my husband had been supportive in taking care of our children, my anxiety level rose up high due to my children's condition. It was a mixed of fever, cold and flu. We even managed to have them checked at the hospital following the day after the Typhoon Mario hit Metro Manila. Days gone by, the kids were clingy and weak and I couldn't help not to worry. They began to feel fine only later this afternoon before l went out.


So I had a me-time because I felt the need to get myself back on track to gear up for the coming week that I have to endure alone again at home doing all the tasks that I need to do especially taking care of my boys. Also, my work from home which I seemed to can't find focus to work on because of my worries and other priorities.

Back to me-time, I just went around the mall looking for good finds and cool stuff. I began reading biscuit books, took a three-minute chair massage, looked around inside the Japan store and home deco shop. Then I felt my head was aching and I thirst for coffee. I walked around and went inside McDonald's but it was crowded so I left and walked again. I love walking alone. It's the cheapest relief for the stress. I get to think and talk to myself like crazy. Really. It helps me free my mind and think wide open. I tend to argue with my own thoughts and organize once done. That's insane. But ironically, that's how I get to be sane.

Walking by, I headed to the middle class coffee shop in town. It's quiet and that's how I liked it. Besides I am also not a Starbucks drinker or a fan or whatever you call it. I prefer the cheap strong hot coffee of McDonalds and/or Dunkin Donuts. I came in Seisha Coffee ordered nothing but espresso and a crinkle. Cheap? Of course. I put my phone out of my pink bag and open my file. I decided to continue reading Fifty Shades of Grey which started reading on the day I cannot remember. I just stayed there for not even half an hour and went back home.

Going back, my kids were very excited to see me as if I was gone too long. I gave them hugs and kisses. And from that moment, my supermom button pressed on yet again. I started with quick night baths with the two at the same time. Whew.

My Apologetic Pride

"MOMS NIGHT OUT"

      

 It was 9pm and the kids were already tucked in bed. So I call it a movie night for two. 

My husband to my surprise has a copy of the movie, "Moms Night Out". Only to remember that Friday night is our date night. :) 

"Mom's night out" sounds so perfect to my ear that I get so giggly to watch it. For all we know, we moms missed out a lot of night outs since we became a Mom and this movie quite gave me a quick night out by laughing hard over too much related scenes we all moms can pretty much mirror ourselves.

I would suggest you watch the movie as it clearly establish our main or most important role in life and that is, being a Mother. 

The movie will make you love yourself and honor the role that's been given to us. 

Will not talk too much details about it but it will probably bring you to tears at some point.

So why not grab a chips or popcorn and take a little time to rest and relax while watching this movie? 

Click the BREAK button NOW pretty working mom! Cheers! ☺