Change Your Environment, Change Your Life
B & I recently(ish) moved into a new apartment & while I was excited about the gorgeous gym & outdoor areas, I was shocked at how abundantly our lives changed. I went from struggling to get out of bed & forcing myself to meditate, to hopping out of bed to watch the sunrise & completing […]
5 Reading Tips from One Book Lover to Another
I. LOVE. Reading. I don’t remember how it started, this fascination with books. I think I was always an observant niña & I realized that I could learn from how other people were living (probably trauma-related tbh, but we’ll roll with it 😅). While that started with my family & other people in my immediate […]
A Latinas Guide to Non-Toxic Cleaning in 2024
Amiga, is 2024 your year to finally kick toxic cleaning products to the curb? Are you itching to switch, but you associate the familiar scents with a sense of clean? Are you convinced nothing else would do the job? Get ready porque this blog post is for you! I want to preface this post by […]
Stop Failing at Resolutions: Create Habits that Stick in 2024
New Years holds a different special energy ✨ For me, it’s a time to reflect, to dream, to set myself up for good habits. AND you still have the Christmas decor up, so it’s a win-win! Have you ever wondered why so many people create new years resolutions? 👀 There is a phenomenon known as […]
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 […]
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,” & […]