blabbering about manifesting

The first years will be a challenge, but strive through ✨

I feel like with all this manifesting content I see all over the digital world, one thing keeps popping into my mind: it can be difficult to feel abundant when you’re just starting to build wealth. I know the idea is not to focus on the actual money in your account, but the feeling of abundance really depends on each person.

Take my case, for example—I’ve always prioritized food that nourishes me. Being able to eat quality food makes me feel wealthy. This part, I have no regrets whatsoever. I would always choose real food, lots of beef, so I can feel and think at my best 🤎.

Aside from that, I’ve also had this splurge to try different hobbies:

• biking

• gardening

• crocheting

• looking fashionable

• blogging

• and who knows what else I’ll pick up along the way 💫

Doing these random things makes me feel invincible, contented, like I have all the time in the world and comfortable. Doesn't that sound like wealthy person?

Starting at minimum wage, I built these hobbies little by little. Even though they didn’t increase my monetary wealth, I feel like the time I spent on them somehow delayed my financial progress. But at the same time, they made me feel richer in life.

What I’m trying to say is: the manifesting idea encourages you to feel wealthy even if you still don’t have the actual millions. But in my case, to feel wealthy, one of the things that made me feel like a million dollar individual is if I have the freedom to do some of my hobbies —but mind you, those hobbies are not cheap.

Now that I think about it, maybe I chose the wrong route—spending a considerable amount of money (that really adds up, by the way) just to feel me and contented, instead of following more conservative wealth-building steps, like the baby steps by Dave Ramsey. But honestly… blogging comfortably without a laptop? Is there even another way? Maybe a second-hand laptop would have worked, but looking back, I know I wouldn’t have felt comfortable buying one. So maybe this “farther route” was meant to happen. Sorry my thoughts are all over the place.

There were also smaller choices that could’ve been different maybe, like:

• continue to visit the park instead of buying a bike 🌱

• going for alternatives that didn’t require spending

This post isn’t about regretting my choices, but about contemplating what could have been a better choice—so I can copy it in the future. I still have a few hobbies up my sleeve that I want to turn into reality, so this time, I’d like to take the correct steps.

Anyway ✨

Looking at the bright side, since I already walked the long route… it means I’m almost there 💫. That is it for now. Thanks for reading all the way.

2025 Relearning My Skincare Routine in My Late 30’s

                           

🌞 Relearning My Skincare Routine in My Late 30’s

Having mature skin in my late 30s definitely had me relearn how to do my skincare routine from the start. Especially since there was a phase in my life when I stopped skincare altogether 😅.

There was also a time when I exposed myself to the sun a lot because I wanted to be tan ☀️. While the sun isn’t completely bad, moderation should always be observed—especially during the very hot hours like noontime.

I still enjoy sunbathing, especially when I go for long walks 🚶‍♀️. I try to estimate (“tantyahin”) the best feeling of sunlight against my skin — when it feels too harsh, that’s the time I stop 😊.

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💧 My New Skincare Steps

A day before I plan to go out, here’s the order of products I currently use. I’ve only tested this once so far, so it may change with time — but for now, it’s good enough! ✨

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1️⃣ Rice Water Bright Moisturizer – The Face Shop

Not the best moisturizer I have, but since I already own it, I’ll fully utilize it just until it run out! I slather this on my face all morning. My goal is to let my skin absorb as much moisture as possible 💦.

I prefer doing this in the morning because I feel that if I leave moisturizer on my face at night, wrinkles build up faster (just my observation 👀).

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2️⃣ Hada Labo Facial Wash (the blue one)

I don’t have a photo because it’s in the bathroom 😅, but it’s easily available at Watsons for around ₱300.

Per the label, it’s formulated in Japan and manufactured in China.

For me, it’s quite okay compared to The Face Shop brand I used before. This Hada Labo facial wash isn’t harsh — it leaves my skin hydrated and not dry, so it serves its purpose well ✅.

If you have good recommendations, I’d love to hear what brand you use in the comments section! 💬

Since I’m going to bed, I always use this to remove the morning moisturizer from The Face Shop.

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3️⃣ Exfoliate – Eskinol

Then I use Eskinol to remove more of the stickiness that the Rice Water Bright moisturizer leaves behind. Remember this is the night before I plan to go out.

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4️⃣ Hada Labo Hydrating Light Cream

Next, I apply this new cream around my lip area, because that part tends to dry out. So I add moisturizer at night as well. This part does is not easily prone to wrinkles so I feel like I am good.

