We had done it—six days, just the two of us. And in between all the bus rides, castles, chaos, and quiet walks— we had found something beautiful.
Top Deck Views and Tiny Shoes: A Belfast Tale
Embracing The Madness With Crazy Friends
“In the end, you always go back to the people that were there in the beginning.” “Sometimes, even when you’re having a good time, you can’t help but stop and think about how much you enjoy the time with your friends.”
Naked doll and buggy
So, here we are; she got a doll in a buggy. She said, “Nanay, I want to take the baby for a walk” but she let go of the buggy with the doll in prompting it to roll down the hill.
You go high
Should I be surprised, be upset or just ignore the changes? Perplexed as I was I knew I did not want to go down the road to destruction.
Tie me a yellow ribbon
Surprise! I did not realize we were all wearing yellow today. Was there a memo? I just thought I'd wear my yellow turtleneck top today which my husband got me for Christmas. When we left the house to meet my friend in town I grabbed my little girl's yellow coat. Lo and behold when we …
Happy birthday was indeed a happy birthday
She was giggling and quivering as we sang the happy birthday song and I asked her if she was happy to which she nodded as she smiled in front of her guests. It was so amusing to see her face actually happy as she blew the candles on her peppa pig cake.
Stare, Watch the stars and leftovers
Admit it, as we say in Filipino aminin we're all dead on the 1st of January. Most of us don't get up til noon and when we do we start making our food we first sit in the dining with a cuppa staring into nothing as in Tulaley. On New Years day we eat all …
Who Am I?
Am I trapped in a world of in between? Who am I really?' I still say I am more like an American but then again I am not there, I do not live there anymore, and for some reason I cannot be like an American here in England just because... so, maybe I am an in between? Or maybe hybrid of the two?
Week 40 I am still dancing in the water
Some women at my swimming class told me that I was brave to keep swimming despite being due tomorrow. But I continue to swim and walk because I am hoping to avoid having my delivery medically induced.
If you are a mother, be a mother first
While I am excited to see my baby and hold him/her in my arms, my worry now is the pain of giving birth and my capability as a mother. I'm questioning myself. Can I do it? Will I be good enough? I realized that I have not fully accepted motherhood. My mind is still all over the place and I am afraid that I won't be able to perform my duty if I still keep thinking about my career and the things that I still want to do. Since I have been given this opportunity to be a mother, then I think I should be a mother first.
Effe moves to the UK 