It's been months I know and I've been so delinquent, but here's the last (promise last na) part of Manang's saga just so there's closure. Brief recap: In the first post, I talked about how a couple of bad helpers lead us to our current kasambahay, Manang Cleofe. The second post ended with her resignation. ON MANANG’S RESIGNATION A part of me felt that Manang leaving … [Read more...]
Adulting 119 (Part II)- Holiday Lessons: My Not-So-New Year
In my last post, I shared how I’m a world-class Christmas Grinch, and how I had a hard time getting into the holiday spirit. This next entry is an attempt to combat my New Year’s funk as well. THE NEXT YEAR IS JUST A NUMBER One of the most depressing things about welcoming the New Year for me is coming to terms with getting older. I’m turning 37 this year. Where … [Read more...]
Adulting 115: Learning from My Little Brother
It was my brother’s birthday last week, so I decided to do some sort of tribute-like sibling post about him. Unlike my mom and dad, who I’ve written extensively about in my old blog, I don’t really talk about my brother as much. My family has never been mushy-showy. As a result, Det and I are used to showing affection in more brutal, deprecating ways. In fact, there is a … [Read more...]
Adulting 109: Friendship Lessons
For the past couple of weeks, I've been feeling pretty meh about myself. I was having one of those Oh-my-God-why-can't-I-do-anything-right moments. The only thin body part I have left are my freakin' shoulder blades, I can't make heads or tails of my finances and I still have no idea how to establish a stable career for myself. I began wondering then, if I had … [Read more...]
Adulting 105: On Pregnancies and Miscarriages (Part II)
In my last post I talked about how our baby didn’t have a heartbeat. ACCEPTANCE OR SO I THOUGHT The day we found out, I was completely stoic. My first thought was, 'okay I expected this'. I was even able to ask my doctor calm, logical questions; What if I just got my ovulation dates wrong? Was this because of something I did? Do I need to have a procedure done? It was … [Read more...]