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• This, I truly believe

  09Apr
  Categories: BE Inspired, Diet Files, Family Basics, Happy Happy Joy Joy, Happy Thoughts, Health is Wealth, Just my 2 Cents, Ms. Kitty, My Little Shadow, Oh Life Bites, Shameless Plugs, Spreading Positivity, The Crib, The Great Lab Comments: 0

  Yes! I believe in this. Whatever struggle or blessing I encounter in life, there is always a lesson, a reason behind it. A lesson that would change me for the better, the better person that He wants me to be.

  Good Tuesday Morning!

  Today is my 3rd morning of waking up earlier, between 4-5:30am. At least before 6-7am, my usual wake-up time. If you have been a follower of this blog or my other blogs (you’ve probably lost count hee hee ), you know that being a morning person is something that I have been trying to achieve since we moved here. More so, when I became a stay-at-home mom and was juggling various homemaker chores with my graduate school degree. There is something about the stillness and serenity of the moment before Sunrise that makes my quiet time with myself, and God extra special. I usually start my morning with my daily morning devotional prayers and a lukewarm water with freshly squeezed lemon. Then, I prepare a sumptuous breakfast for my boys, this got to be the biggest meal of our day. TGL is a huge coffee and egg-lover while I make sure that MLS has his stomach full just in case he does not feel like eating their cafeteria food or his packed-lunch. But of course, when I started working, that became a lot more challenging.

  I realized that if I want to continue this habit, I need to change 2 things: My Sleeping Pattern and My Diet. I’ve heard somewhere that our peak hours depend on our blood types:

  Type 0: 6am-12pm
  Type A: 12pm-6pm
  Type AB: 6pm-12midnight
  Type B: 12midnight-6am

  TGL and I are both Type AB  and this chart is no surprise as we are always on the go around 6pm-12midnight. But then, if I keep doing this for straight 21 days, I might be able to beat this scientific study and be a morning person instead. So what have I been doing for the past 3 days that waking up 4-5:30 am seems like a breeze? I sleep at 11pm or at least start my downtime by 10pm, no TV just iPhone. I also do not take carbs or junkfood at night because I noticed that when I eat carbs and junkfood, I become sluggish the next morning.

  I wish to keep doing this especially since I have been trying to aim to be the best version of my Proverbs 31 woman.

  “She’s up before dawn, preparing breakfast for her family and organizing her day.” – Proverbs 31:15

  Tags: Blood Type, Morning Routine, Proverbs 31 Woman, Sleeping Patterns

• Signing Off till Easter.

  24Mar
  Categories: BE Inspired, Diet Files, Dream Cocoon, Family Basics, Fasting, Foodie, Happy Feet, Happy Happy Joy Joy, Happy Thoughts, Health is Wealth, Hope for the Flowers, Lil Imp in the Making, Money Matters, Monthly Highlights, Ms. Kitty, My Little Shadow, Oh Life Bites, Pay It Forward, Private Stress Writing, Shameless Plugs, Spreading Positivity, The Crib, The Great Lab, This is Work, Treinta Y Cuatro, Turning Point, TwentyThirteen, Writer's Block Comments: 0

  

  This will probably be my last blog entry until Easter Sunday. I have decided to join the 7 days Fasting and Prayer by Bo Sanchez. I’ve realized that more than ever, now is the most opportune time when I needed to keep my focus and spend more time with God. You see, I have done this annually since year 2010 and I cannot tell you how much Fasting changed my life. It is such a powerful act of sacrifice and prayer that I have become witness to so many of God’s miracles. From all of the Fasting & Prayer Guidelines I have read and seen, Bo Sanchez’s offers the simplest. For that alone, I love it. It speaks right through my heart as if it were my own words.

  For this year, I have decided to go on a liquid fasting: Fresh Veggies/Fruit Juices and Soups + Avoid unnecessary time spent online meaning, ZERO Social Networking sites: IG, FB & Twitter. Until then, I wish you all the most blessed Holy Week.

  Dearest Lord,
  Teach me to be generous.
  Teach me to serve you as I should:
  To give and not to count the cost,
  To fight and not to heed the wounds,
  To toil and not to seek for rest,
  To labor and ask not for reward,
  Save that of knowing that I do
  Your most Holy Will.

• My DreamBoards.

