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New Routine, Exciting Days Ahead!

Ang title sana ng post na ito ay Back to regular programming.. but after a few days, I realized, the title is not apt for what is happening to us, particularly to me and to my routine.

This school year is different from last year.. I have three school boys this school year but I am less haggard.. it feels like, everything’s in proper places.. parang swak na swak lahat.. My routine is quite hectic, umm more hectic than it was last year, but I am surviving it and loving it. I’d wake up at 5 (but working on 4 so I can blog at least an hour), prepare breakfast (hopefully I can squeeze in my Metafit routine.. it’s a work in progress too haha)take bath (make up time!) wake the kids up, give them a bath.. let them eat their breakfast while I enjoy my “me” time aka coffee time.. after breakfast brush teeth then off to school. After dropping them to their respective classrooms, I’ll go home, work then cook lunch. Wake Sati up then off to fetch Sanko and bring the older boys lunch meal.

We usually go to school an hour before Sangko’s dismissal (mahirap na, baka mapaaga ang uwi, magwawala un pag hindi kame nakita) and to make use of the time, I teach Sati while waiting for Sanko (sorta homeschooling but happens on the school hehe)

Before lunch, a few minutes is spent checking on Sangko’s school books and doing his homework. Lunch time is about me, Sati, Sangko with Sir Chief and Maya.. after lunch, nap time..after nap time, tutor time with the older boys.. then work, the cook dinner.. then sleep.. parang robot lang no? but really, I love it! Mahilig talaga ako sa routine and it’s hard pag mejo nalilihis ako sa routine ko.. so far, so good.. sana ma maintain namin haha

Speaking of “me” time and make up time.. last year talaga, I make it a point na I’m in full battle gear before the sun says hi.. pero pagdating ng summer, tinamad na ako mag make up.. I said to myself, this school year, I should be back to full battle gear.. and one afternoon a surprise and a very nice motivation was delivered at my doorsteps:

Ang bongga di ba! British Invasion!

Collection Cosmetics, one of the hippest and most loved make up brands in the UK, is now here in the Philippines! Get ready to create a make up look that will make you say, “This is me and I love it”.

The box I got includes blush, mascara, lipstick (and lip gloss), eye liner, foundation and a BB cream.. I’d be super biased ha.. pero to date, this is the most exciting loot I received from being a blogger! Yay, thanks so much Collection Cosmetics, ready na ulit sa full battle gear days! (watch out for the reviews on my cosmetics blog: My Painted Lips)

A Father’s Day Tribute…

I am blessed to have the best husband… and more blessed because he is a great dad too…

The story of jog a log…

When Kuya was born, it was difficult.. first time mom and dad..my milk supply came late and Kuya was a cry baby. He’d cry every night and Daddy, coming from work (2 hours travel) would carry him and jog non stop to calm Kuya (while chanting jog a log.. jog a log). Kahit pagod pagod na yan sa biyahe.. basta umiyak na si Kuya.. karga na agad yan.. jogging dito at joggin doon.. pag nangawit kaka jogging, uupo at magkukwento..

That was one of my fondest memory of him being a first time Dad… and from then on, I knew he would be a good dad to our children. (Right decision to pursue him! opps! haha)

Indeed, my husband turns out to be the best dad. Kahit ngayon, kahit pagod sa trabaho o busy.. he still have time playing with the kids, bringing them to places they like or buying things that they love.

More than that, I love how he shares the same parenting practice as mine. We don’t spoil the kids and as much as possible we train them to be strong and street smart.. parehas kameng laking kalsada..80’s, 90’s kids.. you know the drill..

And though he never said a word about this.. alam ko ang gusto niyang ipamana sa mga anak namin (aside from good education) ay lakas ng loob, respeto sa kapwa at pagiging mapagbigay.. which is the same thing as what I wanted for my kids.

Like when we went to La Union last May, kahit takot na takot, pinayagan niya sumubok mag surf ang mga bagets..un lang, nakabantay ng bongga si daddy! Pero di ba, the fact na pinayagan niya ang mga bagets, implies to them na he would allow them/ encourage them to do things.. ang saya ko lang nun!

