To A Better Sarah Raising Sophia

How Do You Begin And End Your Day?

Lately, I fire up coingecko up and hope for the best.

How Do You Teach Your Kids Delayed Gratification?

Disappoint them sometimes and show them it is part of life but they can choose not to let it ruin their day. And if they are patient enough, they might get more than what they had hoped for.

How Do You Protect Your Eyes From Screens?

I have found this article very helpful and you might want to check it out, too. https://kraffeye.com/blog/how-to-protect-eyes-from-mobile-and-computer-screens

How Do You Buy An iPad?

If you will buy a new #iPad, bring a copy of your (or your friend’s) child’s school documents to get a discount, and they allow up to 12 months 0% installment.

How Do You Make Your Child Sleep Early?

I have no idea. Got any tips?

How Do You Start Counting Down Till Christmas?

Merry Christmas everyone!

How Do You Teach Your Child To Spend Wisely?

First, I teach by example, then I explicitly give her real-life lessons.

How Do You Play The Squid Game?

I do not know! Why do they have to hop on one leg anyway?

How Do You Buy A Phone?

If you will buy a new #Samsung phone, use your #Citibank card to get 5% discount, and they allow up to 36 months 0% installment.

How Do You Adopt To The New Normal?

Face it head-on.

How Do You Keep Your Child Away From Screens?

Get her a new toy that she is interested in.

It took me three days to watch the last 10 minutes of the last episode of the last season of the show. I like the light comedy and the simple plot. Maybe I was just looking for something more. And I do not mean to compare with FRIENDS, but maybe I was expecting closure betweenContinue reading “How Do You Finish A Series?”

How Do You Feel Your Age?

It is the little things that make us realize we are not getting any younger.

How Do You Encourage Your Child To Read?

We will make reading together a nightly habit.

How Do You Eat Your Pizza?

We like our pizza with pineapple (and hot sauce), thank you very much!

How Do You Keep Your Cool?

I am on it!

How Do You Lose A Grand?

Nope, I do not lose a cent, much less a grand.

How Do You Charge Your Phone?

Turned out I was doing it wrong. Draining is counterproductive, so I changed.

How Do You Reset Your BDO Mobile Banking?

So anyway, to answer my title’s question, you cannot. I am still hoping they will find a way.

How Do You Make Your Room A Little More Cozy?

I am not certain yet, but I hope having a plant will make hanging out in my room a little bit more fun somehow.

How Do You Make School More Fun?

I mean, aside from our YouTube channel? Making Science experiments!

How Do You Nurture A Child?

I promise I will listen to your criticisms (made in a very loving manner) and keep an open mind. I love you dearly, Anak.

How Do You Pose?

I would invite you to watch, but I do not have a link yet. Maybe it is time we try Facebook live eh?

How Do You Find A Way?

Sometimes all we need to do is ask. And just do it!

How Do You Write When You Are Not In The Mood?

I have no idea.

How Do You Deal With Stress?

(Lately) I chew.

How Do You Teach A Seven-Year-Old The Value Of Money?

Now in order for you to appreciate the things that it can buy, will teach you how to make money first.

How Do You Make Sense Of This?

I suppose love really does sell.

How Do You Motivate Yourself?

I think doing the checklist will help us lead healthier, happier and better-rounded lives. And that should be all the inspiration we need.

Today I Decide

How do you make decisions?

Today Sophia Had Fun With English

Good job, Sophia! 🙂

Today Sophia Learns About English Queens

I suppose reading about their lives makes me feel that at the end of the day, like us, they are only just humans.

Today I Tell Myself “This Too Will Pass“

Could you think of a moment you thought would last forever (whether good or bad) but did not?

Today I Burn Popcorn

Any hotter chef out there?

Today I Mark My 14th Year With Sun Life

I hope to celebrate more years with this incredible company!

Today Sophia Swims

I was having an off-day again (for a couple of weeks now). And as I watch Sophia having a good time at the pool, it made me feel a lot better.

Today I Perceive Time As Both Flying And Crawling

What does time mean to you? Do you think it flies like a bird or crawls like a worm? In any case, I live to the day when it finally does not matter (again).

Today I Got Fully Vaccinated

Ok, so when are the borders opening? 😒

Today I Am Nostalgic

How does nostalgia feel like for you?

Today I Am Lost

What do you do when you are lost?

Today I Play

Do you play?

Today I Slept

I could not sleep until almost 4am (after having chicken, cereals and cake while watching Seinfeld) last night and only managed to get 4 hours. When I reluctantly opened my eyes, my head felt like it has turned to lead. And just my luck, when I checked my phone, I got notified that a certainContinue reading “Today I Slept”

Today I Do Not Feel Any Different Than When I Was 36

If age is just a number, can I choose to be 6 again?

