Guest Post by Kendra Thornton: Happy Vacations Are Healthy, Well-Rested, Germ-Free Vacations
Family vacations can be highly pleasurable, even magical. But it’s difficult to feel…
Author: Gretchen Filart
Gretchen is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and essayist from the Philippines, where she embraces life while managing bipolar disorder and ADHD. Her confessional pieces unpack the complexities of grief, healing, motherhood, love, and intersections, garnering recognition from the Greg Grummer Poetry Contest and Navigator's Travel Writing Competition.
Filipina Explorer and Bows & Co. Giveaway!
My sister recently started a home-based online retail biz, Bows & Co., where…
Psychobabble. And on turning 30.
Today I took my daughter for our usual Sunday day-out while her dad’s…
KKK SM North: Where We Almost Ate A Cockroach
A few days past Independence Day, we decided to eat a late family…
Sunday Trip: Lancaster Estates, Trece Martires, Cavite
IMPORTANT UPDATE: We were made aware of several longstanding legal issues with Lancaster’s…
Saturday Senti: The Dad Who Made A 365-day Video Clip of His Baby
Very few parents have the time to even trim their nasal hair with…
Crossroads
The past three weeks had been crazy hectic with the neverending article and…
Review: Cafe Arquiza Breakfast Buffet at Best Western Hotel La Corona Manila
Still woozy after a 4-hour sleep and Lia’s persistent cries during the night,…
The P199 Love Desserts Buffet Review + Giveaway
*Note: Photo credits of more than half the photos belong to my sister…
DTC GT9 Astroid Pump Review: A Mammoth Smartphone with a Weeny Price Tag
Following the release of their 3rd wave units, DTC, one of the leading…
Bulacan finds: Any-haw Litsong Manok Restaurant, Guyong-Sta. Maria
The husband and I aren’t into the habit of eating out at elite,…
Breastfeeding and formula-feeding moms: Why Are We Fighting?
The past few days, there’s been much ruckus among us moms. Debates have…
11 Essential Pinoy Bloggers You Oughta Read
The great F. Sionil Jose once lamented, “The Pinoy is shallow, mababaw ang…
Pawikan Sanctuary, Nagbalayong, Bataan
The word sanctuary sustained in me that kind of thrill you’ll find in…
On hiatuses
Stats down and site visitors reduced, I felt quite compelled to speak. Not…
Eulogy for a dog
After a tear-filled day of digesting overwhelming information from pet med sites and…