Monday, December 18, 2017

TPM Holiday Gift Guide 2017

Are you done with your Christmas shopping?

I am almost done!

Gifts for the inaanaks were the first to be delivered as soon as the first day of December kicked in.

I am down to the last few people, and I couldn't be happier than when I am done ticking off the last name on my list.

If you are still looking for gift ideas, look through my suggestions below and you just might be able to find yourself done with your Christmas list.

1. ShopSueyStore

For busy moms like me, online shopping is a lifesaver. No traffic to deal with, no parking problem to contend to. Just scroll through the screen and choose items, pay online, wait for items to be delivered.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

My Son's Pasalubong from his XCE

My son got back from his out-of-the-country school trip last Sunday night. We picked him up in school at 1030 in the evening.


The first order of business was a quick stop at Burger King. He was so hungry daw.

Monday, December 11, 2017

Shopping at Banila Co

One of the challenges of parenting teens is how to make our teens open up to us, di ba? I have friends who tell me it takes so much prodding to get a kwento out of their teens. When I hear that, I feel extremely lucky that my 2 girls like to (over)share their thoughts with me. Yan yung natural na sa kanila. I love parenting my teens talaga, and I share all the reasons why here!

But for me, more than having them open up to me, I want to be able to have a meaningful influence in their lives. Yung tipong, they will instinctively come to me for advice before they make a major decision. That's why I'm working on being consistently and intimately involved in their worlds, that's the only way to make sure they will actively involve me in theirs.

On my part, I try my best to be a good listener para they will feel comfortable sharing what's going on in their lives with me if they know I won't judge them right away. The key word is right away. I take time to listen first before I weigh in, kahit na mahirap gawin minsan.

I share more about my realizations on how to be a good by-stander in my teens' lives here.

Monday, December 4, 2017

Our Barenaked Experience

Just last month, J went back to swim training after a hiatus.

She was the first among my kids to swim. She used to be a pretty good swimmer, qualifying for championship meets/finals and competing on a national level during her grade school years. I even accompanied her when she competed for the Palarong Pambansa and the Batang Pinoy Finals