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Hi! I am CSY-(Ceci). Sharing tips, valuable stories and REAL experiences as a full-time working mom of 3 with hopes to inspire you in this beautiful journey of Motherhood.
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From Pond to Table: Day spent fishing with the family
Happy Thursday, friends! In a couple of my blogs from last year, I wrote about patience. I wrote about how important practicing patience has become to me in this chapter of life. I mention how gardening, cooking, and fishing all allow me to continue to learn patience and make me a better calmer person. To follow…
2026 Reset Guide
Hi friends, Happy New Year to you all! This is the time of the year when I outdo myself if im being honest. I bring out the vision board ideas, the new planners, I declutter, set new goals, look at past goals, and clean every corner of my house. I love a new year because it…
Our 9 hour trip to Tijuana to try the place where the Caesar salad was invented!
Hi friends, Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a magical Christmas and that it was more than what you wished for. My Christmas was amazing! Lots of family time, eating, and of course, our yearly Christmas mass to celebrate our Jesus Chris to complete it. Im so excited to write this blog because I want…
How I got my husband from being a couch potato to running his first half marathon!
Hi friends, Happy Saturday! For many, many years, I’ve begged my husband to run with me, and my offers had always been fastly declined. That is until this summer, when he committed and finally signed up for his first half marathon ever. While my husband has always been athletic in playing soccer on and off…
What’s it’s really like growing up in a large Mexican family
Happy Tuesday, my friends! How is this week flying by this fast? I can’t believe Thanksgiving day is in exactly two days. I can’t wait to watch the Macys Thanksgiving parade, enjoy some Thanksgiving day football, and be in the company of my family all day. Most importantly, though, I look forward to a day…
5 things I do every day that give back to me
Hi friends! Happy Monday and first official day of fall. Who else is blown away that this year is almost over as I am? I literally can’t believe it is almost October. I am very much looking forward to some cold and crispy, rainy cuddle weather. Fortunately for me, this current season has been so…
5 things I’ve learned in my 34 years of living
Hi friends, Happy Saturday morning. I am currently sitting here enjoying my hot cup of coffee with my usual – 2 teaspoons of collagen and a dash of creamer. It is still summertime, but the weather already reminds me of a much anticipated cold, crispy fall morning. My coffee is tasting exactly how I like…
Season of Change
If someone asked me about a hard week in my life where I really needed God, I would tell you all about the last two weeks. The last two weeks seemed to have been unfortunate events after another. My baby had to have oral surgery and be put down for it, which was such a…
Spring Strawberry Salad
Hi friends! For Easter, a few weeks ago, I made a delicious salad that my coworker/friend took in to our latest work potluck. I have never been much of a fruit or nuts in my salad type of person, but OHMYGOOOOSH. This salad was everything. Sweet, crunchy, and so fresh. Anytime, I try something at…
My Top 6 Trader Joes Items
I never thought I would say this, but I have been a Trader Joes girlie for a couple of years now! I absolutely LOOVE Trader Joes. It is my go-to for healthier alternatives, and nothing beats the price and quality of the products. Over the past years, as my choices in eating have changed, I…
Crossing a HUGE item off my bucket list
Hi friends, Happy Monday and happy end of month. I hope this month was nothing short of blessings for you. I want to share a very cool and meaningful thing that I recently did and share how important it was to me. Recently, I crossed off a HUGE item off my bucket list, and I…
50 Things to do on your weekend that will bring a Week of Content
Many of you have heard the phrase, “A Weekend well spent brings a week of content”. I am a firm believer in that, and I truly believe that when you have a good, relaxing weekend, you are better prepared for a great week. All throughout my 20’s, I didn’t prioritize slowing down or preparing for my week ahead,…
My family’s favorite easy meal ideas for those long workdays
HI friends, Happy Wednesday. As I am sitting here mid work weekday, fighting the Wednesday blues, I am thinking of what we can put together for dinner time later today. Dinner time has been such an exciting thing for our family the past year. We have really learned to enjoy slowing down at the end…
The Minimalist lifestyle obsession
