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"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
“First, a story ends when it ends, and not a moment before. If you are unhappy with this ending, make a new one.”― Roseanne A. Brown, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin I celebrated my 33rd birthday a few weeks ago 🎂 The day was lovely and quiet and filled with all of my favorite … Continue reading July Wrap-Up + Birthday Musings
