Diwa Daily

  • Things just don’t go as planned

    I moved into January with a focus on preparing for Shoti Ellis’ arrival—nothing more. Who knew he’d a week earlier than expected! Nesting complete I looked back at what I wrote at the beginning of January, and instantly let out a deep sigh. Out of all the “goals” on my list, I only: The dresser…

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  • Two weeks (so far) with my fourth newborn

    This piece marks the first of my monthly reflection series as a ‘new’ mom, so here’s its new category: Momhood. Feel free to follow for stories, cute baby snapshots, and whatnot of this aspect of my life. Ellis Grayson Gonzaga (EGG 🥚) decided he was no longer gonna wait till our schedule for his extraction.…

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  • Two Intertwining Personal Themes

    After signing off from work for the holidays, I spent a late afternoon going back and forth with myself over my personal ‘theme’ for 2026.  My overall mood about the previous year ranged from Yes, I survived! to general-bordering-irrational dissatisfaction over how I spent my time and effort. I badly need to regain myself, to…

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  • Farewell, April ’25

    Goodby, April 2025. You flew by so quickly, but everyone knows it’s because I didn’t slow down and paid attention. I was so busy getting things done that I almost forgot to look up at the sky, take a deep breath, sleep for more than 6 hours, write a page, or pray at night. Now…

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  • Scarlet’s DNA test results

    Last February, I invested in my second Embark DNA test kit to find out more about Scarlet’s genetic makeup and overall health. It’s a fun and interesting option if you adopted your dog or got your dog without any paperwork to tell you where they’re from or who their parents are. I used the first…

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  • Meet the GNZGA cats

    Never in a million years would the younger me had thought of bringing a cat into my life. It’s hectic enough already. But, what can I say? I love living on the edge and taking on more challenges. 🙃 Jelly Demonia Jelly’s the first feline to join the family. She’s my daughter’s 2-year old Pusang…

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  • A Year of Losses and Enemies

    While we were on the escalator, J pointed out how we made many enemies in 2024.  That fact stunned me a little because I always choose to be amicable towards others. I’d rather help, assist, talk, share, and befriend people over standing out, bring frank, creating scenes, and challenging others.  But J’s right. Throughout 2024,…

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  • Family car

    I was editing this photo to blur the temporary plate number when I realized we just entered another life transition: we purchased our second car! 🎉 We went the hybrid route and got the Toyota Innova Zenix, with lots of hope that it’ll save us significant money on fuel in the long run.  Our first…

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  • Diwa Daily Travels: Ireland

    I’m grateful to be at a workplace I’m proud to call my dream job.  I’m currently on my 2nd year as a Customer Experience Specialist, and one of two people working on documentation, for Doist Inc.  Todoist, its main product, is productivity software that I’ve used for all sorts of tasks and projects since 2018.…

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  • Life (so far) at the GNZGA residence

    Cobwebs are an understatement for the length of time it took to turn a new page here. It’s been 1 year and 7 months since we stepped back into the house, and in that period of time there was too much chaos to make time for writing or publishing. The environment we lived in was…

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