If you’re looking for a place to go where your kids can enjoy the beach, learn some history, and see some natural wonders (chocolate hills and lots of caves) then you have to go to Bohol!
I was torn between booking a flight to Boracay or Bohol when Cebu Pacific had a seat sale last August. And boy, I’m so glad I chose Bohol. Nothing can beat the beaches of Boracay (Bohol’s beaches come close, don’t worry) but you see, I’m a mom and I felt my eldest should get more than a fun day at the beach from our vacation.
That’s why last week, we found ourselves preparing for our morning flight to Tagbilaran City, Bohol’s capital. My brother-in-law was so kind to drive us to the airport so going there was a breeze. Cebu Pacific has the web check in feature which means you can check in online as early as 48 hours before flight. It was useless for me because passengers with infants were not allowed to use it. So I had to fall in line with a restless baby in my arms while hubby and Z (who both used web check in) breezed through the web check in line. It was too late when hubby informed me that there’s an express lane for special passengers.
At the counter, I was asked for my baby’s birth certificate. So mom’s don’t forget to bring your kid’s birth certificate or school ID when they travel with you. I don’t have the NSO copy but the lady behind the counter said that’s okay.
Little Zack fell asleep at this point. I was relieved because he’s so heavy and my arms already hurt. We paid for the terminal fee which costs P200 each but baby was free (thank God!) and off we went to wait for our plane.
No, not that plane, Kuya Z!
I meant that big one.
While little Zack was sleeping soundly, we had our pictures taken.
Now, it’s Daddy’s turn to pose for the camera.
As soon as we finally boarded the plane baby Zack woke up. I immediately regret putting him to sleep at the terminal. He was so kulit on board! Just look at that mischievous face.
It didn’t matter that he woke up in unfamiliar surroundings. He would grab everything his little hands can get hold of.
Meanwhile, Kuya is so happy with his birthday gift.
He got the special seat by the window with a view to die for. Of course, not literally. haha!
We managed to take pictures of some islands on the way. I wonder what’s the name of those two islands.
Okay, I have a story to share. I already told you how “energetic” little Zack was inside the plane. When the plane was already running off runway and was about to take off to our utmost horror, he screamed really loud. It was so loud that I heard some passengers shushed. It was so embarrassing!
Lesson learned: Don’t let your baby nod off at the terminal. If you do, he’ll wake up energized andwreak havoc inside the plane later. I learned my lesson and on the way back he slept fitfully and I couldn’t be more prouder of myself. haha!
At one point, a fellow passenger took pity at us and gave little Zack some snacks. (Kaya naman pala makulit gutom na. toinks!) So another lesson, don’t forget to bring snacks. We brought some but it was in the overhead compartment so bring something you can put in your pocket so you can get it immediately.
After an hour of smooth (plane-wise) flying we arrived at Tagbilaran airport. Of course, we still managed to get our pictures taken even though hubby had to carry two heavy bags.
Tagbilaran airport is so small compared to NAIA. Here we were waiting for our bags to arrive.
We arrived a few minutes early so we waited for the driver from Dao Diamond Hotel to pick us up.
They arrived just in time. I was surprised Miss Wea herself, the manager, came with him and was there to welcome us. She is so friendly. It’s nice to see such hospitality especially when we were in an unfamiliar place.
Before long we were seated comfortably inside their red van.
At the Dao Diamond Hotel, I paid for our hotel room. I was not comfortable paying it online but Miss Wea was kind enough to tell us we can just pay when we arrived.
We were anxious to see our room because it would be our home for the next 8 days. And we weren’t disappointed. The room is well maintained and clean. The bed was sturdy, the mattresses were comfortable, and the linens were soft. It was just perfect for our family!
We reserved one standard room for P1400 a night which includes free breakfast for two. I know it’s such a steal already but we still got a 10% discount because we were staying for a week. Sweet!
You will have a choice between a matrimonial bed or two twin beds (one has a pull out bed) and we chose the latter.
Want to know why we chose this?
