As an artist, I'm well aware of the demands of each and every artwork in progress. Aside from ideation, planning and the great effort, there's the need for Time. As a mother, I'm even more aware of the demands of my child. It's not something you can ignore, especially with a verbally communicative toddler. There will always be conflict between your artwork, your little...

A Merry SM Christmas for me means gift hunting with my family, it's a tradition in every Filipino family, I think. Here's how SM has become a big part of my family's Christmas: OUR EXCHANGE GIFT and GIFT HUNTING TRADITION Every year on Christmas, my in-laws hold an exchange gift party at their home. It has become a family tradition, aside from the...

         One thing about being a mom for the first time is that you're never sure when you'll be free to do things that you like. Cross that, you're not even sure if you still have the privilege to pee at times. You need to prepare for this overwhelming fact.          Yes, sometimes it's that bad, but...

By definition, indulgent is something that brings so much pleasure that it spoils you. It is what we describe one thing that pampers us. Sometimes, we begin to wonder if it’s wrong or just too good to feel right. Like a toddler with too many toys, a work-at-home mom like me can never have too much coffee. This is what I find indulgent,...

As a new mother, I never knew what lay ahead of me. My own mom and my aunts told me about birth-giving and how to bathe a child, but nobody told me about how society would change before me as I become a mom. That was something I had to go through and learn on my own. I still wish I had a...