PANIC Mode

The Little One and I are leaving for the City of Angels to visit her Dad (Woohoo!). . . So okay, I have  1 more day. . . to finish packing!  I'm getting there, I'm getting there!  That's me. . .doing things at the last minute (okay, not last minute. . . but just in time, Haha!)  I am not really the most organized person you would ever meet (but I try hard though, heehee).  If it was my husband, he must have started packing at least two weeks before the trip!  Yes, you can say that we are completely opposite!  (Thank God, he puts some order in my life! Haha!)

For this trip, I got some travel accessories that made packing easier.

I saw these cute nylon bags at the Landmark Department Store.  A set contains 3 bags for shoes, 1 bag for undergarments and 1 for electrical stuff.

When I travel, I also bring some of my accessories.  Usually, I just dump them in a pouch, and untangle them (which have then become a messy bundle after the long flight) when I unpack.  So when I saw this electrical gadget organizer at Beabi, I thought it would also serve as a  nice accessory organizer.   

AND  most importantly, I got this! 

Sold at Ace Hardware

 In my previous trips, I just weigh everything first (using the vegetable scale we have at home!) and just add up everything before I put my stuff in the luggage.  Well, enough of this inefficiency, so I got myself a baggage scale (and I don't know why I just didn't buy in this in the first place!  Haha!)  

I think this is an important travel accessory every Filipino traveler should have. . .because we tend to maximize (and most often, exceed) the baggage allowance, heehee.

I'll be done tomorrow (promise!). . .I just have to get one or two more stuff in my list.

Hope you had a productive day today and enjoy your weekend! =D

*For more information about Beabi's products and store locations, please visit their website or their FB page.

DIY Shoe Bag

I wish I can claim that this is my DIY project, but it's not, haha!

I wanted a shoe bag for the Little One ever since I saw one from an online seller.  But I thought why spend if I have a Mom who can easily make one (she loves sewing. . . A LOT!).  The bags are not exactly the same but hey, they still serve the same purpose. 

So I asked my mom to make a shoe bag for the Little One and just told her what I had in mind.  I'm glad we had some remnants from the pillow covers she made for the Little One.  She even managed to find a drawstring (somewhere, haha!) that even matched the cloth!     

So after some cutting, folding and stitching. . . Voilà!

Mom made a shoe bag which has two compartments (though this was really a result of miscommunication, hahaha!  But I think it worked better!  But I still asked her to make some single shoe bags)

Shoe bag made with Grandma's love!  

Definitely Priceless! =)

Thank you Mommy dearest! XOXO 

Wanted: Crafty Mom

Yes, I want to be one!!!  I've read mommy blogs where moms share their DIY projects. . . parties, costumes, home and kid stuff. . . I wish they could give me some of their creative dust!

(I'm not creative, I've never been good in anything that has to do with Art.  I even asked my Dad to do my project in my Art class in High school. . .I hope Ms. R isn't reading this blog! Haha!)

In my eagerness to find the "crafty Mom" in me, I tried doing some DIYs.

I want this one for the Little One's clips . . . 

Photo Source

And this is a "trying hard to be a crafty mom's" take on it, haha!

A pink hanger and recycled ribbons!

And for her headbands. . . I just used a plastic container which I saw at the kitchen, heehee

Ugh. . .I think I have to do something about that yellow cover!

Dear Little One,

I promise to find the "Martha Stewart" in me . . .and I hope I find her in time for your first Trick or Treat.  

Love always,

Mama

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Dear Lord,

Please bless me with a creative mind and capable hands.  If these are not meant for me, please continue to give me a loving heart which would make me do anything for my Little One in ways that I can.   

Amen.