How Values-Based Journaling Could Change Your Life in 2024
Are you looking for a journaling routine you can actually stick with? Something effective, yet simple. Contemplative and quick. Look no further, because values-based journaling is sure to become your latest mindfulness obsession in 2024! Read this blog post to find out what it is, how to use it, & how it could change your […]
25 Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Mindful Loved One
Having trouble shopping for your wellness bestie? I’ve got you! In this blog post you’ll find a curated list of gift ideas for your mindful loved one, broken down by price range. There are some crucial things to think about in order to make sure your gift is intentional… The first is do they have […]
20 Budget & Minimalist Ways to Decorate for the Holidays
In this blog post I will share my tips & tricks to make Christmas feel like Christmas–without the hassle of extravagant decorating! My Love for Christmas Goes Wayyy Back Growing up in Panamá as the oldest of four, my mom used to work at a gift wrapping station at the mall in order to help […]
How to Set Boundaries During the Holidays
In this blog post you’ll learn about how to fully savor the holiday season through setting boundaries that protect your energy, & consequently, your relationships–even in a Latin family. We’ve all been caught in the rush of the holiday season: frantically finding gifts, overlapping parties, trialing holiday recipes, ticking off last minute Q4 to-dos at […]
How to Make New Friends as an Adult in 2024
Have you found it more difficult to make friends the older you get? While you might have more going on, you can still meet people by using the right techniques. By the end of this blog post, you’ll find out how! I know some people who have been life-long loners, but me? I’ve always had […]
Simmer Pots: The Aromatic Holiday Tradition You Need
In this blog post you’ll learn alllll about simmer pots: what they are, why they’ll be your newfound obsession, & how to use them to make your home smell like the holidays. Growing up, my mom used to place them on the fireplace around Christmastime & it was one of my favorite parts of the […]
30 Pounds Heavier: How I’ve Grown
“Hun?” I said, peering up from over my phone as my boyfriend raised his eyebrows, “we haven’t really taken photos in the last few months. I wonder why that is…”. I sat pondering, then looking through my camera roll I answered my own question. One of my least favorite aspects of my Latin heritage is […]
Want to Jumpstart Your Mindfulness Journey? Read These Five Books.
Remember growing up & seeing a poster that touted “Readers are Leaders” in every library? Turns out, they were right. We grow up with whatever mindsets we were exposed to by our caregivers, & these mindsets helped us navigate through our home environments. However, as we grow older, we might realize that the coping skills […]
Your Environment Determines Your Normal: Lessons in Friendship from the Renaissance Fair
Earlier this fall B & I got to do something I’ve been dreaming of… *drumroll please* we went to a renaissance fair! & not just aaaany renaissance fair—the biggest one in northern California! The best part!? I just so happened to make a new friend who is an amazing seamstress & she loaned us beautiful […]
Moving 5 Times in 18 Months: What I’ve Learned
If you’ve ever moved, you know it’s not the mosssst enjoyable thing ever… The coordinating, the home hunting, finding out you actually did have a lot of stuff (when you see it all on the floor after somebody haggles you for your furniture). I’ve heard over & over that “change is the only constant,” & […]