Day 232, 8/11/25
Happy 😊 Monday. This coffee ☕️ mug is adorable. Had to share 🥰 Have a good day❣️
Day 231, 8/10/25
To work and live earnestly while having authentic faith is a life lived well. Happy 😊 Sunday, lovelies 💕Hope you and your loved ones feel the Lord’s love, peace, and protection every day of your lives. God bless 🙏🏽
Day 230, 8/9/25:
Fluffy cutie 🥰 says have a good one❣️
Morning Pilates and Chai ☕️ Event with friends 🌻
Thrive Behavioral put on a wonderful training weaving in HCBS and person centered philosophies in our work. Fully enjoyed this in service training 👍
Overall, a very productive and positive Saturday 🙌
Day 229, 8/8/25:
Staying cool on this hot Friday in the Bay❣️Hope you all have good plans for the weekend with people you enjoy. Hugs all around 🤗
Day 228, 8/7/25:
First garage workout at home 🏡 🥊 🏃🏻♀️ 💪 🥷🏽 Arthur loves it here❣️Happy 😊 Thursday ☀️
Practice combos 🥊 , do pushups 📦 , then run like I stole 🏃🏻♀️ it, repeat 10x
Day 227, 8/6/25:
Gigi and Gavin had a great 👍 1st day of school 🏫 today.
First day of Sophomore year for Gavin and first day of Senior year for Gigi.
We find a nice spot to do our ritual of recording our “First Day of School” Interviews that I’ve been documenting since they both were in kindergarten.
The progression of these videos are the best and watching my kids grow, comment on their first day while it’s fresh on their minds is something that never gets old.
Love this tradition of ours❣️Simple but very us and very memorable 🥰❤️😘❤️
Day 226, 8/5/25:
Happy 😊 Tuesday and Back-to-School to all our kiddies❣️Hoping everyone has a safe, successful, and wonderful upcoming school 🏫 year 💖
1:11 pm
Setting up my own wifi equipment 🛜 and smartyfying my non-smart tv 📺 and met a nice old Asian man with suspenders. I’ve never seen an Asian man in suspenders before so I said nice suspenders Sir. He’s like “I can sell them to you”. I said “No thanks they look better on you lol 😂”
Anyhow I went back in my car thinking why on Earth 🌍 was he wearing suspenders when he was already wearing a belt 🧐As that thought 💭 popped up in my head he simultaneously walked out of the store and I saw 👀 for myself why.
The suspenders are a super secure way of keeping his pants 👖 UP and HIGH LMAO 😂😂😂 Okkkokkk. It’s a generational thing obviously because I thought he was doing too much but apparently his fashion vibe was “SUPER HIGH waisted” 😂😂😂
2:31 pm
I freakin’ did it ya’ll with 👩🏻🏫, no 👎 tech support -or-adult meltdowns❣️ This old fart 💨 of a television of ours has stereo sound good enough to play all day and video to watch as necessary.
4:51 pm
These things don’t come assembled: FYI ⚠️‼️⚠️‼️I knew I shoulda bought the ugly / clunky / old-looking ones that looked familiar. Ugh. ☎️ Tech support please 🙏🏽 Honey / Gigi / Sharon
That’s all.
Day 225, 8/4/25:
A HUGE thank you and shout out to the dynamic duo Honey and Harsh for all the help hauling, organizing, and packing our final items. Appreciate you both immensely 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Onto new beginnings❣️
Day 224, 8/3/25:
Happy 1st 🥇 Sunday of a brand spanking new month. I love summer but Fall is my fave season ☺️ Have a blessed 😇 day and hope you take stock of what being rich in non worldly ways means to you today, and every day. God bless 🙏🏽
Day 223, 8/2/25:
Auntie April says Gav is such a sweetheart 💝 Yep, he gets this from his Mama 💗
Morning run 🏃🏻♀️ with the wild thang 🐶 Happy 😊 Saturday 🩵
Day 222, 8/1/25:
Happy Friday and first day of a new month❣️Busy bees 🐝 over here and 85% done with moving related tasks thanks to all the help we got 💝🙏🏽🙌💪
Day 221, 7/31/25:
Got so much work done yesterday with this squad right here❣️🙌🤩💪🧹💝😍 They came through, followed the plan, and were all just delightful to be around. Shout out and a HUGE THANK YOU 🙏🏽 to the A-Team Squad above: from left, up, then right: Martin, Milly, Nicholas, Cordell, Jeremy, Dylan, and of course Noah!!!
Check out the progress:
Take me home 🏡 Mom. I’m done with this place lmao 😂
One more day of sorting, packing, and hauling should get knocked out today easily 💪🙌🏡💛 Happy Thursday everyone ❣️
Day 220, 7/30/25:
Having the ability to mend the things that matter is a huge life skill. Learned basic sewing 🧵 🪡 from Mang, my paternal grandma, when I was a young girl. This morning I wanted to wear these super comfy pair of pants today that had holes at the seams on both sides. Sat down and took the time to stitch them up together so I can wear them out confidently. Happy Wednesday 😊
Day 219, 7/29/25:
Look 👀 🆙 Google is happy 😊 with me so let’s continue this sentiment. On the home 🏡 front news, yesterday, we finished setting up furniture etc and Honey amazed me with her never ending skills set. I did not know she is a capable handy woman de-assembling, hauling, and re-assembling Gavin’s new desk.
Have a wonderful 🥇Tuesday everyone 🎉
Day 218, 7/28/25:
Happy 😃 Monday! My day two 2️⃣ moving crew: Zhalgas, Salim, Nurbek, Yerbol and Feruz from Dependable Movers.
Squad 2 of 3 of my Strong 💪 Men crew is professional Jiu Jitsu fighter and winner 🏆 Salim. Fighters got day jobs that keep them agile + strong 🎯
Salim and Zhalgas. Stand up fellas from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 👍👌 Thank you very much for the help today 🙏🏽👍
Day 217, 7/27/25:
Nature walk 🌿 Happy 😊 Sunday 🙏🏽
Day 216, 7/26/25:
Happy 😊 Saturday❣️Honey came over yesterday to help me pack and I met the sweetest and most competent young woman business owner yesterday, Clarissa; who runs Prestige House 🏡 Keeping Bay Area. More about that special project with Prestige in another post because that deserves its own write ✍️ up. As for this week, I have been super busy 🐝 getting my old house and new house in order. Lots done and everyday I am getting stronger, more focused, and assembled whole squads of teams to get this move successful, positive, and productive. Thank you 🙏🏽 God!
Salvation Army Donation via ReSupply Donation Pick Up:
I man-handled the garage and rounded up 20 large black plastic bags of bedding, blankets, and clothing items for special laundry project with Prestige Housekeeping.
Clean clothes, washed, dried, folded, and bagged with love 💗 by Clarissa and her Grandma. Amazing 🤩 women ❣️❣️Very grateful for them 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Cleaned out Walmart’s small moving boxes today 📦 
Cleared out half the garage. Halfway there!
Day 215, 7/25/25:
Happy 😊 Flashback Friday 📸 Bloggy Blog💓💓💓
What I love my kids will too❣️
Kitchen duty then (2016) pics:
Kitchen duty now (2025) pics:
Gigi has been creating some amazing protein cookies 🍪 and bagels 🥯 from scratch. I sit at the counter waiting while she bakes. We just chit chat and I love catching her off guard and making her laugh 😂😂😂
👩🏻🍳🍪🥯🏡💗
Hope you have fun 🤩 with people you enjoy❣️ **hugs**
Day 214, 7/24/25
Summer 🌞 Decluttering + Organizing in full swing. Found this gem 💎 that I am going to keep for my future grandson / granddaughter to write ✍️ in to compare the 5 year old handwriting of their father’s (future Gavin). That will be a real kick for us 😆 Relax 😎 people, I’m not rushing the process, but I take my family documentarian + archival role seriously 👩🏻🏫 and will save our “family heirlooms” as I come across them 💝 Happy 😊 Thursday everyone 🌻
Day 213, 7/23/25:
The three of us love his fur so much I was worried he would outgrow his fluffiness once he got older (he will be two 10/27/25) Gavin researched and we think our Shepherd is not German, but Bohemian. His breed seems rarer and I’ve not seen anyone like him. Fluffy, intelligent, loyal, playful, and super handsome 😍 Happy 😊 Wednesday❣️
Shy guy
Head nods wasssssuppp after demolishing a pillow 🤦🏻♀️
Milo puppy 🐶 pics 😍
Clutching him tight. Good luck doing that now lol 😂
Cuteness 🥰 Overload. Sorry kids I tried to bond with the kittens 🐱 so you get one kitten each but they were not warm or loving toward me. This ☝️ stole my heart and is what love 💗 at first sight feels like 👍
Auntie Sharon helped me take care of him his first night home 🏡 He couldn’t tolerate the car and threw up 🤮 on my lap on the drive home.