Because when you put the two beds together it would come out to be one really big (I mean huge) bed.
It’s even bigger than our king sized bed at home!
To make you more comfortable, they put a foam in the middle of the two beds so you won’t feel the wood.
The pull out bed was put to the side of the room for Kuya Z to use. He loved having his own bed too!
Here’s a picture of our toilet. There’s a hot and cold shower behind that plastic curtain. And oh, the towels you see there are soft and fluffy too. 
We were at Room 103. I think it’s the best room in the hotel. It’s not too far from the lobby and the Chico cafe so if we need anything (and we’re shy to use room service) we can easily go out. The second and most important reason, Room 103 is just in front of the wifi router. We got signal inside even our room. Yehey! You should know that there are some nights their internet connection would act up and we’ll get no signal. I think out of the 7 nights we were there, 3 nights we had no internet. It was not really that bad because it would return after a few hours.
Oh gosh, the kids are now awake! Sorry for cutting this post short. I have more to tell you on my next post. Stay tuned!
We’re back from out out-of-trip and I have a lot of things to share. Everything went smoothly and as planned. We even managed to stick with our budget, can you believe?! At first, I was worried we might encounter emergencies along the way, even medical ones (because you never know what will happen in an unfamiliar place and with two kids in tow!) but thank God there was no time we were in danger and we went nowhere near one of those medication carts you can find in the hospital.
Bohol is really peaceful and the people are friendly. Did you know that Tagbilaran City, the capital of Bohol, was named The City of Friendship? I didn’t know too until I saw the sign just before leaving the airport.
I promise to tell you all about our wonderful experience in a series of posts in a few days. For now, I just have to get some rest and finish uploading our pictures at Photobucket.
It’s great here in Bohol. I can’t stress that fact enough. One thing I didn’t expect was how hot it was in here. My advice to travelers, don’t bring your jackets. We brought ours and we had no use for them. Another tip. Get airconditioned rooms if you can afford it. If you have kids the more reason you have to get them. It can get hotter when it’s about to rain. During the five days we’ve been here it rained twice, I think.
Anyway, I’m not complaining. We came here for the sun and sand and that’s what we got – plus more!
The Boholanos are very friendly. They are very proud of their province. It is so peaceful here. I was telling my husband I wanted to relocate. He himself is having second thoughts of returning to Manila. He said he wants to wake up to this scene every day. haha!
That’s the beach at Bohol Beach Club if you’re wondering. We went there twice because we can’t get enough of the scene. I’m going to tell you more about it in my next posts.
We stayed at Dao Diamond Hotel in Tagbilaran City. Sometimes you can find hotel coupons and save a bundle. My husband complimented me on finding that place. He said I did my research really well. Of course, I can’t help but be pleased. It took me months to plan this vacation!
The decision to stay in the city was right all along. If we had been staying at the beach it would cost us a lot to travel to and from the mall. And we had to go to the mall a LOT of times for various errands. Like this afternoon we had to go to Western Union to have our dollar exchanged to peso. We were excited because we thought the exchange rate was P43 to a dollar. It turned out that rate was that only if your dollar bills are $100 and $50. If you have five $20 bills, for example, then they will exchange your money a few pesos less.
I think currency trading is really a profitable business. They made money out of us in just a few seconds just like that. And maybe we can also make money out of currency trading in the future. We can just look for forex brokers and make intelligent guesses on what currency would appreciate in value.
Anyway, I’m still grateful for Western Union because they are so conveniently located. We didn’t have a hard time exchanging our money because of them.
Let me leave you a picture of Kuya Z at Bohol Bee farm. He was afraid to hold the bees at first but he overcame his fear and the rest is history. Congratulations, Kuya for the job well done. You really are a big boy now! Happy 7th Birthday! Daddy and Mommy loves you so much. Hope you enjoy your birthday present.
It’s Kuya’s birthday last Saturday. We went to the mall, not to celebrate, but to buy stuff for our Bohol vacation. I know this is all I’m talking about these days but it’s our first family out-of-town trip and it’s taking all our energies to plan this trip.
