Motherhood is indeed a journey. It's full of challenges, both fun and frustrating. Good thing there are events like Expo Mom to help us navigate through motherhood. Every year, Mommy Mundo brings fun and exciting things at Expo Mom. This year's theme is The Motherhood Journey and Mommy Mundo wants all moms to share their own journey through a giveaway.

Sometimes when food tastes good I often wonder if it's really good for me. I love to eat bad food! Guilty of snacking on chicharon, chocolates and chips. But I'm really making an effort to live healthier lately.  My Dad keeps on telling me that a few years from now, 1 out of 4 adults will be obese. Gosh... and I feel I'm heading to that path.

Have a Mathemagis Summer!

I do believe summer is supposed to be for fun and games but it won't hurt keeping our kids' minds sharp. Let your kids be one step ahead when they go back in school with Mathemagis' Singapore Summer Programs.

For preschoolers 4 years to 6 years, there is "Best Start to Be Smart". It involves hands on activities that makes Math fun. This will also help kids build confidence that will help them eventually in big school.

For older kids there is "Visual Thinking Math", it tackles more problem solving. It is still presented in a fun and easy way using the Singapore Math's bar model strategy.

Math doesn't have to be a scary subject and we can help nurture our kids' develop their love for numbers with Mathemagis.

Check out the sessions available by visiting their website at www.mathemagis.com and FB page at www.facebook.com/mathemagis or visit any of our branches in Serendra (833.7374), Makati (556.5109), Katipunan (225.6330), Timog Avenue (261.1611) and SM Pasig (209.8128). You may also register online at http://bit.ly/1VF2nmV.

Batch 1 -- Aplril 4-15
Batch 2 -- April 18-29
Batch 3 -- May 1-13
Batch 4 -- May 16-27

Wishing for Baby No. 3

I'm in my late 30s. It pains me to admit it, but I am. Which means my biological clock is ticking like crazy. I want another baby but it's hard to make one alone. My husband, the practical one, has refused to give in to my request to try for another baby. With the rising cost of education, not to mention all the other child-rearing expenses, he feels he won't be able to provide for all the needs of three kids.

Playtime at Jump Yard

Having two energetic and makulit boys, I'm always on the lookout for places they can release their energy. They do love going to play gyms but I usually don't find it fun going inside with them. I mean, I just stand there and scream at them when they get too rowdy. But now, I found a place both parents and kids can enjoy and it's so near our house!

Jump Yard is a new indoor trampoline playground located at Frontera Verde, between Fun Ranch and the Avilon Zoo (previously the Blue Whale Restaurant).

Welcome!

I'm a bit sad to let go of Blairbitchbunny. It's been with me since 2005. But it's time to move on... so introducing Conci as simply Conci. 

I won't be completely moving my site here. I still have some "paperworks" to finish. I'm hoping this will be my permanent home soon. Nonetheless, will start posting here already. 

I hope you will support me here!

See you around.

Building Healthier Relationships

Over the years I can truly say that I have been successful in keeping relationships that are truly valuable in my life. Along the way, I also lost friends, but in retrospect maybe it was a blessing they decided not to stay.

A couple of Saturdays ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a session with Coach Pia Nazareno-Acevedo. The topic was Building Healthier Relationships. We started our session by writing down what are our core values are. What do we value the most? It could be people, event or virtue. We had to determine our top 4. And then Coach Pia asked us to let go one... and then another one... and then another one... until we reached the last sheet paper. Even that one, we had to give up too. That part was something! Because looking at what I wrote down, everything seemed important and made me complete. I knew what I was going to keep last, but what to let go first? But Coach Pia asked us who we think we really are when all of these are taken away? Who am I? And looking at the list, I didn't know what to say because apart from being a mom, wife, daughter, sister and friend... I realized I was still trying to figure out a lot of things.

We also talked about our individual core values and how it affected our life decisions. We had to reflect if our present relationships allowed us to live with our core values in all aspects of our lives. One quote from the session that truly struck me was "The quality of my personal relationships is determined by my ability to live out my personal values". 

I also learned how much I am aware or not aware of my personal values reflected in my daily life. With all these, it will also help with all the negativity we were throwing out to the universe. And also the negativity we were receiving from around us... And I really do want to avoid negativity as much as possible! Doesn't it feel like happiness is sucked out of you when you're around negative people?! May pinaghuhugutan ba?! I hate NEGA people talaga!

Yes, we were taking down notes like a good student!

Slide from the session. We must try to keep these in balance and help each aspect grow.

While negativity is all around us, another great learning I got was that it's really up to us to change. How? 1) Let go, Forgive, Change and be Humble, 2) Incentive to change is YOU, 3) Put things in perspective, life is too short. I used to think "giving in" is like admitting defeat. But in reality, it's also for our benefit. Nakakamatay ang stress! Ika nga ng fellow SoMom, "Ilagay sa keber file!" 

Truly amazed at how much realizations and learnings I got from the session both from Coach Pia and also from fellow SoMoms. Whenever we throw Coach Pia a question she explained in very simple terms how we can twist the situation to make it better. I'm really looking forward to more sessions with her!

If you want to attend Coach Pia's sessions, you can attend the following sessions or enroll in the workshops: