B, my daughter, came home from camp yesterday, exclaiming, “Oh, mom, camp was so fun!” I reminded her about her attitude in the morning. She was dragging her feet. There were longing looks at the iPad where a new game was waiting. She had whined, “Why do I need to go to camp?” She laughed […]
A few weeks ago, I sat in my bed at 3 a.m., crying. It was one of those nights, where the darkness seemed to stretch too long and day felt so far away. I sobbed: Am I really good enough? Can I make my life coaching business a success? What if I just give up […]
1. Do practice runs. Our three-week long trip last April to the United States started with a 24-hour journey (from Manila door to New York door.) We knew that this long trip would test anyone’s patience, not only a seven-year-old’s. So before the US, we practiced with long road trips (including a 10-hour drive to […]
We sat on cold metal chairs, shivering as the light bravely tried to break through the clouds, the wind whipping our hair and rendering our coats and scarves completely useless. It was 6:30 a.m. and we were in line for timed passes to the Yayoi Kusama exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C. There […]
1. Fave new pen 2. My daughter is obsessed with these. Here’s my favorite. 3. So good: salted caramel ice cream from Makati Diamond Hotel 4. Most handy passport holder 5. Treehouse living—just three hours away from Manila 6. Someday 7. I love the idea of a daily dare 8. This poem 9. How to take […]
Usually this is the first thing we do. In fact, in the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, the only one I remember is Sharpen the Saw. And that’s the one I tried for many years without realizing that it’s a combination of all these habits that make up your whole life. So filing […]
