Our Farm Journey Is Now on YouTube!

 Hello friends! I have something exciting and close to my heart to share with you — I’m officially on YouTube! This isn’t just about starting a channel; it’s about sharing a dream that my family and I are living every single day.

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A few months ago, we took a big leap of faith and bought a beautiful piece of farmland. For us, it wasn’t just land — it was a vision, a new beginning, and a chance to create something meaningful together. We wanted a place where life slows down, where we could grow our own food, and where every sunrise feels like a blessing.

Now, we’re building an integrated farm filled with coconuts, mangoes, bananas, Red Lady papayas, and so many other fruits. We’re hands-on in every step — from clearing the land to planting seedlings to watching them grow. There’s something so fulfilling about working with the soil and seeing life flourish right in front of your eyes.

But farming isn’t always easy. There are long days under the sun, unexpected challenges, and moments that test your patience. Yet, every little victory — like seeing the first papaya fruit or enjoying fresh coconut water — makes all the hard work worth it.

That’s why I started my YouTube channel: to share this journey with you. I want to show you the beauty of farm life, the lessons we learn every day, and the joy that comes from living simply and purposefully. On my channel, you’ll find videos that inspire and uplift, stories that connect, and moments that remind us to appreciate life’s simple pleasures.

This isn’t just about farming; it’s about creating a life filled with passion, impact, and freedom — and building a community that feels like home.

I would love for you to join me on this adventure! Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@KirstieFuentes

Thank you for being part of this journey. Together, let’s grow, learn, and celebrate the little things that make life truly beautiful.

LEMON YELLOW BAG

I’m back! Pairing one of my favorite bag that I got from Christmas. I love how the lemon yellow pops against my outfits in a very harmonious way.

I can’t pinpoint a specific personal style but I love pieces that are structured and classic. My personal style changes according to mood. It shifts every now and then with my mood and the weather, but overall, I like to keep it look timeless, girly, youthful, sophisticated and fresh.

Each time that I decide what to wear, I consciously or unconsciously go through a decision – making process. My mood may affect my clothing choices for the day. If I am happy and cheerful, I may reach for bright, bold colors that reflect the way that I feel. If I am feeling down, I may unconsciously select a darker color.

These are the clothes that I turn to and always enjoy wearing. Sometimes clothes can help change my mood, too. For example, on a day when I am feeling down, wearing a bright color or my favorite outfit may lift my spirits a bit. It gives me a sense of comfort and security.

My lemon yellow bag play a big role in my outfits. So today I'm sharing some of my favorite modest, inexpensive and stylish outfits pairing with my lemon yellow bag.

MY EVERYDAY MAYBELLINE VELVET MATTE LIQUID LIPSTICKS

When I heard that Maybelline has come up with a cream-to-matte finish lipsticks and it’s on sale for Php299 price, from its regular Php349 price tag. I was too excited to go on store to see their new product of matte lipsticks. Since then, I’ve been starting eyeing for the 9 shades of Maybelline Velvet Matte Liquid Lipsticks namely; Mat1, Mat2, Mat5, Mat6, Mat8, Mat9, Mat10, Mat11 and Mat12. I read several reviews of these 9 shades from other bloggers as well before buying the shades that I will like.

I finally ended up getting Mat1, Mat10 and Mat12. I was too excited to try these 3 shades of lippies and see if they’re really works for me. I thought I might not like the finish and would end up wasting another tube of liquid lipstick again and my money as well but it’s not! I was wrong.

MY BUCKET LIST JOURNEY

My friend invited me to create my own bucket list. So, here it is!

This is my bucket list where I list all the things I want to do, feel, experience, see and achieve before I die. ;) It is continuously being altered, updated, contemplated and rejuvenated, much like me.

