Kickstarter’s my gateway to many exciting products, from brand stickers to stationery to digital games. It’s also where I discover creators, some I continue to follow to this day, such as Adam J. Kurtz, Angelia Trinidad of Passion Planner, and the fellas at Prepd. Although I’ve spent most of my time browsing the site and…

Every single morning for the past four years I’d wake up, launch my browser and, like instinct, open and view my Trello boards. It’s one of the few apps I’ve habitually used for the majority of my working life. I use it for everything and anything that requires focus and organization: travel plans, building this…

Choosing to stop plastic usage and go reusable was easy-peasy. Training my family to adopt a no-plastic lifestyle was and is still hella hard.  It took me months before I could convince Jayson to stop using plastic bags for our weekly groceries, and even then we’re still not 100% plastic-free. If I don’t have any of…

  I discovered Renegade Folk on Instagram a long time ago, completely head-over-heels over their limited edition Feeling Good sandals in Marsala. They’re simple, sexy, and exactly the kind of sandals I’d wear everyday. The brand itself is admirable as they’ve grown into one of the most popular local fashion brands in the country. Launched…

Before moving to Cagayan de Oro city, I brought a super old Fisher-Price basic telephone and a stuffed Thumper doll that I’ve had since I was a child. Both were for my kids to play with as they settled into their new home. I guess I saved them so I could anchor to cherished memories…

Socially responsible stationery—it’s everything a paper collector like me could ask for. I get to bring ideas to life while helping others in need. You can just imagine my joy when I stumbled upon Bright Books by Amy O’Shea. Founded in 2009, her experience in Uganda with the Arlington Academy of Hope inspired her to…

It was on the third week of May 2017 when I decided to change my lifestyle. I wanted to lose weight, be more active, and prevent myself from becoming sick. Unfortunately leaving the house and going to the gym wasn’t an option for me yet. My 3-year old son throws gargantuan tantrums when he knows…

While traveling home from our 2013 family trip to Macau and Hong Kong, I stopped by the souvenir shop at the Mactan Cebu International Airport and spotted this blue-green bamboo creation with the name loudbasstard carved on its side. Founded in Cebu on that very same year, loudbasstard is an eco-friendly natural music amplifier cut…

During my blog-building days, I loved searching and picking out fonts to use for my websites. I’m no typography expert for sure, but as an end-user I’ve come to appreciate good-quality fonts paid and free. I opened myself to learning typogography basics, such as font styles, pixels vs cm, line and paragraph spacing, and font…