Auntie Honey giving kissy 😘 faces to a nervous looking pup. Where are my siblings??!! Where is my mom??!! WHO is my daddy!!??
I don’t care 🤷🏻♀️ -or- even remember anyone, or anything anymore, except my New Mama 🥰 cuz she’s the BEST 😉🏆💝
And the story 📖 continues. . . . .
Bohemian Shepherd links:
Day 212, 7/22/25:
Happy Tuesday guys. I woke up hella brave today ready to punk the Dirty Old Grandpa 👴🏽 (D.O.G.) that works at the grocery store 🏬 I frequent for dog 🐶 food. I purposely take laps and turns and without fail, like a dog, he follows me around the store like a creep. Every. Time. Grr. I talked to him once out of politeness and now he’s taken on creep behavior. I’m gonna punk him today and say in a low but audibly threatening manner while looking him in the eyes: “Aye. I know you think I’m lost but that’s my thinking face. Stop 🛑 following me around like a creep or I’ll record your ass without you knowing and show your Boss.”
In other news 📰 don’t buy these if you have no self control. They are so inhale-ably good 👍👍👍
Going for an 18 hole ⛳️ today. Have fun 🤩 honey ❣️
Day 211, 7/21/25:
Eleven (11) more days until I can use my new 2026 planner 📖 because I love easing into things like a new year because *New* has a way of being jolting in not a good way when I don’t plan properly. Frankly, I super dislike that.
Let’s go August 🦁 I got big plans for you, you sexy thang 🌟
🏫🏡💚👒🩵✈️📸
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you truly love. It will not lead you astray.”
— Rumi, The Analects of Rumi
Day 210, 7/20/25:
I ran a controlled pop off 🧨 boxing / combat training 💥🥊 💥🥊 session today with Gigi and her Wrecking Crew (Noah + Cordell.)
We started off in the cardio room and I ran through my training plan for the day in a speedy manner because we only had 20 minutes until the 8:30 am yoga 🧘🏻♀️ class started. We ran laps to warm up, stretched / did mobility work, and got up to mitt work.
We then migrated to the cycling 🚴🏻♀️ room because we had more work to do and there was no class there and that’s when the real training / fun started 🌟 🌟 🌟
We worked on building up our combos, did some partnered boxing, and mitt work. They all did freakin fantastic and took direction very well 👏 👏 👏
I need to take more pictures next time but I was busy instructing 👩🏻🏫 so photo taking was not my priority. We did work on this super fun combo we named below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
We had a freakin blast 💥🥊💥🥊
Happy Sunday 💛💛💛💛
Day 209, 7/19/25:
Weekend pics 🥰👩🏻🍳🍪📚💃🏻🩰🏃🏻♀️🥊🏋🏻♀️
Out n’ about ✌️
My “dance 🕺🏻 partners” missed me 💃🏻 so I lit all of them up 🔥
💥 🥊 💥 🥊
Gym girlies 🌟🌟
Dead 💀 Lifts are essential for enhancing lower body strength, athletic performance, and every day mobility 🎯
You can get a lot done in a small confined space if you know what you’re doing 🤓
New move. Lifted that heavy bar above my head onto my shoulders, stood in between the steps, and dropped the booty like it’s hot onto the lower steps for maximum burn 🔥 This move is so much easier with my trainer who lifts the bar off my shoulders. Going solo meant I had to save energy for lift off / and landing 🛬 of the heavy bar. Hella tiring 😅 but worth the work cuz I love the burn ❤️🔥
Always gotta hit the incline ab bench at maximum height with the 30 pound curved bar for that coordinated powah move 💥
We L💗VE to feed Our fave tall dude 😘
Omelettes always feel special ❣️
Go slow and don’t rush the process.
Warmed up butter 🧈 to lather it on that toast and added freshly cut cantaloupe 🍈 with the omelettes for a yummy 😋 wholesome breakfast 🍳
Gigi’s chocolate protein cookies 🍪 turned out moist, perfectly sweet, and fire 🔥 at 198 calories 12 gram of protein 14 grams of sugar. We do our best to stay fit around here 👩🏻🍳🏡💗😊
Happy 😊 Saturdaaaayyyy bloggy blog 🤗
Day 208, 7/18/25:
Gonna bring back Flashback 📸 Fridays here and see if it will stick. To us, summer 🌞 = ice cream 🍨.
With raising kids it’s important they have treats but candy and sugar was something that I did not keep at home 🏡 and was usually “earned” and difficult to get to. We would have to walk to the convenient store and make an afternoon out of that.
Summer also meant hitting the pool, organizing foot races with the neighborhood kids, and having everyone over after 🏡. I love and miss those days so much 💗
So wholesome and sweet 🥰
Happy Flashback 📸 Friday guys enjoy your weekend 💛
Day 207, 7/17/25:
Summer blossoms 💗
Hands on learning lol 😂🐶📚💗💚
“Please don’t take away my chew toy 🦴. You don’t even like this book 📗 and you have plenty over there ⬇️”
I took away his “toy” 🐶
Happy Thursday 💝
Day 206, 7/16/25:
My new gym shoes have been serving me well especially leg days and HIIT days. They are flat, cushioned, and properly upright/supportive. The feedback from women are that they are cute, where did I get them, how I get in them, so I tell them. The feedback from men, are that I give WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) vibes 😂 And then I say vertical body slams lead by my left shoulder, throat chops, and elbow blows to the face while making eye contact are my favorite moves. They look a little dazed 🥴 and I did not even touch them. Lmao 😂 Men 🙄 I enjoy training my body like a deadly weapon that needs to be strong, agile, light, and exacting 🥷🏽🩰🏃🏻♀️💃🏻
Gavin looking good 👍 and strong 💪 He can be a sports 🏀 model he’s so masculine and attractive. Keep working hard son ✅
Happy 😊 Wednesday ✌️
Day 205, 7/15/25:
We tried the Pistachio Cream Dubai Chocolate at Nick the Greek and loved it 💚
Look at this perfectly frosted 👩🏻🍳blueberry scone my sister baked this morning for her friends. (We text each other food pics because we’re cool 😎 like that 💯.) Her baked goods are always amazing 💝
Happy Tuesday and hope your day is sweet 🍨💕🍨💕
Day 204, 7/14/25:
Most people don’t deserve your time 🕰️ , attention 👀, or more importantly, your 💝affection. Make a list of who does📝and pour into them, intentionally💞To everyone else just keep walking 👟Happy Monday❣️
Day 203, 7/13/25:
Summer’ing 💕💞💕💞
Cuties 😍
Home 🏡 front news:
I am dead a$$ serious 🧐 of letting go of the old to make room for the new 😇 Old bulky furniture got taken, smashed to pieces, and then piled up nice and tight completed by my strong 💪 guys (not me). If you need this done, hit me up in real life. I am keeping this contact up my sleeve and private. Hasta la vista babies✌️🪦🕊️💀. I’m good and done ✅
In the mean time I got all this space to practice 📝choreography 🩰. Just need to clear the top of the rectangular dance floor 🔝 and put in a temporary dance mirror 🪞that I already have in the garage waiting to be used.
That was easy enough to do. What I like is the mirror 🪞 slides to left when unused. I just need a bottom place holder that is small but heavy enough to keep it from sliding outward. Probably a couple bricks 🧱 from the backyard will do. Testing this out today.
Day 202, 7/12/25:
Out the door❣️Feeding people is my joy 😉 Happy 😊 Saturday 💝
This is Millie’s New California Loco Moco. Kianga and Wendy went bonkers and made me work because they wanted seconds. Kianga was like “Sock 🧦 it to me !! This is soooooo goooood you gotta make this for everyone for New Year’s. I didn’t know you could cook 👩🏻🍳 like this.” LMAO 😂😂😂 I love her 🥰🥰🥰
Day 201, 7/11/25:
People tell me they love me all the time and instead of me saying it back I will challenge them and say “But will you pay 💰 my rent tho?” 🧐🧐🧐If they fork it out🫰that means they mean business and they really love me. So, I have a question for you: will you 🫵pay 💰my rent? Pretty pretty please? 😍😍😂😂😇😇
Go Fund My Rent Link Below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
I’m playing guys, Happy 😃 Friday❣️
Day 200, 7/10/25:
Omg it is 200 days already ?!?! 👩🏻🏫 Happy buck 💯 x 2 bloggy blog 💛👩🏻💻✍️🌻🌟 On the home 🏡 front news the mini plum tree that I trimmed down last year had a big yield this summer.
