https://cymplified.com/ CREATE MASTERPIECES. CULTIVATE MAGNIFICENCE. CAPTURE MOMENTS. COLLECT MEMORIES. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:59:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/cymplified.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-CyM.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://cymplified.com/ 32 32 27512971 Another year. A year after, Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2026/another-year-a-year-after/ https://cymplified.com/2026/another-year-a-year-after/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:34:36 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22470 new year goals Greetings to you for the new year 2026 and the year of the horse! Another year! Do you have a new year’s aspiration(s)? For me, it’s the never-ending “lose weight” as my doctors all told me. But, the way to do this must be sustainable for me, and more than losing the […]

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]]> https://cymplified.com/2026/another-year-a-year-after/feed/ 0 22470 Survivin’ La Vida Loca, Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2025/survivin-la-vida-loca/ https://cymplified.com/2025/survivin-la-vida-loca/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22434 facial cream and guasha facial toolThe weather is crazy lately – thunderstorms one week, summer heat the next, – and so is my mid-40’s body. Some days I feel almost normal, then others I feel like my engine is sputtering. Pain over here, tingling over there. I would think, “Is today the day that I die?” Dramatic, I know, but […]

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]]> https://cymplified.com/2025/survivin-la-vida-loca/feed/ 0 22434 A Thyroidectomy Story, Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2025/thyroidectomy-story/ https://cymplified.com/2025/thyroidectomy-story/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 02:50:36 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22386 37 days post operation. So much has happened between my scheduled TT and today. It was such a whirlwind of health issues that I’m reeling from dizziness, figuratively and literally. Until recently, I’m dealing with elevated blood pressure, difficulty in sleeping, darts of pain on my wound, discomforts on my neck, etc. One time I […]

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]]> https://cymplified.com/2025/thyroidectomy-story/feed/ 0 22386 And then…, Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2025/and-then/ https://cymplified.com/2025/and-then/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:26:16 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22357 a snorkeling adventure that inspired a poem2025 begins And then, it’s the new year. It’s now the year 2025. I drank whiskey, and then it’s time for the fireworks. Light rain fell down, while smoke rose up. We arrived at the relative’s house, and then, it was time for dinner. Lasagna, fried chicken, sushi rolls filled my disposable plate. In between […]

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]]> https://cymplified.com/2025/and-then/feed/ 0 22357 Cooking with Teens, Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2024/cooking-with-teens/ https://cymplified.com/2024/cooking-with-teens/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:52:35 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22323 cooking with teens: they made this pastaI have talked about seasons before, and how I am learning to embrace the season I am currently in. Before, I needed to learn cooking for my babies as they turn six months and into toddlers. Now, I am in this season of cooking with teens, since I have three of them. why cooking? One […]

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]]> https://cymplified.com/2024/cooking-with-teens/feed/ 1 22323 Down the Rabbit Hole, Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2024/down-the-rabbit-hole/ https://cymplified.com/2024/down-the-rabbit-hole/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2024 03:37:54 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22292 Seventeen years ago, in the seventh month, I was nursing a slight cough, a surgery wound on my abdomen, and a newborn baby girl. Thus, I went down the rabbit hole of motherhood from which I shall never emerge. Long days of feeding, burping, diaper-changing, sleepless nights to eating solid food, first steps, toilet-training culminated […]

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]]> https://cymplified.com/2024/down-the-rabbit-hole/feed/ 0 22292 A Little Life, Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2024/a-little-life/ https://cymplified.com/2024/a-little-life/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:07:23 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22271 A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara coverA Little Milestone One day in late May, the last time we set foot in the academy as the previous school year wrapped up was my youngest’s Graduation. The day before that, my eldest kid had her Moving Up ceremony. These were milestones that we celebrated with food. On to the next level! Soon, all […]

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]]> https://cymplified.com/2024/a-little-life/feed/ 0 22271 Merry Milestones of the Year (so far), Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2024/milestones-of-the-year/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:24:00 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22159 Note: This is the post about milestones of the year 2023 I was going to publish when life happened. Since then, other things have occurred. ~Cym, 2024 Graduation & Recognition Covid-19 has been taking a lot from us – numerous lives, the ability to lead normal, healthy lives (oi, long COVID), the opportunity to hold […]

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]]> 22159 Last Chapter of 2023, Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2023/last-chapter-of-2023/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 14:42:45 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22229 A day after Christmas day. How was your December 25? How’s the last chapter of 2023 going for you? What happened? It felt like a long time, years even, have passed since I posted here. I was going to blog about some milestones, but then life happened. Hell week (actually, months) took place when the […]

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]]> 22229 How to deal with old eyeglasses, Cymplified! https://cymplified.com/2023/deal-with-old-eyeglasses/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 06:21:18 +0000 https://cymplified.com/?p=22149 rix cym @ nobu restaurantDo you, like me, use glasses to see the world better? What do you do when you need to replace them? Have you ever wondered how to deal with old eyeglasses?

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