My problem wearing a facial mask is that my eyeliner tends to smear off my face after I have left my home to visit my mom. The problem wearing facial mask you feel you're sweating inside. My other problem is that the face shield I am wearing start to moist inside while I am wearing it during my ride inside the car with air-conditioned on. My face shield starts to fog inside and the vision is no longer clear. I wanted to find the proper face mask and face shield that I would be comfortable after taking it off in public. I didn't want to see my make up look like a raccoon by looking at the mirror having to fix my face. My venture was to find an item that I can be comfortable wearing inside our home and outside during my visit to see my mom. Facial mask and face shield will be one of our necessary items needed during our time period of having covid-19. We don't know how long it will last in order to be safe and protect ourselves from the virus might as well look the right prod...

There are different terms looking for a rubber ball made to sculpture yourself while doing some exercise at your own pace. A family member is dealing with old age unable to physically move and balance on their own with assistance he has a physical therapist. Daily a family comes over doing exercise with their parent to practice each exercise needed for someone who is aging unable to stand on their own. Life can be complicated due to age with no inspiration to fulfill oneself without any assistance.  Everyday you begin to do a slow pace on doing exercise at your own room watching video call how you can manage to exercise with a caregiver at your side. The physical therapist require you to have a Ensayo Rubber Medicine Ball in order for you to learn to grasp at the ball with a form of exercise to participate daily. I was able to purchase the Ensayo Rubber Medicine Ball at  Ensayo Gym Equipment  Online Shop Shopee Philippines PHP 899.00 ($17.98) not including shipping a...

Life changes when you're spouse can no longer go to the restroom by themselves. We have a family member who their parents has aged being a senior citizen with complication due to old age.  Life changes with our pattern in our atmosphere realizing the time we reach a certain age we are unable to be independent. We reach a point in our life to depend on the family members and care giver working at your side. The best solution is to start wearing adult diapers/pull up on your daily basis.  Just like when we're once a baby we get diaper rash from the type of material made. The same goes when we're older our body triggers skin allergies on part of our body. We tend to get sensitive and discomfort in area where it will trigger when we don't wear the right diaper or pull ups. ID Pants Pull Up Pant had no reaction to the spouse of the family member.  The family member had mentioned to me that her spouse is running low on the ID Pants Pull Up Pants Made in Belgium to check where...

Carmina went to the healthy type of chips to feed her family member. I decided to try  Beanfield's Bean Chips Jalapeno Nacho  the vegan way. Carmina may be the only healthy person who eats the way she does but anyone can learn to eat a new chip if you offer it to them without knowing what it is. Do you remember what are parents did to us when we're a kid? Never really told us what our food was made of until we made a comment that we like the food or disagree with the taste. I remember my sister who had visited us in the Philippines who brought her children for their spring break vacation. We ate at a restaurant they only served duck. My sister's children only ate food made of chicken. My sister went ahead and ordered the duck without letting her children know what type of food was being served at the table. The children liked how it taste and after they had consumed the food my sister had informed them it was made of duck not chicken. My version to an older family member I ...

Carmina has found her childhood cookies that she uses to eat when I was young.  Do you remember the Mother's Circus Animal Cookies that had pink or white frosting with decorations? Lately I have been going through my food ventures in snacks I can remember what I use to eat when I was young to check if it was available to purchase living in the Philippines. My luck began when each day I kept checking what was new and what I can purchase online to bring back my childhood memories. Mother's Circus Animal Cookies remind me when you go out with your family to watch a circus under a tent filled with people being entertained. I remember bringing these Mother's Circus Animal Cookies to school to share with your friends during your lunch break with box milk sold in the school cafeteria.  The days when you're once young you tend to reminisce to the snacks you grew up to bring back the flavor in your taste buds. The great part the Mother's Circus Animal Cookies wasn't melt...

Every family member have a particular taste buds in what type of Pringle Chips they prefer to eat. There was a family member who wanted to explore on different flavors of Pringle Chips something they loved eating when they we're once a child. Every now and then our taste buds changes just the way we tend to manage our lifestyle. Today I will explain what I felt when I was trying each flavor of Pringle Chips I had purchase from  Budget Must-haves  Online Shop Shopee Philippines. I had place an order from the following to see the different between the Original Pringles and the Wave Pringles. To explore might as well expand to see what choices are made out there from Pringle Chips a family member became fond of going back to their own childhood life. Family Member prefer the Original Pringles from their own taste bringing back when they travel back to their hometown sold for PHP 95.00 ($1.90). Family Member prefer the Wave version Pringles PHP 189.00 ($3.78). Family Member love a...

After all the stress of buying food for my mom and running around the house, I realized I was hungry but had lost my appetite when it was time to eat. I had been craving minestrone soup, so I searched for it on the Grab app. Luckily, I discovered that Di' Mark's Pizza served it there. The minestrone wasn’t quite the same as the one I grew up with—just the noodles were different. Still, the taste transported me back to my childhood, reminding me of enjoying it with my family when I was young. The soup came with two pieces of garlic bread, as shown in the picture, all for PHP 150.00 ($3.00). I decided to treat myself and splurged on a complete meal for the day. My favorite has always been spinach and cheese ravioli with authentic tomato sauce. Thankfully, Di' Mark's Pizza had it on their menu for PHP 350.00 ($7.00). I left as a happy camper, my tummy full of delicious food—a well-deserved treat. I couldn't resist ordering something new. I missed the microwavable pizza...

