Home Hacks Design

Home Hacks Design for the bathroom such as Simple Hacks To A Prettier Bathroom. Similarly, this also feature Toilet Shopping Tips.

Another Home Hacks Design are for kitchen like Cleaning Tips For Your Dirty Kitchen and cleaning products that is perfect for cleaning.

Kitchen Hacks You Wish You Should Have Known Before like the other great use of paper towels.

Creating an effective cleaning schedule; divide it into categories; daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.

Cleaning schedule that you also need to consider are those that is done every 4 months such as air conditioner cleaning, pest control, and deep cleaning of windows.

Cleaning of roof and rain gutter are done every year. Cleaning/draining of the septic tank should be done every 3 years or 5 years.

Cost of home make over and DIY for cheaper make over ideas.

Bedroom decorations ideas and where to buy the cheapest bed lines.

Kitchen make over ideas and DIYs for cheaper make over ideas.

Tropical living room themed and where to buy cheap tropical plants.

Home make over ideas in the Philippines. Home interior ideas in the Philippines

Mommy Blog with home hacks topic in the Philippines.

Where to buy cheap wood furniture in the Philippines.

Price of Aluminum Screen Door in the Philippines. Price of the brown aluminum and silver aluminum.

Furniture stores in the Philippines. Abad Santos furniture store address.

Uratex foam custom cut online. Uratex foam price online.

5 Yummy Pasta Recipes for Noche Buena

Filipino families have different ways of enjoying Noche Buena during Christmas. Some usually have their go-to dishes, including recipes that were passed down from moms and lolas.

One staple in Noche Buena spreads are pasta dishes, like macaroni salad and sweet Filipino spaghetti. While you have favorite recipes na nakasanayan, you can try something new to make your pasta dishes extra special for Christmas this year. To do this, make sure that you have quality ingredients, like El Real Pasta, to whip up a delicious dish that your loved ones will enjoy.

The possibilities with pasta or “pastabilities” are endless, so here are some recipes you can do for your Christmas spread:

Creamy Bistek Tagalog Pasta

Incorporate the flavors of the Filipino-favorite ulam Bistek Tagalog to your pasta dish, but with a creamy twist. The beef will be marinated in soy sauce, calamansi, and garlic for 30 minutes before pan-frying and simmering it in marinade. Complete the savory sauce with all-purpose cream and let it simmer for a couple minutes or until thick. Mix in the al dente El Real Flat Spaghetti, and top it with onion rings, chopped spring onions, and parmesan cheese. See the full Creamy Bistek Tagalog Pasta recipe here.

Sushi Bake

This popular merienda can also become a hit during Noche Buena. Recreate a sushi bake by switching up the rice with El Real Elbow Macaroni. Just mix the macaroni with homemade aburi sauce and top it off with shredded crab sticks, diced mangoes, and ebiko flakes. Bake it in an oven for 10 minutes, and voila, you have a pasta-fied sushi bake in time for Noche Buena. See the full Sushi Bake recipe here.

Lechon Paksiw Pasta

Did you know that you can add lechon to your pasta dish? The Lechon Paksiw Pasta uses El Real Flat Spaghetti with shredded lechon meat, lechon sauce, all-purpose cream, and various vegetables for the sauce. This savory pasta dish may not be your usual recipe, but the tasty lechon paksiw flavor of the pasta will surely impress guests. It’s also a great way to use up leftover lechon from previous gatherings and incorporate the ingredient to your Noche Buena meal. See the full Lechon Paksiw Pasta recipe here.

Pasta Valenciana

Make your El Real Spaghetti fancy by turning it into Pasta Valenciana. This Spanish paella-inspired dish is made with tomato paste, onion, and garlic for the sauce, and chicken and carrots for the toppings. It requires you to place the pasta in the sauce while it’s simmering in a saucepan until the bottom is toasted. Assemble the Pasta Valenciana and serve for a hearty Noche Buena meal. See the full Pasta Valenciana recipe here.

Nutty Rainbow Salad Delight

For dessert, you can make an elevated version of the classic macaroni salad using walnuts and cashews. After prepping and cooking the El Real Elbow Macaroni and fruit cocktail, mix them in a bowl with Kremdensada until they’re well-incorporated. Top it off with cheese, walnuts, and cashews for an added saltiness and crunchiness. This will be the perfect ending for your Noche Buena. See the full Nutty Rainbow Salad Delight recipe here.

