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For Week 15, well I got summer colors, yellow and orange all over my pages! I love how my weekly spread has turned out. Yellow is one of my most fave colors, it also brings summer feels. It makes me want not to write on the pages, lol.

After a couple of years, I was able to visit beach again! Oh it feels like it has been forever when you are pulling out all the stops for work all year round. Staring at the clear water, there is nothing feels better than to be back again! I cannot be more relax and stress-free.

Well, I know it is kind of late for the week, hahaha. Transferring photos from my digicam was a challenge, something was wrong with the file it said. So, I had no other choice but use my phone's built in camera which takes not soo good photos. I hope you guys bear with me. For my Week 14, here is how my A5 looks like :

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Easter Egg projects are one of my kids’ fave to do. Last year, they painted Easter eggs, but this year I decided to make it different. As much as my kids enjoy painting eggs, trying out something new boosts creativity and encourages learning. Preparation as well as the entire project is easy.

Ever heard of the planner craze? Or have you already jumped into the bandwagon? I never would have thought how big planner community has been gone for the past year. So far, I only have few friends who are into planners but if you try to check in IG and google, there are just too many who use planners either as journal or planning purposes. I plan a wide array of things including, immediate problems that have come up around the house (for example my  garage door broke  the other day!) to tasks that I need to work towards like finding the ideal  interstate removals team.  

For Week 13 in my Planner, just like in the past weeks, I kept it simple and neat. Thankfully, I got my washi and pens that helped me out! I got not much time to decorate since I get busier each day.   For my A5, I need to divide each day into three and instead of using pens, I use my slim washis I got from Mrs.P .  My pocket size is just a plain white 90 gsm blank paper so I just wrote the days and divide each page into four. I added two different black and white deco tapes which goes well together!

School kids are always looking forward to summer vacation because this is the best time they get to spend two months vacation from school. What makes summer more exciting, this is the perfect time for family bonding! If you either aim for a family day out or couple of days out of town, make sure this is a vacation your whole family will get to enjoy and takes all your stress away. For sure, you got a long list of summer activities but to help a bit out, here are few tips on how to make the best out of your family's summer vacation.

More than the essence of the celebration, Easter has always been exciting to kids. I can't explain but there is really something in painted eggs that makes them happy. For Easter, I came up a simple activity for my toddler.  Preparation: I googled for images and printed them out on a sheet of bond paper and cut them out. Second, I also cut a crack to half each of the eggs then pasted the half of each on a clean white paper.

A decent printer can make any home office complete. For me, a printer with multiple function has got to be the best choice. A machine that functions as printer, scanner and copier all at the same time can come more handy. It saves you space having only one unit instead of three, and allows you to be more productive on a small cost.

Looking to have headphones which produce great sounds means having it natural, clear and precise. You wanted to have that decent quality sound and at the same time doesn’t easily break. Headphone enthusiasts prefer djx more than other cheap brands in the market. Reviews in this headphones prove that it has the rich bass sound you need. This headphones is very lightweight which makes it perfect to carry around. It is the most affordable with the best quality yet it doesn’t look cheap.

I can't help but find it so fascinating how you can easily turn a plain paper into more interesting page by just using washi tapes and stickers. I love using decorative and paper tapes in my papers since it adds color and engages me more to write. That is the reason why my planners are always decorated with tapes, it boosts my motivation and at the same time relieves my stress.

One of the happy mails I received last month is this Downy Fabric conditioner samples in Parfum Collection. Everyday Me sent this to me. This is actually the second time I receive free samples of Downy from Everyday Me . I love Downy fabcons but I am still giddy to try other variants.

My youngest child's skin has become very sensitive mid last year and easily gets dry. He gets redness even he stays inside our home. That condition had me worry so much. I decided to change his skin care products including the soap, talc and lotion. Maybe, any of his regular skin care products doesn't suit his skin's needs anymore. For his lotion, I ended up giving him Nivea Baby Moisturizing lotion for his sensitive skin. Nivea Baby Moisturizing lotion is hypo-allergenic and clinically tested. I personally love Nivea skin care products since this is the brand I have been using lately for my skin as well. 

