Author: Haydee Montemayor

Why Are Love Relationships More Important Now Than Ever Before?

What Do Love Relationships Represent For Us?

When we think about love, or our pursuit for love… very often, we think about the benefits that love will bring to us. We also think about the benefits that loving those who are near us will have… but that’s where our “love reach” usually stops.

Yet, there is soooo much more to love that we often don’t think about, talk about or much less, SEE that can help us understand way more about life than we ever realized.

And you know how it is… often, we can “see” things more clearly when they’re absent from our lives than when they’re present.

So let’s go there for a bit.

Think about your life.

And let me ask you something.

Why aren’t you the FULL person you know you’re meant to be?

(Listen to your own response).

Ask yourself the question: Why?

(Listen to your own response).

Ask yourself again: Why?

By now, (most of you) should have gotten to a pretty similar understanding as everybody else.

When you think about your first limitation, or excuse you ever came up with for why you aren’t the FULL person you’re meant to be or asked yourself the series of questions I just posed to you, most of you said that you haven’t been able to reach your absolute full potential because you were wounded as a child and you didn’t receive enough love.

Love and Treasure Valentine’s Day Tag 2016

Since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, I would like to make the post for this week fun and light.

Specifically, I’d like to ask you to participate in the Love and Treasure Valentine’s Day Tag 2016.

You’re welcome to answer them just for your own purposes, with your partner, on your blog, on your YouTube video or on any other social media outlet that you enjoy.
Please be warned that if you answer them with your partner…. they may realize that what they’ve been giving you for Valentine’s Day, isn’t what you prefer. But then again, that can help your relationship when you express your needs with tact. And, be sure to reassure them that you love them anyway. 😉

Answer The Following Love and Treasure Valentine’s Day Love Tag 2016:

1. Are you a romantic person?

2. What do you prefer to receive on Valentine’s Day?
a) chocolate or other candies
b) dinner
c) jewelry
d) movie
e) flowers
f) clothing
g) card

The Celebrating Your Success With the KonMari Method Tag

Are you the sentimental type who still has the gelato spoon they gave you when you purchased a gelato in Italy? Or perhaps the personal notes your elementary school bestie gave you? Or maybe, you have boxes of brochures, receipts and mementos from your travels?

I do.

That’s the beauty and the curse of being a sentimental person. You pretty much see the value in e-ve-ry-thing.

And what does this lead to?

Clutter, my friend. Lots and lots of clutter.

Sadly, clutter has become sooooo much a part of me that…there’s me and there’s my clutter. Two for the price of one.

And sadly, that’s the way my house was growing up. Filled with stuff.

That’s why today, I’ll be sharing a resource for those of you, who like me, have needed help with clutter and for those of you already familiar with the method, I’m inviting you to participate in the The Celebrating Your Success With the KonMari Method Tag.

Love and Treasure Holiday Gift Guide 2015: The Gift of Experiences (Part 5)

Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means that if you buy the item using the link provided, you’ll allow me to earn a small commission for the same price that you would pay if you went to that site directly. That would be a wonderful way of saying Merry Christmas to me, without it costing you a dime. So THANK YOU in advance for your support! =)

Sure, receiving things is nice. But did you know that often times, the BEST gifts are those that allow you to create memories with your loved ones?

If anybody has ever gifted you a trip or a ticket to something, you KNOW that the thrill lies in:

receiving the news
having something to look forward to
waiting for the day to arrive
waiting for the hour to arrive
experiencing the event with loved ones, preferably
creating good times in the “now”
taking photos
and reminiscing about that day and looking over the photos to relive that day

Having something to look forward to is SOOOOOO absolutely important that science has shown that:

1) People who have something to look forward to live longer (even when they’re ill).

2) People who purposely schedule things to look forward to are happier.

So, with all of these benefits, why not give the gift of an experience?

After all, wouldn’t YOU like to receive it?

Sure you would…. so let me share some gift ideas that are ideal not only for this Holiday Season but all year long.

Love and Treasure Holiday Gift Guide 2015: From Broken to Splurges- Part 4

Love and Treasure Holiday Gift Guide 2015: From Broken to Splurges

There are two gift categories that can be very easy to give.

Things that the recipient has that are broken, super old, nearly broken or that they could use another pair of.
Things that are just what practically everybody has on their TOP 5 of their wishlist (often at their number one, but they haven’t voiced it quite yet).

Want to know more about those things?

Let’s get started!

Love And Treasure Holiday Gift Guide 2015 Part 3: Gifts For Kids

If there’s a group of people who is really able to see the magic of Christmas in an non-jaded way, it’s children. Therefore, this post is dedicated to the potential toys that they may like.

