My Mommyology | Site-Wide Activity https://mymommyology.com/contact-me-2/ Activity feed for the entire site. Sat, 26 Dec 2020 02:26:51 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.3.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 5822005baeddbb62ed059ef19b3fc8c3 mymommyology wrote a new post, Fear Conqueror https://mymommyology.com/?p=6870 Sun, 08 Nov 2020 08:02:49 -0800 Jamie quit competitive gymnastics a few months ago.

It was quite a tumultuous time because I knew she loves gymnastics. She’s loved it since she was 3 or 4 years old. And she loved her team and her coaches. […]

]]> 2f50736b4d52678f0c717c8861bfaa97 mymommyology wrote a new post, My "New Baby" https://mymommyology.com/?p=6860 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 06:14:38 -0700 No! I am not pregnant.

Haha. Nor am I referring to the three guinea pigs that live in my home.

Aren’t they cute though?

I’ve been working on it for a couple of months now, and realized I haven’t […]

]]> 76333647aec5c0c8409c63b36e98ecdb mymommyology wrote a new post, The Casualties of Quarantine https://mymommyology.com/?p=6848 Mon, 11 May 2020 03:37:40 -0700 Happy Mother’s Day folks!

I hope this quarantine mother’s day is filled with your heart’s desires — despite all forms of social distancing that is happening around the world.

As for me, my wish today was […]

]]> f840d91ba375be7ecdc9cbb477ed1e67 mymommyology wrote a new post, Changing Habits https://mymommyology.com/?p=6833 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:38:43 -0700 It is self-quarantine day number……. mmmm. What day is it again?

Somehow, it is all a blur.

We must’ve gotten past 3 days already… right?

I woke up one morning forgetting what day it was. […]

]]> e19eb08cfc562f8d82242d50807aa458 mymommyology wrote a new post, Hey Mommas...What Does "Me-Time" Look Like for You These Days? https://mymommyology.com/?p=6823 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:37:48 -0700 I am checking in with my fellow moms out there.

I used to define “me-time” as time alone, time with my own thoughts, and time when I can just… exhale and not have to worry about anyone else for a little […]

]]> bdb0e6d130e054137eefb5c733d8dce7 mymommyology wrote a new post, Work from Home https://mymommyology.com/?p=6816 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:26:16 -0700 So it has begun.

Emergency Distance Learning (or EDL as it is called) curriculum was issued today. Our city is on lockdown, so that means even my husband is on work-from-home mode –all of us trying to do our […]

]]> 2aa64245f01153812692a8bf19602842 mymommyology wrote a new post, Homeschooling in a Time of Self-Quarantine https://mymommyology.com/?p=6809 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700 It isn’t even day 1 of our self-quarantine days and already many of us are panicked. Children are home for 3 weeks. All sports, extra-curricular activities are cancelled. Vacations are cancelled. No play dates […]

]]> fd8e2df630fc70675e1302fc5e711216 mymommyology wrote a new post, Another New Year http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6782 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:15:02 -0800 New year — new blog format it seems! I guess it’s been a while since my last post!  As much as I tried my hardest to write regularly, life got in the way. Doesn’t it always?

I will admit, man that l […]

]]> d42c08dbf6c93d468419ddbda8083b70 mymommyology commented on the post, MyMommyology Loves: Peace and Me by Lantana Publishing http://www.mymommyology.com/2018/10/11/mymommyology-loves-peace-and-me-by-lantana-publishing/#comment-9063 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:09:48 -0800 Awww, thanks Guts! We’re learning about Nelson Mandela on this trip, and Desmond Tutu, and she said “oh! They’re in my Peace and Me book!”

]]> d857c65f6673de6ffec36d09d78dee62 mymommyology wrote a new post, MyMommyology Loves: Peace and Me by Lantana Publishing http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6748 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 09:51:52 -0700 Peace and Me by Ali Winter, is one of the newer books released by Lantana Publishing.  If you go to their website, the first statement says, “Lantana Publishing is a young, independent publishing house producing […]

]]> 3ee39fd2db3e32a12e57e9a3f96b2daf mymommyology wrote a new post, Firsts at #Seawheeze2018 http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6754 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:27:37 -0700 It’s been over three weeks since the #Seawheeze2018 half marathon in Vancouver, and I feel like I’m still on recovery / catch-up mode.

I always say it was the hardest half I’ve done, and maybe that’s what makes […]

]]> fb6427de23dd56f9f90e38e86183784f mymommyology wrote a new post, Summer Outdoors http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6719 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 04:19:52 -0700 I’d like to think that my seemingly more active lifestyle has inspired the rest of the family to be active as well.

