My inspiration

>> Friday, January 3, 2014

These are my inspiration. The loves of my life. I am better because of them. I am blessed to be called their mom.

This particular picture is something I hope to do yearly. I took the framed picture last year. My plan is to take a pic of the kids at the same pose and location every year holding a framed picture of the last year. So each picture with hold a picture of a picture of a picture...

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Creativity

>> Thursday, January 2, 2014





2013 left me sapped of energy, creativity, life. It was a struggle to find joy but find it I did. Still, it was a struggle. I had to look hard for the joy. It felt like a spiritual battle almost every day.

While nothing much has changed with the turn of the new year, I am determined to bring the creative back into my life. DH gifted me with a sewing machine during Christmas. And I quickly got to work. I was able to sew throw pillow covers for our family room and matching pajama pants for my girls. I'm still such a beginner that these were HUGE accomplishments for me. So proud of myself!

Last year, I had no creative outlet whatsoever. Photography had no appeal for me. It felt such drudgery to carry my camera around. I found no reason to craft in any way. Like I said, I was just sapped even of inspiration.

This year started with a lot of inspiration. The sewing machine sparked a renewed sense of beauty within me. I got to create something beautiful with my own hands. Now, I am itching to fill my life with creativity - whether in sewing, photography, scrapbooking or other crafty things.

So, here's to a year of creating and crafting.

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Happy 2014

>> Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Happy 2014!!! Back home in the Philippines, new year celebrations was synonymous to fireworks - right  in your backyard or on the streets in front of your house. As kids, we lit up sparklers to join in on the fun. When I moved here to the US, I sorely missed this part of NYE celebration. Where, oh where, do you find sparklers during this time of the year?!

A friend mentioned to me that she bought them during 4th of July and kept them for NYE. What a brilliant idea! So that's exactly what I did last summer.

So, here are my 2 girls enjoying what I enjoyed doing when I was a kid.

Happy new year!!!

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Frito Chili

>> Thursday, January 26, 2012

We had chili frito pie today. Got the recipe from Pioneer Woman. Her secret ingredient? Corn masa thrown in at the end to add some oomph to the dish.

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Still Sick!

>> Wednesday, January 25, 2012

My dear baby girl is still sick. She has now developed a fever. How my heart aches for her. :(

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About This Blog

This project began as a challenge to record my family's daily life for a year by taking one photo a day. It was not as successful as I wanted it to be.
After taking off for about a year, I am embarking on this photographic journey once more. I hope that these pictures will be visual cues to the memories we've built together as a family.

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