I was watching a noon time show a few days ago. It was the sugod bahay segment of Eat Bulaga. They were interviewing the sugod bahay winner, usual talks.. then they asked the wife. One of the hosts asked if the wife has no plans of looking for a job (or something to that effect) to help the husband.

HELP THE HUSBAND?!?  TEKA MUNA!

Opps sorry for the reaction.. I just can’t help but overthink that phrase.. help the husband?!? para makatulong kay Mister? Makes me wonder, how household chores are defined by our society?

Ang paglilinis ba ng bahay ay hindi pagtulong kay Mister?

Ang pag- aalag ba ng mga bata ay hindi pagtulong kay Mister?

Ang pagluluto ba ng pagkain ay hindi pagtulong kay Mister?

Ang paglalaba ba ay hindi pagtulong kay Mister?

Ang gawaing bahay ba ay hindi pagtulong kay Mister?

I’m glad my husband shares the same views as mine. My role as a wife and a mother is as important as his role as a our provider. In our household, I do all the chores not because of gender. I do all the chores because it is my share in our family. I never bother him with household chores as he never bothers me with our finances.

But even though that’s our arrangement, I still wish I could hear people saying, “wala ka ba planong maghugas ng plato para matulungan mo Misis mo” or “wala ka ba plano magwalis man lang para makatulong ka sa asawa mo”. When I saw Ariel #ShareTheLoad ad, finally, someone recognizes that household chores is not just for the mom or the wife!

We just made a DIY clothes folding board and I am going to show you how. Folding clothes is my least favorite household chores and I know you don’t like it too. For me, it will take 2 to 5 movies before I can finish folding our clothes. It really takes a lot of time. And now that I have a new born, I don’t the luxury of watching 2 to 5 movies straight. Good thing my nephew mentioned that we can do diy clothes folding board and that folding clothes would be easier with this.. sige na nga, subukan natin.

Here’ what you need for DIY clothes folding board:

1. 3 pieces 1/8 illustration board
2. scissors
3. duct tape

DIY Clothes Folding Board

Step 1. Cut each illustration board into 2, giving you 6 pieces of 7.5 by 10 inches board.

Step 2. Put two boards together (shorter side) with at least 1 cm apart then tape it. Do this to the remaining boards, giving you 3 taped boards.

Step 3. Spread all the boards then tape the upper part together. Make sure there’s a space between each board.

And now you can start folding clothes!

Here’s a video of my first born using our DIY Clothes Folding Board:

Carbonara is the easiest pasta recipe for me. The challenge comes when you need to cook Carbonara Recipe For 15- 20 People.

How much pasta do you need to prepare Carbonara Recipe For 15-20 People? How much sauce? How much is just enough? I’m a fan of perfect ratio and proportions (OCD hello!) and I recently discovered a new recipe for Carbonara that is perfect for 15-20 people. And you know what is surprising? The cost of carbonara is only 36 Pesos per serving (if for 15 people) or  28 Pesos if served with 20 not so hungry people.

Carbonara Recipe For 15-20 People

The recipe I am going to share with you is creamy and tasty..a bit on the sweet side but OMG!! It is soooo good hot or cold!

Here’s what you need:

• 1 kilo pasta P85 pesos
• 2 mushroom (150grams) P38 x 2
• 1 ham (500 grams or 2 220 grams) P80
• 1 cream of mushroom (300 grams) P60
• 4 nestle cream P45 x 4
• 1 small can condensed milk P23
• 1/2 cheese P22
• 3-5 onions P10
• 1 cup water

Total cost of ingredients: 536 PhP

Here’s what you need to do to prepare this creamy and tasty Carbonara Recipe For 15-20 People:

1. Cook the pasta according to instruction.
2. Dice the ham and slice the onion into small pieces
3. Put some oil on the pan and cook the ham, add the onions then the mushroom.
4. After 5 minutes (with occasional stirring) add the cream of mushroom and the nestle cream and the condensed milk.
5. Let it simmer for about a minute then add the water and cheese.
6. Let it simmer for 5 more minutes then turn off fire.
7. Put the drained pasta and mix.

It can be served hot or cold!