It’s been a buzzword for years, a cure-all for stress: self-care. It’s advice usually given to women who perpetually take care of others rather than themselves. From bringing food to the weekly team meeting to making sure that the kitchen is well-stocked and the meals are planned to reading bedtime stories, they make sure to […]
Because it’s the month of love (and just because it’s fun), here are five lovely things: 1. Love has no labels: It knows no race, no gender, no disability, no age… 2. “His lips shattered hers and shattered every law the universe had wedged between them. She melted into his arms. Time blushed and looked […]
Here are four ways to continue to feel the love even after Valentine’s Day. …during traffic. Find ways to make your commute a pleasure. Download podcasts, start a happy playlist, listen to an inspiring book on Audible. If you’re not driving, you can use that time to plan out your day, daydream for future travel, […]
It’s Monday and the day before Valentine’s Day. Today, let’s talk about a different kind of romance. It’s not sexy or sweet. It’s about your love for what you do at least eight hours a day and how to turn the sizzle back on when your relationship with work becomes a bad romance. 1. Remember […]
1. Write a list of of qualities your ideal life would have. Remember writing down your required list of must-haves for your future SO? (In case you’re curious, my list included funny, smart, smells good, has good teeth, is chinito, wears glasses.) What if you do the same for your life? Daydream a little. Sit […]
…to dream new dreams. When I was 23, I sat in front of my boss during a job interview and told her that my dream was to launch the Philippine edition of Seventeen magazine. It was my bible when I was a teenager, when I would devour the wisdom on every page—even if I wasn’t […]
