We arrived Thursday 5pm after departing home 11pm the night before. The flights were smooth just the interrupted sleep was hard on me. After we arrived, my Portuguese teacher picked us up from the airport, stopped at my former assistant from Manila’s apartment to pick up air mattress, and we got our little French home … Continue reading Happy busy two days in DC. →

The last few days have been a bit stressful doing the single parenting as I had a big deadline at work and last minute surprises happened and I had to deal with them while still driving girls around to activities and doctor appointments. Fortunately everyone was understanding and girls in good spirit. The other thing … Continue reading Before official summer starts →

Saturday felt like summer already. Although we had change of plan last minute. Lizzy woke me up 10pm crying as she had headache (38.3C). I gave her Tylenol and she was fine, but we skipped the swimming competition which was a bit of a bummer. Fortunately she didn't have any more fever on Saturday and … Continue reading Summer intentions →

Husband left Wednesday evening and I'm two days into single parenting while working full time. It has been exhausting, especially as I am not sleeping well and had a big deadline at work today. Yet, all good, and I'm positive that I'll get a good handle of things soon. Thursday I went to 6-7am slimfit … Continue reading Single parenting days →

My last business trip this FY was short and sweet. I arrived Sunday 7pm and took 6am flight on Tuesday morning to come back for an important event. Monday I woke up feeling fresh and excited to explore ipanema morning running scene. It was the weekend of Rio marathon and the city was packed. This … Continue reading 36 hrs in Rio de Janeiro & surprise awards to Sofia →