Maisie Makes

27/11/2025

It’s a true privilege for Maisie Makes to be the official ticket-printing partner for this special play organized by ALT Education.

Our hearts are full knowing we get to support something that gives children a place to dream, express, and discover their own brilliance.

Projects like this where young talents shine, where Bikol stories are honored, and where joy and learning come together remind us why community matters so much. We’re grateful to play even a small part in something so meaningful.

Thank you, ALT Education, for trusting Maisie Makes with this beautiful piece of your journey. 💛

Mabuhay ang Teatro Bikolnon! 🎭✨

🎟️ Tickets are now available!
Huge thanks to our ticket-printing sponsor, Maisie Makes, for supporting this production.

You may get your tickets through any ALT teacher or ALT parent. Every ticket you purchase serves as a donation to our community outreach program, in partnership with the Naga City People’s Council as the Barangay Children’s People’s Council.
Join us as we bring joy and learning to children on December 13 at the Naga City People’s Hall Grounds!

✨ Support our young talents.
✨ Support Bikol narratives.
✨ Support children’s theater.

Mabuhay ang Teatro Bikolnon! 🎭🌋

20/10/2025

07/08/2025

I didn’t expect to be offline this long, but natural events and a wave of highs and lows took a toll on this crafter.

Not more noise, but more presence.

No curated moments, just quiet mornings, and a heart choosing calm again and again.

Even without the online screens, the challenge lived on.
Not always in posts, but in practice.

🕊️ Here’s to choosing healing on airplane mode.
🌱 Here’s to saying “No” so we can say “Yes” to rest.
🌧️ Here’s to unplugging, on purpose.

And while I stepped back, the Breath Again Collection quietly came together not just on screens but on actual pieces.

✨ The 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣: 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙆𝙞𝙩 is now complete.

A set lovingly crafted from the stillness, designed to hold space for your healing and intention.

Each piece was made to ground you in the chaos, and gently guide you back to yourself.

The full kit is now available, ready to hold space for your soft starts and slow mornings.

📦 Send a DM to order or learn more.

MNL Hive

18/07/2025

It was a full day.
My daughter’s classes were suspended because of the weather,
and the hours filled up fast, with mess, with movement, with mothering.

I didn’t get to pick a card until late at night.
But even when the day feels too full,
this challenge is something I still look forward to.
A soft promise I keep for myself.

Today’s cue was:

“Connection calms me.”
Hug something (or someone) for 10 seconds.
A pet, a pillow, a person. Feel the exhale.
You’re allowed to hold and be held.

So I did.
I wrapped my arms around my daughter, Kali Maisie.
Held her for longer than usual.
Breathed her in.
Felt the stillness between us.

And for a moment, that was everything.
That was calm.

Connection doesn’t always come easy,
but when we pause for it, it meets us right where we are.

💛

Have you been held today?
Even just for 10 seconds?
Let it count.

MNL Hive

Send a message to learn more

16/07/2025

Today’s cue came at just the right time.
As I randomly picked a card for Day 2, this is what came up:

“I choose quiet.”
Place your phone facedown.
One moment. One break. Let your nervous system breathe.
Quiet is a decision.

So I did just that.
I turned my phone face down.
Let the notifications wait.
And gave my body a break from reacting, from responding, from being “on.”

It wasn’t about silence, really.
It was about giving myself permission to stop absorbing so much noise.

Even just for a few minutes,
choosing quiet felt like choosing myself.

💛

If your mind feels loud today,
this might be the softest thing you can do:
turn it all over, just for a moment.

I’ll be here, breathing with you.

What helps you create quiet in your day?
Even the smallest things count. ✨

Send a message to learn more

14/07/2025

I’ve been finding comfort in creating again.
Making things with my hands gives me small pockets of calm.

But even when I am feeling okay, it’s still hard to show up.
To share.
To be present.

I joined a bootcamp recently to learn more about my craft to help myself restart, again, and this month’s focus is a mental health kit.

While working on the pieces, something quietly hit me:

𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨, 𝙩𝙤𝙤.

Grief and postpartum aren’t things you just get over.
They don’t go away with time or medication.

They stay in waves, in small moments, in the background.

And every day becomes a quiet reminder to reset…
to bring myself back to now,
to show up gently for my husband, for my little one, and for me.

So for the next 30 days, I’ll be sharing one card a day from the 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐂𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐤.

And on the days in between, I’ll share pieces of my journey using the other tools from our mental reset kit, the 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 and the 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤.

I hope you’ll join me as I try to stay present -gently-for the next 30 days.

This isn’t about keeping up.
I’m doing this to reconnect with who I am - gently, daily.

And if you’ve been needing something gentle too…
Would you like to experience the Mental Health Kit for yourself?

MNL Hive

01/07/2025

🎀 FREE DOWNLOAD for Fellow Mommas & Poppas! 🎀

With school back in session, coughs and colds are spreading fast. I made this Child Medicine Tracker for my daughter to keep things organized during sick days, and I thought it might help your family too! 🫶

📋 Track meds, dosage, time, and more
💊 Stay on top of symptoms and doctor’s notes
💗 Easy to print and use for home or school nurses

🆓 This is 100% FREE - just a little love from our home to yours.
❌ Please don’t resell or repost as your own.

💬 If you found this helpful, please give our page a like and share with other caring parents! Let’s help each other stay strong and sane this season, one dose at a time 💪