Saturday, December 30, 2017

Cake Tasting at Honey Glaze Cakes


Alright folks, let me just make it clear here....we're not planning another wedding -- instead, we are prepping for a joint birthday celebration for our kids!!! That's right, plural na mga tsong - KIDS!!! Gaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!! Hahahaha...

Little E will soon be celebrating his first birthday and I can't seem to wrap my mind around this milestone. Like the say, ang bilis talaga ng panahon! :) Of course, Little Miss Z is joining on in the celebration for they share the same birth month.

The reason I had to clarify is because our cake baker, Honey Glaze Cakes, is actually quite a known wedding cake supplier. In fact, I have really wanted to book them way back in 2012 for our very own wedding. But we were so short on time and had just 90 days to prepare, and of course we wanted to maximize our budget then, so we stuck with the "free" cake from our caterer...which was after all, A CAKE we were able to cut, but not something that was enjoyable nor delectable..hahaha..sorry na! :D

Since I only had a couple of months to prepare for this party, I tried to stick it out with our trusted suppliers but at the same time, I also wanted to explore other suppliers. I have contacted 2 other suppliers for this project but the other 2 did not reply anymore after seeing the cake inspo. I thought they were just too busy with Christmas orders so I inquired na rin with Honey Glaze. I really wasn't expecting it but they replied immediately! Di ba??? That's why ekis na the other 2 suppliers hehehe..

Since I 've heard nothing but GOOD feedback about Honey Glaze Cakes then we proceeded with our inquiry and booked a meeting and cake tasting with them immediately the day after Christmas. It was after all a spur of the moment inquiry and I told them it's okay if we will not have the cake tasting but what do you know, they immediately served the Belgian Chocolate Cake and Carrot Walnut Cake. No disrespect to the carrot cake (which was also very delectable) BUT BUT BUT the Belgian Chocolate Cake is indeed love love love!!!!! :D Aaaaahhhhh...You can see from the picture that they served two slices of each flavor and I mean it when I say I would've lapped it up immediately while Daddy A was busy fixing the car's parking hahahaha...*ssssshhhh!!* Okay, I didn't do that because #1 Dyahe, they have CCTV hahahaha and #2 somewhere deep in my conscience, I really wouldn't do that to Daddy A -- but I almost did! Huhuhu ...am I that bad? Hahaha..

It really is a clear winner and I probably stop sharing about the party cake details but YOU, should really try their Belgian Chocolate Cake when you have your next celebration. 

Ay, nakakakilig....even if it's not for a wedding *wink, wink!*

PS Thank you so much Ms. Marge for our impromptu meeting and cake tasting and you don't know how much happiness your pa take-out na cake slices gave me...Of course, I shared it with Miss Z at home! hehehehe :D



Saturday, December 16, 2017

Bringing out our Christmas Spirit!



Officially kicking off the holiday festivities with a family reunion and Miss Z's ballet party 💖 

What better essential oil blends to diffuse than Joy & Christmas Spirit, right? 🎄 These gets us in the mood for celebrating with family & friends (despite the hectic last 2 days 😅), provides feelings of warmth and an over-all nice scent to have in the car for another journey ahead 🚗

📍 Christmas Spirit
[blend of: Orange, Cinnamon Bark, Black Spruce]

Aside from enhancing the feeling and memories of beautiful Christmases past, these are also powerful oils that help protect us against airborne viruses & bacteria 👊🏼

📍Joy

[blend of Bergamot, Lemon, Palmarosa, Ylang-Ylang, Rose, Geranium, Jasmine, Roman Chamomile, Coriander, Tangerine]

At first it smells quite feminine but it helps bring back feelings of love, being loved and held...maybe that's why I remember my mom & grandmas when I first took a whiff




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Yes, yes, yes!! I'm officially an #OilyMama 🙌🏻 

Oh I have lots of stories how our oils have helped us immensely in the past 3 months and so hope I do get the time to blog about how we started (or what finally convinced me to be a Young Living member and get my Premium Starter Kit at a wholesale discount) as I know it would be helpful for most families too! 

For the meantime, let me leave my Young Living link below if you're interested to sign-up.



But please, please...may I request for you to message me here if you have any questions at all, especially for moms here in the Philippines. I wouldn't want you to go signing up without receiving the amazing support I've received. That's the kind of support that enabled me to confidently proceed in our oily journey and use it for the benefit of my family. Thank you! :)

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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Special Essential Oil Blend for Hubby


Hubby's lambing for the day is for me to prepare his on-the-go Young Living Orb Diffuser with essential oil blends of his choice 💖 Since he also worked til late last night, I made him Clarity & En-R-Gee for this long-drive day with tons of site visits & meetings in between 🚗 Hoping our chinito arkitekto will have a happy, safe & productive day with calm alertness 🙇🏻

📍Clarity: May help with memory retention & mental alertness. May even oxygenate the brain.
📍 En-R-Gee: may help improve one's energy in a natural way without over stimulating. May also help with mental alertness
[Source: Ref Guide for EO]

#yleo #oilymama #essentialoils #clarity #enrgee #orbdiffuser #naturalliving #cardiffuser 

Thank you doc P for recommending this blend 👍🏻

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Yes, yes, yes!! I'm officially an #OilyMama 🙌🏻 

Oh I have lots of stories how our oils have helped us immensely in the past 3 months and so hope I do get the time to blog about how we started (or what finally convinced me to be a Young Living member and get my Premium Starter Kit at a wholesale discount) as I know it would be helpful for most families too! 

For the meantime, let me leave my Young Living link below if you're interested to sign-up.


But please, please...may I request for you to message me here if you have any questions at all, especially for moms here in the Philippines. I wouldn't want you to go signing up without receiving the amazing support I've received. That's the kind of support that enabled me to confidently proceed in our oily journey and use it for the benefit of my family. Thank you! :)


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