Anyway, we already told Kuya we’ll just eat out and buy his cake then go home. We left Zack at home because we can’t do any shopping when he’s around. All he wants do is grab the nearest thing. He’s super duper curious! Frankly, we don’t know how we’ll survive in Bohol with no yaya. This thought alone is giving me nightmares already. haha!
Our first stop was at the Sun Shop. Hubby needs to buy a sim card so we can finally use our Sun Broadband USB Stick as backup internet.
He took a long time so Z and I wandered around. Here’s our birthday boy making a pose ala Naruto. Happy birthday, Z!
Hubby was taking really long so I went over here. I couldn’t resist chicharon ever so naturally I bought some. Yum!
When he’s finally done we proceeded to eat. But we passed this candy stall. Now every time we pass by here Z would ask me if he could buy some. His daddy would refuse because it’s so overpriced! We just buy him some at the local market which is way cheaper. But since this is his special day I asked his dad if we can make an exception. He said yes and no one could be happier than our little boy.
I want this and this and this.
Next stop is Jollibee. We have been eating here for 7 years already ever since Z was born. He still doesn’t get tired of it. So we just ordered Z’s food to go and proceeded to Chowking to eat.
While waiting for our food to arrive we bought Big Pop’s Kettle Korn. We munched on this and almost finished it because food took so long to arrive.
Finally, food is here!
Something is wrong with Chowking’s pancit canton. It’s more “anemic” looking now. I don’t like the taste either. Have you tried their new pancit canton?
This is a long post already but our day is not yet done. Stay tuned for part 2 of Kuya’s birthday.
– to be continued.
In a few days we will be going to Bohol! We’re so excited we could barely sleep last night.
I’m worried about the little one. He doesn’t know what will happen to him in the next few days. He doesn’t know he has to wake up really early on the day we depart, nor the fact that he will be riding the plane for the very first time. He doesn’t know he’ll be seeing the beach and walking on the sand for the first time ever.
But I’m hoping everything will turn out fine. Baby Zack follows Kuya’s lead so as long as he sees his Kuya happy and having fun in the plane and the beach he’ll surely follow along. He may be only a year old but he’s one curious and determined little boy!
As for me, I’m anxious thinking about the expenses before and after the trip. I don’t want to go over budget. I still want to invest something this month. I have religiously contributed to our mutual fund account (which I opened way before I came to know about the TrulyRichClub) for the past months and I’d hate to stop now just because of our vacation.
Would you believe I haven’t opened up an account at CitisecOnline? It’s not my fault really. I almost did last week but this vacation is preventing me from doing so. We have a budget for our trip but I feel more at ease if we have some extra cash we can withdraw for emergency expenses so I’m holding off for now.
But as soon as we get back from our vacation I’m really going to start investing in Stocks. Bro. Bo makes it easy for members like me to do so. We don’t have to think about what stocks to buy and why. He and his team will do the research and will tell us what to do.
So for example his team found out that Disney stocks are underpriced at the moment. He would then encourage his members to purchase Disney stock. You can purchase one share of Disney stock or depending on your budget but for the sake of not putting all your eggs in one basket, he would recommend two more companies to buy. Once you have made the purchase, Disney stock certificates will be issued under your name. This means you are already part owner of Disney. Yey!
Now once Disney’s stock price hits the target price Bo will tell you to sell your Disney stock. If you follow his advice and sell, then you have already made some money! We all love to earn some extra money right?
But you don’t withdraw that and go to the mall to shop. No, no! Whatever money you earn, you have to re-invest in a different stock. Don’t worry because Bo will recommend another stock that fits their criteria on a good buy – stable and priced below than its actual value. By doing this over and over again, we hope to be able to grow our money little by little.
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7 years is a big deal for kids. While some parents opt to give parties, my husband and I want to give them the experience of travel. So for Kuya’s 7th birthday, we are all going to Bohol! Traveling is one of the best movement activities for children. I know we’ll be exercising our inactive muscles from all the walking we have to do to see the different tourist spots (not to mention swimming too!) in Bohol.