Make Christmas more special and memorable with El Real Pasta. Find more inspiration and discover more creative pasta recipes for your Noche Buena needs over at the Real Pastabilities website www.realpastabilities.com.

For more information, follow El Real’s Facebook page.

Win Exciting Gifts this Holiday Season with Pampers Rewards Club

When was your last grocery trip or palengke hits? Mine was a few days ago and I’m still in shocked with how much (or how less) my usual monthly budget was able to buy. Ang mahal na talaga ng bilihin. Imagine a kilo of onion is already at 270 Pesos, 300 or more in some areas. Price of meat is nearing 400 Pesos already and chicken is at 200+ already. Oh how I missed those days where in, with your 2K Pesos, you can actually go to the grocery or palengke without having to “kamot your ulo” or profusely shake your head while saying “grabe ang hirap na mag budget!”

Pampers Up and Down

But in all these prize increases and budget craziness, we heard some good news from our favorite and trusted best diaper brand, Pampers. Last September, Pampers launched their Pampers Up and Down campaign where in Power Parents had the surprise of their lives. Imagine with all the price hikes and all, Pampers brought us the biggest price markdown ever. And the best part about it? The quality of Pampers diaper actually had an upgrade with its upgraded Rash Shield protection. Can you imagine how good this news is to us, Power Parents? Honestly speaking, when you hear about price markdown, the first thing that will come to your mind is, “ay binaba ang quality“. Ginulat tayo ng Pampers na imbes bumaba ang quality, tumaas pa. At imbes na tumaas ang presyo, bumaba sya! So that is why the launch was called Pampers Up and Down. Gets nyo Power Parents? 🙂

Yung dating almopst 700 na gastos namin monthly sa baby diaper, 500+ na lang ngayon! At akala mo pag nagbaba ng presyo, bababa din quality, ay hindi! Ang Pampers upgraded Rash Shield protection pa. Laki talaga ng matitipid just by using Pampers Rash Shield with Lotion with Aloe with its biggest price savings up to P76! Pampers up ang protection pero down ang gastos!

Aside from the biggest price down announcement, Pampers also re-launches the Pampers Rewards Club which new and existing Power Parents can invest to win monthly cash prizes and vouchers – which are perfect gifts for the family especially this Christmas season!

Pampers Rewards Club

What is Pampers Rewards Club?

Pampers Rewards Club is an exciting program where you are rewarded or get points for buying Pampers. There will be monthly draws with the following prizes:

One monthly lucky winner of P5000
two (2) monthly lucky winners of P2000

And for the last monthly draw, one lucky winner of of PHP100,000 cash prize will be drawn and announced at the same time with the last monthly draw not later than October 13, 2023.

How to join Pampers Rewards Club?

? Buy any Pampers Pants
? Take a photo or screenshot of your receipt from any grocery store, drug store, or online store
? Every month, you can get a chance to WIN exciting prizes!

Power Parents, you can also increase your chances of winning through the Pampers Referral Program. All you have to do is invite other parents to sign up using your registered mobile number as the referral code, with more sign- ups, more entries for the raffle.

So ano pang inaantay nyo Power Parents? Add to cart and check out Pampers na sa Lazada or Shopee. And sa mga parents na gusto din maki Power Parents sa amin, it’s time to switch to the best baby diaper brand, Pampers!

My Hospital Bag Checklist

I suddenly found myself searching for a cute or trendy baby bag. It feels like just yesterday when we tested and I’m positive for our 6th child. I haven’t even planned the gender reveal yet (though I already know the gender haha) and here I am feeling ready to give birth. I’m on my 30th weeks already and due on April first week. At my age, it will seem like baby will arrive earlier than expected so it is best to be prepared. I have been reading a lot and they say it is best to have your baby hospital bag organized and packed around 32 weeks of pregnancy. I only have 2 weeks to prepare!

So I am posting this personal check list (based on readings and experiences from past child birth) to help me prepare everything I need for myself, the baby, and the daddy. I divided it into 3 categories, each with own separate smalls bag and will list it that way. For me, this is the best way to organize our baby bag. Everything will be then put in a big bag after. What kind of bag? As I have mentioned earlier, still looking for it! But some of my jujube bags seems promising, better to save the money on diapers and other baby essentials.