Happy 😊 Thursday 💝
Day 199 7/9/25:
My trainer says I like doing hard things and she’s right. Got whooped good today 🏋🏻♀️👍❣️👌 Thank you Yesi 🎉 Happy 😃 Wednesday everyone 🙌💕📣😉
Day 198, 7/8/25:
This breaded chicken is a classic and an all time favorite of my kids and our friends. The breaded chicken alone is flavorful, juicy, and substantial. How to make this is using your choice of chicken, either breasts or thighs. Thighs are more juicy and flavorful but cooking them is a two step process. (1) ingredients: Italian bread crumbs, fresh Parmesan cheese, cracked egg seasoned w/ pink Himalayan sea salt + cracked black pepper (2) mix the ingredients and dip the chicken in egg concoction first then dip in the dry ingredients, pan fry the breaded pieces in olive oil to make a nice crust (3) while doing all that preheat the oven to 350 degrees (4) put the freshly fried uncut pieces in the oven for 9 minutes (5) allow them to cool for 5-10 minutes (6) cut them or serve them (7) if you follow these instructions when you reheat them they will be flavorful, juicy, and not dry (8) enjoy❣️
Happy Tuesday 💃🏻🎉👌🤗
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Today’s workout log:
My trainer stressed the importance of building consistent active recovery days ❤️🩹 into my schedule to avoid burn out and over training.
Active recovery ❤️🩹 today looked like this: (1) 25 mins mobility work / stretching (2) 20 mins easy laps in the pool 🏊🏻♀️ and (3) 20 mins in the dry 🧖♀️ sauna.
I even needed a nap because the past 3 days I have been pushing hard and am sore from head to toe (and fingers from those freaking skull 💀 crushers lol 😂.) I know my training is a little intense but that’s how I roll 🍣 and stay fit 🩰.
Day 197, 7/7/25:
Getting ready scrunching up my hair and noticed my arm 💪 popped a little and had extra definition this morning🥰 (Must be the cutting👌)Yaaaazzzzz🫰Happy 😃 Monday beautiful 🤩 ppl❣️Let’s get it 🎯
I told my trainer that my strategic goal this month is for me to be able to see more muscle 💪 definition by the end of the month. So today we switched things up and went for higher reps and less weight in my upper body workout. Tomorrow will be the same but with lower body. Always excited 🤩 to switch things up to meet objectives and to never 👎 get bored 💯. Probably gonna hit some hill sprints for my cardio or come back to gym and work on some dance drills since I boxed yesterday. Loving 🥰 how this month is shaping up so far 🙌
Day 196, 7/6/25:
Worked out early with the crew and had a nice team breakfast celebrating Tim’s birthday at Flames 🎉 🎂 👌🙌.
Tiramisu 🍰 is always a birthday cake hit 👍. When you freeze it it’s even better and becomes an ice cream cake that lives longer and you can distribute the calories over a longer period of time.
From left to right, Abe, Rudy, Danny, Lance, Sharon, Tim, Leti, Millie
Happy Sunday everyone, hope it is pleasant and restful 🙏🏽💕🤗
Day 195, 7/5/25:
Rise n’ Shine Sunshines 🌞 I’m taking my clients on a breakfast picnic 🧺 and nature walk today. Happy 😃 Saturday. Make it a good one ✅
Breakfast prep
That Kimchi from Whole Foods is the freakin best and will be the only one I use from now on. The sauce is mild and that spoon 🥄 is there for a reason for drizzling purposes. The pork floss is on isle 5 at Ranch 99 in Fremont. Gigi is right, this dish slaps 👋 hard 🙌 They also have free range eggs 🍳 there where the yolk is orange and super tasty 😋
Day 194, 7/4/25:
Happy 😃 4th of July everyone 🎆💗🎆💗 Got a busy day and weekend planned ahead. Starting our day off right: (the donuts she bought on her own and are for her team that are volunteering their time selling fireworks today.)
Gigi’s culinary tastes are way more Asian than mine. She was very happy with this home made meal prep and rated it “fire” (not spicy but good) 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
The deets: Three sunny side up eggs seasoned with dried mushroom blend, pink Himalayan sea salt, cracked black pepper, organic kim chi, pork floss, and jasmine rice 🍚. Rough cut veggies on the side. When you mix all those together it’s a happy culinary experience ! 😋
Enjoy and be safe out there💘🦋💘🦋.
Day 193, 7/3/25:
Gavin height check as of today 7/3/25 at 15 years old. Daaanng homie, you’re hella tall❣️Keep growing 🌱🙏🏽💕🌟
Dubai ✈️ chocolates hand picked straight from Dubai thanks 🙏🏽 to the Chandiwala family 🤗 Cracking these open and testing out these hunky and heavy bars with friends tonight.
Exciting & Exotic 🍫🥳🙌💝
Big bar #1
Big bar #2
Bar #3 to be obtained: We need to buy one today at Old City in Hayward to properly compare domestic vs foreign goods so we can properly appreciate which one is the winner 🏆 and why. We’re gonna put this to a taste 😋 test vote 🗳️ ✈️ 🏡👍
Day 192, 7/2/25:
6:25 pm Breaking News 📰
We’re having a tailgate party at Camp Mount ⛺️ Walmart in Union City today Wednesday 7/2/25 until 9 pm and tomorrow Thursday 7/3/25 8 am - 9 pm. You should be here 🙌 Happpppyyy early 4th of July❣️
Writing ✍️ our new 📖 story one page at a time. Summer’ing 🤗
Meal prep done ✅ Healthy, fresh, and substantial 💪 Happy 😊 Wednesday 💕
Day 191, 7/1/25:
Love running 🏃🏻♀️ into this girl 💕She’s a Milly too. Every day is Aloha whatever day it is with us 🌺
Happy 1st 🥇 of July everyone ❣️ Hope you are keeping those goals of yours top of mind because distractions will pop up and you need to stay on track 🎯 cuz muscles 💪 don’t grow on trees 🌴 Measured in today and body fat is down and strength is up. Lifted on a semi fasted state and boosted with half a banana and no stimulants (caffeine) etc. Feeling good 👍 Happy 😃 Tuesday ❣️
Day 190, 6/30/25:
Breaking News 📰 1:50 pm:
As expected 🤓 I am officially a mut 🐕 based on my Ancestral Report from 23andme.com.
Check it out:
Cool 😎 huh?! To me, this makes a lot of sense, even the trace amount designations based on simple things like the kinds of foods I like to cook 👩🏻🍳 (I have a strong preference for Italian 🇮🇹 cooking and naturally get along temperamentally 🇮🇳 with my Indian neighbors.)
7:24 am
I love it when I pop 💥 out of bed ready to attack the day like today 🤺I hope 💗 you all had a wonderful weekend doing meaningful, enjoyable, and restful things with people you love❣️ Some more weekend 📸 highlights below:
This is my client Joan and she says hello 👋 She’s always cracking me up with her playful personality and consistent attempts to hook me up with men.
Joan is very malambing (affectionate) and mabiru (playful, makes jokes.) Like this weekend, over lunch she kept mentioning these two guys that work with her that ask about me. I’m like Joan, they are married. She’s like no they are not. I checked. They are single like you. I’m like girl, please stop playing matchmaker. God is my matchmaker. She’s like ok ok! Joke-lang lol😆 And before those two guys, it was her brother!?! 😂See what I mean?! Consistently mabiru.
