Dirk Ludwig's Mom

2019 surely is a blessed year for both my son and I. Recently, thefilipinajournal hosted their 1st giveaway in celebrating their 1st year of sharing stories of our community. They have traveled around the country, listened to our locals, experienced the culture and shared remarkable local stories. Very lucky indeed since I was chosen as the winner. I got these amazing prizes and overwhelmed by the beauty of each gift I received. Life Stories First, I got the "WTN Cards for Conversations". What is very great about these cards is you can use them with your colleagues, friends, and family. Each card has a topic for conversation. It might ask for your opinion or views about a certain topic or scenario. Nowadays, mobile phones and tablets are given more attention when we bond with those people we love. We tend to forget that bonding means having a conversation and talking to them and listening as well. Sinukuan Organic Coffee The second item I got which I th

We are gearing towards a new year once again. I am looking forward to a fruitful and blessed 2020 for all of us.  For me, a new year means another added year (getting a year older) and it made me feel anxious and nervous when I started to think about what will happen to Dirk and I. Just thinking what 2020 will bring.  I am not getting any younger and my Dirk is growing fast as well. I have been working for 10 years and I have not saved enough for both of us (literally). Regardless of how much we planned for everything but there will always be unforeseen events that cause our savings to be used up.  It takes a lot of discipline to save (no joke). I cannot deny the fact that I love to buy unnecessary stuff (I think others can relate as well) and will regret it at the end of the day.  Useless spending has been by stress reliever but I started to restrain myself on this aspect and started to think thrice before spending on anything unless it is needed.  Another weakness of

Hi Guys! Before sharing about my very first Belle De Jour Planner for 2020, my heartfelt thank you to Mommy Janice. So grateful to win the planner giveaway hosted by Mommy Jan of Mommyplannerista & Mommyplannerista.plans and collaboration with Bdjbuzz and Crazyaboutpaperstore . Now I have my 2020 Belle De Jour Limited Edition Power Planner. Thank you, Mommy Janice. To start with, the cover is incredible. I can imagine myself traveling in the Universe by just simply staring at the cover PLUS it is sturdy so you can just grab and put it inside your bag and ready to go. Loving the Holo Gold foil stamping. The first page is where you can write down your information, in case your planner might get lost, the person who can find it would know whom to contact and the next page is the introduction page. Contact Information Page Intro Page The next few pages would be about the team behind Belle De Jour, their journey in creating t

I am new to my job and fortunate enough to be part of our company’s family team outing. We had an overnight stay at Solea Mactan Cebu Resort and it was fantastic. The kids had fun and most importantly, we were able to bond and unwind. Solea Gevity Girls There are 3 things that I loved about Solea. Food We had our buffet breakfast in Earth Restaurant and the food was lovely. I find it like a fusion of Filipino, Korean and American breakfast.  Amenities We were not given the luxury of time and that is why we spent more time in the pool. Dirk loves all pools and beaches. Solea has 7 pools and Dirk's favorite is the one where he can play.  The water drop. Play room Dirk never fails to bring his little yellow excavator. When he is happy, I am happy. Friendly Staff Staff was accommodating and attentive to our needs. they make sure to provide us with what we requested promptly. Thank you for my team for the wonderful rela

Hi everyone! After how many years, I am back in doing product reviews which I am very passionate about. Today, I received a very beautiful surprise form Personal Planner.com. It took months before I received it, but it is worth the wait. For those who are planner addicts like me, check this out. To start, I read about how Personal Planner started. How the husband’s planner gift for his wife turned into a business. This is truly inspiring since a lot was given a chance to personalize or customize their planner that would be perfectly suite their lifestyle. I am just so pleased since I designed my planner and I will be sharing the design I made for my planner. For my cover photo, I love the black and white accent that is why I chose the angel wings design. The simplicity of the design is just perfect for me and the hard cover is sturdy so you can carry this planner anywhere you want.   I also like this first page wherein you can write something about your planner.