The Best Tips for Finding the Perfect Gift for Kids

My #1 tip is this: First of all, focus on listening to THEM.
Second of all, listen to their likes.

The Best Gift For Kids

Hands down, the best gift you can give kids, is love. Nothing beats its. NO–THING!

I can’t tell you how many times I hear parents saying how much time they waste in finding “the perfect gift” for their kids and then, when the day comes that their children open the gift, the kids are more interested in the box than in the toy.

Or the other thing that happens is that the kids play with the toy for a total of about 5 seconds and then walk away, want to be carried, play with something else, or start to talk to you.

What if you sat for half an hour and played with them with their new toy?

The interaction would be different.

They most likely wouldn’t just leave you… or if they did, they would do so after at least a good solid 15 minutes of playing.

What does this say?

That children are interested in being with YOU more than enjoying the activity by themselves.

“It’s not the batteries that energize the toys, it’s YOU, as the parent, who makes playing come to life and memorable.” -Haydee Montemayor

Of course, there are exceptions, and there are children who are capable of playing alone really well, and prefer to do so. However, most kids thrive when they receive attention and love. They beam when you you take the time to play with them with something as simple as a balloon or a ball. Try it for yourself and see. 🙂

But it’s really common sense, don’t YOU thrive when someone showers you with love and attention?

Love and Treasure Holiday Gift Guide 2015 Part 2

In the last post, we talked about some suggested Gifts For Everybody and some suggested Gifts For Her.

This week, I’ll be focusing on Gifts for Him.

Let’s admit it, shopping for guys is often the least rewarding person to shop for. Don’t mean to be mean or anything. The reason that I’m saying this is because even though they might “love” one of your gifts they’re not going to express it the way you’d like them to. (Meaning, they’re more mellow/subtle than ladies in expressing their gratitude).

Think about it…. whenever Oprah had Her Favorite Things Show or she gave away cars, (CARS!) most often, the people who were beside themselves were… ladies. Yeah, there was that one guy who was on his knees and revering the floor he was standing on, but other than him, I don’t remember any guy freaking out over the THOUSANDS of dollars that Oprah gave them in gifts.

Check out the video of Oprah’s Last Favorite Things on The Oprah Winfrey Show below:

Also check out what probably is the best surprise on TV… the time that she had the car giveaway.

Then, there’s the Surprise for the Ultimate Viewers… the ladies take the cake:

Love And Treasure Holiday Gift Guide 2015 Part 1

As the Holiday Season is approaching, more and more of us are all of a sudden realizing that we need to finish (or start) shopping for our loved ones.

So, today, I’ll be sharing with you a Holiday Gift Guide that can greatly help you buy those presents.

Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means that if you buy the item using the link, you’ll allow me to earn a small commission for the same price that you would pay by going to that site directly. That would be a wonderful way of saying Merry Christmas to me, without it costing you a dime. So THANK YOU in advance for your support! 🙂 (Even if you dislike all of my ideas, or you want to buy a few or all of your gifts on Amazon, since I am an Amazon affiliate, feel free to use this link to do all of your Holiday shopping and purchases year-round… and you’ll be supporting this blog in the process).

Before We Kick Off The Love and Treasure Holiday Gift Guide 2015, I Want To Say 3 Things:

1) Giving gifts is a love language. Meaning, that for some people, it’s their way of expressing love and feeling loved. And as you know, anytime someone gifts you anything you can feel that appreciation with which they gave you that gift regardless of wether or not you “LOVED” the gift.

2) Giving gifts is not what the Holiday Season is about. But it’s nice to give and receive them.

3) The price of the item that you decide to give someone is toooootally NOT what it’s about.

“Gifts are either about fulfilling a need, or warming someone else’s heart.”

For example, a brand new car isn’t received in the same exact way by someone who has 10 luxury cars already as by someone who has been in need of a car for years.

As you’re going through the list remember that THE BEST things in life… really, THE BEST things…. the ones that we’ll take with us after we leave the planet are FREE!

And while going to the store and buying “FREE” gifts is not always possible (unless you coupon, of course), make sure that THE GREATEST ingredient, tag or “unspoken hashtag” in any of the gifts you give is LOVE. That means if a gift costs you $1.00 make sure that you give it with love. If a gift costs you $1 million dollars, that it’s also infused with love. The gift, regardless of how expensive or inexpensive it is, does NOT convey all the love that it can unless you do.

Got it?

Okay, let’s get started! 🙂