I am Clarice

I’ve been itching to go to my trusted hairdresser, Ate Norie, for a couple of months now but haven’t had the time. This morning, I had the driver come in earlier than usual so I can have her picked up if she agrees. I called her at 8am but she didn’t answer her phone. She [...]

I feel quite down at the moment. I don’t know if it’s because Jojie is not here or because Jia is already sleeping or because I’m super bored or because of hormones. Usually when I feel this way, a visit o funny sites lift my day. But today, weird! I’d be laughing while looking at [...]

I have always loved Christmas! Growing up I loved Christmas so much that I would look forward to it as early as March. Hahaha! Adik di ba? May certain feeling ako pag Christmas na parang ang saya-saya lang. Now, with Jia around, Christmas is even more exciting for me. This is the first Christmas na [...]

I only have two weddings to go this year and I must admit that I am so excited to spend more time with Jia and to just rest. For some reason, kahit na dapat wala na ako ginagawa, parang ang dami pa rin. Siguro, I really thrive in stress and I just don’t know how [...]

We had our photo shoot for Jia’s second birthday in July but I have been so busy that I was able to go back to view the pictures September na. I had three pictures printed.  Here are two of them: I love both pictures! The first one shows how kikay she is. The second one [...]

I have been remiss in my duties as a mom to Jia. I haven’t been able to give her much attention because I have so many things to do and I easily get tired. Although I bring her everywhere I go (yes, even to the doctors) para we can bond in the car (and sing [...]

Well, I know it does not look like much but it’s so good, promise!!! We bought minute steaks from S&R and I just fried it in salted butter for a couple of minutes. For the gravy, heat pan and add butter and oil (I use canola but I’m sure pwede din olive). Saute minced garlic [...]

Today is my Lola Amparo’s birthday. She’s my paternal lola and since my maternal lola passed away when I was two years old, she was actually the only lola I knew. This was a blog post I wrote six years ago about her. She passed aways in 2005, I think. I miss her and Lolo [...]

I received an email from McDonald’s the other say saying that the twister fries is back. Haaaay! Kainis! I super love twister fries to the point that I always wonder when they would next offer it. I got the email two days after being told that I am a certified diabetic and cannot eat anything [...]

Yesterday morning and this morning, I asked Jia for a pasalubong from her morning walk. Several months ago, she gave me tansan na pasalubong. Since ayoko na ng tansan (imagine ang dumi nun! eeeeeeewww!), I specifically asked for flowers. LOL! I wasn’t able to take a closeup picture of the flowers she gave me yesterday [...]