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  • PROUD MAMA MOMENT!

    In the last few months, I have realized that my first born son Julian, who is now 14, is actually no longer my little boy. Although, in my head I still see him as my little tiny baby who was a bit blue when he came out. 🙂

    Since, it’s been so difficult to catch up on him lately because of his school and football trainings, I followed his team social media – where THANKFULLY are very active in posting their activities in real time. LOL! (Not stalking, just a mom cheering from a distance!)

    Two weeks ago they have announced that Julians team has a big match coming up and it will determine the champion ! Something like that. Im no expert with technicalities of sports but I know I am cheering for my son who values this very much and I am very proud of him especially seeing how much hard work he has put into this sport, and how much he loves doing it.

    I am so proud of you Julian. I hope you dont´t get tired listening to how much you make me so proud and happy. You are amazing! Balancing well your school and your trainings requires a great level of dedication and motivation and I am so proud of you. There is absolutely no doubt that you will achieve greater success in the future with your mindset!

    I can’t wait to see you soon and hug you even though you are wayyyyy taller than me now. I love you my little baby friend!

  • Week Summary

    That was a lot for a week.

    In Elkjøp, where I’m currently working, we have been really busy – not because of attending to customers need (although it was a lot of them too) but because we are less than a month until the black week sale begins and this normally lasts until the first few weeks of new year.

    I work as a service advisor, but my main job is on the support department, helping customers with technical problems with their computers, phones and tablets – that and also selling them our services.

    It was a lot this week. I thought I wouldn’t last for a week, but hey! After a few panic attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday, I did survive. It was a win!

    On Wednesdays, its my favourite day because I got my Zumba class. That was probably the reason why I managed to survived the week. Just imagine, if I don’t get to dance and release all these energy in me. LOL

    It’s now Friday evening, after working 9-15 today and after working two lashes customers from 17-19 I finally get to sit down, eat dinner with my husband and daughter and finally get to catch up cleaning up my emails and catching up with my admin work for my business.

    Its a lot. Yes. But I’m slowly making some changes, following my doctors advises: 1. Write everything down so its easier to follow a task and remember everything, this will help my mind to be at ease and avoid overthinking and 2. Quit drinking energy drinks. ( I had one today after almost 4 weeks of not having any. If you ask why, please read the whole thing again 🙂

    So, Im done for the day. It’s going to be a long weekend for me but I’ll see if I can manage to update you again.

    Goodnight.

  • LIFE UPDATE.

    Hello there!

    Today, I thought I would spare a couple of minutes updating my life blog. I didn´t realise its been five months have passed since I last update here.

    I left you hanging with how much I have been missing home and how life has been very repetitive with me. I chose to change it.

    I chose to try things and activities outside my comfort zone. I tried to be more patient in everything – things that overwhelm me, I have decided to control myself, take a deep breathe and take one step at a time, one minute at a time.

    I started doing fitness classes that is out of my comfort zone – like pure strength classes, core classes, tried running when I can and talk/meet people often.

    I have taken steps and patience in processing my moms visa to come here in norway to visit and help me and I am very pleased to share with you that she is now here with me. I am happy and the child in me is healed. Ill tell you more about that later on.

    Thats all for now. Bye!

  • MISSING HOME.

    Writing this down to document where I am standing at the moment in life.

    I am living like a hamster at the moment.

    Wakeup. Get ready to go work. Get my daughter ready for kindergarten. Walk to kindergarten. Chase my express bus so I don´t arrive late at work. Work. Get my lunch between kl.13 or kl.14. Leave work. Dinner. Bedtime. Reapeat.

    Every single day.

    I missed the random unexpected days. I missed the imperfectly perfect tropical weather and nature of Asia. I missed the food. I missed the loud laughters, loud chatters of everyone who is so excited to see each other.

    Everyday, I feel like I´m growing an OCD behaviour. Because of every single day of repetitions, every single activities on particular events, exactly the same thing happening. The obsession of having out of my control when its not in order or out of the normal routine is driving me insane. Depression and anger hits me a lot – always.

