*This is a guest post. The pressure of the school year is upon families now. Since summer vacation ended, the daily chaotic family routine returned and so does the stress involved. Instead of dwelling on whether or not the kids are doing homework at this moment, find a little time to look ahead at the future. As a mother, it's essential to find time for yourself and … [Read more...]
7 Back-to-School Strategies to Help You Stress Less and Simplify Your Life
*A guest post by Renee Trudeau. Whether your kids are toddlers or teens, the start of a new school year signified opportunity, a fresh start, and a chance to do things differently. If you're feeling some anxiety around all the transitions, adjustments, juggling, and driving that usually accompany a new school year, take a deep breath and pause for a second. And then before … [Read more...]
An Amazing Person Called Mom #MomsWisdom
This article is sponsored by Nestlé® Pure Life® Purified Water. I am already staying for half a year here in San Jose and I can say I miss my mom terribly, most especially now that we have moved into a new home. She is in every essence a homemaker, and in the deep part of me I wanted to be like her, a super mom who knows how to do everything-almost anything. My mom had been … [Read more...]
How to Check Your Hotel Rooms for Bed Bugs
After what seemed like a never-ending winter for some parts of the country, more than three-quarters of Americans are planning to take a summer vacation. Now that summer is approaching, I know that most of us are planning our long-awaited getaways. Some people are really looking forward for this time of the year to take a break from work and spend time with the whole … [Read more...]
In Service
I might have mentioned this a few times but I am proud of my husband. who has walked a long way to be where he is now in his faith. Below are his guitars during one night of tune up. He plays the bass in our church's music ministry and in the absence of the leader he is the one who leads. Guitars became his collection as some are also gifts. But I know that if he wants … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Aftermath
Mother's Day have always been sentimental for me even before I became a mom. It must have been because I know how a mother painstakingly endures everything and makes all the sacrifices in order to raise a child. The sentimentality intensified much more when I became a mom myself. This year is actually a year of so many firsts, while this is officially my second Mother's Day … [Read more...]