We purposely took away a few of our regular activities to make time to just be outdoors.  My […]

]]> 5ffb8e6d8e6941f7ad2b980630386b3d mymommyology wrote a new post, MyMommyology Likes: Orange Theory Fitness http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6706 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:53:23 -0700 My husband’s frugal mentality has always stopped me from joining a fitness gym.  “Why spend when you can just follow You Tube” he says.  He reiterates this constantly to this day.  But as you know, even with my ru […]

]]> 900ce89960773b50325f6f2767d283ff mymommyology commented on the post, The Miracle of Mustela (and How Stelatopia Has Won Us Over) http://www.mymommyology.com/2013/10/25/the-miracle-of-mustela-and-how-stelatopia-has-won-us-over/#comment-8984 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 07:08:07 -0700 Not that I know of. However you can use it on you too! I believe it’s gentle enough.

]]> c8838f7aebf92bb16002a7e151f5f2b3 mymommyology wrote a new post, MyMommyology #FieldtripFriday: California Science Center http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6694 Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:21:47 -0700 I love that my girls love Science.  I find that I appreciate it a little bit more too now that I’m an adult, and I enjoy our little exploration trips together.

The California Science Center is always a […]

]]> ffadce8f7dc886a3defeee174b3bffcc mymommyology wrote a new post, Education via Broadway Musicals http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6685 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:26:21 -0700 Maybe I’ll blame this one on the Greatest Showman.

Sam spent some time with friends who are Greatest Showman fans.  Soon after she was googling lyrics, learning the songs, and playing them on our Spotify […]

]]> a75c55c4d35f5ce81efd5f7296e72039 mymommyology wrote a new post, MyMommyology #FieldTripFriday at La Brea Tarpits http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6676 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:08:36 -0700 Walking away from LACMA on the right, you’ll find the La Brea Tarpits.  You can’t miss it, you smell the tar and the sulfuric gas as you walk towards it.

I first heard of tar when we lived in North […]

]]> 1d4ddd8373148d820a54e04e942c9dc2 mymommyology wrote a new post, Read Across the Summer http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6661 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 01:53:36 -0700 With the kids home these days more than the usual, it takes a little bit more to keep them preoccupied.  I have to take them places with me and I honestly hate it when they say, “mom I’m bored,” and default to […]

]]> ec9dfccbce48af5665442a77d9e2053b mymommyology wrote a new post, MyMommyology's #FieldtripFriday: The Discovery Cube http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6652 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 13:00:59 -0700 Science is a big deal these days, and quite the attractive subject for my kids.  Thankfully so, as it was not a favorite subject of mine as I was growing up.  Maybe it just wasn’t as attractive — I don’t k […]

]]> f50b876e9827d896135b2f4bb3daafcd mymommyology commented on the post, Podcasts http://www.mymommyology.com/2018/07/09/podcasts/#comment-8528 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 21:16:02 -0700 Yes that’s true! Perfect for traffic!

]]> d4cc3c08e1c9c5a6a748dc44a0e7e4fc mymommyology wrote a new post, Podcasts http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6640 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 19:21:26 -0700 We spend so much time in the car, the girls have learned to listen to podcasts.

Podcasts for kids were first mentioned by our dearest friends from Chapel Hill when they came to visit.  It became a fun thing […]

]]> 68544ec1b5d6504276ba5aa7324b32a2 mymommyology wrote a new post, Now Trending @TwoTotsPH http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6615 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 03:30:24 -0700 Two Tots has done a lot in the last two years.  It’s wonderful to see that our products have indeed, stood the test of time and “grown” with our clients — in a manner of speaking.

As ours are customized pieces […]

]]> 1eda8de990838fd24590db77f2e2f2a6 mymommyology wrote a new post, MyMommyology's #FieldtripFriday: Huntington Gardens http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6625 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 07:43:38 -0700 Except, this particular field trip happened on a Monday.

With Maga in town, and the girls out of school, we thought we’d continue our field trips here and there.

A good friend recommended we take her to the […]

]]> 5b73406df45fed956393620656d1ae3f mymommyology wrote a new post, Run Momma Run http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6605 Wed, 04 Jul 2018 00:14:37 -0700 It’s funny how two years ago, you’d never think to put running and me in the same thought.  Or sentence.

I just re-read a post about my first 10k run, and couldn’t help but smile.  I still remember when running a […]

]]> 4361e242543f562c186f4b63c0e22d3e mymommyology wrote a new post, MyMommyology Likes: Incredibles 2 http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6599 Sun, 01 Jul 2018 07:03:45 -0700 I didn’t realize that it’s been fourteen years since the first Incredibles movie.  I introduced it to my kids when they were both old enough to watch movies since we had the DVD at home.  Incredibles was a fun o […]

]]> c3a811843d66a6c60aecf0617c5c9aaf mymommyology wrote a new post, MyMommyology's #FieldtripFriday at LACMA http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6587 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 07:07:26 -0700 Friday is here.  It brings back memories of #Fieldtripfridays we took during our summer days.

