I am Corporate Junkie.: October 2014

Oct 31, 2014

Would You Quit If You Needed To?

"In the 50s women believed in home, children and prayer. In the 60s it was "do your own thing." The 70s were all about "being liberated". In the 80s it was becoming "superwoman." In the 90s we were tapping at the "glass ceiling." In the first decade of the 2000s, we went "green" and became environmentalists. What's next? We're exhausted!" -365 Things Every Woman Should Know by Emily Barnes When I first read this book, that...

5 Reasons Why You Should Start a Small Business

I started my career in JG Summit and I have the utmost respect for the man who built his empire, Mr. John Gokongwei. He is a visionary but at the same time, so humble that you would not think he owns one of the country's biggest conglomerates. It is just right that I again draw inspiration from him now that I am dealing with the biggest...

I Blog Because...

Before I tell you why I blog, I would like to tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was this girl. She was not your typical girl. She climbed trees. She went with her male cousins and uncles to go bird-hunting. She loved designing paper dresses but didn't really like playing with them so she just made a lot of them and...

How I Discipline Myself To Write

Last October 19, I subscribed to Jeff Goins' Intentional Blogging Challenge which I encountered from one of Patty's post. As the name suggests, it is a series of challenges for you to intentionally allot time to writing. Ever since I became a housewife, I have committed to myself to do the things that I had no time for when I was still...

Focus. Focus. Focus.

So I signed up with Jeff Goins' Intentional Blogging Challenge to push myself to write more. As they say, practice makes perfect. On the first day, he requested us to make something out of an often wasted space in our blog, the About Me page. I was so inspired that I was able to put together something which I am quite proud of and I thought, "Okay, that's a start." Now, the group is already on their Day 12 and I have been lagging...

Staying at home most of the time is really unnerving. This is especially relevant to people who have always been "out" all their lives. Out for a meeting. Out for a party. Just out. Transitioning from a phase when you were all over the place and to now when you are cocooned to take things slow and stay at home can be pretty hard....

How to survive staying at home for 17 days

Seventeen has always been a special number to me -- my own lucky number. Edzel and I were officially together on a 17th and got married on the same date as well. My stint in Canon started on March 17, 2007. Today, October 17, is supposed to be my seventh year and seventh month. However, I am on my 17th day of being a stay-at-home...

Reblogged: What APAS did to my lifestyle

Note: Last October 4, 2013, I lost my second baby. While I am happy that I have a little angel in heaven, the pain does not really go away. I was talking to a friend the other day about the loss that we feel for a loved one and we agreed that it still does not become easier despite the years. To celebrate the two months that I have carried my little one, I would like to re-post about APAS and my current condition to hopefully...

Reblogged: LIT for LAT (About Lymphocyte Immunotherapy)

Reblogged: Tests. Tests.

Reblogged: More About Reproductive - Immuno Disorders

Scared to be a housewife

"I was my living my own metaphor. A man sets out on a journey, dreaming of a beautiful or magical place, in pursuit of some unknown treasure. At the end of his journey, the man realizes the treasure was with him the entire time. I was following my Personal Legend, and my treasure was my capacity to write. And I wanted to share this...

Are you an island or are you an investor?

In our world today, people are afraid to make friends. We are afraid to trust, to take risks. We put up walls around us and it is hard to get through. It could be for the fear of getting hurt or judged, or we genuinely believe that we can stand alone on our own, be an island. Being an island is safe. You do not attend to other people's...

Corporate Junkie No More.

“Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls...are made of glass. If you drop one...