Denise Katipunera

Not Red. It's Fuchsia.

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:04:31 PST

I love this dress even before I cooked it. Maybe because it was the last dress I wore back when I was pregnant. (See here) And then a couple of days ago i dyed it red. But it didn't turn out to be the red I was hoping for but am okay with the result. It's fuchsia! And I can't even spell it. c",) How about you? can you spell fuschia/fuchsia?

Seriously colors that are nose-bleed to spell are the least of my favorites.

dress: diy

purse: gift

"Sofia" oxfords: Shoe Etiquette

ps,

i just posted new items on my dress shop today. Check it here.

pps,

I will update my dress shop every Monday. it's gonna be an every-Monday-thing-at-9pm. Promise.

Our Long Weekend According To iphone

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:52:54 PST

all photos taken via instagram

Our weekend started five days ago. It was our looooongest so far. And got a very good use of it. So that means there's a lot of cooking for breakfast and lunch and eating out for dinner. And oh! I got to cook one dress this week too! And the awesomest part of it all is this Momma got the best looooong sleep during the night and extra bonus sleep in the morning too. We got to do a little home organizing. Meaning, well am just talking about my sh*t. My boys are neat. Proud of them. I love it when my husband is home for days. Everything feels just fine. Like nothing can go wrong. Do you ever feel that too? And i get to relax, that's the best part. I just sit all day, watch him and yllac play and talk and eat crayons, paper and paste. c",)

So, Hi you! I hope you are having a great weekend too.

Blue, Red, Green and Taupe

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:56:26 PST

One thing i look forward doing every week is my trip to my favorite thrift shops and finding unique and vintage inspired pieces. Like this dress??!! ooohhhhlaaaah! I love thrift shops. I do! I do! I do! Am gonna marry one soon. If they'll have me. c",)

dress: thrift

purse: SM Dept. Store

booties: Make Me Chic

scarf: gift

Fun Brights

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:53:37 PST

If there is one thing I've learned : is to never be embarrassed about something you like and never compare yourself to others. Because no two people are alike plus admitting and declaring what makes you happy even makes you happier. Such a breather.

So ill come out clean and show you the list of things i like that makes me terribly happy lately...

reheating my starbucks latte at home the following morning
looking at my shoes. Just looking.
ukay-ukay (thrift stores)
instagram
yllac's delightful scream
rubber ducks
Handy Manny
husband and baby boy's duets
scrubbing bathroom tiles
i love lucy
collecting small jars
free ebooks
hardware stores
cheap paintings
watching make up tutorial on youtube
googling Ryan Gosling
colors. prints. Yellow will always be the color after my own heart and orange lately.

How about you? What makes you happy these days?

jacket and dress: from Mom

bag: Hong Kong

leopard wedges: Make Me Chic

Dress Shop Update

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:14 PST

Hiyyah! I've put up some of my beloved dresses on the shop today. It's breaking my heart to part with them, but I guess some of them are not "me" anymore. Maybe you, someone with a big big heart would want to take them and be a part of your closet.

Check them out here, if you like.

Over The Weekend At Star City Part 2

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:02 PST

having a nice time looking at these photos from last last weekend. Wishing everyday is a carousel ride.....Life is always fun inside a theme park don't you think?

and if you wanna see, here's the first part of our weekend at Star City. Happy Monday everyone!

Hey Boy!

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:18:42 PST

I want you to know..

that...

...You're pretty much my most favorite of all time in the history of ever!

love and kisses and hugs,

your favorite maaah-maaah in the history of ever

Not Summer Ready

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:59:40 PST

It should be cold by now. I wonder what happened to the world this time??! Pms-ing much?

So, I wore this dress yesterday I am saving for summer and my diy color block boots. And looks to me, I got myself more than a color block boots. As i looked down i saw a two-tone shoe collar. See here. Nice ei?

dress: thrift

color-block boots: diy

necklace and ring: Sm Dept. Store

Over The Weekend At Star City. Part 1

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:49:48 PST

It's been a decade the last time we went to a theme park with my friends. I am not a fan. Until Yllac of course. It's nice to see that he's all aware now of his surroundings and such a sight to see him take everything in. Parenting is a serious job but you shouldn't take it oh-so-seriously. Just take your kids to theme parks and they'll love you forever. I am looking forward to more theme park dates with my friends. It's more fun now. True story.

