Week 3: Myself

I am woman.

I love my God.

I am a mom.

I am a wife.

I am a daughter.

I am a sister.

I am a friend.

I can be your friend.

I cry when I'm happy, I cry when I'm sad.

I laugh heartily.

I love with all my might.

I can forget. I try to forgive.

I like red.

I love my husband.

I love my boys.

I cherish my friends and my family.

I like tulips and daisies.

I like desserts.

I like to be with friends.

I like to be alone too.

I like dates with my husband.

I love organizing parties.

I love preparing for the people I care about.

You are more than welcome to be in my world!

Week 2: My Friends

My friends are from all over the world. I have met them in different times and places. They have become part of my life. They are my sons' godparents. I am one of their children's godparents as well. I have a handful of old ones and a few good new ones. I constantly check on my friends, although not as regular as I used to (this poor momma has quite a lot on her plate!). I try to keep in touch with them, so we share each other's struggles and joys. Some are not good with that, some are not technologically friendly (LOL!), while some are always there -- constantly.

Lately, a few have been overwhelming. Some have become sad and painful. Some just unfolded like wonderful surprises. Some ended up sour and bitter. A few have left. I wish them well. In the same token, I am grateful for the friends I have kept all throughout these years... way back from grade school and up to the new ones like my next door neighbors =)

Week 1: My Family

My not so little family make my day! I am surrounded by boys... what can I say? This household is nothing but fun and chaotic!!! My husband toils daily for bacon and bread, insert diapers and milk too LOL! I have the luxury of being with the kids at home. Am I crazy for saying "luxury"? Perhaps I am. Let's just say that I am grateful that this is my role in this family. I am woman, wife, mom, and friend to all of them.

Our weekday grind starts with the two little milk critters crying. Mostly it's the little one that wakes up way before our alarm goes off. Most days, my husband indulges me to sleep a little and he take care of the two. Then I'd wake up to take care of the biggest boy before he goes to school. I prepare breakfast and packed lunch for him and my husband. All these commotion while the two babies are lulled back to sleep after their first round of milk.

When the biggest boy goes to school, I either nap when they nap or I become this headless chicken doing one million things at the same time (in my head). I blink and it's time for me to fetch my eldest from the school bus stop. Then it's snacks time, homework, play, bath, dinner, clean up, reading, prayer, and the bed time. The kids are usually fed before their Dad gets home. This way, they can just play while I catch up with husband. Down time is spent with both of us talking or watching something together. Other nights it is spent apart, one computer on each lap hehehe!

Weekends are spent with church, chores, errands, or taking the kids to play outside be it at the museums, playground, mall, playdates, and whatnots. Oftentimes, my husband and I would go out on a date without the kids.  On days when we don't go out, the kids play a lot with their Dad and I try to catch up on whatever it is (mostly I just sleep).

My young family is a testament to God's grace. I am grateful that He entrusted me with this responsibility. I will try to become the mother and wife these boys deserve. And despite my being, these boys put up with me. So what can I say? =P

(source: bloghackz.com)

So, I finally finished the 30 day blog challenge albeit not in 30 days hahaha!!! I thought that was fun and a refreshing exercise, thank you Kaith! For another round of fun blog topics, let us turn it into a quite sophisticated way of tagging our friends! 

Week 1: About your family

Week 2: About your friends

Week 3: About yourself

Week 4: About your home/house

Week 5: About your favorite food/restaurants

Week 6: About your favorite TV shows

Week 7: About your favorite hobby

Week 8: About the books you read

Calling Kaith, Jane, Fil, Lynette, Chelo, Jopie, Malou, Liza, Chichi, and Patricia!

Day 30: Happy Moments

Need I say more? Happy moments are shared with my family! And I am grateful to have them in my life.

Day 29: My Make-up Bag

After quite a long break from this blog, I finally got myself together this morning to take pictures of my little make up bag. Compared to the caboodle I once owned, to which this little bag was once a part of, these treats are really basic. I have started yet again to "add" things after I threw away stuff I have had for a couple of years already. Yes, it is a must to clean up that make up bag!

Let's start with what I have for the eyes. So I have two kinds of mascara -- Maybelline Volume Express One by One which gives me natural looking individual lashes, and Mary Kay which gives me a plump-ier lash. I've got the Maybelline Eye Studio with basic cream, brown, and green. I am not really comfortable using eye shadows. I think I do not look good with colors. I prefer just a little highlight and shimmer. And last but not the least, is my Mary Kay eye cream. I do not know if this cream really helps, but being in the mid 30s you have just got to believe and hope these creams do wonders.

For the face, I use a Aveda tinted moisturizer with SPF 15 in sandstone. I need to get a new one, I think this one is darker for me.  I also have Cover Girl Aqua Smooth with SPF 15 in buff beige. I rarely use it. Maybe when I feel like I need to cover my face. But, I don't like how it reveals my dry spots! Maybe this will do me well when I'm in Cebu (just like my MAC Studio Fix). And for that glow, I use Nars Super Orgasm. I don't use this blush often the way I used to because of its glitters (which makes this Super Orgasm). I plan to get the Nars Orgasm when I have time hehehe! Also shown are my brushes -- for the blush, foundation, and eye shadow.

For a perfect pucker or so, I pretty much use Burt's Bees tinted lip balm in Red Dahlia. This balm feels good and helps keep my lips moisturized. On days when I feel like making my lips a bit redder than usual, I use the Loreal Colour Riche Lipliner in Rouge. I line my lips then smudge it,with the lip balm and smack my lips hehehe! Fancier days call for Loreal Infallible Le Rouge #337 (refined ruby), then clear Loreal Le Gloss. For a shortcut, I use my Mary Kay lip gloss in Berry Sparkle.

That is the little red pouch that holds my vanity LOL! Also shown here is my Maybelline Super Stay 24hr Concealer in Medium Beige which I use sometimes to cover zits and dark eye bags. My Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, which I use to deodorize the toilets I use in public (to mask unwanted scent LOL!). I also have a sampler size of Eucerin moisturizer which comes in handy for a dry place like Colorado. And to keep my peepers moisturized, I always have my Opti Free eye drops to lubricate my eyes when I'm wearing my contact lenses on. Of course, the tweezers and the eyelash curlers!

I plan to add neutral shades for my lips and something smokey for the eyes... just in case hehehe! But really these things add color (literally and figuratively) to my dreary days...