#everymomspageplannerseries I am getting busy every week, and planning ahead is one great way to organize and get things done efficiently. I use three planners and they served the purpose very well. I love planning and I love to decorate my weekly spread as well because it is very relaxing and therapeutic. Decorating serves as my creative outlet amidst my crazy schedule. For Week 11, I decided do a blog post of my weekly spread's set up. Here is a glance at how my weekly spreads  looks like before planning starts. If you missed my pocket planner set-up, just click HERE .

#everymomspageplannerseries Hey, it's another planner related post. I have been rocking a busy life lately, and I am extremely happy with how everything goes. Though sometimes, I get overwhelmed of so many tasks to be done. I realized I just need to find the best way on how to manage time, work and finances. Just last week, hubby brought me home a sweet surprise which I posted in my Instagram account. He knows me so well that he picked up a pocket planner from a thrift store he visited where he was initially looking for an office chair. I can’t be more excited, so I go ahead and set it up! But first, here is how the pocket planner looks like.

For my cash items, I go for envelope system. Envelopes help save my skin from over spending and keep me on track with monthly bills. I have been using this system for a year now and it works just great and gives me peace of mind. Just to make it more fun, I have made DIY cash envelopes using designed papers. I put the envelopes in my planners depending on the categories. Here is how my DIY cash envelopes look like, and a tutorial on how to make it.

Unless you live on a deserted island without internet service, it’s safe to assume you’ve seen the numerous street style starlets wearing colorful fur coats, gilets and scarves this season during Fashion Week around the world. From the streets of Paris to the catwalks of Milan, fur could be seen just about everywhere you looked. The City of Lights was decorated with bursts of color even though the temperatures were warm. On the streets of Milan, the versatility and functionality shined through with rich hues of natural shades and splashes of color.

I work full-time in my home based job which demands 24/7 flexible internet access. On some occasions I am not home and need to check my emails or do some work related updates, I only use limited phone data. I find using phone data a nuisance, because I only get limited internet access for the day instead of the unlimited access I paid for. I don't know how that happens but that's how it goes. The versatility and flexibility of a pocket WiFi is what I need so I asked friends on recommendations which one I should get. Most of my friends recommend to use SmartBro pocket WiFi . I was told it got great internet connection which they use even outdoor. I never think twice because this is going to be an investment I will be able to use on a daily basis even I am home since it can be used in my desktop as well.

They say if there is one dress that every girls dream of wearing, it’s a wedding dress. I couldn’t agree more on this statement, so do my girlfriends. You can tell the bliss by the priceless reactions of love, excitement and overflowing happiness during wedding proposals. And what else goes during engagement, the decision for the perfect wedding dress to wear. This is one of the most exciting yet hardest part most especially if there is a budget and standards you need to meet. 

For the second week of February, I decided to use this inserts from nina.and.belle shop of IG. I use this for work, social media accounts and personal while my DIY notebook planner will be for my blog and finances. I realized that my spiral Planner can no longer hold all my daily planning so I decided to use another planner which also came with the inserts.  I love the layout of the weekly inserts, it has a lot of room to write on. I have used almost the same layout before with my DIY spiral notebook planner update and it worked perfectly. It's just when I realized the space was not enough so I decided to use additional planner to separate work, social media accounts and personal from blogs, daily devotion and finances. 

I often experience headache and menstrual cramps during my monthly period, definitely the worst days of my life when all that I do is burn myself on my bed. This what makes being a female soo hard, imagine having to experience it monthly, urgh . I used to prepare myself a heating pad and put on my lower belly which makes the pain dissipate even for few minutes. I just have to do it over and over again which sometimes not convenient anymore.

For parents, kids safety is one of primary concerns. You work hard to make sure your kids are secure 24/7 yet in reality, you cannot always keep eyes on them. So the least thing to do is make sure they are safe even without parental supervision in the purpose of self-care and sufficiency. Teaching life skills is always a work in progress as your kids reach school age, we know. That is why we came up with a list of simple strategies on how to abate agitation which can be very helpful for your child's security and safety.

My two previous pregnancies are two of those too precious and priceless experiences in my entire life. Those moments I will never regret even it caused me sagging skin and stretch marks in some parts of my body. Those stretch marks likewise substantiate my love and how much I am willing to endure for my children. I don’t know about others, but it really makes me feel appreciated to know that there are brands who know what moms like me have gone through and develop a product which helps improve appearance of scars, stretch marks, uneven skin tone, ageing skin and even dehydrated skin.