During his actual birthday, we were busy at the mall buying some swimming outfits. Our first stop was Bench but we didn’t find anything we liked there. Except for Kuya who took a liking to this red cap.
At the department store, the choices were limited. Good thing we found some things we like for the kids.
Kuya like this wetsuit.
I told him to try another one but he didn’t like this. So we just bought the first. We also bought one for little Zack but I forgot to take a picture. You’ll just see it in the next posts.
We bought a few more things for the kids but we couldn’t find anything for ourselves so we decided to call it a day.
But before we went home we bought something special for the birthday boy.
Here’s hubby and Kuya with his Goldilocks cake.
At home, little Zack wanted to go immediately to Mommy. Sorry for leaving you behind, Zack, but we had some serious shopping to do.
When we opened the birthday cake we found out it got ruined on the way home! Kuya said he might have leaned on it but he’s not sure.
Don’t worry, we can still eat it. Happy Birthday, anak!
After months of searching online looking for the best travel deals, we have finally found a place to call home for our 7-day trip to Bohol.
Dao Diamond Hotel is a quaint hotel in Tagbilaran city. We decided to stay in a hotel in the middle of the city compared to a resort accommodation near the beach for these reasons:
Dao Diamond Hotel and Restaurant
1. Cheaper Bohol accommodation. We can save as much as 30% on accommodations if we stay in a hotel in the city. They even gave us a 10% discount because we’ll be staying there for a week. Yey!
2. Closer to convenience. Dao Diamond offers a free ride to the nearest mall. We have a 1 year old with us and we feel better knowing we can rush to the mall whenever he needs something (or when we miss the city. haha!) Staying in Panglao beaches will not provide you with these luxuries.
3. Free airport transfers. Panglao beach resorts can charge you up to P1000 for airport transfers alone. Since Dao Diamond Hotel is near the airport, they can afford to pick you up for free.
4. Hot shower and no salty water from the faucet! I heard some Panglao beaches have salty water coming out from their faucets. Uh-oh, I’m definitely not prepared to deal with that for a whole week.
5. 100% of their profit will benefit the deaf. This was a surprise for us. Dao Diamond is owned and operated by International Deaf Education Organization. Most of their employees are deaf/mute people. Maybe Z and I can learn a few words in sign language before going. It makes us happy that we can help them somehow by patronizing their hotel.
Aside from these five reasons, there are also other important things like back up generator (very important just in case!) and free use of swimming pool. Their rate includes free breakfast which we can have delivered to our room. I really am looking forward to eating in their lovely room while being seated on window seat cushions. Who wants to wake up early and get dressed just to go out for breakfast anyway?
We will be visiting the famous beaches during the day. We plan to see the famous Bohol Beach Club and Panglao Island Nature Resort. I’m hoping we can rent a car instead of going on a tour. It will be more convenient in the long run because we have a baby who won’t follow any schedule!
Unfortunately hubby’s hesitant to drive in unfamiliar roads. I assured him it’ll surely be easier compared to the roads in Metro Manila. Anyway, we will decide on this after we get to go around the city on our first day.
What do you think? Do you think it’ll be easy for us to find the tourist spots in Bohol all by ourselves?
Warning: This post contains 1900+ words. So before you continue I advise you take a break, grab a coffee, sit down, and come learn with me to save, invest, and be TrulyRich.
When I was a little girl one of my favorite stories was The Hare and the Turtle. I’m sure you are already familiar with it but let me tell you the gist of it again. The hare and the turtle decided to go on a race one day. They want to find out who would finish first. The hare was confident he would win. Unfortunately, he lost his focus in the middle of the race and fell asleep. Meanwhile, the turtle was inching slowly but surely and in the end made it to the finish line first.
The Hare and the Turtle and What They can Teach You about Saving
This story is so innocent and so simple and yet I didn’t realize how powerful its message is until just a few days ago.