It's Been A While

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:14:00 PST

The Thriftaholic Shop is back!!! The triple exclamation point is not supposed to scare you, am sorry. But it's BACK! Check it out if you want and if there's anything you like, call meeeee. Okay just email me at harukijayden@yahoo.com

Goodnight.

The Yellow Cardigan

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:22:05 PST

Hi everyone!

Please check out my dress shop tonight, The Thriftaholic Shop, around 9 pm. 12 chic dresses will be up for grabs.

Am really excited for this.

So see you all there?

dress, black knit cardigan and yellow cardigan: THRIFT!!!!!

Once Upon A Time There Was a Boy Named Peter Pan, Who Decided Not To Grow Up.

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:45:16 PST

February 2009

deeply, deeply sad tonight

it's one of those days..... i wish i (we) don't have to grow up.

Our Life Lately According To iphone

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:13:15 PST

all photos taken via instagram

here goes:

am glad koffy is a huge dog or yllac squished him a long time ago. He's Big and sweet and gentle. Yllac looooves him.
our friends Iz and Lara got married Tuesday of last week. It was a beautiful one. Yllac practiced walking all throughout the whole ceremony till the party only to make a stop to eat. And Jayson borrowed his tie.
i love that my baby boy can busy himself and play alone now, so it's good that I can do so much even it's just the two of us.
my diy striped shoe. c",)
aaaand we ended our week so good. we saw our friends over the weekend so naturally Yllac saw his friends too. We rode the carousel, the plane and ate a lot of not-so-yummy looking-hotdogs. But it tastes good. And i craved for a green tea and craved more for a red chucks so i can match my boy.

well, that was our week. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend too.

Happy Monday!

Thank You Yllac .......

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:28:06 PST

me and Yllac, barely 5 months old, back in May of 2011

for making my days so full
for making me a happy/sensitive/nice (???) person
for bringing out the best in me
for making me so patient to wait on you to finish to poop, eat, nap, to sleep, crawl, sit, walk, talk (and more)
for the love (because I know you loved me already since you were a heartbeat)
for the laughter you brought to our home
for the dreams of the future
and last but not the but the least ....
for every stories and memories and smiles and moments with you that will forever be part of me

thank you Yllac. You turned me into the happiest I can be. You are my greatest adventure.

love,
maaahhh-mah

DIY Striped Shoes

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:58:49 PST

I saw these boots yesterday morning and thought, well, I can do something like that with my old, not-so-favorite shoes. And guess what????! It's actually suuuuuper easy and real fun.

first (of course) pick a shoe.

with the help of a masking tape, make a guide. Then start painting with the color of your choice.

After letting it dry overnight, you can start removing the masking tape guide, which is the real fun part of this project. At least for me.

Voila! I got myself a new shoes. Hope you all have a fabulous time stripe-ing your own shoes too.

c",)

Happy Friday everyone! I wish you all a very fun-filled looooooong weekend.

Am A Mommy To This Baby In a Tie

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:41:11 PST

c",)

.... can't stop looking at these photos and just smile from ear to ear. Warms my heart.

So far 12 months is my favorite age. So far.

clip on tie and pants : from Grandma
polo shirt: c/o Ninang Abhie
red baby converse: c/o Ninang CheriMaldita

Paco Park

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:45:15 PST

I've never been to Paco Park until last night. Considering my mom's house is less than 30 minutes away from here. Well, one of my life's greatest mystery.....

