I believe most years on New Year’s Eve I have said a few words on social media on what that particular year brought. This year and hopefully moving forward it seems fitting that I do this on my blog rather than on a social media post. I also saved this post for the first MondayContinue reading “2021 in Review and 2022 Goals”
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City of Girls
This is likely the first book I am pretty excited to share about since I started my blog! City of Girls is the coming of age story of Vivian Morris who from a young age realized she did not fit the mold her family expected her to. As an old woman she is telling herContinue reading “City of Girls”
EASY Elf on the Shelf Ideas
Oh the Elf! I think it’s a love hate relationship with the Elf on the shelf for most of us! My kids get so excited with the magic of the Elf that I can’t help but like the tradition…. but also, who likes waking up in the middle of the night and remembering that youContinue reading “EASY Elf on the Shelf Ideas”
My Emmaus retreat experience
This past weekend I did something I have been wanting to do for a long time and I went on an Emmas retreat. SPOILER ALERT- there will be no spoilers! haha If you are curious about it then you need to go experience it for yourself. That being said though, I can share why IContinue reading “My Emmaus retreat experience”
Cuban Moros (black beans and rice) on the Instant Pot
As soon as Peter and I had a contract on a house, we immediately claimed Christmas Eve! If you are Hispanic this will also be known to you as ‘Noche Buena’. Peter had always wanted to do the traditional Cuban lechon in the Caja China, or asador as our box where we cook our pigContinue reading “Cuban Moros (black beans and rice) on the Instant Pot”
‘There You’ll Find Me’ Book Review/ ‘Finding You’ Movie Review
I had made a decision to share about every book I read, however, I’d fallen so behind on blog posts that I am skipping a review on one book I read in between. This book was Guilty by Laura Elliot. Now that I am jumping back into this it’s not fresh enough in my mindContinue reading “‘There You’ll Find Me’ Book Review/ ‘Finding You’ Movie Review”
My tips for a good race, running or workout playlist
Since I started this blog, this has definitely been the longest I have gone without creating any content or posting. I started this towards the beginning of summer when things were less crazy. I want to say I may have had some content ready to go when we returned from the keys and jumped intoContinue reading “My tips for a good race, running or workout playlist”
Morning Meltdown 100 Review
If you’ve been following along you may know that I am a fan of at home workouts. It wasn’t always that way and I know the appeal of getting out of the house and finding your tribe at a gym, but life gets crazy! To be honest working out with a mask on is aContinue reading “Morning Meltdown 100 Review”
How my baby boy taught me to never say I can’t do something
Natalia is my first born and of course will always be the one who taught me how to be a mom but I will always say that Peter is the one who taught me to never say I can’t do something. Today, on his 6th birthday, I thought it would be a good day toContinue reading “How my baby boy taught me to never say I can’t do something”
How to add veggies to breakfast
I do not know if this is just me, but once upon a time I found it hard to add veggies to breakfast! Apart from throwing a few things into an omelet, I never really had vegetables with breakfast and it was hard for me to wrap my head around since outside of eggs, breakfastContinue reading “How to add veggies to breakfast”