“You’re wearing lipstick.” Breeze eyed me with suspicion. “You never wear lipstick. Unless you’re going to a meeting. And only if it’s important!” So take note. If I met up with you and I was wearing lipstick, consider yourself extra important! It’s understandable though that Breeze would be so unused to seeing me made up. […]
Love a Man Who Lets You Sing and More Things I’ve Done Right
February 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We’re six days shy of our 13th wedding anniversary. But given that tomorrow is Valentine, I thought I’d hit two dates with one post. The Hubby has been in couplehood with me for 18 years, and we have known each other for almost 31 years, which is three-fourths of our lives. This is my annual […]
A Tribute to My Mom Who Rocks (and a Mother’s Day Giveaway!)
May 10, 2017 by 1 Comment
Note: There really is a giveaway! Scroll down if you want to skip to that! I remember going with my mom to her aerobics class. She’d be in her neon spandex leotards and tights, with matching legwarmers, in a roomful of women in similar outfits, and I would try to stay on the periphery of […]
Love a Man Who Cooks and Other Things I’ve Done Right
February 20, 2017 by Leave a Comment
My love language is gifts, and one of my dialects is food. Fortunately (both for me and him!), The Hubby has learned—over the 12 years of marriage and 17 years of couplehood—to speak it with ease. The Hubby gets me my favorite treats: popcorn and, on extremely special occasions, Cheetos Jalapeño Cheese. Sometimes, when he […]
Thoughts Below Zero
January 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment
As I type this, I am waiting for my next appointment in the press center at the PALEXPO in Geneva, Switzerland. I’m dressed in severe business black, my official press ID hanging from my neck. A far cry from the usual shorts and t-shirts I wear to my ‘office’ at home (must say that I […]
How a Pain in the Ass Can Give You Headaches–and How to Get Rid of It
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I suffer from really bad headaches. The throbbing kind that shoots pain every time you move. The one that makes your eyes water involuntarily. The one that makes you pukey. The one that makes your world spin. I’ve had them all. Sometimes all together. I also have atrocious posture, and bad work habits (I’m referring […]
Another Biker Chick Episode
March 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
I have been so remiss with Rainy Days and Mom Days. What can I say? With my magazine going from annual to three times a year, getting Silid Booklatan off the ground (we have two branches now, and more planned this year!), and the usual mommy/wifey duties, this website has been, sadly, neglected. But I was […]
Silid Booklatan–Sharing the Awesomeness
March 19, 2012 by 4 Comments
I wasn’t keen on posting this on Rainy Days and Mom Days at first, because it isn’t quite a mommy/parenting topic. Then I realized that 1. I am a Mommy; 2. Promoting literacy and love for reading should be something important to all moms; and 3. If this post somehow prompts a reader to […]
Review: Thank You , God, for Blessing Me
February 8, 2012 by 5 Comments
When we got our copy of Thank You, God, for Blessing Me, Breeze immediately commandeered it and declared it her “favorite book ever”. It’s a sturdy little board book, perfectly sized for her, and we are familiar with Max Lucado’s Hermie and friends characters, so I can see why she immediately took to it. […]
Review: My First Hands-On Bible
January 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
I have been trying to incorporate the Word and Bible reading into the girls’ daily life (and mine—but that’s another story). Raine’s had several Bible story books over the years, and we’ve been reading those off and on, but I wanted something deeper and more meaningful. We also tried memorizing one verse a week, […]