You can click on the links of completed goals to read stories about my bucket list worthy experiences in travel, food, adventure and everything. Feel free to comment and make suggestions. This is very fun! I’m excited! ;)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Thank you for following and reading my blog! May every warmth and joy of the season be with you today. Since a new star first appeared above Bethlehem, Christmas has been a season of light, reminding us that Jesus Christ is the light of the world. Together, we can celebrate His birth by making the world a brighter place. All we have to do is follow Him—His life, His example, and His teachings. May we feel the love, peace, joy and fellowship with family and friends. AND May the yuletide spirit fill your heart and home with an abundance of mercy, contentment, laughter and harmony. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

JAVA THE RICE AND THE FOLDED SCRAMBLED EGGS

It’s Saturday! You know what that means? Today, I’m cooking for breakfast.

I wake up late this morning around passed 7am. I feel lazy waking up early today because it’s Saturday and I haven’t figure out what to cook for breakfast until I saw some cold left over rice from last night. So, I’m thinking to make a simple garlic fried rice.

When I see some eggs in the fridge and ketchup I’m thinking to make Omurice, but in the end I’m glad I went with the folded over scrambled eggs and Java the rice.

To do this you will need: Margarine or cooking oil, minced garlic, cooked rice or left over rice, UFC Banana Catsup, and beef loaf (optional) for making Java the Rice.

Then 3 eggs for the folded scrambled eggs.

Prepare and massage left over rice. Like this in the picture below.

In a frying pan, sauté garlic in a small amount of cooking oil. You can use butter or margarine here. Add left over rice and stir for 2-3 minutes. Then, pour UFC Banana Catsup and mix well until rice is well-coated. Then set aside in a nice bowl.

PHILIPPINES ENGAGEMENT SESSION: HOYOHOY HIGHLAND ADVENTURE PARK - LEA HANNA + JACOB

How adorable the engagement session of my sister Lea Hanna and my future brother in-law Jacob! I had a great time photographing them in Tangub City at Hoyohoy Highland Adventure Park using the iphone6 camera of my future brother-in-law. I had so much fun playing and composing their poses under the heat of the sun, and even though it was pretty hot, Lea Hanna and Jacob still got cuddly to each other. I am looking forward to their wedding next year in Salt Lake, Utah.

WHERE ONE DOOR CLOSES, ANOTHER OPENS

I have observed that life has a full share of ups and downs. I’ve been through all of these experiences in life. Indeed, I’ve experience many joys and many sorrows in this world, many plans changed and many new directions.

I tell you, it’s not always easy. There are times I wasn’t sure how things would work out. Sometimes I have so many questions like why these things happening to me? When are things going to happen?

However there is someone keeps telling me:

“Life is like that… as long as we progressive and grow, then it is fine. The most important thing is hold your head up high. You have everything to look forward to. Keep the faith. Be strong. You are strong, you are capable, you are talented and you are wonderful. Just believe in yourself. Never doubt yourself. Never doubt.”

GOOD FOOD FROM FRESH INGREDIENTS

I wake up 6:30 am today. Yes! I’m an early riser. I always wake up early to prepare food for our breakfast, and also I’m very excited to use my new fry pan that I mention from my last posting.

Today’s breakfast menu is scrambled eggs! I will be cooking scrambled eggs with tomatoes and spring onions. I love tomatoes so much. I love eating it raw. I have tomato plant before and it was so sweet to the taste. I will plant again tomatoes when I can get a new garden pots. I plant my tomatoes in a pot and it grows beautifully. I love eating spring onions as well. Right now, I have plenty of spring onions planted in my little garden.

WHEN YOU FIND THE PERFECT FRY PAN FOR YOU

Wow, my brother is already grown up! He volunteered himself to pay our lunch today. We are very happy when he said that “I will treat you lunch today.” Hearing those statement from him sounds good to our ears. My Mom immediately ordered 3 plates of fried pork chops with rice, 1 plate of palabok, 1 plate of spaghetti, 3 glasses of orange juice and 2 pieces of fresh lumpia. He paid our meals for Php252 only. The feeling was really good when someone in the family member treat you for a meal. I thank my brother for treating us meal today! :)

PAINTING THE FLORAL WREATH FOR WEDDING INVITATION IN WATERCOLOR AND MORE

Watercolor floral wreath is on trend now. I’ve seen it a lot on my facebook newsfeed, a watercolor wreath for wedding invitations and for beautiful quotes with a nice calligraphy on it.