Good morning, and happy Sunday. I want to talk about my minimalist obsession in this blog post! As you know, I have been on a health journey for the past years. I am all about eating clean, home made remedies for everything, getting good quality sleep, and just being a healthy whole person overall in…
Our Little family Disney Getaway
A few weeks ago, we headed out to Disneyland for the last week of their Holiday Celebrations! It has always been by far our favorite time of the year to visit. We used to go every year with our oldest and 2 more kids later, we had not been in about 8 years. We were…
5 things that I do every morning to conquer my day as a busy mom
Hello friends, Happy beginning of the week. What a week it has been so far! Here in our home, some of us are recovering from being sick this past weekend. We look forward to lots of rest and hope to have a nice healthy weekend in a few days. Today, as I was working from…
What I eat in a day training for a marathon – and how I’m struggling
Marathon day is 58 days, 1 hour and 29 minutes away. I’ve got this. I have to have this-its too late to back out, right? Plus, I already shouted to the world that I am running 26 miles LOL.. If you read my life update blog post back in October or follow me on Instagram,…
Your sign to have a vision board night
Hi friends, Happy New Year to you all. I hope this 2025 has been off to a productive and great start for everyone. This is the time of the year when we all set new goals, whether that be fitness goals, career goals, or personal goals, and this is the time most of us commit…
Wishing you a Merry Christmas
If you’re currently feeling the holiday burn out, you are not alone. I stand with you. Between kids being on break, gift shopping, wrapping, fighting colds left and right, and trying to make everything magical; some of us are barely surviving. Gosh, it looked so easy when our parents pulled off all this holiday cheer when we…
My tips to being a Happy working Mom
Hi friends, I hope this blog finds you with a nice strong cup of coffee in your hands (or a tall glass of wine)-as we wind down from a busy Holiday week and start a fresh new week and month. As we wrap up the year, I like to take time to reflect on how…
Life Update: Checking a BIG item off my bucket list, my last half marathon, and growing my faith
Hi friends, I hope this new week finds everyone off to a great start!. A new week, a new chance to work on your goals. I can ‘t believe the spooky season is here already 👻 and in less than 3 months, this year will be over. Here in California, it has been feeling like summer…
How I am setting up my kids for a successful day
With school already a few weeks in, it’s become even more important to for me that my kids continue to keep an easy flowing morning schedule. I think a lot of us working moms will agree that every minute in the morning is GOLD. Between getting our little ones up. out the door and having…
How my first jobs taught me valuable lessons for later in life
Hi Friends, Happy Friday. ❤️️ I hope everyone is enjoying the last few days of summer left. If your little ones recently went back to school, my wish for you is that it has been a good transition so far. Most of us moms that work outside the home were also probably losing our heads…
5 things I am focusing on the next two weeks to get half marathon ready
I am getting half marathon ready again, friends! While I obviously don’t do this professionally, I do like to clean and tune up a couple of habits so that I can feel my best leading up to that day . I am sharing 5 things that I am focusing on to have a…
How gardening is teaching my kids teamwork while teaching me patience
This post is dedicated to my brother; a man of many trades Hi friends! With summer here at full speed and also working full time, one of my biggest worries has been that my kids will be on their phones and tablets more than average. I am 100% percent a 90’s kid, and I…
What getting COVID means for a mom of 3
Happy Tuesday, friends. I am sitting here on this early morning drinking my hot coffee, watching my morning favorite- Today show- and about to start my work from home day. I have been home for a whole 7 days and not because I wanted to. I had COVID. What I had was awful. I had full…
Wellness habits I’ve started as a busy mom who hasn’t had time to work out
Hi friends, Happy Tuesday ❤️ I have found myself in a busy season in life once again. My days are gone in the blink of an eye, and I find myself drained at the end of the day. I am trying to be at multiple places at once and, unfortunately, have not been as active…
5 Amazing Moms to meet in this lifetime
Moth·er (noun): the single most loved person in the world. Good morning, Happy Friday. As we all count down the final days for our big day (Yes, Mother’s Day), my most sincerest wish is that YOU are treated like a QUEEN that day. We deserve to be spoiled every single day, but there…
