Macy

@almostoveryou (4869)

Philippines • Age 49

Joined myLot 8 years ago

Hi! I'm just here for a few cents and some good conversation. I'm a homemaker who loves to cook, garden, read, write, and do some art and crafts.

Discussions (300)

Macy's Discussions

Routine changes and renewed aspirations

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 16 Sep

It's been so long since I last made a post here. Life has thrown in so many changes - I just needed time to inhale and then exhale and finally settle in. I'm not even sure if I've settled myself already and comfortably. So, this...

routine

college

painting

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5 people

I can smell the rain.

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 28 Apr

We're having a thunderstorm right now, and I'm so happy to be savoring the smell of rain. We've been dealing with hot days for over a month now. Weather bureau says the heat index will be higher next month. Oh dear. I'm just...

thunderstorm

online work

hot summer days

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6 people

Purging stuff on Good Friday

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 18 Apr

We're back from a short trip to Tagaytay for some rest, fresh air, and church visits. We stayed overnight at Quest Hotel - a nice, small hotel that's right next to a Filinvest mall. I thought that was really convenient. We were...

decluttering

spring cleaning

purging

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3 people

Mama is finally out of the hospital.

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 25 Feb

It's been a very busy month of February for me and my Mama. February 2nd - She had to undergo cystoscopy because doctors found multiple lumps in her urinary bladder. Her cancer was found to be the aggressive type. February...

elderly care

bladder cancer

life at the moment

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Busy time

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 7 Feb

I think I lost all my recent notifications because I've been away for over a week. I hope you guys are well and fine. I wish I could write in here every day, but I've been quite busy with a few important things. I...

crazy busy

life at the moment

college applications

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4 people

Chicken tinola for dinner

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 22 Nov

My youngest daughter is sick again, so I'm trying my best to feed her foods that are soothing and medicinal as well. Tonight, I'll be making chicken tinola for dinner. Tinola is our most popular version of chicken soup. We sauté...

chicken soup

foods that heal

whats for dinner

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5 people

Landers Superstore is finally open again!

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 22 Nov

After almost a year of waiting, the Landers Superstore near our place is open again. It closed last February or March because of a fire incident. They kept promising that they will open "soon" but never did. Until finally, I got...

landers superstore

grocery shopping

supermarkets

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2 people

Boiled eggs and pancit canton for breakfast

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 14 Nov

Pancit canton are egg noodles that are popular here in my country. The word "pancit" simply means "noodles" and "canton" refers to the Cantonese region in China. I just prepared instant pancit canton from a packet because I'm too...

recovering from the flu

solo breakfast

eating with chopsticks

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5 people

Changed beddings and curtains

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 5 Nov

It's been weeks since I changed the beddings and curtains in my daughters' room. I didn't have a lot of time and energy to do this when my eldest was sick, because I was often up in the wee hours of the night checking on her and...

housekeeping

beddings and curtains

allergies

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7 people

The family bug isn't gone yet.

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 5 Nov

Last time I wrote about my eldest being sick with fever, cough and colds for over 2 weeks. She's recovered now and is back to school. Unfortunately, the second daughter got the bug soon after, and then me, and then the husband. I...

flu like symptoms

getting sick

changing weather

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5 people

Japanese curry for dinner tonight

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 24 Oct

It's only 2:29 p.m. but we're already cooking our dinner so we can just chill later when the wind and rains begin to batter the region again. I cooked rice and did the chopping earlier, at around 1 p.m., and then asked my youngest...

japanese curry

dinner tonight

homecooking

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Lots of people getting sick these days

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 24 Oct

And they say it's because of the change in weather. We've had hot days and cold days. Right now, we're under Storm Signal #2 with strong winds and scattered rains. My daughter's done with her prescribed meds. She's still...

getting sick

change of weather

typhoon season

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7 people

Have you ever been sick on your birthday?

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 16 Oct 24

It's my daughter's birthday today. Instead of celebrating with her classmates in school, we had her checked by a doctor because she's been sick since the weekend. She's been prescribed bronchodilator for her cough and cetirizine...

birthdays

getting sick

cough and allergies

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Filipino-style pork leg stew

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 4 Oct 24

We have our own version of pork leg stew which we usually call 'pork humba.' Though in other regions in my country, it is simply just pork leg adobo. Some combine pork leg cuts and pig trotters. I've tried cooking the pig trotters...

pork leg stew

pork humba

homecooked meals

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7 people

Easy beef stir-fry for today's packed lunches

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 1 Oct 24

Last night, I remembered to bring down two packs of sukiyaki beef slices from the freezer to the fridge for proper thawing. I wanted to make "real food" for today's packed lunches. I've been relying on canned and processed foods...

packed lunches

beef stir fry

homecooked meals

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6 people

Hello, October! + my 10-minute chair yoga exercises

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 1 Oct 24

It's nice to see a lot of Autumn posts and pictures since October came in. I'm sure that some of you are loving the Fall. I hope to experience Fall again next year - hopefully somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile,...

fall season

autumn feels

chair yoga

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I skipped my morning workout for OneNote.

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 23 Sep 24

I was fiddling with Microsoft Outlook in my laptop when I came upon OneNote. Funny that it's only now that I found the time to explore the apps when I've had this laptop for nearly 2 years now. So, then, I thought to write an...

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4 people

Crafting my simple solo meals at home

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 15 Sep 24

I know it's nice to eat with family members and housemates, but some days (or most days) I prefer to eat alone and in peace. I cook food for everyone in this household, including the meals they bring to work and school. I try to...

meal preparation

simple solo meals

homecooked meals

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9 people

In the midst of another typhoon + a hefty breakfast with my daughters

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 1 Sep 24

The girls and I are home because classes have been cancelled. We've received yellow and orange rainfall warnings via SMS from the government since last night. The typhoon is heading north westward and will be bringing in more...

tropical depression

typhoon season

soup for breakfast

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Where did my appetite go?

Macy @almostoveryou (4869) • Philippines 30 Aug 24

I seem to have lost my appetite when I got sick several days ago. Has that ever happened to anyone of you? There was one time that I did not eat anything for over 12 hours because I just couldn't push myself to eat. I wasn't...

loss of appetite

getting sick

conversation with friends

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4 people