Christmas Gifts People Will Surely Keep and Love

We all know the saying that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but sometimes it can also be the most stressful. You know what I’m talking about– gift giving. Let’s admit it, we all love giving and receiving gifts. The idea of unwrapping brightly adorned presents sparks the possibility of fulfilling our desires. Giving can be equally rewarding– with pleasing anticipation of connection and acknowledged love from the receiver. Here are some gift ideas that people will surely keep!

Choosing the right gift can be one of the most challenging things to do.

Entryway BEFORE & AFTER

Whenever I move to a new home, the first thing I always set up is our entrance. After all it’s the first thing you see when you get home. Entrances are such useful spaces, so much so that sometimes they become a dumping ground for the things! In other words, entrances have a tendency to get really cluttered. I wanna show you a recent entrance transformation we did for a client.

Fun Yet Easy to Store Halloween Decor

I've never been one to make a huge effort for Halloween, but it’s a massive deal in our neighborhood, with a Halloween program for the kids plus the trick or treating. Boy, did I learn an expensive lesson on our first Halloween here. I had to do some last-minute shopping in a posh department store because it was the nearest place I could find. After that, I swore to prepare for Halloween earlier and reduce the mom-stress. Here my easy to put up and easy to store decorations!

Letting Go Of Heirloom Furniture

Tanya has been the caretaker to some furniture pieces, that had been with their family since they were children. But nobody was using or enjoying them. These beautiful vintage solid Narra were just sitting in the dark in an unused house. So instead after a family meeting to make sure that nobody in the current or future generation would want to have them, the family decided it was time to let go, to perhaps make space for new pieces.

How to Organize a Huge Photo Collection

A life well lived is also a life with tons of photographs. In today's digital age, we don't necessarily have to print individual photos (unless we want to frame them), because we can create beautiful photobooks that capture our most treasured memories. However a certain generation... ahem... still has a lot of photos from the past. So how do we organize all the different sizes including the film so that they can be preserved and enjoyed?

Embrace JOMO

So many people still feel FOMO or Fear Of Missing Out. I observed that people feel FOMO more acutely here in Asia, as compared to when I was in Europe where the pace of life is slower than a 24/7 Metropolis like Metro Manila. But what if we embrace JOMO instead? The Joy of Missing Out and having a simpler and slower lifestyle means less anxiety and depression for me.