But it's really cozy here. It really is. And look at me, am feeling cozy with my thrift dress that I forgot to shape it with a skinny black belt. Even forgot the huge necklace that goes well with it too. Well that's me, i forget a lot of things for myself now. Yeah, it's the mommy-brain you can say.

dress: thrift
boots: make me chic
clutch: SM Dept. Store
earrings: from mom

WISHLIST

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:58:16 PST

sleep
more sleep
sleep please
at least 8 hours of sleep
dreamless sleep
s l e e p
i don't want to be roused from a sound sleep without my baby boy spanking my butt like a bongo drum
an afternoon nap
sleep sleep sleep
sleep, that's all i ever want. Like now.

ps,
so, when and how is this thing called sleep ever be available online?

DIY Color Block Boots

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:59:07 PST

I just made this today and i felt good. This is definitely the cheapest form of therapy. Am telling you, you should try this.

Remember this boots? I like it, but not so much. Looks a bit boring to me. So i gave it a much needed "shoe-lift". Nothing drastic and complicated like glitters ( because initially i wanna glitter-ify it), just paint that's all. Since, for me, camel (the color) looks good against gold and black, so i stick with those colors with this project.

This is easy really. It just took me an hour to finish one pair. All you need is a shoe, a fabric paint, two different sizes of brush ( a small pointy one would come handy especially for those hard to reach corners and curves) and a marker (optional).

Can't wait for these to dry. I think they're much much prettier now right? So what do you think? To diy or ddiy (don't do it yourself) a color block shoes?

Happy Sunday everyone!

Life Lately According To iphone

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:04:07 PST

all photos filtered through instagram

one thing's for sure, I will never take down our Christmas lights till Valentines day. Or till Christmas again. Or never.

Super Hero Dressing

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:56:56 PST

Anyone can be a hero. All you need is to wear your briefs/shorts (that matches your boots) over your tights. Then wear a colorful cape and go fight crime with your super love and smile.

CHARIIIIIIIING!!!!!

blazer: thrift (seen worn here and here)
top: gift (seen worn here)
shorts: SM dept. store (also worn here)
custom-made leather ankle boots

Yllac Driving

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:37:45 PST

Not really.....

Dear Shorty,

What you're doing there is a criminal offense. You know that? Look at your foot, it's not even touching the pedal or the ground. Getting a driver license actually requires you to know and point where your nose is, your eyes, your ears and all parts of your body. And No, your eyes is not a poking toy. If it falls out, it stays broken forever because no doctor will glue it back. And one more requirement you need to learn: you have got to kiss mommy on the lips on cue when she tells you so. A major requirement! And also, you have to wait for another seventeen years before you can drive, go places, get away with your future friends without mommy and daddy. And i regret saying that. (That thought scared mommy a bit.) I love you so much, so let seventeen years be a million million light years away from now.

love love love,
Mom

ps, thank you kuya Clarence for letting Yllac borrow your coolest wheels last Christmas.

Thank You Cat

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:18:44 PST

...Cat Limson. She gave me this awesome skirt and a dress and a love letter last Bloggers United Bazaar. Thank you Cat, you complete me. c",)

top and MK purse: gift
scarf: (old) Hong Kong
gift skirt from Cat
necklace and ring: SM Dept. Store
wedge booties: Urbanog.com

More Than He'll Ever Know

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:28:26 PST

sometimes i do wonder if Yllac knows how much big i really love him. Last night i was watching some home videos from the day i gave birth to him, He was being cleaned, he's so tiny and screaming and kicking and so wrinkly. And i love him. I look at him now asking where did my baby go? He's gotten so big and everyday he's showing more and more of his character, and I find myself more in love and happy to be a mommy to this little boy. 2010 gave me a small tiny infant, 2011 gave me a baby, and for 2012 i am having a toddler. It warms my heart just thinking about the exciting times, all the adventures, all the learning, all the love, hugs and kisses for the next 364 days with him this year. I know it's such a cheese to say, but i got everything i need right here in my arms. Every morning is like waking up to a Christmas present only it's an everyday thing for a mom like me.

Two Oh One Two

harukijayden@yahoo.com (Denise Katipunera) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:46:52 PST

April 2008, a photo of me by a friend Francis Estanislao

" When a sense of dissatisfaction persists, that means it was placed there by God for one reason only: you need to change everything and move forward." - Paulo Coelho