Happy Mother's Day with Trufa Pasta Bar and Kumori

 

Mother's day is such a special day for me because I get to celebrate with my 2 moms --- my mom, and mom-in-law.

I always make it a point to visit both moms on their special day and buy them food as we bond over it together with some story-telling.

This year, since it is technically NOT the end of pandemic yet, I've decided to bring food to both my moms and chat with them instead of dining with them to protect them.  Because our language of love has always been food-gifting, receiving food as gifts meant so much to me this Mother's day!

Trufa Pasta Bar sent me their bestselling Mom Bundle - 

Coca De Jamon Y Arugula Pizza and Spinach Pesto Lasagna!

It comes with a nice bouquet of flower and scented candle!  

Kumori also sent me their limited edition Mother's Day cake called Mango Tango.

The Mango Tango is a three layered classic mango cake made of soft vanilla sponge, coconut cream mousse, cashew meringue, decadent cream cheese and mango layers!

Happy Mother’s Day Mommas!

 

Happy Happy Mother’s Day AMW Friends!

Who would’ve thought?  8th year being a mom!  And I started blogging at 27 years old with just a boyfriend back then (Boyfriend Mr. AMW!)  I have shared so many milestones here in the Blog and I am getting a bit emotional right now!  

I know my blog used to focus on Skincare, Beauty, Hair and Nail Care but it turned into a full blown lifestyle blog with my Recipes, Motherhood tips and just random mom musings!

To my single/non-parent readers, THANK YOU FOR STAYING!  

I am a proof that in this lifetime, you don’t need to stick to ONE topic. Yes, I love Makeup and Skincare but I can also talk about a lot of stuff as I weave through my life learning new things along the way!  

Kyle thought me so much!  I learned to be 101% more patient, I learned to love drawing (a tiny bit more) :P. And I learned to be more artistic!  As a mom, there are so many things you don’t like to do but end up doing.  I mean, I dislike arts and crafts in school but I don’t have a choice but help my son whenever he has art projects!

For a mom who is not into drawing - come on, if I can show you my old drawings - my Human Portrait looks like an Orangutan! :P. 

With Kyle’s love for art, I ended up learning to draw from him!  His shading skills and color mixing skills are THE BOMB for an 8-year old!

It’s not all flowers and butterflies, motherhood is so darn hard even I - who used to be a Professor lose my temper A. LOT OF TIMES!  Life is hard, but life is harder if you do things alone!  I am so happy I’ve got Mr. AMW’s support and a super sweet kid to power-up my super old battery!

To those who kept asking me: “Kelan mo susundan?” (Will you try another baby?)

Kyle himself is already a miracle and a blessing from God.  Having a 2nd baby would be another miracle that we all wished for but having Kyle made me the happiest mom alive!  HE is enough for me to believe in the power of God!

Happy Mother’s Day to all my mom friends here!

If God created human angels, they are called MOMS! (And dads!)

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

 

Happy Mother’s Day Surprise with Max’s Corner Bakery

 

Max has always been around when we want to get-together, have bonding time with the family PRE-COVID.  I remembered after a full meal, me and my sister would go to their fridge area to stare and pick a cake that everyone would share!  Ahhh, those were the good ‘ol memories when things are happy and get-togethers aren’t dangerous.

Eventhough I don’t meet up with my family like before, we make sure to show how much we care for each other by food delivery surprises and that does not exclude sweets like Cakes!

Just in time for Mother’s Day Celebration, Max’s Corner Bakery launched Custom Cakes Made by YOU!

There are times you like a certain cake design but you wished the flavor is different, or maybe, there are some favorite designs your recipient likes but all that are available are plain or boring cakes! 

Now here’s a super nice solution!

Create your OWN Custom Cakes as easy as 1-2-3-4 !

• Step 1—Choose the size: Decide on what size you need for your celebration. There are three available sizes: a 5”round cake, an 8” round cake, and a two-tiered 8” x 5” round cake.

 

• Step 2—Choose the flavor: Pick a flavor that you want. There’s Choco Meringue, Red Velvet, Caramel, Classic Chocolate, Mocha, and Vanilla. Two-tiered cakes are available in either Classic Chocolate or Red Velvet.

 

• Step 3—Create your design: Choose a cake design and color palette that matches your liking. Customers can pick from the four different looks: Minimalist, Floral, Drop, and Ombre, each with their own specially-curated range of available hues and tones.

