I Need A Doc! :)

For weeks now I couldn't stop thinking of Dr. Martens, a certain pair of 1490 10-eye boot to be exact.  But sadly, I think i've gone a bit overboard this month so it looks like I will have to hold off on that want until who knows when. 

I couldn't remember the exact year it was in high school (90s )when me & my friends wore the low-top ones as our school shoes. I never got to own a pair of its iconic lace up boots but its never really too late, right?

Their vintage 1960 8-eye boot isn't so bad either., as worn by Emma Watson in this Instyle feature. This is my second choice. (As if, hehe!)

 

Somehow, I seem to associate these shoes to Gin Blossom's Til I Hear It From You, one of the songs we loved from the Empire Records soundtrack in which Liv Tyler wore floral DMs.

 

Floral looks good, too, especially if you don't want your look to be too grunge ala Whitney Port.

 

But I think I'll still stick to black.

... even if the hot pink DMs look adorable on Jessica Szohr. This pair reminds me of my friend Rebekah, who is a self-confessed hotpinkaholic (a term she came up with).

Jessica seems to like her DMs in bright colors.

 

I like how Jessica Alba wore her red DMs.

 

One of the very few Taylor Momsen looks I don't hate.

Finally, I love how filipina fashion blogger Tricia Gosingtian wore hers.

 

Seeing how the DMs can look good with skinny jeans, short shorts, stockings, skirts and dresses makes me more excited to get a pair! I could already imagine myself wearing it when we hike up to the Acropolis! (wishful thinking)

You know you want it too,

Trying Hard To No Avail!

I'm five months postpartum now and I still haven't regained my pre-pregnancy body. It's not like I'm overweight right now but I still have about 15lbs of the 55lbs I gained during my pregnancy with Amber which I really HAVE to lose! First, because the hubby and I have a bet (which I intend on winning). Second, because as shallow as it sounds, it makes my day when people say "You don't look like you gave birth 3x!" Lol. Plus, I like smirking at the insensitive people who would comment during my pregnancy that it'll be IMPOSSIBLE for me to get my old figure back. Lastly, because I want to be able to wear my old clothes again.

I think I'm trying harder than I previously did postpartum. Since I can't go to the gym even if it's just one floor above our flat, I've been trying to give my lazy arse some kind of workout. Thanks to my husband's VDay present, it doesn't have to be boring. 

I played other games like the Boxing in Kinect Sports and all those jumps in Kinect Adventures but I found that since my sweat glands aren't very active, I only break a sweat with the Dance Central.

It's pretty fun and I've got funny pictures and videos of my hubby in action, which I will not post but I'm keeping for blackmail purposes. :p Checkout the IGN's preview of the game.

I'm not much of a dancer and most of the time I do feel that I look silly and stupid doing the steps, but as long as the game detects my movement as right then I really don't care. My goal is to play an hour or so a day while my 3 munchkins take their nap, then rush to the shower and get done before they all wake up. I'm not always successful, though. :)

So far I've been pretty successful in cutting down on my food intake but sadly, I can't say the same when it comes to junk food. :( I really have to eat at least one bag of chips in a day to go to bed content. Like right now, I'm really addicted to V-Cut in sweet chili flavor.

And I can down an entire pack of Loacker Quadratini in one sitting.

Another problem I have is  my need for deserts. For the past two months, I've been obsessed with buco pandan which I can finish a whole container of, also in one sitting. And since it's easy to make, we almost always have it in our refrigerator.

 

Yesterday, the lady who cooks for us came over and I asked her to cook Laing and Sisig (among others) because I've been craving for it. I later realized that it wasn't a good idea at all, so from now on or after I consume them, she will no longer be cooking to satisfy my cravings. I think the only solution to my shallow problem is to stop ordering junk food. (I get my groceries delivered) Problem is, I can't stop because the boys would ask for chips every afternoon for merienda. So maybe I'll just stop ordering my V cut and Loacker. Well that is, if I can.

Hey, I just realized that I miss nonsense blog posts like this. :)

Xoxo,

Long time no blog

Haven't had time to blog in a long long time. These days, even taking my usual daily long hot shower is a luxury. Just today I hurriedly jumped into the shower while the 3 kids napped and I went out shocked to see all three crying. Kaden had a bad dream (which is rare), Amber was hungry, and Carlos just really cries when he realizes I'm not around the moment he opens his eyes.

A lot of people have been asking me how I manage with these three. Actually there are times when I wonder too. It would be a lot easier if my husband were around more often. I know that as much as we both wish for that, well it just isn't so... for now. 

Sometimes, I think I multi-task so much that i seem to have forgotten how it is to actually think straight. Like right now when I'm in between feeding the boys their dinner and writing this short blog post with about ten other things on my "to do list" running through my mind. 

Do I get help at all? Yes, there's a nice lady who comes here upon request to cook for us. I just give her a list of what i want and then she'll tell me what to order from the grocery, then she'll come here to cook for us. We just refrigerate them and then heat on the microwave when its time to eat. Easy peas-y, as Kaden would say. She cooks good for a month or less, depending on our consumption. I also have the option of calling her whenever I need to go out like to take the kids for their check ups. Every now and then when Kaden requests and if I have the time, I'm able to cook fried food like longganisa, hotdogs and the like. Right now, that's the most time I can devote to cooking... if it is considered cooking at all. :)

So yeah, this is my current occupation: a homemaker. I'm a mother, a babysitter, a maid, a tutor, among others, rolled into one and a day off is just a dream.I just try my best to make sure I don't get too busy with my chores that I forget that I'm a mother first and foremost, and neglect do things with the kids. I try to give the kids the time they need from me, like whenever my boys  need me to sit with them and play [trains] or when our little Amber needs to be held and talked to, or when I need to read Kaden stories at bedtime, or when Carlos just wants to cuddle while he watches his favorite shows or when I just have to sit down and listen to their stories. :) I could go on and on and on. 

Wondermom, they say? No. Just a mom.

I also struggle every now and then with the thought of things I want to do and cannot do at this point. But I tell myself that all of those can wait, for now I just have to savor every moment with my three munchkins for they won't be little very long. 

Having to care for a five month old, a 23 month old and a five year old by myself is not all fun and games, but it helps that my eldest son, Kaden, is a very willing handy helper. :) It's really unbelievable how fast he's grown up! With three wide eyed wonders looking up at me and truly believing that I can fix anything in their world, I sometimes feel like yeah, I can do anything!

So for every tear I have to wipe, nose I have to clean, bottom I have to wash, fight I have to break up, booboo I have to kiss, lost thing I have to find, broken toy I have to fix, new toy I have to assemble, mess that I have to clean up, and when I feel that I'm on the verge of losing my mind or I'm almost at wit's end... I tell myself that this here is motherhood in its truest sense. It's both beautiful and messy, wonderful and crazy, and there is absolutely nothing in this world I would trade for it.