I am Clarice

Disclaimer: I absolutely adore Sound of Music and I love watching plays so I might be biased. When I learned that there would be a Sound of Music production here, I was ecstatic. I really, really wanted to see it. But I got sick and I could not bring myself to ask J to buy [...]

The other day, after a visit to the hospital, we went to the mall. “We” meaning the whole barkada – me, Jia, Joya, and the yaya. After running a couple of errands, Jia was getting impatient because she was not able to nap properly. She was calling shouting for me while I was in line [...]

fru·gal adj \ˈfrü-gəl\- economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful As a stay at home mom, one of my goals is to learn how to live frugally. And because I just love my readers, I will post my frugal ways so others who are interested can also do it. =0=0=0=0= People [...]

… you’re visiting now, please know that I am beta testing a new theme. Hopefully, I finish this before the sun rises. But chances are, I won’t since it’s already 4:34 am. So if you’re seeing this message, it means I’m not done yet. To top it all, Joya’s moving in his sleep now which [...]

A few weeks ago, a N@Wie sister shared about a resort in Bataan called Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar. She described it as a hidden gem of a place. I read her post (wasn’t able to go to her blog to see the pics) and immediately Googled it. According to its website, it’s a community [...]

The other day, just to see Jia’s reaction, J asked Jia if it’s okay with her if he worked overseas. We explained to Jia that it meant that Daddy would not be home for a long time because he will work in a faraway place. She replied that she did not like that. Her words [...]

I’ve been planning to make a checklist for Jia for the longest time. I got the idea from Rowie (of PinoyBaby) in N@W. I tried it once (with a handwritten checklist) and Jia loved it! So it’s been on my to-do list for the longest time. Last week, during our interview (yes, J and I [...]

I’m an advocate of TV-free homes. Since Jia got delayed in her speech development, I researched and learned a lot about the ill effects of TV watching. Even J believes that TV has a very bad effect on Jia. If you noticed, howeverm in my letter to Jia last November, she was allowed to watch [...]

Happy new year! Yeah, I know it’s mid-January already. Sorry! Before Christmas, a very good friend emailed me and ask how I was doing. Her email made me think how am I doing now and since writing makes me think clearer, I decided to blog about it (part of the journaling thing you, sana lang [...]