What warms your heart?

We went out for a few hours to have dinner with family. When I opened the door and lights to our bedroom, I was simply smitten with the little piece of paper that our daughter, Julia, left for us. 

It softened my heart and I got so teary eyed. 

She is almost 7 years old and she is smart and beautiful. 

At times, I fear what tomorrow brings, when there are questions I can no longer answer, unkind gestures that I cannot shield away from and perhaps the tiny heartbreaks she must endure day to day. 

I can only hope and pray for the best and see her through. In her tiny world of make believe, I still am her greatest idol to date, and everyday is a reminder to enjoy her and her not-so-little sisters, to make memories while we can and to laugh out loud or sleep away our worries and fears because there is a higher being who makes us fear not.

With a little sigh on my heart, I call it a night.

Time to put away the woes of the day to make our bedtime just right.

As I bid my girls goodnight, I blow each one a gentle kiss that always warms the heart.

xoxo

December hullabaloo.

The Christmas holiday is undoubtedly the busiest days of my life, as always every year, I never learn.

This 2019, I swore to myself, that it would be different. As I plan to start my Christmas shopping as early as January which by the way – I completely did (90% done). And by March, start-wrapping presents so that I can fully embrace what December can bring.

Last December, I tortured myself with settling in my in-laws lovely ancestral home, holiday shopping, laundry, planning meals, running a household, adulting and most of all, accepting Christmas orders that lasted until mid-January. I am not complaining though. There is still so much to be thankful for. But there are times that the body couldn’t simply achieve what the mind dictates for it to be. A lot of busy Mamas out there can very well relate to this.  Sometimes we wish there are more days to our week.

The buttery smell I can endure, it is what I long for as I watch the days go by recipe after recipe not knowing when to stop nor when to take a break just because I simply enjoy what I do.

I thought I could be superwoman but NO. I can certainly not be her.

My all time best seller, Moist Cheese Cupcakes. 

It lives up to its name. Perfectly moist and tasty.

                                          
I think I probably made almost 3,000 pieces of this sweet treat during the Holiday season.


My husband Jules would sneak recipe after recipe when he is around the kitchen. The good old fashioned Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies never disappoint anybody, young or old.



Every December, it’s forever the same hullabaloo but I never learn. So that is basically why I am waddling up things a bit so that once December arrives, I can relish that cup of coffee whilst cozying up as the sun sets with my cookie leftovers.

Rica

Oh hello there.

Oh hello there.

My last post was last year, June to be exact. 

I cannot believe that I have this tiny space still doing wonders as I read the few posts there was.

Where was I?

Life happened to me.

I got so caught up with it that my little corner here got slammed away, totally hidden from life's adventures.

Stay with me as I am trying to NOT make that happen anymore.

I have so much to tell and so much to share.

Let me begin by saying that FINALLY, we came back to the house that we left 5 years ago, now fully functional, clean and comfortable as it can be.

This is my current view and how can I not love it?

I have more stories soon.

xoxo