Being a mother is a balancing act. You walk a tight rope—shaping lives of little humans while doing house chores, cooking meals, managing the family budget, keeping tabs of everyone’s schedule, doing the laundry. Now add working from home and being a creative into the mix and ...
Weekends and Board Games
At home, I'm the go-to parent for making art, and morning cuddles, and reading books. But when it comes to fun things—like movies and field trips, and singing and dancing, and weekends and board games—their Daddy is undoubtedly the crowd favorite! (Two's a crowd, ...
Thank You, Blog, for the Photographs
Do you know how it's like when it dawns on you that you lost an enormous amount of digital files, namely, photographs from the first 5 years of your daughters' lives? You don't? I'll tell you how. First, it would feel like a pail of cold water was dumped over your ...
What I Learned About Pursuing Passions from The Magnolia Story
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here! I’m still pretty high from reading the The Magnolia Story, a book about Joanna and Chip Gaines, an extraordinary husband-and-wife tandem from Waco Texas who relentlessly pursued their passions and built a ...
How to Quit Your Job and Work from Home
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I get asked this question all the time, and understandably so. These days, working from home is no longer an exception to the rule but a realistic and viable option, you just have to know where to find ...
Why We Love Moana
Not sure who loves Moana more, me or my daughters. As someone who grew up with my favorite Disney princesses, I'm glad that Disney continues to craft interesting and culturally specific characters that kids these days can enjoy and learn from! Disney's fairy tale formula has ...
Currently 04: Home, Life, and Blog Updates
Hello from the ChasingDreams.net headquarters, and by "headquarters" I mean our bed. I mean, isn't that where dreams happen? Lol. Kidding! Well, not kidding. I am literally on our bed as I type this, wearing the usual pajamas. I wish I could say I was writing ...
You’ll Always Be Our Babies
"You're my baby," I would say. "I'm not a baby anymore, I'm a big girl," Rain would reply. "But you're my baby," I'd repeat, part joking, part serious like 'I don't care what you say, buddy, you're mine!' "No, no, Mommy, I'm not! I'm a big girl. See, I'm 5," she would insist, ...
Investing in Good Children’s Books
Just the other week I had a random chat with Paula about how hard it is to find good children's books in this side of the world. For me, "good children's books" ones that are first of all well-written, have beautiful illustration, preferably not based on popular cartoon ...
Avon’s Pink Lipstick Collection
As a mother who works from home, you'd be surprised at the amount of lipsticks I spend money on. "It's an investment, babe", I half-jokingly say to my husband, who gladly supports my splurges anyway. (Note: Find a man who supports your weird and sometimes unnecessary obsessions, ...
When in Baguio with Kids for 36 Hours
Sometimes, you just have to go for it. Even when the idea crossed your mind just 24 hours ago and you didn't have a clear plan or Baguio itinerary. In fact (as we all have proven time and time again), the trips that usually push through are the ones we didn't overthink. This ...
One Word 2018: An Invitation
Hello! It's been a while since the last post (sorry guys), but perhaps just like you, I want to start this new year right. And that's exactly what this first post for 2018 is all about. ;) Let's talk about New Year's Resolutions I'm not going to deny. I love writing down New ...