Maswerte talaga ako na siya ang naging ama ng mga anak.. gabi gabi yan, pinagpapasalamat ko.. and this Father’s Day, I just want to say again..

Salamat sa pamana mo Daddy at sa mga ipapamana mo pa.. salamat sa pagiging mabuting ama sa ating mga anak..

And while watching this TVC.. bigla naman akong naiingit sa babae sa commercial…my relationship with my father is not like that (malayong malayo haha) but when it comes to pamana, there is one thing that I am thankful for him..in a very rare conversation with him.. he told me (NV):

Hindi lang sa pagmamahal umiikot ang buhay ng mag asawa

I don’t know what he means by that, but it has been my guiding light in my marriage.. and for that Salamat sa pamana mo Tatay..

First Day High

literal na nakaka high ang first day of school… it’s my youngest boy’s first time to school..and he’s my baby boy! just imagine the emotional brouhaha I have been through..part of me was excited.. part was worried.. part of me was sad (I’ll miss him for sure!)..

The little boy was excited though he said he was not ready yet.. Sunday night and he can’t sleep, come Monday morning and he was wide awake! Everything was smooth sailing.. well not until his kuya started teasing him.. but that didn’t put his excitement down.

When we arrived at the school, parents and students were already there.. and he was overwhelmed.. it took us a few minutes before he entered the classroom and another few minutes before he let me leave him there. And that’s what I am worried about, this little boy of mine is very shy and he doesn’t like it where there is too many people, specially if the attention is on him. In less than an hour, I can see he is already participating and enjoying his class. When we went home, he was telling me how happy he was and how much he enjoyed his first day of school.. (aww one happy and proud mommy here!)

Obligatory first day of school photo

Sila kuya at diko naman, still the same, excited to meet their classmates again after 2 months of vacation and also excited to know who will be their new seatmates. Eto na.. after the class, may bitbit na mga sulatin ang mga bagets.. at na pressure naman ako at nagpuyat para mag label at mag cover ng books nila.. ayayay! Takbo sa bookstore to buy plastic cover at mga anik anik na kailangan sa school.. Mabuti na lang, naalala ko ang blog post ko about plastic.. 1 meter of plastic cover is equal to 8 books..

Pero, I was not able to finish all 23 books + some notebooks in one sitting..so I woke up earlier today to finish covering the books..

Early to rise.. early to cover.. pero hindi pa din ako natapos! paano ba naman, even though my 1 meter to 8 books calculation was precised, hindi ko nabilang ang mga notebook/fillers na kailangan din i cover.. I need one meter more.

After this, I need to take care 3 more things and we’re officially done with our first day high.

First, I need to buy a new rubber shoes/ PE shoes for my second boy. May lahing bakal yata ang paa ng anak ko at iyong sapatos na nabili ko last May, butas na butas na! Nakakaloka.. good thing, Zalora carries rubber shoes for kids. I can now shop while wearing my daster (my favorite thing to do!) Zalora is an online shopping store that features a wide range of products, from the newest fashion trends to baby products and home products too. The best thing about them (para sa akin ha), their mode of payment.. mga teh! pwedeng pwede ang paypal! You can also pay through banks and pay through your credit card.. pero panalo talaga sa akin ang paypal payment (lalo kung paldo si paypal haha). When it comes to shipping, it’s free for orders above 1000 (and 100 shipping fee for below 1000, for Metro Manila orders), for Rest of Luzon, Davao del Sur, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Leyte, Misamis Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur (FREE shipping for orders above P1,000 // P200 below). For the rest of the Philippines, it’s FREE shipping for orders above P2,500 // P200 below .

Second, I need to wait for my little boy’s PE uniform, naubusan kase ngsize eh.. kaya waiting in vain ang drama naming mag-ina.

And last, I am still contemplating on whether to buy Kuya a bigger bag.. hindi na kasya ang mga gamit niya eh.. kaya lang mahalia jackson.. kailangang unahin ang sapatos ni diko. And we still need to complete our payment for their tuition fee. But if he insist he needs a bigger bag, wala naman tayong magagawa kung hindi magbigay 🙂

How about you mommies, how was your first day of school?