Sweet Pea Online

Hello sisses! :) I'm back from my roller-coaster ride of emotions. =P now that I am feeling better, I want to share some good news. :)

I have been an online seller since Multiply days. I remember when I started, I only have 300 pesos as my capital, and then I bought some accessories and tried to post it in my site. Thank God for multiply, I was able to reach girls from Luzon to Mindanao! I was able to raise 1,000 from the 300 pesos!:) I stopped when multiply closed. And felt bad that I can no longer have this little "sideline". I am an online shopper myself, so I know the feels when you buy online. Ergo, I think, I can sell too! :) Then instagram happened. I decided to sell online via this app, this time, I sell phone cases and accessories! And fortunately, a lot of online people patronized my shop. It used to be @kismetfabfinds but now I am relaunching my little baby! :)

Here's the good news! :) When my bestfriend Ghia and I talked about it, we thought that it's a good plan to start selling authentic imported items (since she can hand pick US items) and sell it here! Plus I can buy affordable kikay stuff here and re-sell! Nice tandem! :) Now I made a facebook page, renamed my old instagram account and I am starting to post items there. Let me share a little review of one of our first items.

Bath and Body Works Ice cream scent with Sweet Pea

Honestly, I do not have any plans to sell this. But there's a little story why I decided to.
One of my closest friends had this as her car freshener. And when I ride her car, I always tell her "Chot ang bango talaga ng koche mo!" Thoughtful as she is, she surprised me by giving me this!

My own sweet pea cupcake scent! :) My car smells like heaven now! :) And then she told me where she bought them, and I got curious. It is a bit pricey, and then I asked my bestfriend if she can find something like that and I can help her to sell them here. And now I am so happy that we are selling them like hotcakes! They're too cute to ignore! So now do yourself a favor get your very own cute and super bango clip scent!:) I assure you, it will be so hard for you to find it online! :)

You can see more of our designs and other cute stuff here:

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SweetPeaShopOnline
Instagram:@sweetpea_online
Email address: sweetpeaonlineshop@gmail.com :)


I'd love to hear from you girls soon!:)

much love,

Niki xx

Playing Favorites.

As much as I want to share positive thoughts today, I cannot. Allow me to share something not so pleasing about myself today, that I have been containing since I was young. Please take into consideration that I have unbalanced hormones today, which might result to a more emotional entry.

Since I was young, I am a certified lola's girl. My inang took care of me since my parents have to work hard for us. As the eldest, I was able to experience the life of not having your toys, because your parents do not have money to buy you everything. My parents are disciplinarian. That might be the reason why I grew closer to my inang than to them.

Also, I grew up to be the least favorite of my parents. And I have accepted that. Or so I thought. Growing up, it is so hard to be compared to the most favorite. It is hard to be establishing your own standards and not meeting them, because your parents' standards are waaay to high. There are some circumstances that you really can't avoid. Like hating yourself because you can never please your parents. because you're different. and you did not grew the way they want you to.

Life is unfair, but I know I am still blessed that I woke up this morning and it's our weekly payroll and I will get my salary today.

bye.


PS. I know I didn't make any sense. Pardon.

High hopes. :)

Hola! I know this is something worth sharing, just because, I shared something about John and I having our plans to have our little bundle of joy soon.

So after some struggle, I finally decided to ask for my OB's help regarding my reproductive system. I finally had the guts have myself checked, since it's been three long months. Yes. And I'm not preggers. That is something to be scared about, right? :( And so last week, we went to Cardinal Santos for my much awaited check up. After two years, I was reunited with my dearest OB Gyne. I had my papsmear test, ultrasound and I it seems like I received an unexpected slash expected news. I'm not pregnant, and I still have PCO.

YEs, I've been diagnosed with PCO since I can't remember when. For a not-so-medical person like me, hearing about follicles and chuva chenes makes me sick. Fortunately, my husband is there to support me, so he's the one who is listening to my doctor while I'm thinking about a lot of things that will affect our future and our family. God knows how much we love kids. Since I was ten, I can remember playing with my baby dolls and imagining how it feels like to be a mother. And now that I think it's about time, I am struggling to have my own little angel.

