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If you’ve been following our journey, you’ll know how fond our family is of animals. Our list of pets goes from dogs to birds, scorpions to tarantulas, bearded dragons, and bunnies. The latest addition

Perhaps, the Philippines is one of the few countries left in the distant learning practice since the pandemic started. For almost two academic years now, kids in the Philippines are still stuck at home

Happy Lunar Year, beautiful people of Hive. What better way to start the year than by picking up the pieces and starting over. And, for us – start where we left off at a better avenue. @beatenegg is Mr.

My conversation with my daughter a few days ago about this whole Momo challenge thingie... Me: Anong gagawin mo ulit, when you see this face? (What will you do when you see this face?) (Referring to the

Ever doubted whether you're raising your kids fairly well? I did. Million times. Today, the most random thing assured me I am. My 8 year old has his own Facebook account. One I did when he was a baby (as

Day 8. Share something you struggle with. Image Source Like many mothers out there, I have my mom goals. I also still have my working woman goals. It has been a year since I left the office environment

For a couple of weeks, I have been overhearing my son and his classmates talk about their August activity whenever I pick him up from school. My son has always been the shyest. He has almost never wanted

It’s not what we have in life but who we have in our life that matters, family. For some weeks now, I have been excited about my cousin from New Zealand, @colormepeach who was coming home to the Philippines.

Seven days have passed since my last post. I didn’t realize it was that long already. I swore to post about what I have on my list daily but something came our way and I got too caught up with it. Our

"When words fail, music speaks." - Shakespeare Day 7. List 10 songs you are loving right now. Music has always been a part of my life. My parents both sing really well, not professionally but,

"You will never be able to escape from your heart. So, it is better to listen to what it has to say." - Paulo Coelho Day 6. Five ways to win your heart. ...and my heart says I have very simple

"Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show." - Anonymous Day 5. List 5 places you want to visit. Growing up, I got used to moving around. We've moved

“Be strong. You never know who you are inspiring.´ - Anonymous Day 4. Write about someone who inspires you. Call it coincidence but, the topic I have for Day 4 of my 30 day writing challenge is just as

"Nothing annoys me more than when someone expects you to be okay with something that they wouldn't be okay with if you did it." -Anonymous Day 3. What Are Your Top Three Pet Peeves Image Source

Maya Angelou once said, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Day 2. Write Something That

Eversince the trend for ulogs came out, I have wanted to write about it religiously. The challenge though was that, I had time but not much to write about. As a stay/work at home mom, I barely have new

School is back! At least here in the Philippines it is. Most schools here start around June, while some at August. My kids started with theirs early July. What does that mean? Extra hours for me to do

For almost two weeks now, weather has been inclement and there have been several floodings reported everywhere. News agencies have classes suspension as part of their broadcast almost everyday. Surely,

The car was motionless. And so was everybody else. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon. Traffic wasn't supposed to be bad. No one was talking. Just silently staring outside the window. It was boring, lifeless,