Today I Gotta Feeling

I will take this opportunity to start again. Now where do I begin?

Today I Fervently Make A Wish

Today, my wish is to have the gift of love again. And hopefully, the next one lasts.

Today I Teach Sophia Not To Get Too Attached To People

Maybe one day Sophia will teach me this lesson and I sincerely hope it is about another person.

Today I Notice Sophia’s Clothes Are A Little Shorter

Those are the kind of things I hope my daughter collects!

Today I Do Not Judge

This will definitely take time, but I will work on it. Whenever something happens, I will pause for a minute, not resist (“is that so?”) and not judge (“maybe”). Would you like to try with me?

Today I Teach Sophia Acceptance

I just got an email from Google maps regarding my September update. the highlights of the month was visiting Makati and Pasay. Does it get better than this?

Today Three Years Ago We Took A Road Trip

What do you like best about road trips?

Today Sophia Made French Toast

From now on, Saturday is cooking day. Except next week, it’s October 16, so the week after that again.

Today I Trust I Will Be Able To Connect The Dots Looking Forward

It does not stop me, however, from wishing I have a crystal ball or something.

Today I Notice My Clothes Are A Little Tighter

I need to dig very very deep to find the drive to at least try again. Where do I begin?

Today I Settled For Plan B

Any settling down stories this pandemic?

Today I Walk

Do you like walks?

Today I Dreamt About Him

What do dreams mean to you?

Today I Celebrate My Brother’s Life

I appreciate you, Kuya. Thank you for everything you have done for me.

Today I Learn That Love Sells

I hope this month it will be different. Hopefully because I hope I will not be writing much about the love of my life that could have been.

Today I Am Disappointed With Myself

If I start tomorrow, there is no temporal landmarks. Shall I not bother at all?

Today My Darling And I Tries Again

Do you feel like it is New Year’s Day every first of the month, too?

Isn’t Sophia Super Cute?

I know it is only superficial, but shall I dress to kill tomorrow, too?

Isn’t It Harder These Days?

What do I do with this knowledge? How do I make my afternoons a little bit more exciting? Got any ideas? Because I’m out.

Isn’t The Silver Lining Playbook Crazy?

People say love is crazy. I say love makes people do insane things!

Isn’t My Brother Cool?

I used to wish I have at least one sister, for no matter how close I am with my three brothers, there are just some things that I can share and do with a sister, but not a brother. However, I have long-accepted the fact that I am the youngest and only girl in ourContinue reading “Isn’t My Brother Cool?”

Isn’t Sophia A Smart Cookie?

How is homeschooling treating you?

Isn’t Rushing In Foolish?

Have you ever fell in love at first sight?

Isn’t Coding Exciting?

Shall I just go ahead and teach my 7 year old how to printf hello world? And to make sure not to forget the ;?

Isn’t Timing A Bitch?

Is timing really a bitch? I mean, everything?

Isn’t Margery O’Hare Inspiring?

What’s your little joy for today?

Isn’t Three Years Supposedly Short?

Is there a shortcut?

Isn’t My Little Felicie Graceful?

Care to share any funny stories from school?

Isn’t Maintenance Costly?

Oh, when will this end?

Isn’t Falling In Love Scary?

Are you terrified of getting too close, too?

Isn’t Moving Outside Refreshing?

Can you move where you are?

Isn’t She Lovely?

Always grateful for this little lady. #ToABetterSarah #RaisingSophia

Isn’t Mathematics Fun?

How do you make Math fun?

Isn’t It So Unlike Me?

What kind of change (hopefully for the better) have you noticed about yourself?

Isn’t Kyojuro Rengoku Amazing?

How was your Sunday?

Isn’t Shopping Stressful?

Do you have any tips for me?

Isn’t This Love Song Sweet? (Just like we were)

Thank you. ❤

Isn’t Filipino Difficult?

One of the things I am grateful for today is surviving Aralin 1.

Isn’t Piano Lesson Beneficial?

What are your kids up to these days?

Isn’t Dancing Fun?

Have you been moving lately?

Isn’t Shopee Addictive?

What is one of your greatest finds?

Isn’t Marriage Story Sad?

What is your marriage story?

Isn’t Our FRIENDS Funny?

Who do you think is the funniest friend?

Isn’t Our Nightsky Romoontic?

Sarah, don’t forget to appreciate the small things. Have you taken the time to look at the moon lately? Drop a photo in the comment and tell me where you took it from.

Isn’t Our August Ausome?

Are you happy with how your month went?

Isn’t Our Channel Entertaining?

In the spirit of making homeschool fun for Sophia (and Christmas), we are launching our YouTube channel today. She actually has one from over two years ago, but she was not able to maintain it. I thought I would create a new one and link to this blog. For as long as I can remember,Continue reading “Isn’t Our Channel Entertaining?”