You see, I am an impatient person. I am just like the hare. I want everything fast. When it comes to saving I also adopt this approach. I want to save a huge chunk of our money every month so that we can save more and reach our goal sooner. But just like the hare in the story, I lose focus easily. After a month or two I find some “emergency” expenses and – there goes our savings. They say, Easy Come, Easy Go. So true.
So after being disappointed seeing our savings wiped out every now and then I would not be too keen on saving money again. I would neglect our budget and our finances. I would lose the desire to save. This cycle goes on and on. I’m sure a lot of you are familiar with this.
How many of you have been working for five years now, or maybe ten, or maybe twenty years? How many of you have saved money and have something to show for all the years that you have been working? If the statistics are correct then I know that not many people are saving money month after month. Just like me, you might be acting like the hare and didn’t even know it. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. More importantly, now that you know about it you can do something to change that bad habit.
This Year I Will Be More Like the Turtle
Or more specifically, I will start saving like a turtle. I have actually started saving slowly a few months before 2011 ended. Little by little a portion of our income goes to savings. And since our savings is automatically transferred to a separate account every payday we don’t feel that we’re missing anything. Sometime ago, I checked our account and I can’t believe I have already saved that amount.
You know why it makes more sense to save little by little every month than setting aside a big chunk of your money all at once but not on a month to month basis? Here I’ll tell you a true story.
Two years ago, I would save a huge chunk of my online income. I would deprive myself just so I can save. Before long I already have a nice sum of money (that’s according to my standard.LOL!) in my bank account. Then something happened. Months of depriving myself has taken its toll. When an opportunity presented itself to buy something “important” I didn’t give a second thought and spent all my money. Do you recognize the hare in me back then?
Now, as I’ve been telling you I have reformed my ways and saved a more realistic amount little by little each month for a few months now. I am now emulating the turtle’s way. So slowly but surely our savings is growing. Unfortunately, there are temptations in life. My husband and I have been thinking of buying something that we label as “must have.” Anyway, we can easily buy it if we use our savings. But you know what. We’re saying no this time. And surprisingly, it’s so much easier to say NO to indulgence when it took you a long time to save it. If we use all of our savings now we think about how long we’ll be able to save that amount again. It would take months! We would be back to square one. If we think about it that way the desire to spend becomes less and it’s easier to say no. We have a goal to reach and we’re doing it slowly but surely. Just like Mr. Turtle.
Where should you put your money this 2012?
I really want to make 2012 different. So aside from saving regularly for emergency expenses I also want to invest another portion of our money in the stock market. Why the stock market? Two reasons. First, because banks will only give you 1% interest (and most of the time even less!) and if you keep your money there it will be eaten up by inflation. Second, investing your money in stocks can give you greater return in the long run.
But I Know Nothing about the Stock Market…
Okay, let me put something straight first. I know nothing about the stock market. I didn’t take any finance subjects in college.
Five years ago, it would be impossible for a stay-at-home mom like me to invest in the stock market. The situation is now different. Technology has made our lives easier including investing in stocks. Now, you can buy stocks online through a website called Citiseconline. Citiseconline.com empowers ordinary people like you and me to invest in stocks. You can open up an account with by going through their office and depositing an initial amount as low as P5000. You can buy stocks through their website and do it online at the comfort of your home.
Even though Citiseconline makes it easier for you and me to buy stocks I am still a little wary. I want to take advantage of the greater returns in the stock market but I don’t want to lose money. A word of caution. You can easily lose money in stocks if you don’t know what you’re doing.
So thank God I stumbled upon Bo Sanchez.
Who is Bo Sanchez?
Bo Sanchez is the author of the best-selling book, My Maid Invests in the Stock Market. In his book he told the inspiring story of how he taught his driver and his maids to save a portion of their salary and invest it in the stock market. Now you know that the salary of helpers are not that big. Bo’s maids earn P7,000 because he is a generous boss. Out of the P7,000 they set aside P2,000 every month to put in stocks. I don’t know how long they’ve been investing in stocks but the last time I heard their money has grown to P120,000! Wow, their 2k every month has really come a long way don’t you think?
