Mommy Ning

Ever since I was a kid, I have always wanted to be a doctor. I have envisioned myself of treating as many patients as I can and being busy hopping from one hospital to another. But fate has brought me to take care of patients and become a nurse instead.  Right after college, I started submitting resumes to different hospitals in order for me to land a job. Few months later, I was hired in one of the big hospital here in Manila. I shifted to a private nurse after my hospital contract. I was really enjoying my career and my life back then especially that I get to travel and shop whenever I want.  I never knew that things would change in an instant as well as dreams once you have kids. When I had my eldest, my world made a 360 turn. I completely dropped my dream in working out of the country and focused on my eldest. Everything else in my life was all about him. I was happy yes, but a part of me misses the times at work, the payday, the shopping as well as pampering sess...

Some few years ago, three years to be exact, I have already made up my mind to try to make a switch from my regular menstrual pads to menstrual cups. I remembered having to ask my friend from Canada if she could bring home a Diva cup because it wasn’t widely available from stores yet. At least that was I knew back then. Year after that, I got pregnant with my youngest and the switch has been put off until the fifth month after I gave birth to him. I had horrible nightmare using disposables which caused me sleepless nights. It was when I was forced to order online a brand which unfortunately wasn’t the correct size. I decided to get one instead at Mamaway store in EDSA Shangri-la in the hopes that the brand I was eyeing was available in store. But instead, I got a different brand which is the Me Luna and I have never been so happy that I really made a switch. Honestly, I also had a lot of what ifs and buts about this whole change. But then again, I have decided already and here...

Being a mom to three children with no help is really a challenge for me. Everyday I have to think of ways on how to manage time in between household chores and feeding them properly, on time and giving them the best and healthy food there is. No matter how I try to be at the top of everything, I always fail at some point. Because you know, I only have limited mommy superpowers. When my eldest started school, it was a big challenge for all of us. I had to adjust everything since we were just laid back and not having to worry on all we do here at home. Things suddenly changed when I had to wake up early everyday to prepare him to school. Time is fast paced.  The most challenging part also of having to be a mom of a school aged kid is to prepare him healthy food at school. My son, who became a picky eater has limited food choices too. He doesn't eat all what I give him. Good thing, he likes bread so much that he cannot live a single day without it. One thing that I have ...

If I have the choice of not washing the dishes in our house, I wouldn't do it. It is one of the chores that I do not like doing eversince I was a kid. I'd do it as a result of necessity or else I/we will use paper plates which is not practical by the way and not liking the idea as well.  Few months ago, we were given a local brand of dishwashing liquid from our mommy blogger group's thanksgiving party. But it is only now that I will be able to put my thoughts into writing. You know I love anything local most especially if this was a product of mommies like me.  One thing that sets them apart from other brands in the dishwashing soap line is their unique variants. They came up with three unique scents that I really love because it leaves a clean fresh smelling utensils. Their scents are gentle to the nose that is not too annoying. Their product is a result of their three years research and partnership of the perfumers and chemists in Spain. The scents are extracted ...

If you have been a reader for the past years, it has been a tradition in my small family that we get to celebrate holidays outside our home. That way, we inhale a different ambiance during the holidays and a practice eversince my eldest was born.  Last Christmas 2016, my mom, my siblings and nephews got to celebrate with us last Christmas so I booked a hotel within Metro Manila. Honestly, I have been eyeing this one for quite sometime because it is near SM Moa where we can watch fireworks display but unfortunately, it is always fully booked during New Year's eve. So instead of waiting for New Year's eve, I booked it on Christmas.  For hassle free booking, I book our hotels at Agoda site and get discounts as well as rebates for our next booking. I booked a two bedroom apartment hotel, without breakfast. I wouldn't mind not having breakfast included in our hotel because my kids always wake up late and we always miss breakfast offered by hotels!  The apartment h...

Local products has been steeping up with their products at being at par with the foreign brands. If only I have the liberty to splurge on products, I would buy and try them all for you. But I am just limited to what I think is just and somewhat within the budget of other mommies. Because you know, I am a mom and my money is budgeted to the kids. Yes, real talk.  Anyway, the product I will share with you right now is the Detail Make Over Contour Kit. I got this from the brand launch several months ago. I know, sorry too swamped with mom duties and sick kids one after the other. Anyway, here it is. Honestly, this is the very first local contour kit I had. If I wasn't invited to the brand launch I would never knew this kit has existed. The ones that I use for contour, highlight and blush are three different brands. I am just happy that finally I have a kit/palette and the best pat is, a local brand too.  This kit contains six products in one. Two contour powders, o...

The weather in my side of the world has only two seasons--the wet and dry. During the transition form wet to dry and vice versa, I always have hard time not only with the health of the children but also my skin. For the past weeks where the weather is such a bipolar, I have been dealing with my dry lips to the point that there is always tugging effect when I apply lip product and I don't like it. Not only it looks unhealthy but also accompanied with pain because of dryness. I am obsessed with lip products and admittedly, I have more lip products than my foundations and other make-ups. Much like eyebrows, I cannot leave the house without any lip products on. Because you know, lips is life also. Haha! Again, I have tried a lot of lip treatments and lip masks that I have never heard of, but still nothing happened. I was really looking for local sellers of the the overnight lip mask from Laniege, but to no avail. Then I saw Vaseline lip therapy which comes in a smal...