6 Things that are currently sparking joy in my life.
It’s interesting how what makes you happy changes as you get older. What once made me happy in my younger years, doesn’t bring me the same joy nowadays. I don’t want loud, I don’t want busy, and I don’t want to be out past 9. It is so funny because that is exactly what I…
Our Yearly Ranchito vacation album
Happy Monday, friends. 3 weeks ago, we had the most wonderful family trip to our hometown in our beautiful Guanajuato. As many of you know, my husband’s family and my dad are both from ranchitos minutes away from each other. I am so happy and blessed that I get the best of both worlds so…
My experience with intermittent fasting – My Final thoughts on it
Hi friends, Happy April! If you’ve been keeping up with my Instagram stories, you’ve seen that for the past month I have been practicing intermittent fasting – I did take a one week break last week while on vacation from it but I am currently back at it. Personally, I had heard of intermittent fasting…
Things I wished I had realized earlier as a younger mom
Hi friends! It’s been about a whole month since I last wrote a blog post. I missed you guys! I promise I’ll get better once life slows down a bit. Last night, I was going through some older pictures of myself holding my firstborn. It dawned on me how much I’ve learned and grown from being…
How I manage my anxiety as a busy mom
Anxiety. I think that’s something we all deal with at some point in life. Personally, becoming a mom and always being so busy, I never realized how it impacted my everyday life. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I started my health journey, and I started to really care for my body that…
Trip to the cutest little barn with my youngest
Happy Wednesday, everyone Today, my baby and I headed out on a little mom and son outing while my two oldest were at school. We drove out to our bigger local barn, and we were so bummed out to discover it was actually closed today. Leave it to me to always check every single detail…
Mom Runs: How I master my lunchtime walks and runs
Happy Monday! I often get asked how I am able to get so many steps in during my workdays, and I wanted to share some of my tips that help make that possible. Honestly, I have always liked being able to get up and move during my work breaks. I sit at a desk all…
With This 2024…..
Happy New Year to you ALL. I hope this year so far has been nothing short of amazing for you. Whether you set new intentions and goals or decide not to, I always feel like a New Year brings a fresh start for everyone. It feels like it is for me. My hope is…
My top tips for flying with kids
Hiiiiii Friends! It’s been a minute. I’ve been so busy lately with life and all my kids being sick on and off the past couple of weeks. It’s been hard to get some real quiet writing time. For now, fingers crossed – we are all healthy. December is upon us, and so is travel season…
Our family is GROWING!
Good morning, Happy Tuesday ❤️ It is 5 a.m., and I am sitting in my living room drinking coffee like I do every morning. The heater is on high, and I completely chose to skip my morning workout today. I wanted to finish this post before I started my day. Our family has some BIG…
My daughter’s first concert experience
Happy Monday, friends! I want to share one of the most coolest experiences I had with my daughter this weekend. We went to a concert together! This was her birthday gift from us. I am 1000% all about giving my daughter memories over materialistic things, and I know this is one she will never forget.…
Finding thankfulness in this season of colds
Hi friends, Happy Tuesday. Hopefully, you have all been easily adjusting to this new time change, but if you’re needing that extra cup of coffee- that’s OK too! Yesterday, my husband and I finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel of our sleepless nights. Cold season has officially made its grand entrance…
Tips to staying safe while running from a Mom Runner
Happy Tuesday, and Happy Halloween! I hope this week has been nothing but a great start for everyone so far. What a weekend I had! I had a great run this Sunday. It was at the beautiful Calipaso Winery in Paso Robles, California. This is my second time running this half, and it is one…
How I am Motivating my family to eat healthy
Happy Monday! It has been a while since I have posted. Life has been very busy. If you have been following me on the IG, you probably have seen my stories of everything I have been eating lately, I truly think I have found a passion for treating my body well and also encouraging others…
Our Family Fall Bucket List
Hi friends, Happy Sunday! Now that Spooky and fall season is officially here, we can finally begin doing all the fall things we love! It’s time to start the festivities for the best season ever. I rounded up a small spooky list of ideas you need to do with your family this season! They are simple…
