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When Stress Gets In The Way

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Our life has never been the same ever since technology has greatly improved over the years. Indeed, it has unloaded us of so much work from our daily lives, yet we still seem to come home each night so much tired than ever. So, what could be stressing us? Studies have found that stress is a cause of various diseases . So, sometimes, you just get surprised having a heart condition,  asthma, depression, or diabetes even if none of your relatives ever had it. It is likely caused by the stress that we deal with every single day. What are these stresses and how can we avoid them? Or can we avoid them at all? From the time we open our eyes in the morning, we may already feel tired simply because of not having enough sleep. But, being a parent, most especially mothers, we need to wake up at least at 5:00 am so we can prepare the food of our children before they head to school. Stress in the morning adds up when we failed to prepare the uniform that the children w...

Welcome to the Purple House

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Since I was probably 5 or 6 six years old, I have always had this motherly instinct. I may have been so young to realize that during those times. but I remember being always looking after my smaller classmates (Yes, smaller, because I was a bit taller than they were). This was probably me being the eldest, as I was always told by my parents to look after my brother. When I had my first child, most of the first-time moms may have been in a panic, but, since I had my mom and mother-in-law to help me to take care of my baby, it was not as difficult. They have prepared to become a much better mother when the other three children came. We try to provide the best care to my children. And I always tell them that they are lucky that they have their own home to live and have been given the best education that we can provide them. I remember when I went to fetch my youngest child from school and we took a public transport, a jeepney. There have been instances when there wer...