Christmas is the most awaited time of the year, where we all come together with our loved ones. From long chats over Noche Buena to unwrapping gifts for our family and friends, it’s the little things that make this holiday special. But with the season also comes the rush, making it hard to find time to prepare for all the festivities and have everything perfect and on time for the celebrations.

There’s a famous saying that our hair is our crowning glory. It’s one of the first few things that people will notice about us when we go out, how we present ourselves and when we take photos. Which is why we often try to experiment with hairstyles or even hair color.

I personally love coloring my hair and I have to admit that it somehow took a toll on my hair’s health.  Main reason why I want to rest my tresses and go back to my natural jet-black color and give my hair the TLC it deserves by using more natural ingredients in the products that I use.

A brand that I’m currently using is Moringa-O2.

I’ve been a mom for more than 10 years now and one thing that I realized is that, us moms always try to make sure that our kids eat right. No matter what age they may be, we look out for them every single day. Nurturing and eating well starts for us as soon as we were or are pregnant because it really has a great impact on the health of our babies even if they are still in the tummy.

Did you know that a pregnant woman should have about 2 ½ to 3 ups of vegetables consumed daily? With today’s diets, lifestyle choices and distractions, most women go with just a little over a cup of veggies a day.

Jack ‘n Jill Nips, the well-loved candy-coated chocolate brand, is bringing back its exciting celebration of creativity and color this 2018. Aspiring artists are once again invited to showcase their fresh talents in the third year of Nips Pop Fest, for a chance to win as much as Php 100,000 cash prize.

Nips Pop Fest 2018 is giving the young and young at hearts an outlet where they can share their flair for music to a wide audience. This year’s contest invites solo singers and bands to join the search for the best song cover video of the ‘Nips at Heart’ jingle.

Being a teacher has got to be one of the hardest but most fulfilling job that anyone can have. They are our second parents once we leave our homes and they dedicate each day to our learning without expecting anything in return. I personally had my share of this experience when I taught at an all-girls school for three years. It may have its challenges, but being able to see how you touched the lives of your students or form a bond with them is truly rewarding.♥

Aside from teaching myself, I’m also very thankful and grateful to all the teachers I had during my years in school. They not only guided me academically but in my personal life as well.

Being busy is an understatement when you’re a mom – juggling taking the kids to school, fetching them, helping them with their homework, doing the grocery, cooking and so much more. There are just so many things that you have to do on a daily and that doesn’t even include the things that I also want to accomplish for myself. This is the main reason why ‘ME-TIME’ is something most moms would consider a luxury, even if that meant us having only a few minutes a day to do our skincare routine.

I personally do a lot of multi-tasking and being able to achieve skincare and the tasks that I have on-hand would be the dream! Fortunately, I have found a new love in Olay Magnemask Sheet Mask!

Speaking of good nutrition, I personally have to deal with this on a daily basis, because my two boys are total opposites when it comes to food. My eldest son is one of the pickiest eaters that you will encounter, which makes it difficult for me at times to think of what he’ll eat. While my youngest son is just the biggest foodie and will try anything and everything! As a mom, I take both personalities as a good challenge and try to come up with meals that both will enjoy. :) To take things on the easy side, they actually have a common love – potatoes!

I don’t think I have ever encountered a kid who doesn’t like potatoes. Whether they, be potato fries or mashed potatoes, it’s the kind of root vegetable that every child enjoys. But there’s actually more to the potato than meets the eye. Did you know, that potato is a highly nutritious super food? Potatoes are packed with the following:

They are filled with “quality carbs” that help optimize mental and physical performance. Potatoes are also naturally fat-, sodium-and cholesterol-free. :)

The best part about potato is you can create so many recipes out of it. The only limit is your imagination! :) You can turn it into the ever-so-popular fries, potato salad, baked potato skins, creamy mashed potatoes, potato gratin, etc. The list is endless and that’s why potatoes are also my favorite. Did you know, if you keep the skin of the potato on, you get more nutrients? :)

Potatoes USA, an organization that has thankfully brought US frozen, US tablestock and US dehydrated potatoes to the Philippines, offers a lot of options for potato meals. The organization recently visited the culinary club of Diliman Preparatory School in Quezon City to demonstrate the potato’s versatility. After a session on the potato’s benefits, and a preparation and cooking demo, the students were challenged to try their own potato dishes at home.