 

• Step 4—Create your message: Show how much you care by giving a sweet message on the cake. A maximum of 20 characters is allowed.

Price of cakes start at Php499 for 5” , Php799 for 8” and Php1899 for two-tiered 8” x 5” for take-out and pick-up!  

You can start placing orders today with lead time of 5 days!  Orders can be made via delivery at delivery.maxchicken.com or through branches of Max’s Restaurant located in Luzon with the exception of Palawan or Naga.

Advance Happy Mother’s Day!

Hug your moms, Titas, Ates and Lolas tight with these gorgeous cakes!

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

 

The Gift of Health

When I turned into a freelancer two years ago, the first thing on top of my mind was --- what will happen to my healthcare plans?  I mean, having a company with HR backing you up on the needed insurance and healthcare benefits, I just realized how hard it is for me to start from square one and look for a plan that fits to my budget - as a freelancer.

Then, I learned about Maria Health thru a friend.

Maria Health has revolutionized the healthcare shopping experience by offering you the ability to pull plans beside each other and compare which fit your needs and budget best.

For comprehensive plans, you can instantly get a free unbiased proposal from experts by simply

answering a few questions. The proposal contains the best possible options you can enroll yourself, your family, or your business to.

Meanwhile, for prepaid plans, you can choose from Maria Health’s wide range of packages and bundles covering emergency care, diagnostic exams, and doctor consultations to name a few.

And because of this discovery, it was an easy decision for me this Mother's Day to give the gift of health for my own mom.  My mom who selflessly give - she just give and never thought about herself!  Now that she is getting really old without any healthcare plans, I've decided it's time for me to give back by repaying her with just a simple gesture.

Looking into buying her this plan ---

Sweet Thoughts For Mother's Day

Just a few days away, it's Mother's Day!
My son made a personalized card for me with 4 hearts and 4 Beautiful adjectives that describes me - Happy, Beautiful, Good and Nice.  That is enough to fully charge my mommy heart!

But....if like me, you want something "tangible" to show your mommies how much you love them, let me share you some ways!

A HUGE KISS + HUG 

And a whole lot of sweets!

Boulangerie22 Strawberry Cake Bundle Promo

Choose from any of the following bundles for only Php999.00!  Hurry as they always ran out of stocks really fast! It happened to me every single year so start ordering now!

Happy Mother's Day To All Of Us Supermoms!

I can never get enough of Motherhood. 

I love how LIFE is teaching me mini-lessons every single day and I'm loving it!  

AMW wears: Zalora Pants, Nomination Bracelet and Alberto Shoes

Don't think this is all flowery for me ha?  Whatever you see on #AMWIgStories and Instagram are just a snippets of my daily life, in reality, it seems like everything was in Fast Forward, I don't have much of a breather.

And I only have 1 kid!

I personally take daily photos with my son inside the car before he heads to school,
I call this my own #365daysofKyle project.

Advance Happy Mother's Day!

Every Mother's Day, I write about either my own mom or my mom-in-law as I look up to them so much as my own "Mom-Hero".  

After watching the touching video from Watsons Philippines , I realized that it's time I give myself a space in this blog before Mother's Day because we all deserve a pat on our back for being a selfless mom who gave everything for their special angels!

I may not hear it from my 5-year old son for now, but with his daily hugs, daily "lambing" and just by the way he looks at me, I knew instantly how much my son looks up to me as his WORLD.  I know I'm not a perfect mom, I have a lot of imperfections and for 5 full years as a mom - I knew I am still learning the ropes!  But for my son --- I can see how much he loves and appreciates me with all the hugs and kisses that I get!

That gave me the special energy not even a single multivitamin can give!  So this is an EARLY reminder to all of you that it's time to make your own mom look and feel great!

Here are just some of the few ideas you can do:

• Give your mom a homemade gift card for a foot and hand massage.  It should be redeemable forever!
• Put together a special basket filled with beauty and wellness goodies.  My mom loves face masks and nail polishes (that's where I got the nail polish love!).
• Give her gift cards from her favorite store.  It has been more than 5 years that I've been giving her Watsons Gift Cards.
• Take her out for a little bonding with her to parks, malls or favorite restaurants.  Watch a movie with her if she's into movies!

There are so many ideas I can share, feel free to share yours here on comment back because I'd love to hear from you!