That’s all for today. I don’t want to live here and talk your ear 👂 off. Have a good Monday ok ✅ peeeeeeeaaaaacceee ouuuttiieeeee 5k🏎️
Day 189, 6/29/25:
During Mass I was hungry and thinking of making pancakes 🥞 but the Cub Scouts got us covered this morning. They serve you coffee, orange juice, and/or water and bring it to your table while you get your plate. Very well organized and these boys are so adorable and learning so much! There’s this one kid who was especially endearing who at 8 years old, looked me in the eye, and gave a heartfelt “thank you for coming.” I found his mom and told her she’s doing an amazing job 👏 because his thank you had zero sales vibes, was genuine, and heartfelt 💗 You can’t fake that. Happy 😊 Sunday 😇
Day 188, 6/28/25:
8:30 am
Getting ready for work and I know my clients, especially Joan, will love this outfit. She is very girly and introduces me to people like I’m her prized possession lol 🥰
I will introduce her to you all here later if she lets me post a pic later 💛🌻
Yesterday’s highlights 😍😊✌️📸 Happy 😊 Saturday everyone❣️
Day 188, 6/27/25:
Running, fasted, first thing ⏰ in the morning 🏃🏻♀️ always makes me feel a little bit like an animal 🦁 **roar** lol 😆 Got a super busy weekend planned and hope everyone gets some movement in here or there. Most of all have fun 🤩 and be safe 🫶Tty mañana ✌️
Day 187, 6/26/25:
“Post this one ☝️ mom it’s a good one 🐶” Happy 😊 Thursday 🩵
5:01 pm
When I am happy with people I mention them here on the blog and leave a corresponding Google review to spread the love all the more. Major shout out to Joe De Freitas over at Mercedes in Fremont for taking care of me and my car that died as he sent someone over fast and had it jump started for me for free. If you are a loyal customer at this establishment and Joe’s your guy, you will be taken cared of just like I was! Hugs and be safe out there 🤗💛🤗💛
Day 186, 6/25/25:
Gigi and I had the best time catching up with our preschool play date friends. Yes, I said playdates. Our kids don’t remember all the details of what we did but us moms do and this hands-on-ness is something I know we all reflect fondly over 💕💗💕💗
Linda’s point five game is strong 💪 I didn’t even know this was a thing lol 😆 (It’s a good 👍 thing.) Google it ✅
We all chose to be involved, hands on mamas and every day, there was someone hosting a cool play date at their house or an outing somewhere enriching and fun for all of us and our babies. We really had the best time❣️
Gigi is an incoming Senior, Kayla and Kelsey incoming Freshman. Gigi did a great job giving the low down on all things Logan ❤️ and we had great conversations all around. The girls even exchanged phone numbers so, frickin’ cute 🥰❤️🥰❤️
Gigi, Kayla, Kelsey, Gavin, Rowan, and Alana in the back with the headphones at the Oakland Museum.
Here are some blast 🏎️ ⏰❤️ in the past pics from a cooking 🍳 play date we hosted:
💞💗🕰️💕💗
Happy Wednesday everyone ❣️
Day 185, 6/24/25:
Saddle 🆙 butter cups 🐎 There’s a new Sheriff🚨in town and it’s not me 🙅🏻♀️ I did find the Sheriff’s new whip🏎️ and I think the license plate is aptly pronounced “White Titties” 🧐 if I am reading this correctly, phonetically. Thank you🙏🏽 Sheriff for your smart a💲💲license 🪪 plate that I can write ✍️ about here and make fun of anonymously and share with the homies over text to get their input for this blog post🤫😂😇☺️(P.S. If you are the owner of this vehicle I owe you a coffee ☕️ but you’ll need to show me proof and you’ll need to find me first and that is not easy.) Peace out ya’ll ☮️ 💜✌️😄 Happy White Titties Tuesday 🤍🤍 (I’m sorry I can’t help myself and waited until midnight so I can be done with this daily publication early and post this “technically” on a Tuesday night on 6/24/25😂😂😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
Other potential interpretations, per the homies, can be found below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
I will see you guys mañana during my semi-regular posting time of around 8:30 am - 10:00 am PST on Wednesday 6/25/25. Be good until then 🥰❤️🥰❤️
Day 184, 6/23/25:
8:23 am
Tackle your day like you mean it. Throw your weight around like you matter because darling, you matter. In close proximity physical combat your limbs such as your knees and elbows can do the most damage. And if you are wearing a dress 👗and boots👢even better because it means you mean 💯 business. Getting this Monday off the ground right🛫🩵👗😊 Have a good one❣️
🎵 Monday’s slap below 👋 ⬇️
12:18 pm
I have a big date coming up tomorrow I am super excited about. I may or may not take pics because I don’t know if that’s appropriate or not. I also may or may not talk about it here and speak in code but know that tomorrow has been in the making for yearrsssss. Woot 💯 LFG ✌️
Day 183, 6/22/25:
Pray 🙏🏽 ❤️ 🌎 💚
Day 182, 6/21/25:
Driving Ms. Robinson around this morning. I’m like Ms. Robinson, you’re a real OG. She’s like “Hell ya I am.”Lmao 😂. “You are who you are baby just own it 💝”Love my OG❣️Happy 🤗 Saturday ✌️
Day 181, 6/20/25:
It’s a nitro cold brew kinda morning. Happy 😍 Friday ❣️
Day 180, 6/19/25:
The big lil homie says hi 👋 That face 🥰Have a nice 😊 day 💕
Day 179, 6/18/25:
One ☝️ mile almost gentle hill training done ✅ I will write ✍️ a separate blog post on how to do this because it hits the inclines fast, short in distance, and gets all the pretty views. Not trying to be up in these hills all day lol 😜 Have a good one ☝️
Day 178, 6/17/25:
Killer workout w/ my trainer. Short, strong, & sweet. Worked out 4 5 days straight in a row and sitting down and raising my arms hurts lol 😂 Taking an active recovery day tomorrow because I am not a machine 🙅🏻♀️ In other *gym fashion* news 📰, I took my new kicks 👟 (Lace 🆙, below the knee, Converses on a test drive 🏎️ at the gym this morning. Happy to report they are **super** comfortable, supportive, and cute 🥰
Initial time investment is properly lacing them up because the back has a zipper so you can just zoom 🏎️ out the door 🚪 . Definitely my new fave 🤩 kicks ✌️ Happy 😊 Tuesday, get that body moving 🏋🏻♀️☝️🌟✅
Day 177, 6/16/25:
My combat gear is growing and hopefully my fitness 🏃🏻♀️ and fighting skills will too 🥊.
Thank you Coach M for taking me seriously and training me like a fighter🙏🏽 Please tell the team thank you also for hooking me up with protective gear. Enjoy your birthday week🎉🎂🏆🫶🍝and have a wonderful Monday everyone 🙌💕🙌💕.
Day 176, 6/15/25:
I wonder if A/I can read my chicken 🐔 scratch and understand my slang or lyrical references to songs / raps. I hope the heck🤞 not lol 😂 Shhhhhh 🤫 Have a blessed one 🦋🩵😇💘
Day 175, 6/14/25:
Great news 🗞️ guys 🤗 I have had full access to the dirt track the past two days now as Gates 3 & 4 have been unlocked. Yay💘 Good thing cuz I’ve been getting banged up 🫣 with miscellaneous bruises 🥴and scratches from jumping the fences etc ==> occupational hazard ⚠️. Gotta run 🏃🏻♀️ happy Saturday, have a good one 💟
Fartlek💨 🏃🏻♀️🏎️💓 runs today (Speed play) Short intense bursts, walk, recover x 5 Goal is to hit sub 7 min sprint speeds.
Done ✅ Easy peasy ✌️🏃🏻♀️👸🏻🩰
Day 174, 6/13/25:
La vita dolce 🇮🇹 The sweet life 🍫
Battle of the Dubai Chocolates:
Dark chocolate won by a taste landslide for this particular brand for us☝️🍫 🏝️🦋 The dark held all the flavors better in that it was heavier, perfect sweetness, and balanced the pistachio cream, and krispy kunafa.
This brand is available at Island 🏝️ Pacific in Union City. You have to ask for it at the register. It is a splurge at $21 per box but worth it if you enjoy pistachio cream and kunafa. The Old City one Hayward is still the Queen 👑 Mother to me because it is more substantial as it is a whole and heavy bar which is more bang for your buck.
