Everyday_Mom_of_Ellie

 It's been almost two years since my last blog about being the everyday mom of Ellie.  A lot has happened. A lot has changed in my 365-day journey around the sun when it comes to motherhood, career woman, law student, and wife-partner.  I feel such a FAILURE. At the time of writing this blog, I am still in the interim between 3rd year and 4th year law, taking up courses that I failed along the way - specifically Insurance Law and Taxation Law 2.  I also failed in Public International Law and the Conflicts of Law courses. All in all, as of counting, I failed in four subjects. And believe me when I say, there has never been a time in my life that all negative thoughts dawned upon me questioning every decision I made that led me to fail my subjects in law school. So, at the start of the off sem or summer, I wallowed on my wounds from the battles I lost during the previous semesters and second guessed myself, my abilities, my intellect, my dream, my destiny to become a l...

I've read so many stories, blogs of full-time workers studying in law school. Expectedly, they all lamented the hassles and hustles of balancing work and school.  But one common factor appears to them all:  they are all single, either fresh out of college, and have no kids.  Of course, law school is tough. It has always been and will continue to be that way. It's a fact.  Nevertheless, I wondered if there are people like me, who balance motherhood, manage the household, manage people at work, and strive to survive the nitty-gritty of law school requirements. Motherhood, Law School and Career  A long time ago, I thought of getting into law school after graduating from college. I should have done it before my kid arrived so I could focus more on studying my subjects. Fast forward more than a decade later, I am in a managerial role, a mom, a homemaker, and a law student.  My life is torturous and it will persist for the next 3.5 years or until I finish law sch...

I have a business in Weddings and Events . I was looking forward to a great year this year because it is the start of the new decade. But I guess, God has other plans, not just for me but for all of us worldwide! Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in February, the world shut down. One particular industry heavily affected is the Events Industry .  Now, more than ever, the government prohibits gatherings of more than 25 guests. There are sanctions when people break this rule. There is a corresponding jail time when we even try to break curfew hours. Since the COVID-19 lockdowns, I reverted back to my former job - online writing. It is the only way I know how to earn during this pandemic. I submitted resumes to all hiring ads containing a 'Content Writer' position. There was a long pause and silence for many weeks, some few interviews and finally, after two months of submitting my applications, I landed on a Content Writer position, full time, in a software company that offers...

SIX ELEVEN GLOBAL SERVICES. This is where the plot twist of my life happened. In 2008, I got hired as a call center agent for 611. It was my first exposure to the corporate world after graduation. I didn’t last long in the job because of health reasons. But it is also the gateway to the greatest love story I have ever told. Here, I met the love of my life who would later turn out to be my partner for life. The young and insatiable version of me hopped from job to job until late of 2010, I got hired in another BPO company – The TryBPO, Inc. (now Empireflippers). I stayed there for about more than 3 years until the call of Motherhood required all of my attention and time. Why am I writing this? First , in this time of Pandemic, it is a huge blessing to have a job that continues to give you an income and put food on the table. The BPO industry continues to operate and their employees are well compensated and taken care of. Second , not all heroes wear PPE...

Hello World! This is my very first post about my motherhood journey. I am a first time mom and this whole motherhood thing for me is hit, miss or so-so. So this is my blog about my first hand experiences of being a millennial mom in the contemporary time. Let me first tell you about myself. I am the mother of a 3-year old bubbly, very witty, sweet little girl that I nicknamed - Ellie. I gave birth via cesarean section on the morning of April 16, 2014 after enduring 3 days of induced labor and failing to achieve a fully dilated cervix. My partner (because we are not yet legally married but we are living together) works full time in a call center company based in General Santos City. We used to lived in Davao City when he got promoted and assigned in Gensan. Before I went full time mother, I was an online writer for an outsourcing company in Davao City formerly called TryBPO. I resigned from my job because I gave birth and I couldn't find a full time nanny even up until now. ...