Mommy Ning

“How do you do it?” People would drop me this question all the time knowing that I am the only one who takes care of my three children. But really, how do I survive the day with a sane mind? It’s hard, I must say, but reasons behind it is what makes me think of braving the unknown. It has been four years since my last reputable nanny left and the one that replaced her just gave me nightmare as well as my children. After that, I have decided to never get another one for the sake of my kids. I know for most you might think that probably I have lost my mind for doing everything and that I have lost my freedom for doing so. I haven’t and never will I regret a single decision I have made. Eventhough my kids are a handful, I am happy and contented to see them everyday under my care. I may become a soft mommy in the morning and a dragon mom come night time, still, I know that I am the one who tucked them to sleep not some stranger who pretends to like my children. Admittedly, there ar...

MANILA — Let The Gruffalo introduce your little ones to the magic and wonder of world-class theatre! Showing at the RCBC Theatre from January 27 to 31 , 2016, don’t miss out! Join Mouse on an adventurous journey in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. “Irresistibly charming!” The Times, UK “Monstrous fun!” Daily Mail, UK Mouse sets off on a daring adventure through the deep dark wood in search of hazelnuts, meeting the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the party mad Snake on the way. Will the story of the fabled Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these wily woodland creatures? Armed with only a nut map and a little courage, Mouse must outwit them all, and after all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there? Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up and their adults, in a show that’s toured around Britain and the world. Let your imagination run wild! ...

The most dreadful time again on my post partum has already started. If only I could skip to the day when I won’t experience this post partum hairfall, I would. But unfortunately, I can’t and will not anytime soon. The previous post partum hairfall has lasted for almost two years. Imagine everyday I have to sweep the floor to a bunch of piled up hair. Yeah. Gross to my complaining kids. But after I gave birth, all I ever wanted was to hit the salon to get myself a treatment. But then again, that is not an option as of the moment. Every body else is busy, by that; I mean the husband and me. So our weekends will be spent mostly for family time and relaxation. Also, I don’t want to splurge just yet, only to waste thousand pesos for a failed treatment when I know I am still on this phase and I can do treatments at home. So the search and hunt for the latest treatment began. I have been hearing about this treatment in social media and a lot of women swear by its effectiveness on th...

Just like that, we are on the second week already of the first month of the new year and my mind is somewhere wandering still. The past year went by so swiftly that I didn’t pretty much entertain the negative things happened but lingered only on the positive thoughts. Honestly, the past year was a challenge to our family since I got pregnant. It was hard for me on the first to second trimester because of the morning (all-day) sickness I experience. The family’s meal was at stake and had to resort to the not-so-healthy meal. But despite it, I am still thankful that we were able to get by and survived it all. I wasn’t able to blog much also because I was asleep most of the time and nauseated. So the things that I want to share to you are all in my mind. But worry not as I will try to catch on it and be able to make updates every now and then, hopefully. I am also thankful to my mom who has been there all the time for her helping hand especially during those times when we needed he...

For the past five years, I have been cloth diapering my children intermittently. To my first born, it has been a roller coaster of cloth diapering journey mainly because during that time I only had limited cloth diaper sources. I was still considered noob and didn't find the journey successful because I still chose to use disposables just because I was lazy cleaning dirty diapers. For my daughter, it was little different. I had no choice when she came because I had to use cloth diapers on her. She had this horrendous allergies on disposables and her bum turned red for months that her "presko time" had to be almost all day long. Admittedly, I really didn't think I will be able to sustain the cloth diapering since my yaya that time had gone awol when kuya was only 15months that time. I had to be an octopus mom in an instant and I chose only what is convenient for me so I only used CDs intermittently with DDs.  I thought I was done with dirty diapers un...