April 2014 archive

Easter Reflections: Three things for new beginnings

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Easter reflections came to me on Easter Monday. The Holy Week break was superbly family-oriented, which meant time away from blogging, time away from work. There was also time for reflection, but most of the things I reflected on from Holy Thursday up till Easter Sunday were questions, questions and more questions. Ironically enough, it […] Read more…

Blissmakers Tea Time at La Creperie, New Manila

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{Blissmakers Tea Time: My favorite corner that afternoon} Make it Blissful, formerly known as Dainty Mom, is the blog of Martine. She recently rebranded it to expand the range of inspiration. From a personal blog on motherhood, it now is an online community for inspired, meaningful living. Blissmakers of Make It Blissful came together a […] Read more…

Real Coffee Review

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{My Real Coffee Lunch Experience} “Real Coffee! You’ve got to try their Calamansi muffins!” my sister said. When she heard I was going to Boracay, Real Coffee was on her must-eat recommendations. Real Coffee is in Station 2, a very short walk from Le Soleil and d’mall. Calamansi muffins have to be ordered a day […] Read more…

Shopping with my husband

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{My new favorite pink top my husband chose for me.} Shopping with my husband is stress relief for me. I can always count on him to recommend what looks good on me, even if I don’t think it looks good on me in the store. I’m not very fond of clothes shopping. Grocery shopping I […] Read more…

K5 Learning Review Heads up!

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K5 Learning has an online reading and math program for kindergarten to grade 5 students. I’ve been given a 6 week free trial to test and write a review of their program. I thought this was super timely, given that Timmy’s starting Kindergarten in June. It would be awesome to try this out during his […] Read more…

Lunch at Cafe Breton

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Lunch at Cafe Breton is one of my favorite things. Cafe Breton’s theme is blues, whites and browns, the peaceful colors creating a warm, cozy vibe. I love the blue and white plates, the wooden tables, and definitely, the yummy food. Read more…

Embrace Your Faults

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There are things I hate about myself. On really bad days, I berate myself for these flaws. I angst over how my life could be so much better if I didn’t have any of those faults, any of those weaknesses. I dislike being weak. This is what I thought: Weakness is an admission that you […] Read more…

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