Sometimes I wonder when I would get out of this perpetual state of busy. I am working on it, and I am fully aware how ironic it is that I've been working so hard so that I won't have to be working so hard, you know what I'm saying? But that's just the way it is around here these days and I've ...
Currently 05: Work, 6 Years Old, and Blogging Like the Olden Days
Weekends and Board Games
I get it, I do! I'm the go-to parent for homeschooling, and morning cuddles, and reading books. But when it comes to fun things—like movies and field trips, and singing and dancing, and weekends and board games—their Daddy is surely the crowd favorite! (Two's a crowd, y'all!) 'Can't blame the ...
Thank You, Blog, for Preserving Those Photographs
Do you know how it's like when it dawns on you that you lost an enormous amount of digital files, namely, photographs from the first 5 years of your daughters' lives? You don't? I'll tell you how it's like. First, it would feel like a pail of cold water was dumped over your head. You'd spend ...
How to Quit Your Job and Work from Home
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I get asked this question all the time, and understandably so. These days, working from home is no longer an exception to the rule but a realistic and viable option, you just have to know where to find opportunities and how to ...
Why We Love Moana
Not sure who loves Moana more, me or my daughters. As someone who grew up with my favorite Disney princesses, I'm glad that Disney continues to craft interesting and culturally specific characters that kids these days can enjoy and learn from! Disney's fairy tale formula has evolved a lot since ...
Currently 04: Home, Life, and Blog Updates
Hello from the ChasingDreams.net headquarters, and by "headquarters" I mean our bed. I mean, isn't that where dreams happen? Lol. Kidding! Well, not kidding. I am literally on our bed as I type this, wearing the usual pajamas. I wish I could say I was writing this from a hotel suite in a posh ...
You’ll Always Be Our Babies
"You're my baby," I would say. "I'm not a baby anymore, I'm a big girl," Rain would reply. "But you're my baby," I'd repeat, part joking, part serious like 'I don't care what you say, buddy, you're mine!' "No, no, Mommy, I'm not! I'm a big girl. See, I'm 5," she would insist, raising her hand up ...
Investing in Good Children’s Books
Just the other week I had a random chat with Paula about how hard it is to find good children's books in this side of the world. And by "good children's books" I mean ones that have great illustration, age-appropriate storytelling, preferably not based on popular cartoon characters, content that ...
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