Blog Posts on mothering

Mom-zilla by mysocalledpurplelife on May 21, 2012The past few weeks I was like balletmom-zilla. Mabe's everyday rehearsal has been eating up most of my time. I had a 3-day break when my cousins Alex and Aileen from Australia were here in town for some important business that I had to accompany them...

Mother's Day by mysocalledpurplelife on May 14, 2012...

Chill by mysocalledpurplelife on May 9, 2012Everyday ballet class can really be tiring, leaving you almost without energy. This is what we do after getting home, after a cold bath, Mabe and I in bed, in our pajamas, Mabe listening to Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift. Chill.

Playdate by mysocalledpurplelife on Apr 27, 2012If you do not have neighbors your kid can play with, you sometimes let them play with friends who lives far from you. Nowadays its called, Playdate. An arranged get together for children to play in a short period of time.  Mabe's playdate too...

First Words by Mothering Earthlings on Apr 11, 2012In a galaxy far, far away from planet alpha mom is planet mothering earthlings.  When it comes to mothering my experiences don't exactly represent wisdom or they wouldn't have you taking down notes.  At the most they would give you a goo...

Lessons In Safety by Mothering Earthlings on Mar 23, 2012There have been these pictures going around Facebook of a man who attempted to kidnap a child at an arcade in one of the SM Malls.  While the mom was paying for groceries the child went to the arcade nearby with her yaya.  It totally fre...

Soccer Mom Duties by Mothering Earthlings on Feb 7, 2012I've mentioned probably way too many times that I have a sporty earthling that is crazy about football.  I've told you all about his football fever, I've bragged about his winning, heck I've even claimed the life of a soccer mom.  Well here...

What's That Weird Feeling? by Mothering Earthlings on Jan 26, 2012You know that feeling of sadness when your child has a birthday? I never really got what that was all about.  Every year I am beyond excited to celebrate the birthday of the earthlings.  Birthdays are fun and happy days when you get away wi...

You Snooze, You Lose by Mothering Earthlings on Dec 14, 2011On mornings Aiden gets up before us, which is almost always, he comes into our room, climbs into out bed and smothers us with hugs, kisses and cuddles.  The perfect way to start my mornings.  But the Hallmark morning moment doesn't last ver...

Let's Play! by Mothering Earthlings on Dec 8, 2011Whenever one of the earthlings gets into this position and says "Let's play!" I know it involves a trip down the rabbit hole.