  22Mar
  Categories: Around WWW, BE Inspired, Business on my Mind, Diet Files, Dream Cocoon, Ecole, Family Basics, Fasting, Foodie, Friends Keep Me Sane, Frugal Cubs, Gratitude List, Guilty Pleasures, Happy Feet, Happy Happy Joy Joy, Happy Tagging, Happy Thoughts, Health is Wealth, Hope for the Flowers, Just Run, Just my 2 Cents, Lil Imp in the Making, Lookbook, Mommy Dearest, Money Matters, Monthly Highlights, Ms. Kitty, Music is My Life, My Little Shadow, Oh Life Bites, Pay It Forward, Photography, Picker-Upper, Private Stress Writing, Shameless Plugs, Something New, Spreading Positivity, The Crib, The Great Lab, This is Work, Thrift Store Junkie, Treinta Y Cuatro, Turning Point, TwentyThirteen, Wardrobe Building, When Vanity Strikes, Writer's Block Comments: 0

  Sharing with all of you my Digital Dreamboards.
  I hope I inspire you with my positivity! Cheers!

  Happy Friday!

  Let’s all do the Happy Dance, okay, those who like the Harlem Shake, do as you please hee hee! (AND…one piece of advice, if you’re stressed, find custom stress balls and squeeze out those stressors away!)
  
  

  “Nothing is lost if one has the courage to proclaim that all is lost and we must begin anew.” –Julio Cortázar

  Tags: Dream Board, Dreamboard

• Today…3.16.2013

  16Mar
  Categories: Diet Files, Family Basics, Happy Happy Joy Joy, Happy Tagging, Happy Thoughts, Health is Wealth, Just Run, Ms. Kitty, My Little Shadow, Oh Life Bites, Photography, Shameless Plugs, The Crib, The Great Lab, This is Work, When Vanity Strikes, Writer's Block Comments: 0

  Snagged this meme from my friend, Aggie.
  I think I’d be doing this more often in this blog.

  Outside my window…
  is a gloomy and wet day. We initially planned to tag along with TGL who will be working today and have a mall-date with MLS but instead, I decided to stay home and blog. Let’s see if the weather will be better once TGL is off from work.
  

  I am thinking…that my meditation has been helping me in staying positive.
  I am thankful for…good health and my boys.
  From the kitchen…unwashed dishes and some defrosted meat waiting to be cooked.
  I am wearing…my new purple pants and a gray cardigan.
  I am creating…entries here nonstop!
  I am reading…just my morning devotional prayers. No time to read books lately.
  I am hoping…for the biggest blessing we have been waiting for to come middle of this year, at the most.
  Around the house…MLS is playing Minecraft Xbox and chatting nonstop by himself.
  One of my favorite things…all of my Victoria’s Secret body butter and lotions hee hee.
  A few plans for the rest of the week…Hmmmm, haven’t planned anything yet except to work and perhaps upload our Disneyworld photos in FB, FINALLY!

  A picture I love:
  Back to running at least 5k 2-3x/week and so far, this is not bad for my 1st 5K run. Oh and I lost a couple of lbs already. I know that Zumba alone cannot rid off the 10lbs, I had to add running to my cardio list. Have a good weekend everyone!
  

• GRATITUDE LIST V.2013.2: February

  16Mar
  Categories: Around WWW, Family Basics, Foodie, Frugal Cubs, Gratitude List, Guilty Pleasures, Happy Feet, Happy Happy Joy Joy, Happy Thoughts, Health is Wealth, Monthly Highlights, Ms. Kitty, My Little Shadow, Oh Life Bites, Oscars, Shameless Plugs, The Crib, The Great Lab, This is Work, Wednesday Happy Thoughts, When Vanity Strikes Comments: 0

  
  Super super late entry.
  I have an excuse, February was such a short month and so I’ve been caught up with life! Not to mention that TGL turned 36 this month and MLS was rushed to the emergency, he was so sick this month. Some viral flu. Can’t wait for Winter to be truly over!

  Anyhoo, here goes my list: (+ kennedy half dollar we invested this month!)

  1. Another healthy year for the man of the house. MLS’ surprise to his dada: 36 balloons with short messages inside, TGL had fun popping them out; MY surprise: Red Velvet Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting made from scratch. Tequila drinks for the rest of the night.
  2. National Pancake Date at iHop.
  3. Chinese New Year simple celebration with fambam + some Feng Shui charms + goodies  from friends in Manila.
  4. Simple Valentines Celebration.
  5. Five Guys cravings, satisfied!
  6. Superbowl + Grammy’s + Oscars 2013.
  7. Latergram posts + FB photo uploads. Little by little I’d be able to catch up with my albums. hee hee.
  8. M.A.C. Archie collection haul of shame tsssss!
  9. Speculoos Cookie Butter. But I had to stop buying ‘em, been gaining weight because of too much sweets!
  10. Signed off from Instagram for 40 days, one of my Lenten Sacrifice. Feels good!
  11. Travel Plans to SFO with my sibs + NYC with my very bestfriend and her family. Good news, my brother paid for our SFO airfare and accommodation as gift to MLS. Downside, they won’t be here for MLS’ 8th birthday party.
  12. MLS’ Doppelgänger storyteller at VIMEO sent by my brother based in Melbourne. (the scared feeling video)
  13. Pretty Little Liars and some local telenovelas.
  14. Blogging Mojo.
  15. Twitter Mojo.