Whatever you’re doing this weekend, hope it’s a sweet one 💘 Happy 😊 Friday 🩵
Day 173, 6/12/25:
Milo made a “playground friend” at doggy day camp recently who is a Labrador mix 🐕This is a huge deal for him and Gavin said we need to find out who his dog parents are so they can have a play date 📅 lol 😂 My thoughts exactly, son. Happy Thursday, make it a good one 🦋
Day 172, 6/11/25
3:41 pm
Gavin is putting in extra work sharpening his basketball 🏀 skills and bulking 💪up this summer. That and he’s volunteering his time at church ⛪️ in a youth led program. All very positive things I am proud he is doing on his own. All I have to do is feed him well according to his goals. And that, I’m good at ☝️💯🎯🤗
7:12 am
Thank you 🙏🏽 to whoever created this big hole for us to be able to squeeze through to have access to the baseball field to run in 🏃🏻♀️🩵🕳️🫶 P.S. Can you please do this all the way in the corner so we can have access to the dirt track too? Salamat Po’ 🙏🏽
In other news 📰 Very excited to see that my old middle school will be getting a new running track put in. How to get consistent access is now something I need to ponder 🤔🏃🏻♀️💘✅
Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone 💝
Day 171, 6/10/25:
Generating that zesty aliveness is what fuels me on the daily. Gettin’ It like Too $hort said to ✅🚴🏻♀️👯♀️ Happy Tuesday❣️🎉🩰
Day 170, 6/9/25:
Trained hard the past two days so taking an active recovery ❤️🩹 day to ease the full body soreness. My trainer had me do mobility work and deep stretching. I was encouraged to hit the dry sauna 🧖♀️ and swim 🏊🏻♀️. I did the dry sauna for 30 mins and sweated out the lactic acid which felt amazing. Part of my triathlete training is changing temperatures and adjusting quickly so I did that and hit the pool 🏊🏻♀️ for 30 minutes for some swimming and running 🏃🏻♀️ drills in the pool. Very nice workout as my body really needed this. Happy 😊 Monday all have a wonderful day 💝
Day 169, 6/8/25:
Worked all weekend but I love what I do so I treat myself with more work by working out lol. Happy Sunday 🩰🤗🏃🏻♀️💃🏻
Sunday pics:
Dance drills all day errryydaayyy. I outlast everyone here and close the gym down with our amazing janitorial staff. Te quiero mucho para su excellente 👍 limpiar con mi casa (la gym 🤗) 🏡
1 mile easy time run - no stopping or walking allowed. This time must go down each week.
Tooja loves me she just doesn’t have access to her smile muscles like we do.
Team Eldridge.
Jumped a fence and snuck in a big hole in the fence to get my run done ✅
Saturday pics:
My trainer measured me yesterday and is very happy with my progress. Weight, waist, arms, thighs, body fat, BMI, and hip measurements are all down 📉 My strength was tested by 30% more weight added to my heavy leg day and I was told I am strong 💪 so strength metric is up 📈I will take that ✅ Y. Gutierrez is the freakin bomb 💣 trainer at my gym. So grateful for you 🙏🏽 and worth every penny!!
Team Birchwood
Have a blessed 😇 one ☝️
Day 168, 6/7/25:
This son of mine is super gifted and doesn’t even know it. I know because I birthed him. He is 15 years strong and getting stronger💪 in mind 🧠 , body 🕺🏻, & spirit 🌟. Have a beautiful weekend all 💙🙏🏽🤗🩵
Day 167, 6/6/25:
Today’s devotional 🩵 Happy blessed Friday
Day 166, 6/5/25:
Congratulations to our rockstar🎸public speaker Milly for making history for Logan snagging speech state champ 3x in a row 🏆🏆🏆 Also, belated happy birthday 🎂 and congratulations 🎉 on all your success in high school 🏫 Looking forward to all the amazingness you will do🌟💕🌟💕
Day 165, 6/4/25:
My dad’s two favorite words:
Let’s eat 👍 ❤️ 🙌 ❤️
Day 164, 6/3/25:
So proud of what this girl of mine has accomplished in ☝️ one year. Thank you to everyone who showed up for Giavanna Day yesterday 💟 We love you all 💟
🌟Gavin Day🌟will be May 1 starting next year. Fyi. New family tradition 📝
Day 163, 6/2/25:
My princess 👑 turns 17 today and we pre-celebrated with a mom and daughter dinner night at Gen and threw down. More celebrating to come❣️
🥩🍽️😋👌🙏🏽💟
Day 162, 6/1/25:
Happy Sunday and 1st day of a new month 😊May this month of June be a blessed one for you and all you love 💛🧡🕊️🧡💛
Day 161, 5/31/25:
Sharing a banana 🍌🍨🍫👌split on a hot day seals the enjoyment all the more🌷Happy Saturday everyone 💟
Day 160, 5/30/25:
Pumping my fists in the air cuz it’s Friday❣️ Have a good one 😊☝️🪩💃🏻🩵🎉
Day 159, 5/29/25:
I hope your day is filled with meaningful work that fuels your body, mind, and spirit. Very grateful 🙏🏽 for all my roles and responsibilities 📝 because I am living my vision and my purpose. I hope you are too❣️Let’s get it 🌷👗💗🤝🩵
Day 158, 5/28/25:
Just discovered these babies hailing from Argentina 🇦🇷. Alfajores are two buttery shortbread cookies 🍪 with a Dulce de leche 🥛 middle rolled in grated coconut 🌴 These ones taste home made, are sold at Whole Foods, and are wrapped to keep their freshness. I also like how they don’t induce overeating. I think it’s because of the quality ingredients. They are a decadent delight and one or two is enough 🩵
Also, shout out to my sweet + tough nephew Tyson Dizon! Happy birthday honey, enjoy your day and see you soon 💙
⬆️ Ninnnerrssssss lmao ⬆️ 😂 (again) I can’t help myself 🙋🏻♀️ cuz no one can clap 👏 back cuz this is MY blog 😂😅😂😅😂🤣🤣🤣 not IG’s FB’s or whatever belongs to freaking Meta which is everything. Not mine m/f ka 💝🎁💝🎁
It’s all love babies, I just had too much coffee ☕️ Have a blessed 😇 day and week 🩵🦋💙🤗
Day 157, 5/27/25:
Who luhhvs yuh? Yo Mama❣️Happy Tuesday 🤗 Make it a great one☝️
Oh and happy happy birthday to my brother Erle who is a solid family man and successful businessman. Enjoy your day homie, we love you 🩵 Ninerrrrssss lmao 😜
Day 156, 5/26/25:
Happy Memorial Day ♥️🇺🇸 I opened my mail and got my May 2025 subscription to Architectural Digest featuring my fave 🤩 Coincidentally, today is his actual birthday 🎉 and turned 61❣️Check him out in his exquisite digs in Paris🇫🇷
I recommend this month’s Architectural Digest (AD) because his aesthetic, self-described as “soulful elegance” is awe inspiring and stunning, just like him 🌟 Plus, the writing ✍️ in this design publication is smartly swanky and the pics are incredible and scrap-book worthy 📖
Here’s the video link by AD:
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Memorial Day Prayer
Thank you 🙏🏽 to the brave souls who gave of their lives serving and protecting our nation 🇺🇸 May the loved ones left behind feel comfort, peace, and divine guidance every day of their lives 💕 In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Day 155, 5/25/25:
Henry 🐶 says hi 👋 Happy Sunday 😍
Day 154, 5/24/25:
Powering up ⬆️ 2 shots of freshly made wheat 🌾 grass + green drink ✅ Plant 🌱 Powahhh 💚
Day 153, 5/23/25:
Today I dropped off the collected donations to the Union City Family Center. I was greeted by friendly people and was even given a tour of where the donations will be displayed for access to the local community.
I was informed that a long time Union City resident and volunteer had a vision to create a community closet and from this “Miss Kelly’s Closet” was created.
Miss Kelly volunteers her time weekly to organize donations for this space. I find it commendable that there is a person who cares enough about the community to give of their time in this generous manner.
Our donations came at a good time in that inventory was running low and donations are intermittently accepted and not accepted based on storage and inventory needs.
Happy Friday and hope everyone has a good weekend 💝
Day 152, 5/22/25:
Summer is here and shout out to these scholars and community leaders who have had an amazing year, individually and collectively.
Through their nonprofit work, Minority in Politics, Gigi, Leah, Noah, and friends have galvanized local youth in their efforts putting on youth-led workshops and a successful end of the school year clothing drive uniting local Union City schools 🏫.
This 2024 - 2025 school year they collected 1,200 pounds 🤩 of gently used clothing that will benefit the Union City Family Resource Center.
Keep up the amazing work MIP, we are all so proud of you❣️
Day 151, 5/21/25:
The baby-t 👚 is my Summer top with a whimsy hairstyle 💇♀️ that is a side swept, face framing, half up do with a bow 🎀 to tie it all together.