I Want to Invest in the Stock Market too!
I also want to invest in the stock market just like Bo’s maids. Thankfully, I don’t have to apply as one of Bo’s maid to learn how to invest! Because Bo is generous and would like to help more Filipinos manage their income he created a club called TrulyRichClub. At the TrulyRichClub, he will teach you specifically where to put your money in the stock market. Amazing isn’t it?
Now since Bo will be dispensing some truly important and life changing advice in this exclusive club, membership is not free. In only costs P997 pesos every month to become a SuperGold member or P497 to be a Gold member.
Here are the gems you will get once you become a SuperGoldmember:
- Receive My Stocks Update. –FREE
- Receive 2 PowerTalks every month (instant access via MP3)
- Receive Bo’s Success Mentors Collection every 3 months–FREE
- Receive 4 WealthStrategies newsletters every month–FREE
- Receive Daily GodWhispers Email–FREE
- Receive How To Be Truly Rich Seminar–FREE
- Receive How To Conquer Your Goliath Ebook–FREE
- Receive How To Turn Thoughts Into Things Ebook–FREE
- Earn Passive Income by being Bo’s Affiliate in the TrulyRichClub
- Earn Passive Income with Bo’s other Internet Work
- Receive My Very Practical Ebook, My Maid Invests In The Stock Market…And Why You Should Too.–FREE
- PLUS the following bonuses
BONUS #1:
Bo’s How To Be Truly Rich Seminar In DVD Version!
BONUS #2:
Bo’s Success Mentor Collection in a DVD Too!
My Experience as a TrulyRichClub Member
I have been a member of Bo’s Club for a month and I tell you I really look forward to his emails. I have read his two books, How To Conquer Your Goliath and My Maid Invests In The Stock Market…And Why You Should Too. My husband and I listened to his How To Be Truly Rich Seminar together. It was the first time we heard him give a talk. We found out he gives 40% of his income to the poor and plans to give more in the future. He is happily married to his wife who thinks he is the best husband. We heard how he increased his income over the years in order to help more and more people. We learned he built a house for the poor called Anawim. He is earning significantly more now but he is still living a simple life just because he decided to. I tell you, he is the walking example of a man who is Truly Rich!
Among the things that he gives his members regularly, there is one email that I look forward the most – the StocksUpdate email. He only sends the StocksUpdate once every two weeks and as of now I have read two. The StocksUpdate he sends you is easy to understand. He will tell you what specific stocks to buy. He will tell when to buy and when to sell your stocks. In short, he will help you invest in the stock market and not get burned in the process. Now, where does he get this information? Bo himself said he has mentors of his own who gives him advice. These people have made millions themselves in the stock market.
I don’t know about you but I think this kind of information is worth way more than P997!
How much do you think it costs to hire a financial consultant? P4,000?
Now, how much do you think it costs to hire a millionaire to guide you and teach you where to invest your money? On second thought, do you think they’ll even give you the time of the day to teach their secrets? Of course, not!
That’s why I think Bo’s TrulyRichClub is being generous by opening its membership for only P997 a month.
If you think you can’t afford it then think about the shoes you bought or the new phone you got. If you were able to spend money for things that depreciate in value then why can’t you spend some too for your financial literacy, to help you make more money in the future? When I think about the money I mismanaged last year it gives me more resolve to do it right this year.
So my plans this year is to continue being TrulyRich Club member, open an account at Citiseconline, and buy the stocks recommended by Bo.
I’m happy Bo is there to teach me, hold my hand, and cheer me on throughout the whole year. If only I learned about TrulyRichClub last year then I think would have done better financially.
If you too want to start investing in the stock market, grow your money and become Truly Rich then click here to join the TrulyRichClub.
They say some people spend more time planning for their vacation than for their life and I agree. We’ll be having a vacation this January and I have been planning for it since last year! I have emailed countless resorts for their rates, inquired at GotBriefcases.com leather briefcases for their luggage bags, and booked our plane tickets months in advanced. In the meantime, I have only thought of doing our family plan in the last few days!
