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Every year, I look forward to going to Christmas parties. These are times when you get to see friends and family that you have not seen for the past year. One of the Christmas parties or gatherings that I always look forward to is the one with my fellow Blissmakers. As you all know, I contribute some articles every year at MakeitBlissful.com. This site was built by my dear friend, Martine De Luna, to inspire women to achieve a happy and blissful life. Most of the women here also are part of the WAHMderful Life Community of Women (work-at-home-moms).

Martine De Luna of MakeitBlissful.com

Make it Blissful x Luminisce Gathering

This group of women has helped me a lot in the past years, and I am really happy that I got to know this group of amazing women. You want to know why and how this group helped me?

1. This group believes in inclusive growth. Walang iwanan! Obviously, not literally (well, sometime literally, too! hihihi!), but more of the fact that we will do anything to help each other succeed. We will lend out a hand to those in need of inspiration, strength and comfort. We will support the projects of each one in this group, whether it be just posting on social media, sharing contacts or just by praying for each one’s success.

With my fellow Blissmakers! Missing Martine in this picture 🙁

2. This group is comprised of strong willed and empowered women. They stand up for their beliefs, but at the same, they know how to respect other people’s opinions. When we disagree about stuff, we don’t burden each other with bombarding them with guilt, stress and anger.

3. Even with each one’s busy lives, when we get to see each other, it’s like we just saw each other yesterday. We all value friendship and we know that friendship doesn’t mean holding them too tightly or hugging them close to you always. Just like love, in friendship, you need to see your friends grow and achieve their dreams. We can’t be too possessive with our friends, too.

4. We just feel that everyone genuinely cares for each one! This is the reason why I am also excited to build our (Martine of MakeitBlissful.com, Frances of MommyTopaz.com and yours truly) new project, Beauty Biz Bliss, which was created for women of all ages.

I truly had a wonderful time time with the Blissmakers. Kuddos to Audrey for preparing this gathering! Thank you especially also to Dr. Kaycee of Luminisce! 🙂 I will write a part two on what we did and what was inside our Blissful Box!

Be part of our community! Like https://www.facebook.com/Makeitblissfulblog/ and also https://www.facebook.com/beautybizbliss/ Looking forward to meeting you soon!

Early this year, my good friend and business partner, Martine de Luna, asked me to be part of her team for MakeitBlissful.com. She told me about her plans of changing her website, DaintyMom.com and re-branding it into this site where women could share stories of BLISS. This group of ladies that she asked would be her ‘bliss-makers’, constantly highlighting the little memorable things that make one’s life happier. These are the things that make our ordinary lives extra-ordinary.

Yours truly, Ginger Arboleda (@mommyginj) with my good friend, Martine De Luna (@makeitblissful)

Well, when she ‘recruited’ me (haha! sounds like a sorority!), I immediately said yes and it was not because I gave in to peer pressure. Nor was it because Martine was a friend and I couldn’t say ‘no’. Martine has this gift of sharing stories and she does it in a way that is so inspiring! At that time, I was thinking of the goal of helping people find bliss, even in their professional, entrepreneurial and work life. As technical and as straight-forward as that aspect of life may seem, we could always find BLISS there. My main mission in life is really to help entrepreneurs make turn their dreams into reality and I knew that if I joined Martine’s team, we could help all of these people (aspiring entrepreneurs, work at home individuals and even office workers and professionals) live their lives to the fullest.

Fast forward to today, it has almost been one year and I’m very happy for Martine and of course, the rest of the team for what we have accomplished. MakeitBlissful.com is such an inspiring site and I love reading the articles there of my fellow Blissmakers.

Recently, Martine threw a party called the Bliss Makerie 2014 for all of her clients, sponsors, collaborators, partners and fellow bliss-makers. It was held at Scarsdale at S&R Shaw Boulevard. The invite was so ‘Martine’ and so blissful. She told us to come in rustic chic attire. I wish you could have seen the behind the scenes conversation of the MakeitBlissful.com team. Everyone was scrambling and asking Martine for pegs. We all wanted to come and look our best for the event. That was how excited we were (haha! Gigil for parties!).

When I arrived, I was so amazed at how Constance Event Styling decorated the place. It definitely exuded BLISS and dainty-ness.

Wonderful table set-up by Constance Event Styling

Look! It’s my Name!

Yummy treats from Scarsdale!

Just had to have a Latte! Wonderful!

Lovely raffle prizes from Elin, Brown Belly resort and leisure wear, Sitting Pretty Crafts Studio magnet boards, make-up from Happy Skin, Sunday Paper notebooks, “Cudsly cash” from Cudsly and a weekend getaway from Taal Vista Hotel

I won Cudsly cash in the raffle and immediately used it two days after!

I won Cudsly Cash which I already redeemed!

The afternoon was just an informal gathering. It was nice to meet other blissmakers! It was nice catching up with friends that I haven’t seen for the longest time. It was awesome to discuss collaborations and possible tie-ups for 2015 with people I have just met. It was great seeing the people who I follow online and actually meet them finally in person.

Martine welcomed all of us to the event

Frances of MommyTopaz.com, Martine of MakeitBlissful.com, Ginger of MommyGinger.com and Rica of RicaPeralejo.ph

Blissmaker Martine of MakeitBlissful.com, Mompreneur Ginger of Mommyginger.com and Beauty Minister Frances of MommyTopaz.com —My bestest friends in the industry!

Me with the lovely Paula Peralejo – Fernandez of PaulatheExplorer.com It was nice to see you again after so many years!

Me with Maricel and Van of Shed Mom Blog

Me with Carmel of pinkmyride.com and Van of Shed Mom Blog

Me and my good friend, Rissa Mananquil-Trillo (entrepreneur behind Happyskin.ph) Love this girl!

Me and my good and super cool friend, Rissa Mananquil-Trillo (entrepreneur behind Happyskin.ph) Love this girl!

Lovely Blissmakers: Vanessa of Shedmom, AJ of Sunday Paper Co., Maricel of A Sweet Cottage, Martine of Make it Blissful, Chrissy of Changing Nappies in High Heels, Peachy of Peachy.ph and Ginger (yours truly) of MommyGinger.com

My wonderful friend, Louise of MommyPracticality.com. We’re cooking up something for 2015! #collaboration haha!

One of my favorite bloggers, Patty Laurel – Filart. It was nice to meet this refreshing lady! (pattylaurel.com)

My good friend, Peachy from Peachy.ph

It was a simple yet lovely affair. We also had a croughnut contest and the winner took home a trip to Taal Vista! I created my own croughnut and called it Ginger Spice! haha! It was a croughnut topped with dark chocolate with Baileys. It also had caramel popcorn with almonds on top. This was my creation.

My creation called Ginger Spice!

Ladies creating their own Croughnuts

Denise of Bebengisms.com creating her own Scarsdale Croughnut

I was a great afternoon of inspiring conversations and celebrating blissful living. Martine also gave us a Bliss Box filled with her favorite things!

The Bliss Box!

I super love the polka dot box from Print Cafe. Each one of us received product from Yosi Samra Philippines, Heima, Zoya, A Vanilla Story, The Vanilla Company, Cutieverse, Casa La Armonia, Craftsmith, Nica Cosio and Philosophy.

I am so glad that I am a blissmaker! I’m looking forward to contributing more stories in 2015 at MakeitBlissful.com. Join us as we strive to achieve BLISS everyday!