Project WAHM Stage Two

It is now officially a life goal to be fully set up to be a Work-At-Home Mum or WAHM--thank you, Dainty Mom, for the term!--by the time my baby is a year old. That is my estimated time frame anyway since I've only just started working at picking out things I know I can do whilst (wiggle your toes if you also love using this rather archaic word!) managing the household and taking care of my family.

The first step I took was to apply for a freelance writing job. Wish me luck as I'm going through the final stages of application at the moment but I'm thinking positively and I believe I will pass. *crosses fingers*

Step two I took last Monday: I signed up to be a dealer for Human Nature.

Cosmetic Pride: Cruelty-free and Pinoy!

I have said that, knowing what I know now about animal welfare, at least for my cosmetic products, I want to switch to brands that would reflect the knowledge that I've gained since becoming a PAWS volunteer.

I'll be blogging about the work bit of it tonight--woot for setting schedules!--but for now, I shall fan girl about Human Nature products.

Dear Bean #3: Journalling

18 July 2012

Dear Bean, 

So I can write down my more private thoughts regarding your arrival, I officially turned one of my personal journals into a journal for me to fill with my thoughts and feelings regarding your presence in our lives.

We won't know for a while still if you will be a boy or a girl but we're making no effort to find out. What is important is that you arrive in our arms a safe and healthy baby. If we do find out your gender, that will be a bonus. Until then, we will make a list of both male and female names so when the time comes, we'll be ready.

I promise to try to write as often as I can but preparing for your arrival is of the greater import so I may not write regularly.

We don't know if you can hear already--there is so much emphasis on in utero stimulation, it's insane!--but I have been reading aloud to you. Your real first book was The Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir. It's about the trial and death of Anne Boleyn, second queen of King Henry VIII of England. I stopped reading it soon after though and your second book became The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I don't know yet what I'll read to you next but I have plenty of books to choose from.

I am very grateful that you have been very easy on me so far. I have had a lot of nausea but no actual vomiting as they always seem to depict in movies and TV shows. My cravings are strange but my mood swings are barely worth mentioning. Your father is lucky that way, haha! Now it's a question of whether or not his luck holds for the rest of the months to come!

Love,
Mama

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I cannot stop heaping love and praise for this product--full review tomorrow!--just because it has worked so wonderfully for me.

Today's simple joy: the sunflower oil from Human Nature.

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For yesterday and today. Dang I seem to be doing this a lot...

First is the first issue of Elle Decoration Philippines. Because Elle Decoration is awesome and this is my best friend's new home mag, hehehe. Articles are precisely what I needed for home inspiration!

Second, water. Nice, cold water to soothe sick little me. This is my 4th 650ml bottle in ten or so hours.

From Charlene Fernandez Bobis: Rude, Crude, and Vile (with apologies to Weird Al Yankovic)

First of all, this story is one told by my former university professor turned friend, Charlene Fernandez Bobis (shameless plug on her behalf, she is the author of Misadventures of a Disorganized Young Woman--go read it if you haven't yet!). She wrote this about two months ago but I've only managed to get around to sharing it now. I'm re-blogging it as a copy-pasted article as I don't believe it can be linked to.

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My favourite breakfast...well, okay, second breakfast. Been eating like a hobbit since I got pregnant, hahaha!

From Charlene Fernandez Bobis: Looks Matter, Even When Adopting?

This story is one told by my former university professor turned friend, Charlene Fernandez Bobis (shameless plug on her behalf, she is the author of Misadventures of a Disorganized Young Woman--go read it if you haven't yet!). She wrote this last month and I'm re-blogging it as a copy-pasted article since I don't believe it can be directly linked to. It's a very accurate description of how it feels to be an animal welfare organisation volunteer.

The work my mom and friends like Rosa Fontelera-Yong and Tanya Guerrero do is heartbreaking. Every few days they post appeals for help for abused and neglected animals, and invitations to adopt the same animals once the hard work of rehabilitating them is done.

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Yesterday and today's relatively cheap and cheap thrills:

First,  three pairs of relatively cheap shoes I got from the department store. With an additional 10% discount, woot, thanks to my discount coupon, heehee. Been in need of some new shoes and these fit the bill beautifully.

We thank the hubby for the new shoes and for patiently sitting there as I tried them on.

Second, breakfast! Bananas and cereal (not in photo).

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Okay, should have but didn't. Anyway, these are my Tuesday and Wednesday photos. :D (Yes, I did take them on those days respectively.)

First photo is taco! Giant taco from our favourite taco place on the way home to our house in the province...perhaps more appropriately termed countryside to some of you folk.

Second is a bunch of goats. The ones in the largest frame belong to us. The rest dared to wander into our property...at their own risk, har har har.