Have you ever felt frustrated while waiting? Stuck in a season where things just don’t seem to move forward? Lately, my life has been in what I’d call a lull mode. As a mom of two, I’m still functioning on autopilot though. While so many things are still happening in my beautifully chaotic mom life,…
Category: Thoughts to Ponder
Replaceable Except at Home
For some time now, I’ve been quietly grieving the slow death of my freelance writing career. It’s not easy to admit, but I’ve lost many of my long-time clients due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). I don’t blame them, nor do I blame the technology. In fact, I’ve seen firsthand how efficient and useful AI can…
Having Children is Not the End of Our Freedom
I often think that things are more difficult for me nowadays because I have children. I turn down work opportunities if they don’t offer the time flexibility I need as a parent. I skip adult socials because I either can’t leave the girls behind or it’s just too stressful to bring them along. I can’t…
When the Roads Turn Tragic: A Parent’s Reflection on Safety, Worry, and Trust
In the Philippines, the start of May 2025 wasn’t as encouraging as we had hoped. On May 1st, a highly anticipated holiday was overshadowed by devastating news. A multi-vehicle collision along the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway claimed ten lives—including four children—and injured over 37 others. Social media was flooded with images and headlines. A toddler miraculously survived, but both…
Embrace the Season 🍂
☕️ Coffee dates with friends that rarely happen💇🏻♀️ Me time that keeps getting postponed🎓 The online course that’s still unfinished🏋🏻♀️ Workouts that never seem to fit into the schedule This season of life may put some of our wants on hold, but it’s also giving us moments we’ll never get back. 🌞 Waking up to…
Chapter 2 with Baby # 2 💗
Yesterday, our little family went out for the first time with our latest member, baby Naomi. My husband and I were overwhelmed by how much stuff we had to pack and how many things we needed to double check before we could leave home. Hindi na kami sanay! 😂 It’s been 6 years since we…
Taympers!
Taympers! Pagod na ako! If you’re a 90s kid who grew up happily in the Philippines, you probably said that line several times during play time decades ago. I should know because I’m one proud 90s kid. Whether we’re playing tagu-taguan or patintero, the magic word “Taympers”, together with the legendary T hand sign, gave…
11 Dahilan Kung Bakit Pinipili kong Pangulo ng Pilipinas si Leni Robredo
College ako nang una kong narining ang apelyidong ROBREDO. Noong 2003 at ako’y estudyante pa lang sa UST, ang pangalang Jesse Robredo ang isa sa mga hindi ko malilimutang pangalan na kinailangan kong aralin para sa subject na Philippine Governance and Constitution. Hindi tulad ng ibang pulitiko na kilala sa pagiging corrupt, si Jesse Robredo…
The Biggest Life Decisions in Your 30s
There are a lot of life choices that you need to consider when it comes to improving your life and making the ideal decisions for the future. It is something that you should be looking to make the most of moving forward, and there are so many ideas that you need to make the best…
Movie Night: The Little Prince on Netflix
It’s Movie Night again at Team Serrano’s! 🎥🍿 Since she was still a toddler when the pandemic happened, Tash has never been inside a real movie house. 😅 We try to make “movie night” at home as regular and as real as possible (lights off, always with popcorn and drink, 3 of us sitting beside…
Register to vote in the 2022 Philippine elections
APOLITICAL a·po·lit·i·cal/ˌāpəˈlidək(ə)l/adjective not interested or involved in politics Apolitical—a word that best describes ME and many carefree young people in our very opinionated yet very sheltered generation. Not talking about every millennial alive on the Philippine islands, but I believe most of my millennial friends and acquaintances choose to be apolitical human beings. Why not?…
Mom, I want to try walking in the rain. ☔️
“Mom, I want to try walking in the rain.” ☔️ My mom mind was quick to say NO because…who goes out for leisure when it rains, right? 🤷♀️ But then, I saw in her little eyes 👀 the yearning to discover how it feels to walk in the rain, something she’s never experienced yet in…