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5️⃣ Belo Retinol Serum

Lastly, my sister gave me this Retinol serum, and I love the scent of it 💕.

I apply it strategically on my cheeks, nose, forehead, and chin — avoiding the under-eye area since that part can easily form wrinkles when I sleep on it.

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🌤 Skincare Routine on the Day I Go Out

When I’m heading out, I keep it simple and light 🌸

1️⃣ Wash my face with Hada Labo facial wash.
2️⃣ Apply Hada Labo Hydrating Light Cream all over my face — especially around the lips and under-eye area.
3️⃣ Use Careline Skin Tint — it’s like a CC cream but without full coverage. I’m still on the hunt for a better CC cream since I don’t want to go back to foundation anymore. Foundation just doesn’t work for me these days — it dries out easily and looks too visible in daylight 😕.
4️⃣ Set everything with good old Johnson’s Baby Powder 🩵. For now, it works perfectly — it serves its purpose and doesn’t dry my skin too much.

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✨ And that’s it — my current skincare journey for mature skin. Still evolving, still learning, but definitely enjoying the process 🌸💆‍♀️

That is it for now. Thanks for reading all the way. 

Your work is your # 1 wealth Building tool

Lately, I feel like I’m not in my best shape 😞.

There are moments when I just freeze — that strange déjà vu feeling hits, and suddenly I can’t recall what I just did 🌀. 

Brain fog.

I find myself retracing my actions, trying to make sense of my current task at work. It’s scary when your mind doesn’t cooperate, especially when you’re in a job you value deeply 💼.

I’m grateful for my work — truly 🙏 — and that’s why I’m determined to protect it. If that means taking my health seriously again, then I’ll do it 💪.

So here’s my plan: increase my protein intake 🍳, make one meal fully carnivore 🥩, and let the second meal have carbs (because honestly, my stubborn brain refuses to give up rice and potatoes 🍚🥔😂).

It’s not an easy shift — It will bring a huge upfront cost. Stock up, I would say for month that would set me for success. To tell you honestly, this is the biggest problem of carnivore in the Philippines. The affordable steaks is not easily available to common supermarkets.  I’ll probably need to head to S&R and buy steak in bulk. I usually grab steaks from Monterey nearby. But their supply runs out fast, and the next delivery can take months⏳. So I cant rely on it.

I guess I now have a plan.

I've been wanting to lose weight anyway so I can hit two birds with one stone.

In a heartbeat, I would choose to feel mentally sharper, more energized, and fully present again — and the money it costs is worth every peso ❤️‍🔥.

Because no matter how hard I work, if I lose my health and focus, everything else can easily falls apart.

That is it for now. Thanks for reading all the way 

Seems to be a year-end reflection 2025

OMG! 😱💻

I should be ashamed of myself 😅 — I only have a few blog posts since June 2025! Now that I finally have a laptop 💻 (which makes blogging way easier ✍️), there’s really no excuse not to post more. Note to self: post a lot! 📝🔥

This is just a random post about what happened this morning ☀️. I was trying to recall what was going on in my mind from 2019–2023, so I looked back at my old blog posts 🗓️. It made me sad 😔, made me smile 😊, and even gave me butterflies 🦋 remembering how my thoughts evolved through those years of hardship.

I learned so much from the internet, YouTube, and books 📚 — applying what I learned in my work 💼, relationships 💕, and health 💪. The whole point is — on top of it all, I’m grateful 🙏. Despite facing the same level 1 money challenges 💸, I absorbed so many lessons from social media and tried them all in real life — like a real-life guinea pig 🐹😂.

But really, I’m just grateful this 2025 🌟. I remember saying the same thing back in 2021 when I got my current WFH job 🏠💻. I’m so blessed and happy 😍 that the Lord allowed me to heal my underlying health problems while earning my sustenance. 🙌

Just imagine — if the Lord gave me another job that required commuting 🚗🚌, waking up 4 hours before my shift ⏰, and spending hours in traffic back to home 😩, my health would’ve spiraled again… and I probably would’ve resigned for sure.

✨ “The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.” ✨

— Proverbs 10:22 (King James Version)
I love this verse from the Bible ❤️ and I truly feel it. 🙏

Anyway, I’ll strive harder to share more posts soon 💪🖋️.

And lastly, I feel like this is turning into a year-end reflection 🪞✨.
Funny how my creativity spikes when December is near 🎄💭.
Hmmm… I wonder why? 😄🎅

That’s it for now — thank you for reading all the way! 💖📖