Happy Wednesday my cuties 💕🤗💕🤗
Day 150, 5/20/25:
Once you feel this free, you never look back🌟🤗🎉🕊️
Dream it 💭
Sprout it 🌱
Freakin Take it ✅
Positively vintage vibes ⬆️ 🆙 📈🪽here
Happy 😊 Tuesday ❣️
Day 149, 5/19/25:
Guess what? 🤗 School’s about to be out 🏫 this week and I’m feeling the excitement in the air🎉💗🍀🕊️ I foresee more gym trips 🥊🏋🏻♀️, swimming in new places👙 , road trips 🗺️ , surfing 🏄🏻♀️ ,running 🏃🏻♀️, flying ✈️ sleeping in 🛌, but not camping I don’t do that for anyone and have never enjoyed temporary transient living states like that. Anyhoo, I got a gift for you. My picnic 🧺 basket that’s super cute and carries like an expensive hand bag, photogenic, durable, and super useful. I love it so much 🥰 I’m sure you will too❣️
Happy 🤗 Summer everyone 💕
Check out all the uses and how beautifully it holds and photographs:
Piccadilly Picnic Basket Link here
Day 148, 5/18/25:
“Regular stuff” done with full presence, attention, and love always hits different 🤗💗☝️😊 Happy Sunday lovelies 🕊️💝
Apuñg Wendy. Respect ✊ your elders.
I asked Wendy if she was going to her day program’s “Prom” and she said “Haiiill nawww. You need a date for that. I don’t wanna date anyone up in there.” LMAOOOOO. Same girl. Same lol 😂
Lashonda spoke in front of a whole crowd at yesterday’s community event honoring the journeys of individuals in the foster care system. She was articulate and spoke from the heart. Loved seeing her in this light.
There was music, community, and food. Thank you Seneca center for hosting a wonderful event.
Kianga and Lashonda. These ladies have grown a lot and have come a long way. Very proud to be apart of their journeys
🙏🏽🍀💓🤗
Day 147, 5/17/25:
Making progress ✅ Happy 😊 Saturday 💝
Day 146, 5/16/25:
Pinning 🤼 down our day and showing em who’s Boss 👑 Have a good weekend everyone 💝🤗 🌟☝️🐾
Day 145, 5/15/25:
Peace ✌️ and love 🕊️adorned in denim n’ pearls. Almost weekend vibes 💕
Be good and safe out there 🌟
Day 144, 5/14/25:
I love 💗 hot sandwiches 🥪 This one is a ham and egg sandwich with mustard and pickled carrots. I brown the meat in butter and add some cracked black pepper. I set that aside and fry up an egg 🍳sunny side up. I carefully assemble the browned bread, meat, egg, mustard, and pickled carrots. I lightly sprinkle pink Himalayan sea salt and cracked pepper evenly on top then allow the yellow of the egg to gently break inside the sandwich to flavor up all the insides. Simple, decadent, and pretty luxurious tasting 😋🥪Happy eating 🍽️💛
Day 143, 5/13/25:
A trained body 💪🏋🏻♀️houses 🏡💘 a sound mind 🧠🌟 for every good action comes from it 🙌🌷
Happy 😊 Tuesday 👍
Day 142, 5/12/25:
Happy Monday 🌼 Cucumber 🥒 salad 🥗 with vinaigrette dressing + chopped chicken 🍗 paired with chocolate covered strawberries 🍓 for lunch today. Have a wonderful week ahead everyone🌟
Day 141, 5/11/25:
Happy 😊 Sunday and Mother’s Day beautiful people❣️
I had the best time hosting Gigi, her friends, and parents for their first Prom. Definitely a wonderful group of people that I am happy she has in her life. As a mother, this is a milestone I want to remember forever
💘💕💗💘
The girls got ready together and it was endearing hearing them help each other. Providing safe, fun, bonding moments for teenagers is such an important part of growing up. As they mature, they learn how to appropriately socialize and carry themselves with grace and dignity.
The boys arrived and it was adorable hearing their banter because the girls were not ready yet lol 😆 I enjoyed having them around while we all waited patiently for the girls.
Gonna wait for Gigi to share her getting ready pics with me so I can add and update this post. For now, here is Ziggy helping Kelly.
Making a Tik Tok 😍
Group pics:
Gigi, Leah, Emma, Kelly
Miles, Paolo, Cordell, Ziggy, Jayden, Noah
Transitioning to leave pics:
Onboarding:
Off they go:
Day 140, 5/10/25:
Happy Prom Saturday 💝 to this one of a kind combination of beauty, brains, and grace . . . Giavanna Rose 🌹 (Will post more pics tomorrow, cooking up a storm for the prom goers who will be hungry when they get back here.)
Day 139, 5/9/25
Happy Aloha Friday 🌺🐶🐾💗
Day 138, 5/8/25:
It is very important for me to have a disciplined dog so we are in obedience school for six weeks. Milo learned quickly even if he was stressed out and reactive. He was focused, open to learning, and was re-directable.
I also put him in doggy day camp where he is learning how to socialize with other dogs. Simultaneously, I am training him to be free roaming with me at home in a new way and we are making progress.
Everyone could use a little more discipline! Me and Milo included 🙋🏻♀️🐾🐶🙌 Happy Thursday everyone 💘
Day 137, 5/7/25:
Prepped the blossoms 🌷🌹💐🕊️💗
Day 136, 5/6/25:
Happy Tuesday 💘
Today is all about the animals for me 🥰
First, I have a new, fluffy, and well mannered co-worker ==> “Mr. Darkie” way over there just chillin and always keeping watch making sure I’m not slacking lol 😂
Next, my handsome nephew who hasn’t seen me in forever but sits / does down, all on command, with no treats, and still smiles lovingly at his Auntie 😍
Lastly, a mama duck 🦆 and baby chicks 🐣 are being ushered to safety by kind local man who stopped traffic for them 💗
Have a good one everyone❣️
Day 135, 5/5/25:
Tonight’s sunset pic 🌅 Hope everyone had a good day 🕊️
Day 134, 5/4/25:
Weekend 🥊 hitting session with TeamBoom24 crew. Got to fully focus on my mitt holding skills today so thank you Coach for the training & guidance 🙌
We’ve built a lot of trust over the years so I’m glad Rudy hit with power, control, and made me work. Thank you for this learning session Kuya!
In this snippet, although I am aiming toward the center of Sharon’s pretty face, she does the proper evasive moves of swatting and slipping. She does a great job focusing on what is oncoming and responds effectively 👌
Overall, a killer hitting session 💥🥊💥🥊💥Sending healthy vibes for a wonderful upcoming week 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Day 133, 5/3/25
We’ve searched near and far and I have the best Dubai Chocolate 🍫 recommendation around.
The Old City sells them and the way these chocolates taste are the equivalent of something from a high end chocolatier like a See’s Candies but more exciting and exotic 💗💘💝💕
The big bar tastes better because of the pistachio cream and kunafa ratio so if you are serious about trying the best just fork out your $25 and drive to The Old City in Hayward, California. Enjoy 😋
Day 132, 5/2/25:
Happy Friday, have a good weekend everyone 🙌
Day 131, 5/1/25:
Happy 1st day of May lovelies 💕 My happy guy and I met his new teacher 👩🏻🏫 Ms Camilla today and she taught us some new obedience commands and socialization tricks.
This month I am focusing on ramping up the Milo Miles and Socialization. We did lots of walking in crowded places and this guy did fantastic.
He was quiet and gentle with a special needs man who wanted to safely interact with him by giving him the “sit” command from a far and throwing treats I brought for him. It was adorable 🥰
Ms Camilla said he is very food motivated and not as reactive as other dogs. We start group training this Saturday so I want to get him out and about so he’s prepared.
He even took treats from a bunch of squeamish teenagers who he was gentle with as well. So proud of this happy guy. Wish us luck 🍀 this month on our training.
Day 130, 4/30/25:
Choosing my goals and eliminating distractions 24/7, 365 days. I am so not playing this year 🎯 Go get yours! Happy 😊 Wednesday 🦄
Day 129, 4/29/25:
I’ve always loved making floral arrangements 💐 because they invite beauty and nature in any home 🏡. Arranged in a purposeful and aesthetically pleasing manner, flowers bring positivity in all spaces.
The photo below is a simple arrangement I made today. It’s a “Spring Love” blossom of multi colored roses and fresh garden greens.
All florals are from Costco. Mother’s Day is coming up so here you have a simple, visual inspiration for you or a special motherly figure in your life.
Next, is how to benefit from the floral arrangement of roses 🌹 once they begin blossoming. If you trim the roses daily they will last longer and blossom more fully.
For roses 🌹 that don’t seem to blossom but before they wilt, I like to pick them out and gather the petals together in preparation for a rose water bath.
Rose water baths have many healing properties that are both natural and calming. When feeling emotionally heavy the oxytocin released while in a bath coupled with rose petals offers a visually captivating aesthetic that is internally calming and soothing.
