Macy

@almostoveryou (4805)

Philippines • Age 49

Joined myLot 7 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 (295)

Macy's Discussions

Chicken tinola for dinner

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • 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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6 people

Landers Superstore is finally open again!

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • 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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Boiled eggs and pancit canton for breakfast

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • 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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Changed beddings and curtains

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • 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 (4805) • 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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6 people

Japanese curry for dinner tonight

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • 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 (4805) • 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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8 people

Have you ever been sick on your birthday?

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 16 Oct

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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12 people

Filipino-style pork leg stew

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 4 Oct

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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Easy beef stir-fry for today's packed lunches

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 1 Oct

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 (4805) • Philippines 1 Oct

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 (4805) • Philippines 23 Sep

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 (4805) • Philippines 15 Sep

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

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 1 Sep

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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12 people

Where did my appetite go?

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 30 Aug

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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5 people

Slowing down before the long weekend begins

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 22 Aug

It's 3:50 p.m. I just had a nice refreshing nap. My husband messaged earlier in the day to say that I don't have to pick up the girls at school in the afternoon because he'll bring them to a nearby coffee shop for...

long weekend

four day weekend

slowing down

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It's time to wash the curtains.

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 21 Aug

When I don't have the energy to do physically demanding chores, I do the laundry. It's something that I enjoy - from loading the clothes into the washer to hanging them on the rack and then folding them when they're dry. I'm...

washing the curtains

everyday laundry

housekeeping

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Recovering from cough and colds + making packed lunches

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 21 Aug

Hello, friends. It's been a while since I wrote in here. I've been sick for a few days now, and slowly recovering from cough and colds. I think I got the virus from my youngest daughter who got sick over the weekend. My eldest had...

packed lunches

homecooked meals

cough and colds

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A weekend of buying stuff

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 11 Aug

I wish we could take a break from shopping, but since there's a lot that we need to set up at the new and bigger apartment, we feel compelled to buy stuff anyway. Last Saturday, after I attended a recollection at a nearby...

weekend shopping

buying stuff

mall discounts

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First week of school for my girls

Macy @almostoveryou (4805) • Philippines 8 Aug

It's Friday now and the first week of school is almost over for my girls. The first day when all grade levels were already in campus, I made sure to bring lunch for my daughters so they wouldn't have to join the long line at the...

back to school

packed lunch menu

first day of school

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5 people