But the story does not end there. I am in my twenties and my doctor said it's too early to panic. Thank God for angels like Dra. Lali, she's having her hopes high. Now I am undergoing some medications to correct my hormones and help me to conceive.

Please help me pray to have someone like this uber cute little girl. :)

PS. I'm not giving up. :)

Much love,

Niki xx

Throwback Thursday.

I am not really a big fan of posting throwback (at least every Thursday) but a little post about my ugly, awkward and undin self won't hurt. Believe it or not, I am in my most pleasing self lately, since I am really thin way back in higschool and college, and then I gained weight after college. Thank God and all the heavens above, I can wear "free size" clothes now, without feeling bloated nor malnourished.

A college friend asked for my UST student number last night and it was a good thing that I remember small details. Little did I know that I will get the biggest surprise!

Presenting... *drumroll please* my 17 year-old self!

I just can believe that I looked like an ugly monster when I entered college. (Not that I am pretty now, but I am 100% sure that I look better now than before!) Now I know, miracles do happen, right?:)

much love,

Niki xx

Of expecting little surprises.

Just like some newly wed couples, John and I are also getting a lot of "wala pa bang laman yan?" or "magbaby na kayo." I know I've gained a little weight (or more hehe) after the wedding, but not the gained weight that I had five years ago. NO waaay! Going back, I know my parents are really excited to have their first apo, since it's been a long time that we do not have a baby in the house.

Our original plan is to have a baby after a year of marriage. Because of the simple reason that we want to enjoy each other before we have an addition to our little family. I still want to travel and save. But then again, last month, I talked to my husband and told him that I had some sort of "epiphany". I told him I know I'm not ready to have a baby YET, but who is? I have a lot of friends who already have kids and they said that you will be ready in the process.

As some of you may know, I have PCOS. (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I am not really into medical facts or whatever, but to keep it simple, I have cysts in my ovary that makes my period irregular. I have been relying into pills for almost six years now, and I didn't get my period when I am not in pills. This reason made it easier for me to decide that we should be trying to have our baby as early as now. And so we started trying. And as expected, I didn't get my period. One week, two weeks, three weeks now. I stopped taking my Diane and prayed that maybe now, I will not have my period for a different reason.

After a week, we took the test, and of course, I got one line. I was so sad seeing that, God knows I am expecting another line to appear, but maybe, this is not the right time for us. John had been very supportive telling me that we still have our lifetime to have a baby. But I love, no slash that absolutely adore having kids! Both of us! Another week, we took another test, and it yielded the same result.

Of course this does not end here. I had my first OB check up to know the meds that I should take to correct my hormones. I also have to undergo some tests and all to see what's wrong with my repro system.

I am not losing my faith that in the right time, everything will fall into its proper places. I might be pressuring myself too much because of my love for little kids and that I could not wait to carry in my arms our own blessing. :)

much love,

Niki xx

New person! :P

After more than a month of being offline, finally I can share with everyone what is happening with me and my new journey as a missus! :) Despite my absence, I still thank everyone who checks my page, with a promise that I will try my best to keep my journal updated.

To start, look what I have accomplished this week!

Sorry to say this, but I have been an illegal driver for more than six months, just because I lost my license, and I didn't have the luxury of time to renew. Grown-up duties sucks at times, noh? Anyway, now that I was able to squeeze in some time to do it, finally I am a legit driver now! :) And what's more exciting is that I was able to change my last name! I'm a new person now! :) Aside from my S&R membership card, I already have a valid ID with my surname! It just feels odd seeing my last name as my middle name now, feeling like "what happened to me?" (Okay exaj.) Now that I am done with my driver's license, passport is next.... :)

much love,

Niki xx

JNC.1.4.14

This is overdue. I know I promised everyone that I will be posting my wedding photos but I had been really busy lately so I do not have the luxury of time to update my blog. But yes, now I am doing my promise, here are some of the official wedding photos! :)