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lastingmarriages's profile Gracier / 29, Female / Member since August 2009 / Last seen 2 months ago

I am a mother to a 14-month old cute and quick-learning baby Ethan and a wife to a diligent pastor/student/IT consultant/PM Sebs.

I am privileged to work with the best. My 1st job was an engineer/PM in Canon. I believe in all modesty and honesty that Canon houses some of the brightest in the Philippines. My 2nd and most recent is that of web QA for Construct Zero, Inc. It is also one of the biggest e-commerce company today. I have been learning a lot in my 7 months as QA. On some weeks, I also managed to help develop a web site for government health care.

That is who am I on the "outside". Digging in, I find that I am a dedicated mother, housewife, daughter and sister. I love my family very much. This is precisely the reason why I left my work at Canon. I want to take care of Ethan presonally.

My everyday schedule goes on like this: quiet time, cook for the entire day, feed Ethan, work for 2 hours, feed Ethan, work for another 2 hours, play with Ethan, serve Sebs as he arrives home, play and rest with Sebs and Ethan. This is a fairly regular schedule. I realized that this is me, I want things on schedule, somehow organized. I want my day to be optimized.

In between these time slots, I manage to wash dishes and fold laundry. Someone is helping us do the laundry and clean the house 2x a week. As dedicated as I am as a housewife, I am not good at housekeeping. I find that I will be more productive working than doing housework. This is why I did not totally stop working. I want to learn more. I want to produce more. I want to use time wisely.

When Ethan "permits", I am also able to enjoy experimenting in the kitchen. I try chicken recipes , carrot cake, oatmeal cookies and pasta recipes. I am not yet an expert but I am determined to improve in my cooking.

This is my newest addition to my "regular" schedule. I will sneak time to write blogs. I target to learn from blogging so I can better help my family and also have more budget for those under my wish-list. =) I also want to hit another bird with this. I want to influence people for the better, I want to promote the things I believe in. I am not good at service (throwing parties, cooking for others) but some are telling me I am good at speaking. I want to explore this part of myself and see where God leads me.