Planning helps us be more organized with the work we already have on a daily basis. Planning, easy and quick as it seems, yet won't deliver result unless you act on it. Then, it escalates into efficiency. An effective daily planning is an integrated organization skill and willingness to achieve great results. It requires a positive attitude and determination to succeed. There are different ways we can apply effective planning depending on which method meets your needs. If you google it, you can find hundred methods. You can just pick one and test if it goes along with you. It is advisable to do the planning one or two days ahead to avoid hassle. To start off, a couple tips to keep in mind are:

There are makeup users who are not aware on the expiration of makeup foundations they use. Once a foundation has expired, do yourself a favor. Toss it away regardless the brand and price before it cost your whole face. Continuously using it will only cause harm than beauty to your skin. Also, the efficiency of active ingredients become compromised over time. Your skin may react and cause you skin lesions, rashes, blisters, acne or even redness and swelling.

#PlannerSeries #everymomspageplannerseries Remember I have posted my DIY Planner on a Budget and showed how I set it up? Well, sad to say the lay out of my weekly did not quite work for me. Notes are all over the place and appears kind of messy. I tried my best but the layout did not suits my needs. I am still trying to figure out how to keep it neat looking while keeping it functional. Or else, I need a switch to other layout until I find planner peace. I also decided to change some parts of my DIY planner which I will show in this post.

I have been obsessing in DIY projects lately especially planner related ones. I just love customized cute things, and I love doing it myself because it is fun and relaxing. I recently posted some DIY paper clips I made with the buttons I cut out from old clothes. I also use some cute shaped sequins as a decoration. I posted the photo in my Instagram and Facebook account. Here is how I made them. You will need glue gun, paper clips, buttons and the sequins.

Here is a cute and totally cool hack on how not to confuse your keys. This works perfectly when you have more than two sets of key for your home so you get to easier identify which among the keys you need to use. Color coding idea saves you time and effort finding the correct key, thumbs up! I have seen these more than a couple of times in Pinterest. Aside that its functional, it also looks fun to create so I thought to do it as well.

Hair extensions are being worn not only by celebrities but also by anyone who also wants to wear their respective hair in different styles from what they naturally have. Often times, short-haired girls want to style their crowning glory to look more fab, so weft extension is the perfect solution! If you search online, there are many online stores selling pretty and visually attractive hair extensions at cheap prices yet there are only few that sells products with great quality. You don't want to spend much money on weft extensions and end up disappointed because it sheds or goes frizzy after straightening it.

There are days when it feels like there is never ending house chores in a day. When there are a lot to clean up and yet you cannot seem to do it all in a day. Then the chores add up and the next thing you know, you wake up in a messy home. Eventually, your days become stressful because of your surroundings. It’s quite challenging to maintain a clean home most especially if there are kids around or both parents work. Still, there is always a best way to handle it. Even how much of chores need to be done, don't ever make it feel hopeless, you just need to find a technique and great things will follow.

You may have heard about the confidence gap this summer. The New York Times, along with other publications, reported on new research that once again showed women often undervalue their strengths and had lower levels of confidence compared to their male counterparts. This new study was focused on female leadership in the workplace, but confidence concerns bleed into all areas of our life. And how comfortable a woman feels in her skin has a dramatic effect on confidence. Blame it on evolution, but researchers have found that when we feel less attractive it can lower our perception of where we sit on the social ladder in all life situations.

#PlannerSeries #Planner2016 #PlannerPh I love to jot down notes and stuff ever since elementary days and had been using spiral notebooks. But when I started working ten years ago, I switched to planners, those generic ones available in National Books Store until last year.  I need a planner to keep my life organized, track things down, combine all my note taking and planning into one system.  Its quite hard not having a planner because I blog, work full time as Virtual Assistant and I'm a full-time mom so a planner is really handy to schedule all my tasks and effectively perform them all.  Sometimes I tend to forget deadlines, important payments, etc because my brain clog at times for I perform endless tasks a day. If that happens, I just look at my planner to get back to track. This year, I never plan to buy new planner, instead I thought to just create one. I am saving up for a lot of things so I crossed out buying a new planner to my list. My hubby offered to buy me o