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IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T NOTICED, CUSTOM LIGHTROOM PRESETS HAVE BEEN ALL THE RAGE ON INSTAGRAM FOR A WHILE NOW!
Everyone is coming out with their own presets and if you’re not new here, you’d know that I’m one of those people haha. If you are an Instagram addict like me, you probably have a few custom presets of your own, or presets you have bought from your favorite influencers. But aren’t you sick and tired of doing the copy+paste method?! I feel you boo! Haha.
Read MoreThe first few weeks — heck the first two months after giving birth to Adeline were so hard for me.
Like I said in one of my Instagram posts, I didn’t really give postpartum recovery some thought, so I didn’t expect all the pain that I felt. I actually still feel the pain now because my wound didn’t close up (yeah, I know huhu), but that’s a post for another day.
Today, I want to talk to you about why I am not “breastfeeding” Adeline. There will be no tips and tricks here. Just my thoughts, and my feelings about the whole thing.
Read MoreNow that I’m a mom, time for myself has been very scarce and sometimes almost impossible.
I know that self care is extremely important, but most of the time, my baby needs the care more than I do! Like, a relaxing spa sounds extremely nice, but I can’t even shower regularly anymore even if I wanted to, so how’s that “me time” going to be possible? Well, it is, and today, I’m sharing how I’m able to have spa night at home with Burt’s Bees®!
Read MoreMy postpartum recovery definitely took a toll on my body. I still don’t feel my 100% because one, my wound still hasn’t healed, and two, my baby weight is still on me. I know a lot of moms say to give the body time to heal, adjust, and be what it’s supposed to be for the baby, I can’t help but feel awful whenever I feel the pangs of pain down there and when I see myself in the mirror and in pictures. Like, girl, you really that big?! But I know all of this is temporary… that I will heal eventually, and that my body will shed its extra love handles.
Today, I will be sharing with you the things that I do to cope while I’m still on this road to complete recovery.
Read MoreFOR SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED POVERTY FIRST HAND IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY, I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO NOT BE ABLE TO BUY SOMETHING I NEED BECAUSE OF LACK.
It’s the basic everyday necessities like food, clean water, soap, toothpaste, and for us women, sanitary napkins! Can you imagine being on your period, on the second day, and not be able to use a pad or tampon because you simply cannot afford it? It’s tragic!
Read MoreAfter giving birth to my sweet Adeline a month and a half ago, I’ve come to the conclusion that postpartum recovery is actually harder than pregnancy, labor and delivery combined! I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks this!
Read MoreNowadays, the one thing I cannot leave the house without is the diaper bag.
It literally holds EVERYTHING we could possibly need in a day, that when we forget it (which we’ve actually done already haha), we’re doomed. So before leaving home, I make sure to pack all the essentials in the diaper bag, and remember to pick up the said bag before heading out the door.
Today, I will be spilling all the guts out of our heavy diaper bag to show you what we pack with us every single day. #FindYourBalance
Read MoreBack at the hospital when Adeline was only a day old, the nurse told me that my baby didn’t like her bath at all. That made me feel a little challenged and a little anxious because as a first time mom, the thought of giving my newborn a bath was already daunting so I couldn’t imagine giving a very fussy baby a bath! But a couple weeks after, as soon as her belly button’s all good, my husband and I gave her a proper bath and was pleasantly surprised at how much she loved it! I wonder what the nurses did to her at the hospital. 🤔
Read MoreI’M REVISITING MY DRAFTS AND YO GUYS, THIS POST WAS DRAFTED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR!
It has been A WHILE since I wrote about my thrift store finds, and since it’s starting to feel like autumn in the east coast, I thought it is the perfect time to finally publish this post!
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