One favorite that we talk about to this day, was to LACMA, or the LA County Museum of Art.  You know the place with t […]

]]> 61730ff5bcc4e8dce8485ccf9cb4680d mymommyology commented on the post, Begin... Again http://www.mymommyology.com/2018/06/26/begin-again/#comment-8462 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:50:25 -0700 Hi Didi! Thanks! I know, I thought about what it is I’d be comfortable sharing, etc. I still have to see! I will look up TinyLetter!

]]> 8a3a1ce37f3fbab4466f3c6c96ffbf8d mymommyology wrote a new post, Summer Shenanigans http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6576 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:23:08 -0700 I suppose it’s best to start with that.  It is after all, summer time in California.

In the past summers, the girls would continue on with classes and camps for a most of the day.  In the period where Sam was i […]

]]> c7eda1b75c0425eef6be8e0252b1949e mymommyology commented on the post, Begin... Again http://www.mymommyology.com/2018/06/26/begin-again/#comment-8455 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:51:32 -0700 Haha! Great minds think alike! I’m waiting for your blog to start back up again!

]]> 3bc552c1fd77123be58c73888b1ddd91 mymommyology wrote a new post, Begin... Again http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6574 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:53:44 -0700 Yes, it’s been a while.  A very long while!

What can I say — life has just gotten the better of me.  And the worst of me too! 😉

I also died camping.  Seriously!  the last trip I got sent on did NOT even hav […]

]]> 92f5ac4fda5c4a87371631aba3b55556 mymommyology commented on the post, Girl Scout Cookies, Anyone? http://www.mymommyology.com/2015/02/18/girl-scout-cookies-anyone/#comment-8451 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 05:34:53 -0700 Hi Lea! How funny that I only saw this now! Cookie season comes back next January!

]]> 753a03ed3baff05311227e051c633447 mymommyology wrote a new post, We Went Camping http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6541 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:17:18 -0700 Yes.  Yes we did.

We spent the last part of the girls’ spring break in the Mojave National Preserve.

Camping is a big deal for me.  Like skiing, it’s not in my vocabulary.  I can only “rough it” so far — es […]

]]> e22826d072de5d4a80fd0626e366b870 mymommyology wrote a new post, My Mommyology Likes: Matilda the Musical http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6531 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:51:41 -0800 Last fall, one of our busiest seasons to date, the girls sold Girl Scout Nuts, Chocolates and Magazines (Who knew that Girl Scouts had something other than cookies?).  They both had checked off the top prize, […]

]]> 5998b5c2c8417eb5a641df5c2780e97b mymommyology wrote a new post, A Religious Ed Volunteer http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6522 Fri, 13 Jan 2017 01:41:51 -0800 We go to a public elementary school, which means  religious education is a family choice, and it is done outside of school.  Our church offers it, but apart from the staff at the church, the classes are c […]

]]> ea963f6b824c8bd3b3a0676af33bcdc7 mymommyology commented on the post, Ski Lessons and Lessons from Skiing http://www.mymommyology.com/2017/01/09/ski-lessons-and-lessons-from-skiing/#comment-7154 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:33:14 -0800 Thanks Jo! Yes I agree, an old dog like me definitely needs 4 days of ski lessons! 🙂
And oh my gosh yes! My girls were telling me things that they learned and it made sense!

]]> bc259e7ea91bd1f05c8eb4a4a580bd3c mymommyology wrote a new post, Ski Lessons and Lessons from Skiing http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6513 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 04:51:49 -0800 My husband and I took a trip down memory lane one night when he found his old iPhone and watched old videos of the kids.  Sam was just around 2, maybe almost 3 then, and Jamie was a newborn.

It was fun to see […]

]]> 48183003ab3079b412ac36b266fb43e4 mymommyology wrote a new post, Happy New Year, Blog http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6510 Fri, 06 Jan 2017 09:23:06 -0800 Why hello there, blogging world. 🙂  I don’t know if you remember me.  It’s been four months after all.

So much has happened since then, and a lot of it is still going, just one thing after another.  Time es […]

]]> 700c0e0ddeaf1ea45b75bb76d226de9c mymommyology wrote a new post, Celebrate Change: The #2TMovingSale http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6502 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:30:14 -0700 After the release of the 2T Newsletter, we got a lot of questions about where Two Tots will be moving, and why.  We know it’s just been a year since we announced our new “home”, and yet, here we go again — […]

]]> 4895816bbcb0176adfb81254c39c6b5d mymommyology wrote a new post, Jamie's Recommended Reading List http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6477 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:30:36 -0700 With school just around the corner, I’ve tried to up the girls’ reading time a little bit more each day.  As I mentioned in my BetterMePH post, reading is central to the girls’ schooling.