    I call my Mom every single day. To listen to her stories. To what exciting things happening to her day. It makes me happy. Its a little escape out of the ordinary and a little life of imagination to change something in my day.

    When I get the chance, when I save up some money or probably win the lottery so I can afford life, I will go back to the motherland every single year. Or go travel the world again like how I used to.

  • END OF HOLIDAY HEARTBREAK.

    Sharing something very personal tonight.

    12th January and it´s one last full week with my boys again before they head back to their Dad.

    I feel heartbroken. We have been in this scenario many years already but the heartache every single time they leave me is just exactly the same like how it was during the beginning.

    They are a chaos together but deep in my heart, its the essence of having a big family. Something I always wish when I was young.

    I will miss them both so much again and I hope they go back filled with happy memories of us being together and that one day, they will be excited to come back to me again.

  • FIRST ZUMBA CLASS WITH SATS

    I had my first zumba class today. It was a LOT of members who showed up and it was epic!

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    Class started a bit off becasue of the late end of the previous class before mine but the zumba members are so forgiving, happy and excited! I love it, it eases my nerves as I started questioning myself why do I do this. The happy faces and energy of the whole class was amazing and I wouldnt make it without their positive spirits!

    Backstory:

    It took me almost half a year to become an instructor with SATS. Trainings, exams, courses, amazing journey for me. It was tough for me of course, having to juggle courses, trainings, songs familiarization, my full time job, side job, family time, house chores and a little bit of me time. Wow. (Thats the first time I seen myself witing about all this – why do I this. LOL)

    I just want to dance. I want to reach out to more people and create a happy feeling on the best poaaible way that I know.

    I will eventually find a way on how to organise and prioritise my activities and life but for now, I am tired but I see lots of happy faces and good energy around me. And its all WORTH IT.

  • First Snowstorm

    Three hours. Yes, it took us that long (what could have been a 15 minute drive) to safely get home from work to home today.

    Weather forecast has announced an upcoming snowstorm but after living in Stavanger for four years with big wind, darkness and cold, forecasts like this sometimes become a bit of a normal scenario for me. But not this one.

    Einar picked me up after work. I finished at 4pm. I asked Julian and Sebastian to pick up Victoria at 3pm today because the weather will becoming worse as the day goes down.

    Afterwork
    Traffic outside my work in Forus

    I got picked up quarter past 4 because of so much traffic. Walked out of the building to meet Einar while he´s on a standstill traffic. We took Tananger route on the way home hoping that with double road toll, it will lessen the traffic this side – didn´t happen.

    Cars were on standstill, as we progress to Tananger after two hours from Forus, I have started seeing cars sliding on the road, trapped car on the side of the road, covered in snow, visible signs and aftermath of something what could´ve been a stuck car and some road collisions.

    Winds are becoming so strong, massive snowfall, icy roads, you name it! King winter is here.

    As soon as we arrived home, we had to quickly shovel out the snow in the entryway. It was a bit of a work given the fact that we just cleared out a fairly amount of thick snow the day before and the day before that. LOL

  • HI THERE!

    HI THERE!

    Hello! You found me! I´m guessing at some point, you may have encountered me or know me, that´s why you´re here 🙂

    Welcome into my life story.

    This is a place to tell about my stories in life. My ups and downs. My journeys in life that I can remember. This is my story to leave to my family and friends – well, mostly especially to my children Julian, Sebastian and Victoria, my grandchildren, to my million families back home. Its my gift to you (just because I wish someone in my family has stories about my grandparents too so I could know better my family history, who are my ancestors, what rich history have they gone through life – but no one knows). So, I´m telling mine 🙂

    My name is Winlove Asegurado Dupit McLaren (Larsen). I am currently 36 years old, born and grew up half of my life in the Philippines and then spent half of my other life living in different countries.

    I am currently living in Norway. I have 3 children (Julian (14), Sebastian (12) and Victoria (4). I also have a dog named Chewy (8). Julian and Seb are from my previous marriage with an Australian man and Victoria with my current husband, Einar who is Norwegian.

    This is our current family photo during Christmas 2024 and I will leave you here. I hope you had an amazing Christmas / holidays and may you have a great new year !

    See you!

    Win xx