So yesterday, husband and I had a meeting to plan our family goals for 2012. We have been married for eight years but as I’ve said this is the first time we’ve done this. I don’t know how we survived the past years without having one but I’m glad we have finally taken this first step.
I want to let you take a peek at our goals. It’s nothing really out of this world. I’m sure we might have been thinking of the same goals. But by actually making the time to write it down and plan together as a husband and wife, we hope that it will make a ton of difference and make our plans more concrete.
Our Family Goals for 2012
1. To have a God Centered Family.
2. To have a healthy and physically active family
3. To have three streams of income.
4. To reach our financial goals in budgeting, savings and investments.
5. To launch Sander’s EP Demo.
6. To help Z improve his concentration and confidence.
7. To help Zack improve in his development.
Planning our goals only took an hour. Aside from the 7 items we listed, we also broke it down into smaller steps that we can do every day or every week in order to accomplish those goals. Like for Goal #1, we will be having a daily Bible reading and story telling after dinner. We will also do a family exercise three times a week for Goal #2. My eldest and I will do something different this year and that includes going to museums and historical places twice a month for his homeschooling. That’s for Goal #6.
I am using Cozi’s Calendar and To Do list.What I like about Cozi is that it’s online so I can access it anytime using my laptop or the iPad. What I don’t like about it is apparently, they experience some down time (it lasts only a few minutes though). Anyway, it’s still highly recommended for me so if you’re planning to do this too head over to Cozi.com. I didn’t receive any compensation from Cozi but I like them so much I don’t mind telling people about them.
Take a look at what Cozi’s calendar looks like with our schedule. I can set it so that we will receive individual email reminders for each task. Just ignore the FlyLady logo on the lower right. I signed up through them that’s why my account has that logo.
2012
By admin | January 2, 2012
This morning was really weird. I promised I’ll wake up early everyday but the ringing of the alarm clock at 4:30 in the morning was brutal. So I ignored it. haha
But someone else woke up.
Kuya Z.
I was still in dreamland when I heard his voice. You know when you’re a mom once you hear the sound of your child’s voice calling you, it doesn’t matter how deep you are in your sleep, it doesn’t matter if you have just dozed off an hour ago. Once you hear that small voice calling you you will wake up. So I did. I forced my eyes to open to check on him.
He said, “Mom, I’m going to do my PACES (homeschooling workbooks) early so that I can finish it early.”
If I was in my normal state of mind I would have said, “But anak, it’s 4:30 AM! Go back to sleep.”
Kuya Z doing his Paces
Since I was still sleepy I said, “Sure!” just so I can go back to sleep.
When I opened my eyes at I thought it was all a dream. But when saw him still at his desk writing then I realized it was all real.
I immediately felt guilty. That alarm clock was supposed to be for me and not my 6 year old.
I wanted to start the new year right. So I declared we will go out for a walk. It was one of those things we really wanted to do but we never got around doing the whole year of 2011. I know it’s really a shame but we have been lazy. I don’t want that to happen again this year so I gathered my sleeping baby and woke up my sleeping husband.
Poor hubby. Today was pretty rare for him. It’s one of those few days he doesn’t have to work and can sleep in but here I was waking him up at 6:30. He protested saying something like it’s dangerous outside blah, blah, blah!
But he knew this walk was long overdue. So in a few minutes me, my hubby, our two kids, Bam, and our little dog were strolling outside. It was a small victory. Hurray!
Later this afternoon, my husband and I will have a meeting. We will start planning our whole year. We will write there our activities for each month and brainstorm on what we plan to accomplish this year.
If you want to know what I use to plan you can check out Cozi. Cozi is an online planner for the whole family. It has the Calendar, To Do, Shopping, Meals, and Journal sections all in one place.
For our Yearly Planning activity, I will put in our activities in the calendar. Every week, all our family members will receive an email on our schedule for the coming week. So cool!
It’s free to use so do check it out. It can make planning easier for the homemaker.
