Category: Great Finds

Felt energised after having an afternoon nap for three hours with my Akyn. 😘 Can't complain this moment of having to slow down a bit and spend more time with my boys. ❤️ Because it's winter season, we've been making a lemon ginger tea everyday warming us up from the chilly weather. We usually use our mini Russell Hobbs chopper for our ginger so it's easier to prepare the tea. The tea making with the complete gang. It's very easy to use kitchen helper plus the non complicated method cleaning required. We loved it. My mug says hello to you.... Read More

Happy to see the sun shining brightly today. The past few day's weather was horrendously cold. Though there was no proper snowfall, however, the streets were covered with patches of ice making it slippery to walk. I had my own share of this acrobat moment before going to work. Five steps out from our door and I slipped at six in the morning. My automatic response was to use my hand to keep my bum out from the ground. Very much thankful hadn't been injured because of it. Be careful pretties because winter can be dangerous at times. Had to... Read More

I thought about writing two different posts regarding our Akyn's birthday and our New Year's Eve but due to time constraints I'm merging them both. Working momma on the move again! I kind of feel groggy still after my extra shift yesterday. Unlike in the Philippines, nurses usually got only one regular employer to work with. However in here you can work as many as you like until your energy says stop! More opportunities for us to enhance our skills at the same time more funds for shopping. (wink) So, going back to our main topic about my Akyn's birthday,... Read More

It's been a while since I last posted anything for Akynfullhouse. Non stop agency nursing in the making my friends. Agency nurses here are paid almost three times than the regular salary of a permanent staff. So, during my rest days especially during weekdays when my Akyn is at school and Mon is at work, I'd rather choose to work as well than staying at home doing nothing. We can shop bond together during weekends anyway. It's what they say as work hard but play harder after. What's the content for today pretties? I'll start with my random thought on... Read More

Every year has it's own story to tell. This year might not be a great year for everyone, however, I am indeed truly grateful for all the blessings we got as a family. Still felt like I was just dreaming of having my family with me to spend every special occasion here but now, it got finally realized. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas, New Year, Valentines and all events will be a jolly party with the three of us making memories for each. Thank you Lord. 🙏 Last year I did celebrate my birthday in London with my friend Jazz and I'm... Read More

At the start of this month my boy has been non stop asking me as to when are we going to start decorating our house ready for the holiday season. We used to do our preparation at the beginning of September. Too early for some I know! But in the Philippines once the Ber months would start to kick in it is pretty common for you to hear Christmas songs played in big malls with the brightest Christmas lights shining through the night. For me our tradition back home is still the most festive joyous way of celebrating God's birthday.... Read More

My post are mostly throwback events that happened just before our national lockdown here. What can we expect to do during this time anyway apart from our routine task at home pretty Mommas? I'm not bored nor complaining at all with our situation now. I would say worried for the safety of everyone especially my family, at the same time hopeful for a solution to combat the beastly pandemic. (sigh!) Anyway for today, let's make our palate both crave for food instead of dwelling into the sour reality. Two weeks ago we went to one of the pubs, the Minerva... Read More

We've been checking the weather for the past couple of days because we were hesitant to continue with the trip if it's going to be raining all day. At eight in the morning, I thought that all plans would be cancelled due to the weather forecast of a rainy afternoon in York. However, Michio called me about the change of plans of pushing through the travel escapade. A calm morning turned into an adrenaline causing preparation to get the earliest scheduled train. Can you imagine a mum rushing to get everything packed? Yes, I know it was insanely challenging. 🤣... Read More

Hello pretty Mommas! One week school break, how does it feel to be home with my boy staying all day with us? I love it although I know some parents don't like it for some reasons. I'm a paranoid type of Momma. I would prefer to see Akyn at home knowing what's he's doing rather than worrying if he's alright while away from home. For now I'm simply making the most of our bonding time whilst on break.❤️ Last Sunday, we opted to start cleaning our garden with the help of our little boss. It was freezing but these two... Read More

I'm done writing my daily journal for today and now I'm hitting my Akynfullhouse blog update. Is that how much I'm into writing? No wonder my eyes are always attracted to writing pads and all sorts of stationery. So what's the meat for today's post? Will have another restaurant review. Yumyum!  Apart from going to shops, our second favourite thing to do is to try out different eating places nearby. Because our house location is favourably situated near to most stores and restaurants, we have the luxury then of dropping by anytime we like. Isn't that amazing? Oh, yeah defintely! Decided... Read More

Getting productive on a rest day is an accomplishment for a busy Momma like me. Woke up at seven to help my Akyn be ready for school, had a delicious breakfast made by my Mon as he usually does the cooking at home now. I'm just too tired to do it after shift. Bet most nurses can relate to the feeling of exhaustion after a long day duty. After the meal, did iron my uniform, laundry, netflix chill movie time for me then had another nap. Who wouldn't want to recharge themselves before another hustle in the ward for the... Read More

Having loads of bloopers in life would mean getting plenty of happy thoughts to look back making our lives a bit full of joy. You know those days when we're fully out of our sanity and then we'll just say," Oh, no shucks I did it wrong again!" It's absolutely good to be cautious in every move we do, I  agree. But for me my take is, half-witted events don't necessarily equates to foolishness. We need some icebreakers sometimes, don't we? So, here's one of my imbecilic moment again. Last week, Michio my close friend asked me to attend the mass at twelve... Read More

Now I've proven how bad I am when it comes to listening skills. It may sound kind of an easy task to do but not for everybody. LOL. My listening part gained the lowest score during my IELTS exam before. Why was that? Your guess is as good as mine. So, last weekends my close friend Michio asked me if I was free to go on a quick trip to Leeds. I didn't know what kind of bug had blocked my ears because I definitely heard her say Tesco instead of Leeds. Without thinking I said yes. I'm always on... Read More

Got loads of stuff done this morning. First task accomplished was to sleep. Then sleep for another hour and eventually slept until midday. Yikes! What can we expect to do on a rainy cold morning anyway during your rest day? Felt so cozy warming my body under the thick duvet with my four year old boy sitting on the bed playing with his toys while I am dozing off. How extremely sweet that moment is? Mon is busy working from home in the living room albeit the bed weather for the whole day. Uh felt sorry for him for he... Read More

Woke up today and determined to post another blog when my four year old boy took over my blogging space and said, "I want to play some music with Spotify Mommie." Like seriously these kids nowadays are totally different from our generation. I didn't even know what WiFi was for until I was already in college. Told my boy he can play any song if he can manage to turn it on. That's Akyn taking over my spot. Lo and behold, he did perfectly open Spotify and filled our flat with his disco mood. Hands down to my techie little... Read More

A few days ago the weather was the real summer for me with the temperature reaching the maximum of 31°C. Felt like I'm in Cebu with the scorching heat of the sun, definitely loving it. Hi to all summer lover like me. ♥ Get your skimpy shorts on paired with your sleeveless tops. Yay! As promised, this post is about my shopping haul in Leeds. One thing that excites me in every travel is the shopping part of it. Of course I am happy to visit new places, take pictures of every scenery but the best part of it is... Read More