READ-WORTHY OF THE MONTH : Chicken Soup for the Soul (Moms Know Best)

This is again another revelation of one of my passions in life : BOOKS!    Aside from shopping beauty products and clothes, I am also an impulse-buyer of books.   Who doesn't love reading, anyway?   Aside from the fact that it is entertaining, reading reduces stress from work, it is mentally stimulating, adds up my knowledge, expands my memory, vocabulary and writing skills, improves my focus and attention and aids in developing stronger analytical skills.   So, there you know its benefits.   Now, enough of my ramblings.  Lol!

So, I decided that every month I will share to you the books I am currently indulging with.   

While looking for a Game of Thrones box set at National Bookstore, I saw this book and suddenly I fell in love with it (agad-agad?).  

 

Chicken Soup for the Soul books has always been my all-time favorite.   I was able to read several Chicken Soup books way back high school years.   I love that its stories are so practical and  very inspirational. 

Gardening : Pure Relaxation

Gardening has been a therapy for me; a way to release all the stresses and demands from office works.  Well, of course, aside from cuddling and kissing my little girl, gardening relaxes me and brightens my mood.

Ornamental plants in different colors...

I grow up seeing my parents' interest on gardening.  They used to tell me to help them maintain the garden or help in the gardening chores whenever there were new plants.   However, I used to tell them that I was not born to plant or rather I don't have a "green thumb", for that matter.   Haha!   It's just me being lazy.  I would rather sit or lie on the couch, watch a TV show or read a book.   (Imagine a middle child's life where the older siblings being so responsible in almost all the household chores including gardening.)   So to make the story short : I have now my own family with our own home.   It would be so dull and boring if I went out of our house or just peek out of our window and look at our yard that's so empty : no plants or flowers; no greens or yellows or reds growing in our yard.  

So I have to face a big challenge here : TO REALLY KNOW IF I HAVE THAT "GREEN THUMB".

Separated : Our First

Being a career mother, I always make it a point to stay away from possible appointments and activities that would lead me to not sleeping at home during nighttime.   With our little girl still breastfeeding and would not be able to sleep at night without me on her side, these situations left me no choice.

But now, I could no longer escape from certain responsibilities at work.   I was told that I will be attending a 5-day seminar-workshop and this means to be separated from my little girl during sleeping time since the venue is a 2-hour travel from home and the activity ends at around 7 PM.

DeeWorkingMom's Video of the Week

I saw this video on Youtube and I can't help but share this with all of you, especially to our dear mothers.   This is one of the most touching videos for mothers I ever saw.   Mother's Day is everyday, I guess.

Indeed, "Life does not come with a manual, it comes with a Mother."

Boracay's Happy Dreamland Trick Museum

One of the attractions in the Happy Dreamland Amusement Park is its Art Museum featuring 3D portraits.  You get to feel like its real when looking at the pictures.

Sharing to you some of the pictures taken inside the Art Museum :

desserts & fruits = FOOD TRIP!

In cultures around the world, dessert or pudding is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve."

 ..to complete every meal...

The etymology is linked to the medieval practice of a two part meal. During the first, nobles (at a high) and servants (separate) would eat together in the same room. During the second - dessert, the noble family would retreat in separate private quarters for an intimate part of the meal without servants. The food consumed during dessert included but was not limited to sweets.

So sweet!!!!

YUMMY-LICIOUS!!!!

Filipinos are well-known to be food lovers.  We not only eat three time a day, instead we have snacks or meals in between.  That is one of the reasons why Filipino foods are also considered as one of the best foods in the world.

Mom's Journey with the Little One

Angels fly above you. They know that we love you. So, we watch you dreaming now. We wonder if you know….

   

 Before we knew your name. Before we saw your eyes, your chin, and your nose.

Before we counted your fingers and toes, we asked Heaven for someone wonde rful as you and every prayer and wish came true.

We dreamed of you before we knew your name.

We are thankful for you. You know we adore you. So we watch you dreaming now. We wonder if you know…

Before we knew your name. Before we saw your eyes, your chin, and your nose.

Before we counted your fingers and toes, we asked Heaven for someone wonderful as you and every prayer and wish came true. We dreamed of you before we knew your name.

We dreamed of you before we knew your name.

Sessions with Nature

I pick up several fruits that fell on the ground of my parents' backyard.   Then I was inspired to take photos.   It was an instinct that even it was a bit of a messy surroundings yet you cannot ignored that it is worth to take a photo of it.

So, here they are :