Category: Tips
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How to Create a Montessori-Inspired Nursery for Your Baby
Many new mothers are overwhelmed with choices when designing a baby’s room. What type of crib should I buy? Should I have a changing table? What should I put on the walls? Do I need a rug? How will I know if I’m getting everything right? As you prepare for your baby’s arrival, you want…
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Baby Essentials: Surviving the First Weeks of Motherhood
Exhaustion. Soreness. A constant, gnawing hunger that somehow coexists with the sleep deprivation. Motherhood, they say, is a beautiful journey. But let’s be honest, those first few weeks after bringing your newborn home feel more like a boot camp for sleep-deprived zombies. I naively thought pregnancy was the toughest part. Wrong. That was just the…
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Join the Excitement: 5 Web3 Games to Try Now
Axie Infinity is still popular among some scholars and content creators, but I never liked the inconvenience (not to mention the cost) involved in playing the game. I owned three teams, and, like most who joined late, I was burned. It hurt a bit, but I treated it like any other risky investment. As a…
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Reversing Your BPI Credit Card Annual Membership Fee to Maximize Rewards
You may have recently been charged an annual membership fee as a BPI Blue credit card holder, which is stipulated in the terms and conditions you agreed to when you applied for your credit card. Many cardholders choose a low credit limit (I did too) to avoid unnecessary, impulsive spending. But as a smart card…
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Condo Living 101: A Year’s Worth of Questions Answered
New condo owner? We get it! We moved into our 1-bedroom unit a year ago and learned a lot. Here are answers to common questions about condo living!
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Easing Into Meditation As A New Mom
Even if you love to reflect, which I hope you don’t mistake for rumination, starting a meditation practice can still be a struggle. If you are a new mother like me, then that makes it harder. Did you say you are a working mom, too? Now it seems impossible to begin meditating. But please, do…
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42 Essential Skills for New Parents
As new parents, we’re expected to know some basic skills to assure our parents and in-laws that we are capable of caring for a tiny, fragile human being. This list is a work in progress and by no means, a complete checklist of every skill new moms and dads need to possess to prepare for…
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5 Inspiring Animes to Watch If You Haven’t Yet
Animes about ambition are not unheard of. After all, a protagonist needs to have a goal, desire or wish for him to be worth watching. Agree?
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Philhealth’s Newborn Care Package
Pregnant Philhealth members can avail a maternity care package (worth P19,000 for women who had a C-Section and P5000-P6000 for those who had a normal spontaneous delivery) as well as a Newborn Care Package for the baby.
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A Modern Filipino Mom’s List of Newborn Essentials
A few weeks before giving birth, I made a list of essential things to buy for me and my baby. With our small one-bedroom apartment, limited budget, and minimalist lifestyle, I had to carefully think about every purchase. Here are the items I found helpful during the crazy first few weeks with a newborn. Diaper…