5 Foods that keep me energized all day long as a busy mom.
Happy Wednesday, everyone! In today’s blog post, I am going to share 5 of my super simple, most basic go-to foods that naturally give my body energy to keep going all day long. First, let me say, I used to be your Red Bull girly all the way. I would reach for a Redbull energy…
End of Summer MOM Reset- Finding my balance and my peace again
Hi Friends, Happy Thursday. In all HONESTY, I am so HAPPY we are at this point in time. The last few weeks have really kicked my ass. From endless TO DO lists that still need to be done, the kids starting school it felt like Jesus needed to take the wheel for a while. I…
4 Ways to still be a good friend while being a busy mom
Hi Friends, Happy Monday and Labor day! I want to know which other moms have struggled making time to catch up with friends? Being as busy as we are, we can easily grow apart from our circle of friends. Life before having kids for me evolved all around friends and going out but when I…
Interviewing my 7-Year-Old and why you should interview yours too
Hi, Happy Wednesday everyone. I hope everyone has had a GOOD week so far. Last Tuesday, we celebrated my daughter’s 7th birthday. How is my baby 7 already?!! To celebrate, we headed out to the Santa Barbara Zoo for the day. We got the kids up super early and headed out for our early 10 am reservations.…
Summer fair nights, living in the moment, and more babies
Good morning, friends ❤️ I am sitting here on this really early Tuesday morning drinking maybe one of the best coffees that I have made in my life. It feels like the right amount of hot, the perfect amount of sweet and just the right amount of strongness to make me feel alive at this…
5 Reasons every Mom needs to have a bucket list.
Hi friends! I hope your Wednesday morning is off to a great start! Lately, I have been thinking about how fragile life really is. Last month as many of you know, my grandpa passed away. A piece of my heart is in heaven now ❤️ While I loved him with all my heart, I always…
Easy and Clean Summer face Mask Ideas for Summertime
Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday! How is it that we are almost halfway through the month and the kids are back to school next month? Didn’t summer just start? It’s been real busy. Not going to lie. If you have been following me for a while, you know I am all about eating clean, moving my…
Burgers, family, fireworks and a Cuban Cigar ❤️
Hi friends! Happy Saturday. I hope you all had a great day celebrating the 4th with your family and friends 🇺🇲❤️ Fourth of July is truly one of my all-time favorite holidays. I love everything about it. I love the food, the family coming together, how the summer weather is just always perfect that day and the…
Father’s Day Weekend ❤️
Hi friends, happy Monday. I can’t believe Father’s Day is right around the corner. It feels like we just celebrated Mother’s Day and here we are a week away from celebrating our dads. Father’s Day is one of my favorite holidays because we get to spoil our dads and our husbands a little extra than…
I’ve been waking up at 5 am for the last month – 5 tips to successfully getting up at that time.
Hi everyone! Happy Memorial Day 🙏 Hopefully, you are having a nice day off while we remember all who have lost their lives for our freedom ❤️ This morning, I wanted to share something I’ve done this month that I never in my craziest healthy girl era thought I would even attempt. I have been starting my days…
Life Lately……
Good morning ❤️ I am sitting here on this foggy Monday morning drinking my coffee, and thinking how it definitely feels like a Monday. As much as I want that summer weather to be here already, my coffee does taste better in this weather. Quick Baby update. We are currently still on baby watch awaiting…
Today We Celebrate You Mommas.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms on our special day ❤️ Today, I celebrate the most important woman in my life. My mom ❤️ The glue that holds our family together. The one who stayed up with us on those long nights when we were sick, tucked us in bed night after night, showed…
My Postpartum Cuarentenas: Fajas, Breast Feeding and Co sleeping
Hi! First of all, Happy Monday! Second, thank you so much to all of you for reading my last blog post ❤️ It has been by far my most read blog. I truly am so happy that you took the time to read it. I am going to follow that blog by sharing my postpartum…
Why I truly love giving birth. My 3 birth stories
Hi friends ❤️ I have been in my feels the past few days because my most little one turns 2 today.. I honestly can’t believe it. Time has gone by so incredibly fast and it would be so nice if it could just slow down for a bit. Lately, I have been asked by a few…
How we did Nashville right in 48 hours 👢🍺📸
You guys, I am so excited to tell you guys all about our short but very FUN trip we made two weekends ago to Nashville 👢You have no idea how many years we tried to make this trip happen. It finally did! We met up with our New York besties to take over Nashville! You…
How to do “Me time” without feeling guilty and 9 ideas of how you can spend that time..
How often do you take time for yourself? Taking time for myself is very important in my life especially as a mom and someone who is always taking on more than I can handle. It is crucial to my overall well-being and allows me to clear my head and refocus. Honestly, when I am able…
How the pandemic taught me to become a work from home expert with kids-My 6 tips to have the most productive days with them
Hi! Happy Monday ❤️ If you live where I live we are getting some more rain today. Most of you know that I work from home some days and some days in the office! I love it. Today I thought, “Why not write a post to other moms out there who also work from home…
The Social Cleanse you didn’t know you needed.
