Mommy Bloggers Workshop on April 23

Are you a mommy blogger or would like to be one? Then join Good Housekeeping’s Mommy Bloggers Workshop on April 23, 2016 (Saturday) from 1-4PM at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel.

Slots are limited so please sign up/confirm right away to reserve your slot! Make sure you register on or before April 15 to get the discounted rate.

Lazada's Shop 'Til You Blog (plus blogging tips from Kryz Uy!)

I was very fortunate to be invited by Lazada to their Shop 'Til You Blog event, a lifestyle blogger mixer, last June 10 at the Discovery Primea Hotel in Makati.

You are my Sunshine Blogger Award

Thank you Mrs. Panda for tagging me in the Sunshine Blogger Award. :)

The Rules:

1. Post a picture of the Sunshine Blogger Award.

2. Post 11 random facts about yourself.

3. Answer 11 questions from the nominating blogger.

4. Link back to the blogger who nominated you.

5. Nominate 11 wonderful bloggers that you feel bring sunshine to the blogging world.
6. Write 11 questions for your nominated bloggers.

So here goes! :)

11 Random Facts about ME:

1. I hate heights.  I have such an insane fear of it that when I’m just watching TV and there’s a scene on top of a really high building or mountain (especially bungee jumping!), my hands get all cold and clammy!

2. I never learned how to use chopsticks. Whenever we eat in a Chinese/ Japanese/Korean resto, I always have to ask for a spoon & fork.

3. I love reality shows. Local, international, name it, I’m probably watching it (or at least know about it).

4. I can’t swim.

5. I love biting my nails.

6. My all time favorite color is purple.

7. I used to have really bad asthma when I was a kid, but thankfully outgrew it. But what remained is my allergy to shrimps and cockroaches!

8. I know how to play the piano. Growing up, every Saturday morning was spent having piano lessons at home.

9. I always wanted (and still hope!) to have twins – a boy and a girl.

10. I used to be obsessed with the Mighty Ducks movies when I was a kid (I also had the biggest crush on Joshua Jackson haha!). Me and my friends all had roller-blades and one time I thought I could go down this steep road. I ended up rolling downhill and got such a big wound on my left knee. There’s still a scar there until now.

11. I’m a frustrated singer (mala-Anne Curtis lol!)

11 Questions from Mrs. Panda:

1. Your weirdest childhood dream? That I would get married to Prince William. Now, my dream is for Miley to marry Prince George haha!

2. Name of your first pet. A Chihuahua named Spike

3. Sesame street or Batibot. Batibot! Too bad they don’t have it na now, I’d love for my kids to watch it too.

4. French fries with ketchup or mayo. Definitely mayo! I also prefer to eat hotdogs or burgers with mayo instead of ketchup.

5. What is your best vacation/getaway idea? For a quick vacation, we like going to the Laiya, Batangas area. Or just check Agoda.com for good deals and low rates, even for a hotel staycation in the city.

6. Hot or cold water. Shower: hot, Drink: cold

7. Light shower at night? Yes or No? With this heat, yes!

8. SUV or Sedan? With 3 kids, we need an SUV. But if I’m driving, I prefer a Sedan.

9. Describe your 7th birthday. It was held at Manila Polo Club and I remember there was a magician and I was wearing this poofy dress.

10. Condo or House and lot? why? Both haha! I think if we didn’t have kids, I’d prefer a condo. But with our family, definitely a house & lot. Although I’d still hope to be able to buy a condo someday...

11. Why do you love to blog? Just want a place to be able to share my DIY projects & also have a sort of virtual diary to remember important events. I love being able to look back and be able to read all about my kids’ milestones, family trips and all my other experiences.

11 Questions for my Nominated Bloggers:

1. Where is your dream travel destination?

2. Favorite Disney character?

3. If you could learn how to play any instrument, what would it be?

4. Coke or Pepsi?

5. What’s one beauty product you can’t live without?

6. Who is your ultimate celebrity crush?

7. What is your favorite childhood memory?

8. Do you like your ice cream to be in a cup or a cone?

9. Favorite popcorn flavor?

10. Do your prefer co-ed or all girls/boys school for your kids? Why?

11. What do you consider your best blog post ever?

11 Nominated Bloggers of Mine:

Leah of leahdeleon.com

Marie of theflowerduet.blogspot.com

Chessy of youngmomlove.com

Donna of cheekeegirl.blogspot.com

Dewmaine of momsterteacher.com

Maqui of madammisismummy.wordpress.com

Jenny of prettypracticalmom.blogspot.com

Gracie of crazygraciegirl.blogspot.com

Van of joysofawifeandmom.com

Eper of thismomscorner.blogspot.com

Jannah of landofchos.blogspot.com

Hope you enjoy answering my questions as much as I had fun doing this post! :)

Johnson's Baby Powder Play Factory Event

Last February 1, the whole family was invited to attend the Johnson's Baby Powder Play Factory event at Active Fun.

look at this amazing toolbox invite! the kids had so much fun playing with it :)

It was really a super fun family day where we learned  that powdering can not only make your kid feel fresher but it can also lead to a fun bonding activity. 

Gawing playtime ang powder time by doing arts & crafts using empty bottles of Johnson's Baby Powder, drawing letters or objects on your child's back, dancing while putting powder and so many more! 

the media event

ChaCha of Goin' Bulilit was there and she sang "Let It Go" from the Disney hit Frozen

gift packs

my kiddos ready to play!

After the short program, we all headed to the gym for playtime. This was our first time ever in Active Fun so imagine how excited we all were! It was so much fun navigating and going up and down the different areas - the huge slide was especially their favorite (I was terrified to go down the first time haha!). Hubby and I were exhausted after a while, but the kids still wanted to play on and on and on... ;p

Thank you to Nuffnang and Johnson's Baby Powder for this wonderful bonding day with the family. After this, they have really changed the way we view playtime and powder time. :)

More features!

