Mommy Hack 01: how to make your kids behave in restaurants

Do you have a toddler who has a hard time sitting by themself when you're in public place? Well, i do have. My daughter is 2.5 years old. She is so curious, adventurous and a little explorer. When we go out for dinner, she wanted to roam around, go ro each table and will explore all the possible places. Also, she has a hard time sitting down with us, so what we usually do is give her my phone to watch Paw Patrol or the Backyardigans. She will behave for hours. But then, we don't want her to be so depended in using cellphone so i had to think of other ways.

Good thing, I found this mommy hack in pinterest. In which, this mommy bought a tin container to put small toys, activities and magnets to for her child to play with during dinner in restaurants or in plane rides. We've tried it too. I was able to buy a $5 tin lunchbox in Bianca Amor. And I put some alphabet magnets, some papers, some markers, her Elsa purse and some stickers. Last Friday, we put it to test.

We dined in a sushi buffet. As usual, Emma is being her usual self, wanted to explore the whole restaurant. So we put out her tin lunchbox. I chose Paw Patrol design because she's really into this show. And when she opened it, she said "wow!". She got so excited to play with her stickers and markers. She didn't touch her Elsa purse nor the magnets. She only played with markers, stickers and she recited some words in her flashcards. We were able to sit and enjoy our dinner for an hour without Emma running around.
She also eat dinner with us.

This hack really works! Maybe you could give this a try.

31

31 is just a number. When I was a little bit younger, I used to think that 30s are old already. But when I turned 30 last year, I've realized that age is just a number.

31 years mean that God has been faithful to me for almost 3 decades. He took care of me, preserved me, love me and forgave me in those years.

31 years mean that I am an adult, stable emotionally, mentally and spirituality.

31 years mean that I'm halfway of being a senior, and hopefully when I reached that age, i will be happy to look back on what I've had.

Do I feel old? Have I shed away my youth? 31 is just a number.

                                         Bim

Best gift to give

Best gift for my birthday 🎉

If you are planning to give me something on my birthday, i prefer the gift of time or the gift of kindness.

I would rather have you spend time with me than buy me stuffs that I already have or might not like. Spend time with me one afternoon. Let's have a coffee together and have snacks. I really appreciate it when you spend even just an hour of quality time.

Or give a gift of kindness to others. On this year, I have made a lists of things that I planned to do to make the world a little bit better. Join me on my cause. Buy  stranger a coffee. Give a meal to one homeless person. Volunteer. I am volunteering to the library and you might want to do the same thing. Make one person smile. Be a better person today than you were yesterday.

Or you can also donate to Focus on the Family, Samaritan's Purse or In Touch Ministry.

I would appreciate if you send love, kindness and quality time to others today,  tomorrow and in the future. 💕

Xoxo,
Bim

My 10 Favorite movies

I am a movie fanatic. I love watching different kinds of movies. Here are the top 10 of my favorites. Note: They're not in any order.

1. Facing the Giants
    I love this movie because it shows that we need great faith to face the giants. We face giants everyday and we need to face them the way David faced Goliath.

2. Sunny
      This is a Korean film about friendships. I love how they showed that true friends stay in good times most especially in bad times.

3. God is not dead 2
    The title speaks for itself. I appreciate more the 2nd part because of how they prove God's existence.

4. 3 Idiots
"Pursue excellence, and success follows you..." this famous quote from this movie is very true to everyone. As a person, we always want success, but we must never forget to do all things in excellence.

5. Miracles from heaven
I love Miracles from heaven because it is based from a true story. This movie shows that sometimes, everything seems impossible but with God everything is possible.

6. Xmen movies
Xmen movies are the best. I'm not really a fan of comics or superhero style of movie but this is an exception.

7. Life as we know it
Life as we know it is a funny and light film that shows the real side of parenting. I've watched this film for a hundred of times already.

8. Toy Story 3
Toy story movies are great. But my most favorite is the 3rd part. The difference is that it's kinda sad because Andy grew up already and start to part ways with his toys. Still love it, because this one is more relatable to me than the others.

9. Inception
Inception is amazing! Love how Leonardo de Caprio portrayed his role. This movie is a bit mind boggling but still the best!

10. Trolls
Trolls is one of my favorite of favorites. My daughter loves the music, the songs and dance moves and most especially the story.

31 Bucket Lists

I'm turning 31 next month. I have made a lists of the things I want to do.  Here is my lists:
(Note: this lists is not in chronological and not listed by importance)

1.  Learn 10 new words

2. Read and finish 2 books

3. Reread the book of Philippians - 09/05/2017

4. Donate to Focus on the Family - done 10/14/2017

5. Visit Regal Cat Cafe on my birthday - done 09/27/2017

6. Volunteer - doing already

7. Visit Birds Sanctuary in Inglewood - done 09/02/2017

8. Give out tracts - doing

9. Share a meal to atleast 5 homeless

10. Buy a coffee to stranger

11. Apply to Canadian citizenship -09/06/2017

12. Cook food and bring food at work - done 09/27/2017

13. Exercise at home - doing

14. Memorize 3 new verses

15. Mother and daughter date

16. Date night with hubby - 09/28/2017

17. Buy a new dress - done

18. Buy one expensive item for myself - done bought Kate Spade bag

19. Shop by myself

20. Be extra kind to one person at work

21. Buy a new book

22. Learn to cook a new meal - learn new quinoa recipes

23. Watch a new movie - Beauty and the Beast -09/29/2017

24. Send 3 postcards to anywhere around the world - done 09/05/2017

25. Send a gift to a random friend

26. Donate to Samaritan's Purse

27. Post a selfie - done

28. Wear something fancy on my birthday - done

29. Prepare a talent for Talents' Sunday - done

30. Watch a play/ concert - 09/28/2017 watched Greased 2 in Jubilations

31. Have a blogsite (and so this is the reason why I have this) -done

Greetings!

Greetings!

This is my first post. I always wanted to have a blog site. And finally, after 10 years, I have decided to start one.

Let me introduce myself. I am a mother of a toddler and a pastor's wife. I am turning 31 next month so I have decided to make a lists of the things I want to accomplish. My 31 bucket lists will be discussed on my next post. I was a Math teacher in the Philippines for 5 years. I love Math and music.

I am new in blogging so please bear with me. 😊


💕 Bim