By now you're thinking my mom has a sweet tooth for everything that comes in mind. My mom has been craving for so many desserts during her pandemic months. I've never been into sweet and I am glad. I couldn't understand why my mom wanted a full size of Brazo de Mercedes Roll when she only lives alone. Anyway she got what she wanted it kind of look like an arm from the picture 😂🤣being all white on the outer part inside there is custard color yellow. I kept telling my mom the Brazo de Mercedes Roll is sweet but she didn't listen to me. I made her eat what she had craved for good thing there is no baby expected in her stomach. The other day I mentioned to Manang V what my mom was craving for the Brazo de Mercedes Roll. Manang V said that is also my favorite cake. I started to think maybe it is just me who think it is sweet. You can check the two website of Red Ribbon Bake Shop from your location: Philippines United States Note: I am not selling or advertising for Red ...

My mom was telling me one of her best friend had mentioned to her to try the chicken pie from Conti's Bake Shop & Restaurant. Every time his relative had went to visit him at the province coming from Manila would purchase the frozen chicken pie. Pre-cooked PHP 34.00 ($0.68) per piece PHP 343.20 ($6.86) 8 in a box PHP 471.00 ($9.42) 12 in a box Frozen PHP 434.50 ($8.69) 10 in a plastic container My verdict of the chicken pie it has no vegetables the crust is soft just not my typical chicken pie I am use to eating although if you are a person who doesn't like eating vegetables the pie is right for you having no sauce inside. Who knows my taste buds is too Americanize for a person who grew up from California even though I've lived in the Philippines for a long time we tend to miss our cultural food we tend to adapt ourselves. For your reference you may check  https://www.contis.ph/  to see what food you can order for them. They allow to order online in their website. Or ...

  While I did my mom's grocery shopping at Metro Mart application at Robinson while I was looking for her juice. I was able to find Robinsons Calamansi with Mangosteen Juice Concentrate with Honey. It is concentrated to add water with instructions on the bottle. I was able to try it. I liked the taste of the Robinsons Calamansi with Mangosteen Juice Concentrate with Honey being sweet and sour from each fruits. Calamansi, mangosteen and honey are both healthy being summer o n our days being rainy season this can protect us by getting sick. Robinsons Calamansi with Mangosteen Juice Concentrate with Honey is sold for PHP 228.00 ($4.56) at Robinsons Supermarket in the Philippines. Note: I am not selling or advertising for  Robinsons Calamansi with Mangosteen Juice Concentrate with Honey  just wanted to try it for myself. Subscribe @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

Years before my mom and I would go shopping at 10:00 AM  we would be at the shopping mall when they had just opened. After our shopping we would complete our day to go grocery together last night my mom called me up telling me. Do you remember that juice you use to drink in the car the flavor is lychee? There is something floating in the juice. I cannot remember what the name of the juice is. You would always drink it after our shopping. I was naming all these drinks to my mom.  I remember that my mom was talking about Mogu Mogu Lychee Juice with Nata De Coco inside that was floating inside the bottle. I decided to do my grocery shopping through Metro Mart at Robinson from some other items my mom needed off her list there wasn't enough time to order somewhere else. The problem my mom doesn't inform me ahead of time items she needs. My mom was telling me she was running out of food. I felt bad for her while I am eating good food she is stuck with food she doesn't want to e...

I don't normally complain about how a certain food taste like but sometimes we need to let people know before they decide to taste it for themselves. I have been eating Authentic Vietnamese sandwich for a very long time. I know what it should have by the ingredients made in a Banh Mi. For the first time my Banh Mi Lon Nuong Barbecue Pork Sandwich was too salty in the meat and sweet on the barbecue marinated in it. There wasn't any pate on the bread that is often used to make a Banh Mi in most Authentic Vietnamese Restaurants would put. The vegetables inside wasn't what I had expected little amount inside. The bread was hard on the top but soft in the inside might be due the process being over toasted.  I have experience in baking bread during my college years. My parents had owned a Subway Sandwich Franchise when I was living in California. I had worked there for eight years based on my experience being an Sandwich Artist gave me the knowledge of how our sandwich should tas...

Long time ago when my nieces we're young their parents had used Diaper Changing Mat made of rubber mat place underneath their babies to the years being in diaper. It would prevent not to wet the bed or changing area to change the diapers of their child. I have female friends use it when they have heavy menstruations a way to prevent their bed sheets to get a stain. It is easy to clean the diaper changing pad with soap and water by hand. Just the other day my family member asked how she can prevent her husband's bed from getting wet due he is using adult diapers. I had mentioned to her to use the diaper changing mat made of rubber. The best part now it comes in a much bigger size not how it use to be the golden days when my niece we're once young. Colors available from some seller are pink, blue, green and yellow. The standard color was pink and blue being reversible. Sample on the size on the diaper changing mat made of rubber mat example from  Brentskisarisari  Online Shop...

It is Friday for me I would eat fish for my lent upcoming Easter holiday. I went to look for a meal that can provide what I was craving for fish and chips. I wanted to venture and look for another restaurant I haven't yet tried. I found Supersam from Grab application on my phone by typing fish and chips on the search to scroll down to see which menu could grab my attention due to hunger strike. I saw something made me order off their menu. Fish and Fries PHP 269.00 ($5.38) is extremely soft not oily very well cooked and the fries are very good reminding me the fries back in California. There is honey mustard to dip with your fish and ketchup for the fries. Super Burger PHP 289.00 ($5.78) the family member said the Super Burger was delicious.  Chori Burger PHP 239.00 the family member said it taste when you're eating a Filipino longganisa (sausage) that has a lot of flavoring inside the chori burger. The coleslaw makes everything balance by adding it inside your chori burger. We...