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Review: Sideout Outdoor 2-Person Tadpole Tent

Review: Sideout Outdoor 2-Person Tadpole Tent

For weeks, I have been scouring the Internet for the "perfect" tent for our future backpacking adventures but those that I found just didn't make the cut. Most of the good ones were waaaay beyond our budget (starting at Php10,000 or ~230USD) and the slightly...

DIY Alphabet Flashcards for Toddlers

DIY Alphabet Flashcards for Toddlers

The use of flashcards on children, especially the very young ones, is something that many homeschooling moms are against. It is probably because flashcards are often used in drills - knowledge is rigorously drilled into the mind - making learning exhausting and full...

#MyAirbnbBucketList Dream Spaces Edition

#MyAirbnbBucketList Dream Spaces Edition

In the recent months, the partner and I have become very critical when it comes to looking at houses and spaces. It's probably because of the need to find a nest for our little family.Almost everyday, I daydream about our forever house (because we're now a step closer...

Automate Your Savings: Open a BPI Save-Up Account

Automate Your Savings: Open a BPI Save-Up Account

In the one year that we've been trying (really hard, I must say) to get our finances right, I must say that the very beginning is almost always the hardest. This also applies to anything and everything else in life, if you haven't noticed that. We've followed a...

Fine Dining at Circa 1900 in Lahug Cebu

Fine Dining at Circa 1900 in Lahug Cebu

We had our super advanced (by four days) family dinner to celebrate Father's Day last week. I surprised the partner regarding the location of the dinner and only told him to bring the daughter with him and meet me at the office. I wasn't sure how I came up with the...

The Little Miss Goes To School!

The Little Miss Goes To School!

Despite leaning towards homeschooling and/or sending the daughter to school until she is around five years old, we gave in to bringing her to school about two weeks ago. She just turned 15 months.Seriously though, we just went to school to volunteer on a yearly...

A-Z Challenge: V is for Very Hot Summer at Ice Giants!

A-Z Challenge: V is for Very Hot Summer at Ice Giants!

It was super hot today like it has been in the past month or so here in tropical Philippines. What better way to cool off the summer (hmm, summer happens all year round here - I remember being extremely hot out on the beach a few days after Christmas one time)...