Hi good morning! Happy RAINY Friday. Today, I wanted to share something small I did this weekend in a big decluttering project I have going on in my life. Lately, I have been BIG on getting rid of clutter, minimalizing my materialistic stuff at home and also getting rid of things in my life that…
My Tips for Running a Half Marathon
Hi! Happy Friday and TGIF! I am currently sitting in front of my laptop, sipping on some coffee, thinking about how fast time is going by. I can’t believe spring is around the corner, and summer will be here before we know it. My day today also consists of going through full and half marathons…
Entering Lent with the intention of being Present
Lent season is here once again and so is a time to really reflect on who we are in life and who we want to become. I love this time of the year. To Catholics who participate in the 40 days of giving something up it means doing so until Easter arrives. When Easter is…
7 Things I gained from Dry January-and why I might not wait a whole year to do it again.
Hi! Happy Late New Year! I hope this year has been nothing short of amazing and goal crushing as we hoped it to be a month ago. Is everyone still on track with their New Year’s resolutions and intentions? If at this point you still are sticking to them, Congratulations. You are part of the…
The best 48 hour trip in New York City
Hi! Been so long! Life has been so BUSY. The flu has hit us hard this season along with other events going on in our fast moving lives. Still can’t end the year without taking you along on one of the most magical highlights of my year. I visited America’s City- New York with my…
My hair is growing and thriving after not growing for almost 10 years
Hi! Let’s talk about my hair journey today! EXCITING STUFF- I know. I wanted to write a blog post since I had a lot of feedback when I posted some progress pictures this week on Instagram stories. A lot of you guys were surprised at how much better it looks now compared to the past several years-…
We went away for the weekend kid free- Why you should do it and 3 tips for doing it guilt free
A month ago, we went on a small weekend getaway without our kids and we had so much fun! We went to see my favorite performer of all time. Daddy Yankee ❤️❤️ It had been a while that we had the opportunity to do an overnight trip just Damian and I so it was very…
I am scared of water- So i signed up my kids for swim lessons
Here is how our first lesson went HI! I feel like my posts should all start with – Im 31 and I haven’t or I am 31 and I am barely doing this – LOL. So Last week while chit chatting at work, I found my coworkers schocked when they found out I did not…
I got my first Hydra Facial at 31 years old- AND now I am obsessed
Hi! It’s been a while. A lot has been going the last couple of weeks and it’s finally that time to settle back down along with summer coming to an end. I have a couple other posts that I will post soon as to what I have been up to but today I wanted to share something…
Quitting Breastfeeding- “Why I thought my bond with my baby would end”
Last month, my baby and I hit a bittersweet milestone. We ended our 13 month breastfeeding journey together. It was something that I knew was coming but yet something so special, I wasn’t ready to let go. It wasn’t even the pressure from others to stop. Didn’t even bother me when people would surprisingly ask,…
Why I started running- From a Person who loved the couch-and 6 things I noticed after.
Ask me, “How strong do you feel”? (After finishing a mid-week, six mile run). I’ll answer, “Strong enough to birth a child”. That is how good running makes me feel. It makes me feel that I actually “have my life together” – which realistically, is almost never the case! When I think back to my…
Our FUN Las Vegas Trip and my CREEPY experience in the Desert
Hi, Happy Tuesday. I want to give you a small recap of the craziness that has been the past few days. It feels like I am barely getting a chance to sit down and breathe. This past weekend we packed our bags and headed out on a road trip to Las Vegas. I love everything…
First Family pictures as a family of 5
Hi! Hope you’re having a great Monday night so far! I am sitting here on my bed catching up on some much needed reality shows. It’s been two crazy weeks and I’ve had no time to wind down until now. Two weekends ago we took some family pictures with Damian II. Can’t believe we are…
Traveling after the Pandemic and with 3 kids
Traveling during non pandemic is already a stressful thought alone for some people, but try thinking of traveling after a pandemic and 3 kids on top of that. Now that it’s been 2 years since the pandemic first knocked us off our feet and things are going back to normal, families are starting to get…
Covid and getting Better with a FULL house
Last Saturday, we all got hit with the COVID bug. Even the baby! It started out with my middle schooler bringing home a random cough in the middle of the week. We TOTALLY thought it was the crazy weather change that we always have going where we live causing her to be coughing. 2 days…
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