To get more beauty ideas on how to look and feel good, visit Watsons Philippines on Facebook Page nad www.Instagram.com/WatsonsPH.

Advance Happy Mother's Day to all Moms!
You ROCK!

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

So tomorrow is Mother's Day!  I know "time" is definitely one of the best gifts you can give to your mommy but if there's a little bit of budget to go along with time, here are just some of the items I would LOVE to give to my own mom.

A simple act of love with Sweets.

Toblerone's Limted Edition Mother's Day packaging is available to show your mom how much you appreciate and love her.  This is a perfect gift idea for those who can't seem to say: "I love you mom" in person!  

Toblerone Mother's Day Art Packs and Sleevers are available at The SM Store North EDSA, The SM Store Mall of Asia, The SM Store Megamall, The SM Store Makati, The SM Store Cubao, The SM Store San Lazaro, Robinson's Ermita, Landmark Trinoma and Landmark Makati until tomorrow May 14!  

A simple act of love with Accessory

When mommy friend Jackie and I had a chance to visit Nomination Italy store at 2nd level Glorietta 4 to "gift" each other Composable Bracelets from Nomination Italy, I realized how wonderful it is to gift your mom something this personal and meaningful for the special occasion.  When you pick or compose a bracelet, you look back into wonderful memories you share together with your mom, whether it could be as simple as a shopping trip, travels and a whole lot more, you can materialize your bonding activities and memories by composing your very own bracelet and have your mom wear it to be reminded of the good times you share together.

My Nomination Italy Composable Bracelet (mixed with rose gold locket), the word "LOVE", a cross and a husband and wife imprinted on it.

A Reminder To Always Make #TimeForMom

I grew up under strict supervision from mom.  She is a housewife, who does EVERYTHING for us!  From taking care of our grandparents, "palengke" duties, cook us breakfast/lunch/snacks/dinner and even drove us to and from school for more than 15 years!

Aside from that, she does the laundry (hand wash lahat) and iron all our clothes.  (Note: There are 4 of us siblings + grandparents + parents = you do the Math)

It was an extremely difficult task (almost impossible if I may add!), I see how she perspires as she run around doing errands without a single complaint!  That's why our relationship is strictly "I-listen-to-my-mom-or-else...."  There's no time for us to really talk or bond because she's too busy to even have a breather.  I remembered wishing we could have a closer relationship, like my classmates and their moms!  I used to wish she could be cooler like my friends' moms.

When I started working and when Mom was finally having more time on her hands,  I realized, our relationship shouldn't stay that way forever.  I make it a point to bond with her by taking her out for a quick facial or massage over weekend.  Our relationship definitely changed from just plain "mother-daughter relationshiop" to a "closer mother-daughter relationship".  It didn't happen overnight, it was a conscious effort for me to MAKE time and prioritize her.

WHY?

Because this lady has done so much for me and my siblings and giving her just a couple of minutes or hours in a day will never be enough to show her how much I appreciate her.  But at least, we can always start somewhere.

And to those who wonder how I get to be THIS cheerful and how I get the energy to do multiple tasks like a Super Girl?  

Well, here's my tiny little secret that I'm finally sharing.  Behind this "Wonder Woman" that you think I am, .I have an even better SUPER WOMAN behind me who backs me up, supports me without limit and sends me love like no other --- She is my very own mom!  With her, I can be like that little kid who runs to her when I'm in trouble, when I'm tired or when I get hurt.  Of course, I also run to her when I'm happy, when I'm in my best mood.  I just run to her because she is my HOME.  The very person who loves me for who I am without expectations or limits.

That's my secret and it really works!

Happy Mother's Day, Mommies!

"Am I ready for motherhood?"
Well, I used to think I have an answer.  I told everyone I love kids and would be ready as early as 18!  (thankfully, di naman nangyari yon hahaha)  But that very moment I gave birth, I finally knew what to say when faced with that question.

"You'll never be ready."

Even with that cute cheeky, toothless smile.  You may never be ready for sleepless nights.  You will never be ready for that constant worry whenever your little angel gets sick or whenever they cry.  You will never be ready when your heart breaks into many pieces when they hurt themselves or when you have to bring them to a hospital for an emergency.  Oh God, I will never be ready for that!

On the brighter side, you will be surprised on how much UNCONDITIONAL LOVE you feel.  You will realize how much LOVE your heart can give.

Truthfully, the joys and pains of being a parent.  Especially a mom.