Sometimes wanting to […]

]]> 3bf1db9e24a9e729f61121bf6f2105be mymommyology wrote a new post, Public vs Private: The Choice for Kindergarten http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=5930 Sun, 07 Aug 2016 23:06:57 -0700 This coming school year, we are one of many that need to answer the question:  do we move our child from a private preschool into public school Kindergarten?

My husband and I have been going back and forth on […]

]]> 0e425f18aaf7f338d74daeba61252473 mymommyology commented on the post, My Mommyology Recommends: Oh Happy Day Birth Photography by Polly Fong http://www.mymommyology.com/2012/03/06/my-mommyology-recommends-oh-happy-day-birth-photography-by-polly-fong/#comment-6852 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 06:03:25 -0700 Hi! Polly is now based in Canada! I’ll let her know you were looking for her! 🙂 (I wish she was still a birth photographer too!) 😉

]]> 4f73cb070ad7b4f94528a70276a36f78 mymommyology wrote a new post, A Weekend in Las Vegas http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6444 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 01:44:47 -0700 When I think of Las Vegas, two words come to mind:  Sin City.  I have in my head images of a modern Sodom and Gomorrah, and my very conservative and “sheltered” upbringing has led me to believe that I’d be d […]

]]> 797a299fdd1ce48ab24565092e14225a mymommyology commented on the post, My Mommyology Discovers: A Family Estate Plan is a Necessary Urgent Investment http://www.mymommyology.com/2016/06/21/mymommyology-discovers-a-family-estate-plan-is-a-necessary-urgent-investment/#comment-6808 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 20:10:44 -0700 I will ask! And yes I can send you an email. 🙂

]]> 6cf00bf3fc86a244059e37cf2466d241 mymommyology wrote a new post, My Mommyology Discovers: A Family Estate Plan is a Necessary Urgent Investment http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6447 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:51:59 -0700 We recently put in place a Living Trust and Family Estate Plan for the future of our girls.

The topic of “who gets the kids”, or “what will happen when we pass on” isn’t something that usually makes casual […]

]]> 37188e21888201e84e42fffe0e655316 mymommyology wrote a new post, My First 10K http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6407 Wed, 01 Jun 2016 01:06:33 -0700 The day before Mother’s Day, I ran my first official 10K!  It was the longest I’ve run — ever — in my life. 😉

Nine months ago my fellow Girl Scout moms decided to run the Disney Tinkerbell race, and so […]

]]> a053880c710ce69b673cd0e3f3f03599 mymommyology wrote a new post, The Year of First Communion http://www.mymommyology.com/?p=6405 Thu, 19 May 2016 00:15:51 -0700 Second grade is the year of First Communion.  In Manila, it would’ve been a no brainer with Sam in my alma mater Catholic school.  Here, because we send her to a non-secular public school, the choice was more d […]

]]> 1c63bffe7748516658d4a341017d01dd mymommyology commented on the post, The Road to 2500 (Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies) http://mymommyology.com/2016/02/09/the-road-to-2500-boxes-of-girl-scout-cookies/#comment-6581 Sat, 14 May 2016 15:44:24 -0700 I hope you are enjoying your cookies by now! 🙂

]]> 7e4692d64b351afdd107512042bfe25e mymommyology commented on the post, Why We Love Lego: Let Me Count the Ways http://mymommyology.com/2016/05/12/why-we-love-lego-let-me-count-the-ways/#comment-6580 Sat, 14 May 2016 15:43:53 -0700 Nako Cai! No it’s not dismantled, we have a whole glass shelf display with their Lego! Hahaha. I actually throw the boxes but keep the instructions and the spare parts in a container.
The ones they take down […]

]]> c7baf00af282a2c6c56f282368b78444 mymommyology wrote a new post, Why We Love Lego: Let Me Count the Ways http://mymommyology.com/?p=6388 Fri, 13 May 2016 02:32:30 -0700 My kids have too many toys.

At least that’s how I feel when I walk around the house everyday trying to tidy it up.  I should say we are lucky — they are lucky — to be showered with so many things and gifts […]

]]> 1df2d3f92f1bc6fdfd618e951f328c68 mymommyology wrote a new post, My Mommyology Discovers: Storymakery http://mymommyology.com/?p=6312 Wed, 16 Mar 2016 02:45:28 -0700 During a trip to the mall last fall, I saw an area boarded up with this logo on it:

As its name implies, Storymakery is a children’s creative writing and publishing shop, located in Spectrum Mall in Irvine.  […]

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