Life of a Full-Time Working Mom Abroad

My eldest woke me up even before the alarm went off and I thought, he really is excited to go back to school. I got a bit worried about my youngest son though, since on his sleep, he was mumbling "Daddy, I don't want to go to school!". So I was surprised that he was energetic when his brother woke him up. It is the first day of school for my boys. My eldest, Gabriel is in Grade 7, so technically it is his first day in high school. My youngest, Miguel is in Grade 1.  I am so glad that there was no crying as we sent them to their car lift in the morning. Maybe because they were together so it was not so bad for my youngest. The husband took a week off from work to spend time with the boys on their first week going back to school and help them with the adjustments and all. He even cleaned their PE shoes since we did not buy new ones for them. I really appreciate these little gestures my husband does for the kids. And I can see that my kids enjoy spending the who...

One of the challenges I face during school days is the kids'  baon. Specially with my five year old  picky eater Miguel. He would always end-up coming home na madaming tirang baon .  Sa 12 year old ko, wala akong problema. Nasa stage na sya na kinocontrol na rin ang food intake dahil masyado ng bumibilog ang katawan hehehe. As I was browsing the internet searching for ideas how I can convince my youngest child to finish his lunch at school, I came across a cute idea of doing it bento style.  I found a very cool product which is called Yumbox. It has a removable pre-portioned tray and is leakproof. Thanks to its silicone lid, I can include dips or sauces for his baon .  The cooler part is I found someone locally selling them and can also personalize it at an extra cost.  Since Spider-Man Homecoming just came out of the cinemas, my son has been raving about it everyday so I chose Spider-Man as a theme for his Yumbox.  He will be ...