Love, May
Letters, random thoughts, reviews
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#LockdownDiaries: MECQ check-in
I’ve always mentioned in my past blog posts that I am an open book and I write everything I feel through these “more personal” stories and articles. Well, our current situation a.k.a “ECQ life” made me realize I cannot share “everything I feel” that much, not even to my imaginary friend and personal journal/diary, Gray. Ta-ha! I am very super mega fortunate that my boss and my company granted me my requested two-day leave, extending my break from work from a today (Thursday) until a Monday holiday. I was actually supposed to discuss a just-completed project to the management but thank you for excusing me from the meeting because I…
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#LockdownDiaries: here’s a birthday blog
That’s right! It’s my birthday today and I’m already 28 (and proud)! And there’s another special thing happened today – I LAUNCHED MY NEW WEBSITE! From themhayonnaiseonline.com, I finally moved to a self-hosted blog, themhayonnaise.com! It’s been two fun years since I activated themhayonnaiseonline, and I thank you, my visitors and readers, for giving it a wonderful life. I thought it’s too late for a move, but after listing the pros and cons, I decided to take the risk. You reach me here, so I guess it’s going to be okay? *crossed fingers* The gift of giving Please know that even when our table is full of delicious food, we…
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How I survive my every day as a single working mom
Questions from readers: Though I’m not yet a mom, you really inspire me. You’re one of the toughest persons I know. How do you handle all the responsibilities alone? I am super duper thankful to you, guys, for making me feel stronger and braver surviving this single working mom life. We’re not really close, but thank you for letting me know that 1) you read my blog (haha!) and 2) I inspire people with my stories. Well, I have to admit that it’s really hard to pilot a ship alone. In fact, it makes me feel like I’m almost losing myself. But thanks to my job(s) which I love, my…
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#LockdownDiaries: the supposed-to-be kiddie party
Excuse my lots of collages in this post as I’m trying to revive my artsy and fancy self these days. Lucky years Weeks before PDuts declared the ECQ, I planned and booked a kiddie party in Jollibee for Mnemo and her future friends. Yep, she doesn’t have any friends yet. She just turned 2 and and I feel like a lucky mom as she didn’t have any request for her bday (at least not yet) – anything from cakes to toys to parties. I wonder until what age she stays this way. Lol. It feels like the small inflatable pool worth 200php her auntie bought her was enough. Her playing…
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#LockdownDiaries: just another Monday
This morning I woke up crying and I was not sure why. I just cried right after I opened my eyes. So many feelings brought me into tears I couldn’t stop. I am overloaded with love, yet overwhelmed with what’s happening to us right now. “Just another Monday,” I thought. Just another day of worrying what if we get infected. Just another day of being home yet feeling trapped. Just another day of hating myself for overthinking of having to choose between my kid and my laptop. Another day of “okay lang yan, lilipas din yan”, when we don’t actually know if we can really survive this. So I grabbed…
