InaaayKoPo!

A blog on motherhood, children’s literature, and early literacy

 Let me introduce myself—

I am a mother.

Every morning, i wake up to my little girl’s smile, nudge(a rough one) or wail. The first thing i do is pull down my top to feed her. The second is to change her nappy. The third is to carry her and the soiled nappy (we use cloth diapers) to the bathroom so i can finally pee (and oh, drop off the nappy in the dry pail). Yep, I’m THAT* kind of nanay.

I am a teacher.

I love kids. Not just my kid. Yes, those monsters who live to run around, pick their nose, draw on the walls, and tear your books. I specifically love doing art with them. That’s why I choose to teach in preschool. But I can teach primary and high school if  I want to. I also taught college kids and even trained teachers.

I am a writer.

I write mostly for children. Books, scripts, comics. Right now, it’s how i make money to buy books, cloth diapers and baby carriers (my Irog feeds me so no need to worry about that). I do write for adults too—magazine articles, scripts, blogs posts. I still write the first sentence or paragraph of any piece on my notebook, with a pen.

So there. I’m starting this blog as a writing exercise. And somewhat like a public journal. If people find it useful, wonderful. If not, it would still have made me happy to spill my guts out. Keep calm and write.

Salamat!

Liwliwa

*breastfeeding, cloth diapering, babywearing