Author: csylux
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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-…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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