Slept at 2am. Woke up at 7am. Before I used to wake up early to prep myself up then go to work. Now, I wake up early para may ME TIME saglit. Maya-maya gising na ang mga dinosaurs ko at lahat ng time ko sakanila na naman. How I wish trabaho na lang ito. Pero hindi. This is my sweetest sacrifice, and I have to savor every moment. This is not an 8-5 job. This is a LIFETIME COMMITMENT. ❤ Good morning po! Have a fruitful and productive day ahead! 😊 #HustlingMommaOfTwo #StayAtHomeMom #SweetestSacrifice
Read moreMy face 2 days after my "worst" panic attack and I am grateful that God is always faithful. Akala ko mamamatay na ko. 😅 Noon, tamang panginginig lang ng kamay, ng katawan. Nakukuha ng hilamos at hingang malalim. But that Friday night was different from my previous attacks. Para akong binangungot ng gising. Namanhid ang buong katawan ko, my jaw clenched and I cannot feel myself anymore. I thought it was the end. Thank you Lord for my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law for being there. Baka kung ano na nangyari sakin. If you will ask my family, "SINO BA SI HERMIE?" Sasabihin nila palaban, hindi natatakot i-express ang sarili, masyadong matapang, very open sa nararamdaman at hindi nagtatanim ng sama ng loob. Rebelde, palasagot, makatwiran and all. But that was Hermie 7 years ago. So, who am I now? Honestly, I really don't know. The Hermie now overthinks A LOT, do not defend herself, not as expressive as before. In short, hindi ko na kilala ang sarili ko. I became overly emotional over things na hindi naman dapat bigyan ng halaga. I became sensitive in a bad way. Nasan na yung Hermie 7 years ago? Yung Hermie na kaya sabihin ng derecho na PAGOD NA KO. GALIT AKO. MASAYA AKO. MALUNGKOT AKO. AYOKO NA. Nasan ka na? Hahaha! Anyare na sayo? Miss na kita. 🥲 And then a friend asked me, "ayaw mo ba magpagamot?" AYOKO. Hahaha. Baka may biglang mag react. Gawing katatawanan na naman ang kalagayan ko sabihan ako na gumagawa ako ng kwento. Sana nga ganun na lang. Na gumagawa lang ako ng kwento. Kasi ang hirap hirap na. Yung wala namang reason para maranasan mo 'to pero dahil ang daming nakaka trigger sa kalagayan mo, susumpungin ka. Nakakasawa din ha. But I am beyond blessed that I am able to surpass EVERYTHING. By God's grace I know lahat ito lilipas din. Lahat ito makakaya. Lahat ito, mawawala at babalik din sa normal ang mga bagay. My faith is still bigger than my fear. I'll be okay soon. For now, I just need to accept that I am not okay, and it's okay not to be okay. ❤ #FightAnxiety #MentalHealthMatters #StopMentalHealthShaming #HopeIsWaving
Read moreRaising kids is super challenging lalo kapag nasa preschool age. Madami na silang gusto i-explore na mga bagay tapos dagdagan pa ng makulit na toddler na gusto gayahin ng gayahin ang ate/kuya nya. 😊 Last few months, my eldest daughter asked if she could color her hair and as a cool Mom I said, "Why not? But in one condition: we will use hair chalk muna para washable kasi bawal sa school" and she cheerfully agreed to that. Kaya bumili ako agad ng hair chalk. I let her decide what color I should buy. And this is the result------ HAPPY KIDS! Hindi na importante ngayon if the kid is doing well in school. Importante ngayon that the child is HAPPY regardless kung mataas ang grades o hindi. Lalo ngayong pandemic. Kung tayo ngang mga adults nade depress na hindi makalabas ano pa ang mga bata? So I tried to be a good mom with restrictions na kaya din nila i-obey. My ate, she's doing good in school but there are times that her good wasn't good enough so I let her do what she wants to do again, with restrictions. A little color won't hurt co-parents! Let them explore and know who they truly are with proper guidance, of course! ❤ #HustlingMommaOfTwo
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