As I struggled with my mental health it took years to realize that the cost of “taking care” of my mental health was part of the reason I was not getting better.
Fun Family Activities to Promote Bonding
Nature Walks We are lucky enough to have a few lakes near our house and one of them is a short walk away. Taking the girls on a walk around the lake has been such a great way for us to get out for a quick change of scenery. Some days we bird watch, other days we count all the different animals that we see, and some days we just sit on a rock and talk halfway through the walk. The whole point is we …
Super Easy After Gym Makeup
One of my favorite parts of the gym is how good I feel after the sauna and how nice my skin looks. I recently joined the gym again after over 3 years of working out at home. Today I tried to capture the post workout flush so I could keep it with me all day. This weekend while at Target I grabbed some makeup that would be quick and easy for me to use after the gym and also keep my gym bag light. I …
AFFORDABLE FULL-TIME CHILDCARE: Your Questions and Fears About Hosting An Au Pair Answered and Addressed
All about our experience with the Au Pair program which provides, VERY AFFORDABLE FULL TIME childcare to families in the US.
Sweet Potato Home Fries
Last week I was able to make it to Costco on a day where the line was short. This was my first time back at Costco since before Lock Down 2020 became official. One of the items that I grabbed during my shopping spree was a bag of sweet potatoes because I love making baked sweet potato fries. The fries are great, but I wanted to make something that packed more nutritional punch. I decided to make try home fries for the first time and …
How To Use Clarity To Help Find Your Life Partner
My husband met when we were very young but the fact that we were both very clear in what we were looking for at the time when we met has really helped us create a strong foundation because we were so aligned.
Super Easy Dominican Moro de Maíz – Yellow Rice With Corn
I love to eat but I do not love cooking. I ‘m all about making lots of quick and healthy meals that my family will love to eat but are not too complicated to make. Here is a delicious recipe for Dominican yellow rice with corn that is quick and easy. Plus, I will teach you how to make Sofrito which you can then save to season other foods later on. The beauty of sofrito is that it is packed with veggies, but your family …
How a Morning Routine Keeps a Busy Working Mom Sane & Why I Need It More Than Ever During This Corona Virus Pandemic:
GOOD MORNING! I’ve wanted to write this post for a long time and as a busy mom and entrepreneur I just never found the time to get to it. Welcome to the 2020 Corona Apocalypse where everything has shifted and now I must make sure to hang on to a morning routine more than ever. Now with the whole family quarantined at home I have even less time for myself than I normally did. With all of my responsibilities the morning has always been my …
8 Best Ways to Prepare For & Follow Through With a Natural Birth
I never expected to have a natural birth and I definitely didn’t plan on it during the beginning of my first to term pregnancy. My thought early on was that I would just have a cesarean section. Not by choice but because that’s the way it was in my family. I’m one of three sisters and with each of our births my mother had a c-section. Then, when my older sister had her two children she had sections with both. I just assumed that cesarean …
Best Tips For Buying A Used Car
Last month, just two days before our family vacation my car was struck by lightning. At fist the damage to the car seemed minimal, as the exterior of the car was completely intact. The curtain airbags on the passenger side deployed and the car could not be turned on and none of the electrical equipment worked. While we were away the insurance adjuster let us know that the car would be considered a total loss and I would not be getting it back. My lease …