Hospital Bag for Baby

Receiving essentials which I will put in a small pouch and will be placed on top most of our big hospital bag.
- receiving blanket
- baby clothes (I prefer side tie tops and cute pajama)
- mittens & booties
- newborn diaper
Comfort essentials for the baby. I am thinking of putting this essentials on a plastic box so that I can just put it on top a table or cabinet while in the hospital room.
- - pacifier
  - diaper rash cream
  - IPI Aceite de Manzanilla if in case baby is colic. Our tried and tested product when it comes to soothing the baby’s discomfort due to accumulation of gas or what we call as “kabag’. IPI Aceite de Manzanilla main ingredient is manzanilla oil which has a soothing and calming effect.

I have been using Aceite de Manzanilla since my first born at as I have mentioned, tried and tested product in soothing the baby. Recently, I heard some rumors about the use of aceite and that it can cause Pneumonia. Syempre feeling first time mom at medyo nagpanic ako doon so I researched and asked our pedia about.

Can Aceite de Manzanilla really cause Pneumonia?

Fact is, there are two types of pneumonia, one cause by bacteria and one cause by vrius, nothing in my research says that another cause is the use of Acete de Manzanilla. If there’s one thing I learned, it is that proper hygiene and cleanliness dapat to avoid getting sick, lalo na kay baby.

Our pedia advised us on how to properly use it. Remembering always that improper use and excessive use is not good. Use it only when necessary and when the baby is experiencing kabag or discomfort. Avoid using it as oil before bathing the baby, you don’t really need to put oil on baby’s back or head. Mag bu build up lang yan ng bacteria because hindi mo malilinis ng husto si baby. Of course, at the first sign of irritation, stop use na agad and ask advice sa pedia. SInce in our case, wala namang history ng irritation, Acete de Manzanilla is still part of our hospital bag list.

Aside from the receiving essentials and comfort essentials, ito pa yung mga essentials na nasa bag ni baby:

Baby toiletries will include diapers, baby wipes, cotton balls, and alcohol. This will be placed together with the comfort essentials.
Change of clothes for the baby. I am thinking of packing at least 3 change of clothes for the baby but will add more pjs. Based on my experience, you will need this more often. So that would be 3 tops + 3 mittens, and 5 pjs + 5 booties.
Going home outfit (and car seat). This is the most exciting part to plan! Since baby’s gender is not out yet, I am not going to discuss this more haha. Rest assured, it will be the cutest outfit ever, after all, it will the older siblings’ first time to see their newest baby.

Hospital Bag for Mommy

I think this is what will take most space on our hospital bag. After all, I will be the one doing all the labor.

Documents required in the hospital that will be placed neatly in a resealable pouch
- ID
- RT- PCR test result
- contact details of my OB-GYN
- Insurance documents (Philhealth, SSS, HMO, and the likes)

Comfort essentials that I will probably need during labor also placed in a separate small bag.
- lip balm
- socks
- essential oil like IPI Acete de Manzanilla to help me calm during labor, just the smell of it, parang kumakalma na ako eh. Also I noticed how it helped me kabag too lalo na pag busy ako mag work.
- hand lotion
Change of clothes during our stay in the hospital.
- 3 comfy tops
- 3 comfy bottoms
- 3 pairs of undies and nursing bra
- Jacket or robe
- Slippers
Toiletries & make- up. I am not comfortable taking a bath in the hospital so I will not include bath essentials but will include facial wash (skin care is a must!)
- maternity pads
- hand soap
- body lotion
- facial wash and moisturizer
- Make up kit
Other essentials that will be very useful during our hospital stay will include:
- blanket
- extra pillow
- charger and power bank
- snacks
- alcohol
Going home outfit would be a nice nursing top or dress.

Hospital Bag for Daddy (Birth Partner)

So let us not forget the essentials for daddy who is my birth partner since child #1.

For documents, I still have to check with the hospital if husband also needs to present an RT- PCR result.
For husband’s comfort, I will be packing a blanket for him, slippers, and jacket.
Other essentials will include:
- alcohol
- charger and power bank
- snacks
For change of clothes, 2 shirts and 1 pants will do, plus undies for him.

These are my list so far and will probably add a few more as the day goes by but this is is most likely the bulk of it. As this is already my 6th baby, no need to read up on the signs of labor, kabisado ko na yan! But if it is your first time to give birth, it is best to also discuss the signs of labor to your birth partner so he would know what to do if labor starts. Good luck to us mommies of 2022 babies!