Give it a try! Your body and nervous system will love you for it💗
Day 128, 4/28/25:
You gotta keep things perky naturally or you’ll shrivel away and die.F/that! Not me✌️
Lift heavy.
Dance light.
Hit hard.
Repeat. Namaste 🙏🏽
Togetherness is essential to a happy 🏡 home. Have a good Monday and a wonderful upcoming week everyone💘
Day 127, 4/27/25:
Picking up groceries on foot today. Happy Sunday 💛
Day 126, 4/26/25:
Sweat 🥊 session with the crew this fine Saturday. Enjoy the weekend everyone❣️
Day 125, 4/25/25:
Hope Lady Luck 🍀 shines 🌟 on you today. Happy 😊 Friday **hugs**
Day 124, 4/24/25:
Builders build in every aspect of life and know that everything starts from the body. Make it strong! 💪 Happy Thursday ❣️
Day 123, 4/23/25:
Hit lower body and cardio today. Happy Wednesday 😊
Day 122, 4/22/25:
8:23 pm
I Love days like today so I have to write about it. Got a lot of work done, took care of mom duties, and a light work out. The highlight of today has to be my “picnic 🧺 basket adventures.” This picnic basket of mine has fed lots of happy people over the years. Today, I made special hot sandwiches 🥪 and fruit/protein smoothies🥤🍓 for Gigi’s Speech/Debate Team. Here we go:
Whats not pictured is I added ice 🧊 and some honey 🍯 so with the protein in the yogurt this is a pretty substantial and delicious smoothie. I made enough for four people in four to go containers that are compostable.
I was very excited to make these hot sandwiches 🥪. What I do is brown the sandwich meat, crispify the bread 🍞 with butter, put a drizzle of mayo & mustard, then add the special ingredient which are pickled carrots 🥕so this is healthy too because of the probiotics. I made enough to feed around 5-6 people. I also threw in some chips and sugar cookies to complete the culinary experience.
Me and my picnic basket on our way to feed some cuties.
These two cuties (+ team mates of cuties ) to be exact. I love getting feedback and Gigi reported the prepared goods were a hit. Yay ❣️ Gigi’s friend Milly said the sandwich tasted very special and could eat it every day. Aww 😍 Their Speech Coach doesn’t eat meat, removed the meat, and was also reported to enjoy it. The smoothies were also well received. Gigi said my food made people happpyyyyy💕Yeeeeee! Mission accomplished 🎯
Thats all party people. Have a good rest of the week. Be kind and share your blessings to keep that love 💕 vibe going ♻️. Peace out ✌️ and Happy Earth Day 🌎
7:15 am
Colorful and healthy morning vibes for us today 🌞Happy 😊 Tuesday ❣️
Day 121, 4/21/25:
Feels like Spring! Happy 😊 Monday and have a great week everyone 💗
Day 120, 4/20/25:
Good day sunshines 🌞 In case you didn’t make it to church ⛪️ I did 🙋🏻♀️and prayed for all of us.
Hit up a few local spots this morning on foot for coffee ☕️ and pastries 🥐 and I absolutely love the upgraded and wholesome vibe 🥰 of Renegade, by Devout Coffee ☕️. They don’t have wifi or artificial sweeteners so this tells me they want people to enjoy their establishment organically without the distraction of wifi, cell phones, and devices! I freaking LOVE ❤️ that. Definitely coming back here to bring people and work here when I want to be visually inspired. Check em out:
Once Gigi was ready we hit up her favorite breakfast place Bun Apetit and got some fancy donuts 🍩.
Bun Apetit is a super cute place with good treats and food where you can sit outside and enjoy your treats in a pretty little sitting area. See below:
She got her favorite 🤩 the Blackberry Dubai and I got the Easter🐰Bun. Both were good but the Blackberry Dubai was spectacular. Highly recommend this❣️
If I were a teenage girl I would totally love to be friendsies 👯♀️ with this girl of mine because she is absolutely delightful and a pleasure to be around. Happy Easter Everyone 🙏🏽 🐇💗💘
Day 119, 4/19/25:
Worked out 💪 with the crew and had a nice team breakfast for Leti’s birthday 🌻 Happy Saturday 💗
Day 118, 4/18/25:
Fasted all day and now having my first meal while 📜 scrolling through my camera 📸 roll to see what made me happy today. Gonna give you a real world 🌎 application of how to see purpose and beauty in everyday.
B.C. stands for “Before Christ.” Kinda like this pic:
A.D. is Latín for “Anno Domini” translating to the years after Christ, kinda like this pic. Even when the sun is not shining, we know there is still color, goodness, and salvation for us because we are alive in this time 🕰️
Have a blessed Good Friday everyone 🙏🏽
Day 117, 4/17/25
I’ve kept this 8 year year old prayer card from the kid’s time of preparing for Holy communion.
I like reminding myself the fruits 🍉 🍎 🍊 🍓 of the Spirit because they are bountiful, based on one’s faith, and cannot be bought. Us believers know this and gratefully receive them because we pray for them, ask for forgiveness for transgressions, and live as best as we can.
Happy Holy Thursday 🙏🏽
Day 116, 4/16/25
Happy Wellness Wednesday. Perspective is everything 🙌💛🫶🌟Choose a good one👍
Day 115, 4/15/25
Triumphant 🙌 Tax Day 🥊 Proud of what me and my mama have accomplished despite all the challenges thrown at us! My old man 👴🏽 would be super proud of us 😇 Diligently working everyday to making and keeping my bloodline stronger 💪💗 Thank you God🌟🙏🏽
Celebrated with a friend and an iced green tea matcha latte 💕💗
Got some much needed visual inspiration 🖼️ looking at the newest Spring fashion styles🌷 I have something similar at home which I can’t wait to style and wear out.
For today’s shopping 🛍️ adventure I just got a new hat 🧢 cuz I needed one 🍀
Hat 🧢 + braids go really well together btw. It’s a chilled out vibe that is aesthetically pleasing 🎀
Have a wonderful day lovelies and see you tomorrow❣️
Day 114, 4/14/25
Happy 😊 Monday lovelies🌞
I ran into these little juice-pre-neurs selling freshly squeezed orange 🍊juice down the block.
One of them even mistakenly called me “Auntie” and told his parents I look like his Auntie Eva, which benefited him because “relatives” tend to buy 😆 So I gave the kid $5 since that’s all I had and the parents threw in a grilled hot dog 🌭 which was nice 👍
All in all, I love how these boys are putting in work, learning how to communicate safely with strangers, and directly benefiting from these efforts, while their parents stayed nearby. Definitely something “Auntie” needed to support 💛 Ttyl ✌️
Day 113, 4/13/25
Palm Sunday ushers in Holy Week. Wishing everyone a fruitful and positive upcoming week 🌅
Day 112, 4/12/25
Happy weekend everyone❣️
Sasha and Sally made a come back last night for a little Girl’s Night Out.
I don’t drink alcohol anymore so I’m so glad she allowed me to be me and have “mocktails” - which are pretty 😍 looking drinks without alcohol.
We started off with dinner 🥘 at one our fave local spots, had a shopping 🛍️ adventure, and, then capped off the night dancing 💃🏻.
We even ended up twinning 🤩👯♀️🤩👯♀️ and did not plan it! Check it out: 1) white boots 👢 2) blue ripped jeans 👖 3) black top.
I love that our friendship has always been grounded on common values and healthy interests. We became friends through our love of lifting weights 🏋🏻♀️ and boxing 🥊 btw. I don’t know a lot of moms like us so we’re definitely a special breed. (Our pact to each other is that we can never get mad at the same time cuz we’re both firecrackers 🧨 lmao 😂 J/K, not really ✌️)
That’s all today. See you guys tomorrow 😍
Day 111, 4/11/25
Doing the things that keep me emotionally buoyant and light on my feet 🩰 🏃🏻♀️ 💃🏻 🏊🏻♀️ Happy FriYay guys❣️
Day 110, 4/10/25
Goal is to be consistent❣️Go get itttttttt✅
Day 109, 4/9/25
He’s a deep eye gazer. Happy Wednesday😍
Day 108, 4/8/25
Very productive and positive day today. Got a lot of work accomplished, got to be with family, and was able to get some strength training in as planned. Love days like this, hope you guys had a good one as well 😊
Day 107, 4/7/25
Fiyaaahhhhh 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Soooo good you’re gonna wanna slap 👋🏽 the person to your left. Yooooooooooooooo! Nick the Greek’s Steak Bowl is substantial, healthy, and a culinary delight 😋 Try it!