NEW ARTWORKS!

Happy Monday everyone! I've been pretty busy lately. Lots of drawing, lots of watercolor painting to do and lots of organizing my stuff. I was looking through my illustrations the other week and found few random of my illustrations including my brothers illustrations. So, I'm posting them in my online store. Hoping that some of you will like it.

FLORAL LACE SKIRT

It’s Sunday! The best day of the week. I love Sunday because this is the day I can only wear beautiful Sunday outfits. However, the most important of this day is to worship and renewing our covenants to the Lord.

The highlight of my Sunday outfit of the day is my floral lace skirt. I love this skirt so much. It’s year 2010 when I first bought this at Korean store. I was attracted when I saw this at the store. I love the gradient color effect of this skirt. The floral patterns makes it more lively and playful to the skirt.

The most interesting part of this skirt is that the floral black patterns is see-through. It has above the knee black lining attachment to the skirt and pairing it with black pantyhose makes it modest. For the top, I wanted it to be plain in style. I don’t add any accessory since I want to highlight the skirt only. The black pumps suits really well to my outfit and the bag as well. Perfect!

TWO COLORS ARE ENOUGH

Happy Monday everyone! Just two colors to brighten up your week. ;) This skirt is quite amazing during windy because the material is very light. I love pairing it with my white strappy heels and my white polo long sleeves. Just blue and white are enough. ;)

I don’t have more nice shoots of this outfit. This is the only one nice shoots I got. ;) Hope you have a great week and thank you so much for reading this quick blog post!

GRILLED KITONG FISH

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After a long hours studying in Trainers Methodology. It’s time to treat myself for a very good lunch. I ordered grilled kitong fish for myself. Also known as Rabbitfish. This fish is a good fish. It often stuffed with onions, tomatoes, and spices and grilled. Their thick skin helps keep the fish falling apart while grilling. This is one of my favorite fish because I don’t have allergies in Kitong fish unlike to other fish namely; Kutob and Pirit (sorry I don’t know the English name of these fish I mentioned) I suffer allergies when those fish are not fresh and already itchy to eat. I will turned to red and cannot breath that is why I always have anti-allergies medicine with me.

EAT ALL YOU CAN AT CABALEN

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My trip to Manila was went well, I had the opportunity to meet and greet my cousin who treat me and my sister a dinner at Cabalen. It’s an eat all you can type of restaurant in Mall of Asia.

A BOWL OF SLIMINESS ADOBONG OKRA

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I remember when I was a kid my mom always cooking boiled okra for us and we used to dip it to vinegar with salt. I really don’t like it. It made me choke when I ate it because of its sliminess. It was very funny, I always made a frown while eating this kind of food. I was feel like sweating while swallowing it and I get choke in the end. Haha

THE LITTLE SEED

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I’m writing this on behalf of my previous blog post which I talk about the seed that never sprouts and blooms no matter how hard the gardener is trying… And it’s just like me when no matter how much hard I try, it never works and the seed doesn’t bloom.

REVEALING MY SECRET

I have always worn an item of underclothing all of my skirt and dress outfits, which is a silky slip. Slips are awesome since the time I’ve been wearing them over a year ago. I never really paid any attention to lingerie slips before. I used to be that girl who didn’t pay much attention to them or care all that much.

PRETTY UGLY

What’s wrong with that plant? It’s not sprouting. It needs to sprout in order for it to bloom. I’ve seen the gardener always caring for it and giving it water. The gardener cared for it 100 times…No, 1,000 times harder…than anyone else. But why isn’t it sprouting?