Yey! My first blog post!

Hello there! I’m C-Ann, a full-time wife and a soon-to-be mom (I’m on my 23^rd week as of this writing and due for ultrasound next week. I’m sooooo excited to know if my baby is a boy or a girl! ).

Before surrendering myself to a life-long house arrest, I was chained to an office desk for 5 years. I worked for one of the “best place to work” IT companies and did some business operations and resource management stuff. If you’d ask why I resigned? Well... it’s not them, it’s me (parang nakikipag-break lang sa boyfriend hahaha).

But seriously, I had no major issues whatsoever. Something just didn’t feel right. I just couldn’t see myself working for other people and staying 10 years++ in a corporate job. Even before I got married, I always dreamed of becoming a full time housewife. And so, the dream became a reality... thanks to my super loving husband!

One of the things I love to do is writing. Kahit ano lang, basta may maisulat. During my high school days, sinusulat ko sa mga scratch paper ang mga angst ko sa buhay. It somehow helped me get through because the “bigat sa dibdib” feeling suddenly disappears when you write it all down.

When I was in college naman, I had this weird habit of writing/doodling while taking exams (especially in those super brain-draining ones!). It was so funny because my seatmates always assumed that I’m super prepared for the exam dahil ang dami ko daw sinusulat. Others, however, threw odd glances my way as if they’re telling me, “Ba’t ka nag-e-essay eh problem solving naman tong exam?” hahaha! But would you believe? I got a bonus point in one of my exams just because I wrote a mini essay of some sort (or was it the lyrics of a song?) in my answer sheet! My professor even wrote a message. I guess I made her smile while she’s checking my answers. J

Then here comes blogging. I really wanted to do this for so long but I was too caught up with a lot of things and I wasn’t really sure of what to blog about. Way back 2010, I attended a seminar/workshop sponsored by a group of Master of Technology Management students in UP and I learned that you can make lots of money out of a blog. So at first, my mind was focused on the money-side of blogging. I thought of it as a means of an additional income stream that will eventually free me from my corporate job.  Being the “mukhang-pera” that I was, I searched for successful blogs in the internet hoping to get some tips, listed down possible topics that will generate high traffic, created a blogger account, but sadly...never created my first blog post. The words just didn’t come out because I wasn’t writing from the heart, I was driven by the “ka-ching ka-ching”.

Lesson learned: It’s not all about the money!

Okay, fast forward to the present. Since I’m confined at home and I’ve been busy lately google-ing for baby stuff and tips for first time moms, I was able to visit a lot of blogs and got tons of inspiration from all of the active moms in the blogosphere. They gave me a whole new perspective about blogging. Their passion emanates from their writing and I guess it rubbed on me that I suddenly felt the urge to write and start a blog.

This time, it’s not about the money (Weh?! Di nga? Nicki Minaj ang peg!). I now find blogging as a platform for sharing discoveries, giving helpful advices and building relationships with like-minded individuals. I also loved the idea that you can influence and inspire others through your blog. I, for one, can attest to that. I feel more confident in going through this journey of wifey/mommyhood knowing that I can get a lot of help from all the bloggy moms out there.

So there it is folks! The Happy Dragon Lady blog is born. Check out my next post to know more about the happy dragon lady. J

Aja!