Day 106, 4/6/25
Happy blessed 😇 Sunday everyone. So today I’m blogging and meal prep planning at my local Panera where locals are nice and actually talk to each other.
Like this lady sitting to my left who saw my Catholic bulletin and asked to read it. Yes, of course I said and walked it over to her. A few minutes later, when she returned it, I noticed she was in an aesthetically pleasant outfit: a Vintage JCrew kinda vibe. White canvas shoes, tan ankle socks, white collar shirt, tan knitted cardigan with cute brown buttons where she buttoned the first one and allowed the sweater to look like a lose and cute cape. She topped off the look with animal print eyeglasses that framed her face well.
I told her she looked like a total fashionista 🛍️ and appreciated her well put together aesthetic. She smiled 😊 the kind of smile when someone feels appreciated and seen 😍
I hope you feel appreciated 😊 and seen today 😍 as well.
I am action oriented so I want you to make your corner of the world 🌎 happier today like I did mine by doing 3 good things outside of yourself today:
You can use my examples below or just improvise: 3 good things before 3 pm outside of yourself:
1) go to church
2) share something with a stranger
3) genuinely compliment a stranger
I’ll see you guys tomorrow. Have a wonderful day 💝
Day 105, 4/5/25
Shades up, hair down, fur on cuz it’s the frickin’ weekind’ baby❣️Be courageous and fiercely 🐅 yourself today and every day ok 🤩 Peace ✌️
Running 🏃🏻♀️ update
We were given homework 📚 to log in running miles 🏃🏻♀️ in between our next training 🥊 session so I did 4.17 miles today. Mostly walking and a little jogging because my body is still feeling beat up 🤕 (The good athletic beat down kind.) I’ve been here before, know how this feels like, and aware that leveling up in fitness is a process. Patience, consistency, proper nutrition, and recovery are essential.
With that said there is nothing as rejuvenating to me as a sunset 🌅 run. Coyote Hills is 2 miles away from my door so that’s an easy 4 miles back and forth 🏡 Definitely feels like Spring 🌷🏃🏻♀️💓🌄
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Day 104, 4/4/25
Boxing update 🥊👍:
Last night, I trained with Coach Gilbert and his crew and it was good vibes all around 🙌He is the founder of Phight Club in Oakland and simultaneously runs group boxing + fitness sessions outside the ring 🥊🥊🥊 We sparred, hit the mitts, hit the bags, and finished off with dynamic movements and core work. Definitely a strong 💪 + fun 🤩 addition to my fitness routine. Have a wonderful weekend everyone❣️
Day 103, 4/3/25
My lovepup says hello 🐶👋🏽 🌍 💻 💓
Day 102, 4/2/25
My purpose in life is to spread love ❤️, cheer people 📣 on, and stack 📚 our collective wins. Today’s win, is easily sliding into a vintage pair of jeans 👖 that are 16 years old, that I couldn’t fit into until recently. “Vintage” thangs stay cute, sturdy, and most of all stand the test of time🕰️👯♀️💯🙏🏽 Stay Sassy Babies 💁🏻♀️ and Happy Wednesday 💕
Day 101, 4/1/25
Happy 1st of the month my loves❣️❣️I am making this project better because it is starting to get phaatttt. I gotta streamline the aesthetics and navigation of this thread if it is going to grow up properly👍
Firstly, I'm putting the newest entries up top to make scrolling less tedious. This is a current and living compilation of life in the written form 📖 So, if you see the date not highlighted, know it is going be moved and fixed ✅
For me, tedium leads to boredom. Boredom leads to me dipping. I'm not gonna dip on myself and this project! The momentum and positive life force I am creating is REAL! Have a wonderful Tuesday 💓💗💕💞
Day 100, is here ya’ll 3/31/25
🥳 Woooot 🥳 I made a playlist and art cover to celebrate 🎉 with some UpChill vibes (Upbeat + Chill) inspired by my recent visit to Ko’Olina Beach, Hawaii earlier this month.
I recommend getting the party started at “Wild Out” and just let it ride from there
🏄🏻♀️ 🌞🏖️🙌🎶😉🙌
Enjoy 😉 💃🏻 🪩 🕺🏻
Boxing 🥊 Update:
I finally found a boxing 🥊 coach in my area who invited me to start sparring with his crew at my gym.Turns out the real boxers train at night and I thank my lucky stars 🌟 I trained late today. Talk about Right place ✅ Right time ✅
His fighters look legit so I know he’s a good trainer. I had to completely stop what I was doing because they were so in sync and I was mesmerized. He approached me and told me I have good foot work and coordination.
FINALLY!!!!
Super excited 🙌 Laterz babies 👶 See ya’ll mañana 👍
Day 99, 3/30/25
Life can be seen as a beautiful progression, unfolding one moment at a time, when you frame 🖼️ it with love 💕 and a good 😊 perspective 👓
Case in point, check out this vintage jacket 🧥 of mine that has proven its fashion value and has time traveled 🧳 with me and Gigi for nearly two decades:
February 16, 2008 Gigi marinating in there
Four months in and she’s making me chunky, giving me heartburn, and saying Hello 👋🏽 Mama 🌎 stop eating so fast
The jacket 🧥 makes another appearance October 29, 2017 with Gigi being an adorable 8 year old.
Then Lo and Behold, today, the 16 year old fashionista herself puts it on, owns it, and rocks 🎸it even better than her Mama 🤗
Cute huh? 🥰 Have a magical and lovely Sunday everyone❣️
Day 98, 3/29/25 Got thoroughly beat up early today from a long + challenging stamina building hitting session 💥🥊Thank you Coach 🙏🏽🥇🙌 Always love seeing the crew💗💕
After some recovery and food, and while Gigi studied nearby, I squeezed in an afternoon session to work on core and a mini full body HIIT to complete the beat down. Finally satisfied it was Gigi’s turn.
Gigi has fallen into her own fitness routine, staying consistent, and seeing overall strength gains. Good job honey 👏 Keep it up❣️
Happy 😊 Saturday beautiful 🤩 people!
Day 97, 3/28/25 Spreading joy is our mission🌼Happy Friday🌷
Power moves 💥🧨🌋💣
Alrighty. I have a power move I am compelled to share. I call this exercise the incline abs / arm press.
It is equal parts fun and challenging in that it activates the whole body: lower body for stabilization, core and upper body for strength.
I do this two ways. One is pressing outwardly at eye level once at the peak landing point kind of like the level of a punch 🥊. The power here comes from the horizontal line of your eyes that you transmit and push out through your arms and the bar. The burst of energy you generate is excitement as you work with building your momentum and exerting your power through this full body movement.
Second, is an overhead press where the bar is pressed upwards above your head once you reach the peak landing point. The power here comes from the perpendicular line aligned with your ears. With that line from your ears, you just pop it out and push it upwards. Make sure your breathing is supporting your movement and you’re not holding your breath.
I did both ways at the gym yesterday and surprisingly my core is not yet thoroughly beat up so I need to go back and it give it a few more rounds today lol 😊I love this workout so much I have to write about it here ✍️ Go give this a try and have some fun with this favorite power move of mine 🙌
How to do this:
- Find an ab incline bench
- Adjust it to highest level
- Find a bar with weights you’re comfortable lifting from a negative incline position to an upright position. I like 30 lbs right now
- Lift off and press 10 reps for 3 sets
- Congratulate yourself for being a badass working your whole body with agility, vigor, and strength!!
- Now go and dance 💃🏻 or box 🥊 or run 🏃🏻♀️ and do some more power moves. For me, the back bended selfie 🤳 is another challenging 🤨 and fun 🤩 one because I usually topple a bit after taking it lol 😜
Have a wonderful weekend everyone whatever you are doing 💝
Day 96, 3/27/25
Our Spring schedule is falling into place nicely and yesterday we celebrated the end of a productive basketball 🏀 season for Logan.
Honorable mention goes out to the JV Team that came out in first place🥇in their division 🙌
I enjoy the camaraderie they are building and with time, I hope Gavin continues to hone his athleticism at the highest level he can take it.
That’s going to take dedication, discipline, day in and day out, on and off season.
Congratulations to all the student athletes we know and love❣️Keep working and striving to be your best every day. Happy 😃 Thursday 💛
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Focus on the good so it grows 🌱and have a charmed & blessed day friends 🙏🏽🌷✨📈👩🏻💻
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