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Farewell and Thank You 2021 The best thing about having my own blog is that I can simply ignore the fact that this post is about a month late than should be acceptable. 2021 was an awesome and productive year for me, pandemic notwithstanding, and so it would be a shame not to say goodbye … Continue reading My Year In Books 2021 + What’s Next 2022
"At every birth, two people are born: a baby and a mother." --Unknown "Dandelion Fantasy Terrarium" If you asked me last year if I thought I'd be celebrating Mother's Day at home again, I would have said no. I was too optimistic back then. The country has not really moved forward with any sustainable plans … Continue reading Mother’s Day in Quarantine + Books About Motherhood Year 2
"Nanay" means Mother in Filipino. __________ A non-bookish post today! A lot of you may not know this, but outside of this blog I am 90% mom and wife and only 10% bookworm. Mother's Day is also coming soon, so I figured I might as well start a Nanay Diaries here. Will this grow into … Continue reading Nanay Diaries | My Son Turns 5 + How To Celebrate During A Pandemic
"I like the idea of looking at the world through a lens. That you can create borders around what you see, the focusing and capturing of a moment that will never happen again." Gabriela Lee, Instructions on How To Disappear What I Actually Read for Buwan ng Wika Last month I shared my reading list … Continue reading August Wrap-up: Books + Musings + Journal Spread
“…things get broken, and sometimes they get repaired, and in most cases, you realize that no matter what gets damaged, life rearranges itself to compensate for your loss, sometimes wonderfully.”― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life The above quote is one of the very few hopeful passages from A Little Life, and I wanted to start … Continue reading July Backtrack: My Birthday Journal Spread + More Musings
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