It’s not a secret to you anymore that my husband and I lived in Hong Kong in the earlier part of our marriage. Maybe what I haven’t told you yet is that we felt lost […]
Tag: Homemaking
A Story of a Prepper
When we’re young and living with our parents, we’re used to so many things being done for us. Many things come automatic – kitchen shelves go replenished once empty, food is served on the table […]
The One with a grateful heart
Motherhood has never been easy, but I can definitely tell you that being a mother in the middle of a pandemic takes the cake for being one of the most difficult times in a mother’s […]
The Neat Paper Filing Series Part 2: Business
Hi, Neatropolis! This is the second of the four-part blog series on organizing papers. In this blog, we will discuss organizing papers for your business. I thought this topic merits a separate blog because a […]
The Neat Paper Filing Series Part 1: Personal Documents
I get a lot of requests for tips on organizing papers. Because really, who among us have not struggled with paper clutter? One day, there’s only one piece of paper on your desk, and before […]
The Neat-tionary
Language allows people to understand and be understood. This is why whenever we visit a city or country that speaks a language different from ours, we try to learn at least a few of their […]
The One Who Gets It
When ABS-CBN asked me to write a book, I had a hundred different feelings at once. I called my best friend Cindy to help me try to make sense of what I was actually feeling. […]
Meeting Marie Kondo
We are sentimental beings.
I bet that some of you still have your very first blanket, very first toy, or maybe your or your child’s very first dislodged tooth. If ever you have given them away or thrown them out, I am pretty sure that the experience was not easy. But there are some things that you can never be able to give or throw away, like memories.
Teaching through Listening
I started driving when I was 16. Learning how to drive at that age is empowering. It’s a different kind of feeling to be behind the steering wheel, to be in control of something, in […]
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