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 🙏🏽🌷✨📈👩🏻💻
