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Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide (Part 2)

Here’s PART 2 of my last-minute Christmas gift guide! If you didn’t see PART 1, scoot over to this link for the first half of my shopping list. I recommended mostly home goodies: furniture, appliances, food items, eco-friendly kitchen, laundry, and WFH stuff, and even eco-sustainable female products.  I’m still dishing out gift options you […]

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Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide (Part 1)

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If you’re at all like me, you’re probably doing your last-minute Christmas shopping right now. This is a judgement-free zone, so high-fives all around!  I was writing down my Christmas list myself and luckily, I have my go-to online resources for gift-shopping (mostly saved on my IG or vendors I’ve previously bought from for myself or […]

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Want to try out my online interior design services?

edesign service cellphone and laptop

If you’re like most people stuck at home the world over and thought about looking into an online interior design service, well you’re in luck! Check out my eDesign Services. DIY interior design without the guesswork How does online interior design or edesign work? Simple: Take your room-refresh cues from an actionable design plan (provided […]

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Tips to stay healthy and virus-free

tips to stay virus free and healthy from deborah dimare

Today, I’m sharing with you a video from Deborah DiMare of DiMare Design about 14 doctor-vetted tips on how to stay healthy and virus-free (her original post is here). She is a designer who focuses on “humane interiors“—which means she creates designs that are cruelty-free, and sustainable. As I am a member of her email […]

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What I learned from Christine Dychiao’s Konmari Workshop

Last week, I attended an intimate workshop about the Konmari method with Christine Dychiao called “Tidy Your Space, Transform Your Life.” Christine Dychiao, in case you didn’t know, is the founder of Spark Joy Philippines and is the first and only Konmari-certified consultant in the Philippines. The workshop was held at the Third Eye Wellness […]

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Match Contract Furniture, Inc.

Attended my first event the other night not as a journalist or magazine editor, but as an events and interior stylist. I remember being inwardly floored when, at the registration, I couldn’t find my name under MEDIA (which is where I’m usually listed), and found it at the top of GUESTS, with “interior stylist, events stylist” as […]

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The Henry Hotel Manila

Firstly, I would like to give props to my good friend Martin, who came up with the “Gal Not Home” moniker. I’m not always at home as my blog name suggests, and I don’t always write or post about home stuff, do I? So, from time to time, “gal not home” will be in session. […]

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