2017 started for us in kind of a big way, albeit unintentionally. We haven’t really been to a lot of trips since the twins were born, which only goes to show just how afraid (or just really stingy?) we’ve been to get out of our comfort zone these past 4 years. Needless to say, ...
A Year of Remaining and Being Still
Everything about 2016 for me felt like a couple of days lagged, just like this post. We're now on the 7th day of 2017 but here I am, still trying to make sense out of the year that was. The truth is, I slowed down a lot in 2016 and it wasn't the good kind of slowing down. I ...
November was Beautiful, As Always
I don't like not blogging in November. Which explains why I'm here now, thinking about November on the first day of December, waxing poetic about my most favorite month that has just gone by. I don't know when November started to become a favorite. It must have been in 2008 ...
The Craft Central: Crossing Over from Virtual Shop to Physical Store
"My kind of place," I thought to myself as I stepped inside The Craft Central. It's one of those magical places where you can't help but go through every single shelf, left to right, top to bottom, and you come out two hours later with bag full of art supplies and handmade ...
My One Word for 2016: Remain
This took me long enough. :) For the past three years I made it a point skip the New Year's resolutions and just pick one word that would help me align my plans and goals for the year. In 2014, my one word was passion. Last year, it was pursue. Can you tell, based on those ...
When You’re Feeling Uninspired
Are you ready for some honesty? I think I may have hit one of the lowest points of my life at the start of this year. No I wasn't feeling heartbroken or devastated or anything that alarming. Instead, I was feeling indifferent and lethargic and uninspired like it's so hard to ...
Courageous Caitie
The little girl's name is Caitlin Soleil Lucas, or Caitie. She is 3 years old and diagnosed with a rare kind of cancer. It all started with 'insect bite'-like rashes that showed up on her legs last September. This progressed to critical symptoms such as severe abdominal pain, ...
School of Styling’s Launch & Tablescape Workshop
Once upon a time I took a whack at tablescape styling. Some of you will remember my short stint setting up candy and dessert buffets back in 2013. (Allow me to refresh your memory, ehem.) I was really fascinated with event styling at the time, except I knew I could only ...
Are You Doing Meaningful Work?
Doing meaningful work is something that I still sometimes struggle with. In the past ten years I had several career shifts—corporate, freelance, work-from-home, small business, back to corporate, and a couple of side hustles too. I'm still constantly evaluating myself, ...
New York, oh New York
I heaved a sign of relief when our plane landed at JFK after 23 looong hours of travel from Manila to New York. Finally! It's our first time back in NYC in 5 years, first time to go there as a family, first long flight with the twins. As we unbuckled the girls off their seats ...