• Lenten Sacrifice V.2013

  04Mar
  Categories: BE Inspired, Fasting, Ms. Kitty, My Little Shadow, Shameless Plugs, Spreading Positivity, The Crib, The Great Lab, This is Work, Treinta Y Cuatro, Turning Point Comments: 0

  Every year, I make sure to sacrifice something that I really REALLY like or takes most of my leisure time (or say holding off to buy jamhub or stuff obsession) as my Lenten Sacrifice. This year, I chose to give up Instagram for 40 days. I have been so attached to this social networking app that giving it up would mean more time with God. Surprisingly, it was an easy sacrifice so I wanted to do some more.

  I’ve been thinking long and hard what I can give more. Then, it dawned on me that for the longest time, I have been trying my best to be the Proverbs 31 woman especially now that I get so burned out with the many roles I do as a wife, mother, sister, daughter, colleague etc… So starting today, I will make a conscious effort to be the Proverbs 31 woman, my lifetime icon and hopefully inculcate her habits for the rest of my life.

  

  Source: Uploaded by user via Elizabeth on Pinterest

  1. Faith - A Virtuous Woman serves God with all of her heart, mind, and soul. She seeks His will for her life and follows His ways. (Proverbs 31: 26, Proverbs 31: 29 – 31, Matthew 22: 37, John 14: 15, Psalm 119: 15

  2. Marriage – A Virtuous Woman respects her husband. She does him good all the days of her life. She is trustworthy and a helpmeet. (Proverbs 31: 11- 12, Proverbs 31: 23, Proverbs 31: 28, 1 Peter 3, Ephesians 5, Genesis2: 18)

  3.  Mothering - A Virtuous Woman teaches her children the ways of her Father in heaven. She nurtures her children with the love of Christ, disciplines them with care and wisdom, and trains them in the way they should go. (Proverbs 31: 28, Proverbs 31: 26, Proverbs 22: 6, Deuteronomy 6, Luke 18: 16)

  4. Health – A Virtuous Woman cares for her body. She prepares healthy food for her family. (Proverbs 31: 14 – 15, Proverbs 31: 17, 1 Corinthians 6: 19, Genesis 1: 29, Daniel 1, Leviticus 11)

  5. Service - A Virtuous Woman serves her husband, her family, her friends, and her neighbors with a gentle and loving spirit. She is charitable. (Proverbs 31: 12, Proverbs 31: 15, Proverbs 31: 20, 1 Corinthians 13: 13)

  6. Finances - A Virtuous Woman seeks her husband’s approval before making purchases and spends money wisely. She is careful to purchase quality items which her family needs. (Proverbs 31: 14, Proverbs 31: 16, Proverbs 31: 18, 1 Timothy 6: 10, Ephesians 5: 23, Deuteronomy 14: 22, Numbers 18: 26)

  7.  Industry – A Virtuous Woman works willingly with her hands. She sings praises to God and does not grumble while completing her tasks. (Proverbs 31: 13, Proverbs 31: 16, Proverbs 31: 24, Proverbs 31: 31, Philippians 2: 14)

  8. Homemaking – A Virtuous Woman is a homemaker. She creates an inviting atmosphere of warmth and love for her family and guests. She uses hospitality to minister to those around her. (Proverbs 31: 15, Proverbs 31: 20 – 22, Proverbs 31: 27, Titus 2: 5, 1 Peter 4: 9, Hebrews 13: 2)

  9. Time - A Virtuous Woman uses her time wisely. She works diligently to complete her daily tasks. She does not spend time dwelling on those things that do not please the Lord. (Proverbs 31: 13, Proverbs 31: 19, Proverbs 31: 27, Ecclesiastes 3, Proverbs 16: 9, Philippians 4:8 )

  10. Beauty – A Virtuous Woman is a woman of worth and beauty. She has the inner beauty that only comes from Christ. She uses her creativity and sense of style to create beauty in her life and the lives of her loved ones. (Proverbs 31: 10Proverbs 31: 21 – 22, Proverbs 31: 24 -25, Isaiah 61: 10, 1 Timothy 2: 9, 1 Peter 3: 1 – 6)

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  Tags: Instagram, Lenten Sacrifice, Proverbs 31 Woman