Category: Thrive at Home

  • Merry Moo – You Must Try My New Favorite Ice Cream!

    Merry Moo – You Must Try My New Favorite Ice Cream!

    Move over B&J, I have found my new favorite Ice Cream! It’s Merry Moo’s Sea Salt Caramel. I have seen Merry Moo stands in several malls, but I just always dismissed it as just another overpriced, hyped-up “artisan” ice cream – they have been popping up all over town the past couple of years –…

  • S&R Sale Finds – June 16, 2015!

    S&R Sale Finds – June 16, 2015!

    Hello! It’s that time again when you’re all asking me what’s new at S&R! We checked out the Shaw branch yesterday, let me tell you all about the sales and goodies I found. Well, they still have their Father’s Day items on sale, so I won’t repeat the items I already shared in my last…

  • S&R US Apple Pie on Buy 1 Take 1 at S&R This Week!

    S&R US Apple Pie on Buy 1 Take 1 at S&R This Week!

    The 8-inch US Apple Pie is this week’s Bakery Item of the Week! It’s on Buy 1 Take 1 right now, buy 2 apple pies for only P299.95 (effectively just P150 for each pie). Where else can you get good apple pie for only P150? It uses real US apples. There’s cinnamon but it’s not…

  • Useful Tip: Label Your Pantry Items with a Marker!

    Useful Tip: Label Your Pantry Items with a Marker!

    I hope you all enjoyed your 3-Day weekend! It’s back to reality today, but I want to share a quick tip. This is something I do which helps A LOT! It saves us a lot of time because we don’t need to waste precious seconds hunting for the Best Before date every time we open…

  • Quick Reviews & Swatches – Maybelline, Shawill, Pixy, In2It, Pond’s

    Quick Reviews & Swatches – Maybelline, Shawill, Pixy, In2It, Pond’s

    Here is the promised quick review of the make-up products that I got from recent sales! 1. Maybelline White Superfresh Powder Foundation in Natural (regular price P299.00, less 10% = P269.10) Refills are only P199! And you remove the used pan by pushing through that hole in the back. I used it once and only…

  • Beauty & Make-Up Haul – May 2015

    Beauty & Make-Up Haul – May 2015

    Maybelline, L’Oreal, Revlon, etc… were all having sales last weekend at the SM Makeup section, and on top of that, I was also able to get an additional 10% discount on everything bought from the SM Watson’s / Health & Beauty section! This was during the Watson’s Nationwide Sale from May 15-17, 2015. Some of…

  • S&R Health & Beauty Sale Finds – May 12, 2015

    S&R Health & Beauty Sale Finds – May 12, 2015

    Okay, so I checked out my favorite supermarket (S&R) a couple of days ago. Every time I go, I find something new – like a totally new product that I wasn’t expecting to find here in the Philippines – kind of like treasure hunting! Last March, it was EOS lip balms, and this month, it’s…

  • Round Cakes on Buy 1 Take 1 at S&R!

    Round Cakes on Buy 1 Take 1 at S&R!

    These Round Cakes are on Buy 1 Take 1 at S&R this week! The flavors are: Cheesy Peanut Butter Blueberry They are regularly P289.95 each, but with the Buy 1 Take 1 promo, they are now only P145 each! I think these are new cakes – I haven’t seen them before and I’m regularly at…

  • Don’t Waste Unused Tissues! Save Them!

    Don’t Waste Unused Tissues! Save Them!

    Do you save unused tissue? I hate wasting things. Whenever we go to a restaurant, coffee shop or any food establishment, we always end up with unused tissue. It just galls me that the busboys just throw out the clean, unused tissue along with the dirty ones. We already have too much trash and we’re…

  • How to Clean Your Longchamp Le Pliage Tote Bag

    How to Clean Your Longchamp Le Pliage Tote Bag

    I love my Longchamp Le Pliage bags. Yes, I am barat, but I let myself splurge on a few things, and bags are one of my weaknesses  All my authentic Longchamp bags are bought abroad – the prices abroad are half of what the official price is when bought here in the Philippines at official…

  • Resolved: PLDT Modem Router Problem + Technical Support Experience

    Resolved: PLDT Modem Router Problem + Technical Support Experience

    This is our new PLDT DSL Modem Router. It’s so small! Look at the picture, pocket wifi for scale. Our previous PLDT Kasda KW58293 modem router started having problems a few weeks ago. I noticed that it would “hang” – WIFI connections to the router would drop and the lights on the modem router would…

  • Starbucks Frappuccino (Mocha) Save P30 When You Buy 2 Packs at S&R

    Starbucks Frappuccino (Mocha) Save P30 When You Buy 2 Packs at S&R

    These Starbucks Mocha Frappuccinos are discounted at S&R – Save P30 when you buy 2 packs! Keep them cold in the fridge for an easily available, cooling coffee drink. They are nakaka-addict. Once you drink one, you’ll want another bottle! I saw these at S&R Shaw. Aside from my family drinking these, I also gave…

  • S&R Sale Finds – April 24, 2015

    S&R Sale Finds – April 24, 2015

    Last week, I popped in to S&R for a quick grocery errand and found these items on sale! The US Assorted Loaves were on Buy 1 Take 1 – the varieties on sale were the Choco Strawberry, Choco Cappuccino and the Double Choco Chip. They were P169.95 each, Buy 1 Take 1 (meaning you get…

  • It’s A Good Time To Buy Unlocked Pocket Wifis

    It’s A Good Time To Buy Unlocked Pocket Wifis

    I was seriously considering buying a new pocket wifi but thankfully, I was able to salvage my old one and extend its useful life with me for maybe a few more months/years. The Problem with My Old Pocket Wifi I have an old Sun Broadband pocket wifi (E5832) which I hadn’t been using because I…

  • I Am Done With Grey’s Anatomy #greysanatomy

    I Am Done With Grey’s Anatomy #greysanatomy

    Is anybody else here upset about Derek Shepherd’s recent death on Grey’s Anatomy? Sorry if I spoiled you, but the chances of that are quite low because the internet basically exploded about it yesterday. Yeah, I know I’m late posting this, but I wasn’t able to watch the latest Grey’s Anatomy episode until last night,…