It’s 1:48 a.m., December 23, 2021. I woke up to a burst of worry if our newborn was okay because his last feeding was at 10:00 p.m. It felt like I slept the whole day only having roughly three hours of continuous sleep this round (we started with 30 minutes to 1 hour of sleep in between feedings; 2 hours was luxury; either was surprisingly sufficient).😊
Climbing an Intensive Week
What was the highest or lowest point of your week? How did this affect you and what learning can you get out of it? This is my first journal prompt from a list of four to help me get back into writing. Ang hirap pala ng first prompt ko. 😅 Hmm I don’t think I had…
Our Little Fam Shop is now on Shopee!
Hello, fam! We finally got to work on our Shopee store! Do check us out: shopee.ph/ourlittlefamshop Our Little Fam Shop is our little corner in the web where we sell stuff we create, curate, or preloved (preloved will be marked as such outright). To know more about the brands we carry, click here.
A 15-Week Long Miscarriage
Apparently, it could happen that long. I Googled and most of other moms’ miscarriages lasted around 2-3 weeks. They talked about heavy bleeding, which I didn’t have. And then meds used in the US is different from what we have here in the Philippines. So, I’m writing this hoping whoever needs help stumbles upon this…
2020: A Decade in a Year
2020. This year hit us. Like many of you, we were affected financially, had the busiest times in our respective jobs, needed a lot of sanity checks, had family member get COVID-19, and we also experienced another loss in a 15-week long miscarriage. #whata2020, said a friend. It’s like we experienced a decade’s worth of…
Part 2 of 2: Journey to Moving Forward by Jia Enrile
In part 1, I introduced to you my friend, Jia, who wrote for us here on the blog. I’ve been wanting to feature people who, just like all of us, did not have any kind of preparation for experiencing words so foreign to us—quarantine, lockdown, pandemic—faced challenges in multiple aspects of life, yet somehow, have…
Part 1 of 2: Journey to Moving Forward by Jia Enrile
It’s been a while since I had guest bloggers and so I couldn’t be more giddy to share this platform with this woman who I’ve shared life with from her fresh grad days to these pandemic months! Just like you (and me), she went through a lot this year. Her year started with an out-of-country…
Digital Gift Ideas for a 2020 Kind of Christmas
Don’t you love giving gifts to your family and friends, especially for Christmas? With government restrictions on Christmas parties and the practical safety of limiting our exposure to the virus, we’ve turned to online shopping for our gifts this year. But how about delivery logistics and fees? Good thing there are digital gifts, and here…
Get this Book: The Star in You
I had the privilege of reading this book before it launches tomorrow, November 16, 2020. This book is simply perfect for teenage girls! Oh, and us who are not teenagers will surely also hear from God through The Star in You.
Mommy Finds to Add to Your Shopee 11.11 Haul
It’s almost November 11, which means that we’ve got our carts ready for checkout on 11.11! Here’s a list of Shopee finds for toddler moms, for your Christmas tree, and for plant moms that I’ve already purchased, tried, and can recommend you to add to your 11.11 cart. 🙂