With Miley's 3rd birthday party being featured in Smart Parenting, I suddenly remembered that I have some other features before which I never got to post about. Better late than never right? ;p I know this isn't much compared to other bloggers, but I'm still so proud and kilig nonetheless. Thank you and I hope for more of these in the future. Keep 'em coming! :)

Kids Party Hub blog

AppLabs blog 

Nuffnang blog

The week that was

Whew! Finally, I've found some time to blog again! :) This past week has been a really busy one for me. First, my 3-year old daughter Miley officially started school. But before that, we had a parents orientation where we were introduced to all the teachers and the rules & guidelines were discussed. Then, it was Miley's 1st day already! It was really such a milestone seeing her in her uniform and bag. :) I'm so glad we enrolled her in summer classes since she was such a trooper when we dropped her at school. Sanay na sanay na hehe! And it was so exciting picking her up and seeing if she had stamps on her hand (we're supposed to know how their performance for the day went if they had 2 stamps, 1 stamp, or no stamps). After getting 1 stamp only the first two days and then no stamps, finally Miley got 2 stamps yesterday! Yahoo! Gosh, I wish I could really sit in the classes to know what they do hehe! But anyway, I still can't believe my baby's all grown up already huhuhu! Pretty soon, I'll be dropping her off in high school na... ;p

Also, with hubby at work and my in-laws on a month long vacation abroad, I am now the official driver of my daughter to school!

source

I am so glad I finally learned to drive (after the 3rd try haha!). It's also a milestone for me since for the first time, hubby wasn't there with me in the car. It was just me, the kids and yaya. I was really nervous at first, especially since it was raining hard last Monday! But after a whole week of driving Miley to and from school, I feel like such a pro already! In fact, after picking her up from school yesterday, we even went to the grocery after. And I was able to park successfully woohoo! It feels really great to finally be able to go places without having to ask someone to drive me. I feel so independent haha! I still have to work on my parking skills though and also driving to farther areas like Makati. :)

Side kwento though, after doing the grocery yesterday, I bought medicine at the pharmacy. It was starting to rain again pretty hard so I was rushing to get home. Anyway, like I said, I was so happy with how the day went but after dinner, it suddenly dawned on me that I never got the medicines I bought! I don't know why, but after signing my credit card bill, I left to go to the parking already. And for some reason, the person at the pharmacy never handed me my package or even ran after me as I was waiting for the elevator! Haaay naku! Well, I called them up last night and yes, my medicines were still there. So excuse me while I go back to the grocery and pick them up. ;p

Enjoy your weekend everyone! :)

MrsMommyHolic is now 1 year old!

Happy 1st Anniversary to me and my blog! Wow, time really does fly. It only seems like yesterday when I decided to start this blog and publish my very first post.

A year ago, I knew that I wanted to write about my kids and my experiences as a mom/housewife so that I could have something to look back on. I didn't know if anyone would read my posts, but I was okay with that since I figured this blog was basically going to serve as my virtual diary. But then I started getting comments and emails from actual readers who had nothing but super nice things to say. Please know that you have done nothing but motivate and inspire me to love being a blogger mom more and more each day.

I want to take this time to thank everyone who has read my blog (and continues to do so I hope), especially those who have left encouraging and positive comments from time to time. Since it is almost the end of 2012, I hope and pray that my blog will continue to grow and improve this coming year. And I hope that you, my fabulous readers, will continue to support me as I write about more of my experiences, travel, home decorating, DIY projects and many many more! Cheers!

My new guilty pleasure

Is reading this blog STFU, Parents! STFU means Shut The F*** Up! and it's a blog where individuals (mostly annoyed friends of the parents) submit screen caps of people's TMI status messages or photos on Facebook. Basically, it makes fun of moms and dads who overshare about their kids on social networking sites. 

It tackles different topics from Bathroom Behavior (poop, poop and more poop!) like this one:

...or Story Hour (where parents recount every single thing that happened in their day) like this one:

...or Sanctimommy (posts from self-righteous moms):

...or my favorite, MommyJacking (commenting on someone's status message by relating it to motherhood or baby - when the status is completely a different topic altogether!) like this:

The blog is terribly addicting (some posts are just laugh out loud insane and unbelievable!). What makes it even more funny are the comments under the statuses plus the commentary of the blog founder after every post. She's so sarcastic I love it!

Now as a mom, I myself am guilty of the occasional status message and photo albums dedicated to my kids' milestones in life. I even have the monthly birthdays album (teehee! ;p). Of course once you become a parent, you can't help but want to share to the world (aka Facebook and other social media) what your baby has been up to! You're proud, that's all. But of course, other people might not find your updates about your pregnancy or baby cute or funny. I myself have rolled my eyes or shook my head at some status messages I've seen on my news feed. Let the examples above and others more on the STFU blog be an example of what NOT to post on FB about pregnancies, childbirth experiences and kid’s lives.

So the next time you post a photo or an update about being preggers, or how busy your day was taking care of the kids, or something new your baby did... think twice. You may end up on STFU, Parents! hahaha! ;p

Hello!

Hmmm… that doesn’t really sound like a groundbreaking way to start a blog. How do you start one anyway? Well, let me just tell you WHY… as a wife and mother, I sometimes feel like the days just pass by too quickly (wait, what day is it now anyways?!). So, this blog will serve as a break from my hectic schedule (feeding, changing diapers, watching cartoons…) A little “ME” time of sorts where I can share my thoughts (before I go insane!), my experiences (lots of firsts!), and anything and everything in between.

Join me as I write about my new life as a housewife and stay at home mom, our move to our first home, and my 2 wonderful babies.

meet the fam