I picked up this L'oreal product called EverStrong. It's supposed to strengthen your hair helping it against breakage. I actually wanted to get the EverSleek one but I liked the idea of an overnight treatment so I chose this instead.



It pumps out a blob like so: (Hahaha! Sorry for the lack of quality descriptive words.)


Anyway, it carries this hair product scent to it that luckily is not really bad. It's not flowery or fruity or anything, just plain hair salon product-y type of smell, if you know what I mean. Nothing to put me off, so, whew! Another good thing is that it's not sticky at all!! I don't feel the need to wash my hands after putting this on compared to when I use body lotion. So that's a major plus.

The direction said to use up to two pumps but I have really long hair so I use 4 (oh goody! finally, a non-essential product that I might actually empty out!). My hair absorbs it fairly quick (just like what the bottle said) so thumbs up for that. Actually, two thumbs up because I noticed that my hair is softer after using this! YAY!!

I have no comment about its effectiveness because I've only used it twice. I really like how my hair feels smoother and softer though.

Jake took me shopping last weekend. Here are the items I picked up.



I found this semi sheer chiffon blouse. It's such a POP OF RED. And I like the little details on it.



This one is a blush colored chiffon A-line skirt with peacock feathers printed all over. Quite girly.


I also got a sweater for everyday work outfit. I don't like dressing up for work considering who we serve at our clinic. Anyway, I'm not sure if it's just my computer but this really is dark navy blue and cream stripes. It's a thinner sweatshirt so layering is a must!


One more thing for work. Blousy orange top.


That's all! I am in a shopping mood all week and have been looking at online shops. I might ask Jake to go out again this Sunday. Hehe!!

All clothes bought from Forever 21.

I did some shopping yesterday but I have no time to actually blog about it right now. Hello! 10 hour shift at work! I did, however, take pictures of the e.l.f. gift set I got from Target.




I was actually looking to get some Sonia Kashuk brushes but I was too much of a cheapskate that time so I ended up not getting any! Maybe this weekend I'll go back and use the $20 gift card from last year that I always forget I have.

Taken a few months ago... with my old kilay!! LOL! I finally turned girly girl and shaped my eyebrows on my own... not just the regular taming you do, but to actually shape it! I touched up the arch on the top a little bit after seeing someone do it. I've always heard people say that you're not supposed to touch the hair above your brows, only under it. But when I saw the video and how clean it looked, I was convinced that yes, you can do it, and maybe it's not for everyone, but you can definitely do it. You won't look weird at all! At least that's what I tell myself. Hahaha! I don't get scared when I tweeze my hair because I know they grow back. If not, grab yourself an eyebrow pencil.. right?

I should be doing laundry and folding clothes but I'm in a procrastinating mood except for going online. Heh! I'm always like this on my days off... usually the first day. Hay. Change is in need.

Promise. Tomorrow ... or by this weekend.

1. Go to Bank of America to close your account.
2. Grocery shopping! What's for lunch/dinner?
3. Fold clothes and run a load or two. (Tinipid pa!)
4. Bake cupcakes/cake ... probably Saturday?
5. Draft a daily photo list for November, or get one online.

By the way, wedding plans... what wedding plans? I haven't started on anything yet. I looked for a while but it got tiring. We don't really have a budget set yet and when we do talk about it, we always seem to change our mind, kumbaga, walang solid plan. Ano ba yan. Pero, the one thing I like is my ring. The more I look at it, the more I appreciate its brilliance. At first I'm all, uhh, diamond.. gusto ko colored gem.. wahwahwah.. pero since I started wearing it to work and getting a chance to really LOOK at it, I realize now why girls like diamonds. LOL!

I finally got around to making these breakfast cups. I prefer the bacon to be more crispy so next time I'll bake it ahead for a few minutes before adding eggs in.

I don't know what to dress up as for Halloween!! I only have a few days to make up my mind. Last year, Jake and I made our own costumes.


We had to do the thrift store way but I actually ended up spending around $40 with all the props needed. So for this year, we'll buy a ready-made costume as long as it's around that price, maybe $30 each. Less hassle as we don't have to look through racks of clothes to find the right item in the perfect color or fit.


I plan to buy something online but there are so many choices that it started to frustrate me.  I've somehow narrowed it down to this nice Robin Hood costume under $30 or if we're going as a couple, we can dress up as this:

I wish this blog has more direction. It feels all over the place. Originally, I wanted to start a home style blog. Then a food blog. And here comes beauty product reviews. Oh, and what about wanting to post random pictures and sharing stuff about my life? This has turned into one jumble of a blog that has no main topic.

It frustrates me because it shows how disorganized I am.

But really, this is supposed to be a personal blog where I post anything I want. I'm not really shooting to make profit with ads and a heavy following so it's perfectly okay not to have a singular theme. Sure, I want to try recipes from famous blogs and share my experience here. I can start a craft and post about it too. I can write up a review of a random beauty product I pick from the store. Hm.

I see now. The central idea is about my interests. Maybe a focused blog will happen once I know I can dedicate more time into it. In the meantime, I shouldn't feel guilty about running a random topic blog but to just have fun picking up ideas here and there and round them all here.

One stop sunshine.

My biggest splurge for this year will probably be for my fiancé (duh!). It also come as a need. I'll explain: He and his twin used to live together and thus share a Playstation 3. When we moved in together, he took the PS3 with him. Why? Because twin moved back to their mom's house and their step-dad owns one. Currently, twin is moved out, living with his we-have-yet-to-meet girlfriend and my fiancé was asked to get his own. I don't think it's such a bad idea. Okay, give twin the launch PS3 (the one that was like $600 when it came out and had 60GB) and I can get him the current 320GB Slim PS3. We, meaning I, need a PS3 because we run blu-rays/DVDs on it. (I hear a faint "OMG you cannot play DVDs or Blu-Rays on your system! You're going to ruin it!" OH SHUT UP!)
This bundle is pre-order right now for $300 + tax and won't start shipping until November 1st. Maybe by that time I've already changed my mind... so I'm not locked on to this idea yet. I'm hoping there will be holiday sales for this. BUT, I don't know when we should give twin the PS3, because that would mean I'll have to get this sooner. Ayayaynako!

I really really suspect that these bite marks on my leg are from bedbugs. (Kasi nabasa ko sa internet.) UGH!!! These are from Tuesday morning. Today, I found 6 more! HUHUHU Naiinis ako na kinikilabutan! I know New York had a big bedbug problem about a year ago... kumalat ata. HUHUHU!!!The only weird thing is I'm the only one getting them, Jake has no bites at all!! Pano yun?

Oohoho. What a week! But everything is alright now. Sorted out a lot of things and came out winning. And I finally had my ring resized pero parang maluwag pa din ng onti.. oh well, it'll be a  drive to gain weight.

Pero pag blog.. wala. Eto nalang, recent instagram pictures.

- Jake decided to make stir-fry for dinner Friday night. Yumyum! I loved it!


- going home after dropping off my ring to get resized


- bath nook, with fake woodwork. I love the look.


- the fiancé