Maximize Your Greatest Asset: Your Time

Growing up in a Latin household, my family emphasized several hacks to save money. My uncle is a YouTube-certified mechanic & can change the oil on any car, my mom would wake up early to make us burritos for travel days, & my grandma would sew my hand-me-downs so they’d look a little less hand-me-down-ish. […]
23 Questions to Reflect on 2023

Ahhhh, a fresh year is almost upon us! While B thinks it’s just another day, NYE is one of my favorite holidays (& I know I’m not alone!). It’s a time for reflection & a renewed sense of motivation. This blog post contains 23 questions to reflect on 2023. Do them in order or meditate […]
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,” & […]