Happy 2020 my beautiful readers! As of right now we are an hour and 49 minutes in. I may or may not get this finished but my kids are all asleep and I had pretty much the most uneventful new years eve ever, but I liked it. My stunning rendition of Selena’s “Que Creias” whileContinue reading “New Year, New Me?? Nah…”
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Homemaking and Healing believes that homemaking starts internally, not with where you live or how beautiful your decor is, but with assessing the structure of your spirit, mind, and heart. I am an abusive relationships survivor, loved one of those battling alcoholism, and a recovering co-dependent. I am a wife, mother, and child of the working class, POC community. I share from the perspective of one who seeks to be healed. This is my journey, with tips I've learned along the way. I hope you'll join me.
Dear Husband, You Are Not My Person…
Cris and I met when I was 17 and he was 19. It was not love at first sight. Truthfully, we both didn’t know how to love anyone until nearly the age of 30. By that time we had been together for 8 years and had 3 children with one on the way. I canContinue reading “Dear Husband, You Are Not My Person…”
10 Tips For A Sexy Marriage
I got this blog post idea from a friend of mine and I’m super late with it, sorry! But stay tuned because I have some really great tips for you guys! I think when people ask how to spice up a relationship they immediately start thinking about heading to Lovers and putting on a FrenchContinue reading “10 Tips For A Sexy Marriage”
When I Got Here…
So while I’ve written about my marriage conundrums and farm life updates, what I may not have mentioned is that I’m also a lover of poetry, I even write some of my own. I thought I’d share here a poem I wrote about the internal challenge I faced when I decided not to go intoContinue reading “When I Got Here…”
How To Be Happy Series Part 2: Setting Boundaries You Can Actually Keep
Hello gorgeous person! So this post is for sure one of the hardest I’ve had to write. While opening up and being vulnerable has it’s challenges, that tends to come pretty naturally to me. Boundaries on the other hand…not so much. It’s literally taken me years to become a mediocre boundary setter but I’m gettingContinue reading “How To Be Happy Series Part 2: Setting Boundaries You Can Actually Keep”
Farm Life Update: FINALLY Getting Used To The Farm & Marriage Conundrums
It’s 10:58pm and my 8 year old daughter is sitting next to me on her tablet. I should tell her to go to sleep but I don’t really want to risk waking up the baby and anyways what are summers for, right? I feel a new kind of exhausted with all 4 kids home onContinue reading “Farm Life Update: FINALLY Getting Used To The Farm & Marriage Conundrums”
How To Be Happy Series Part 1: Getting Clear On Your Desires
Hey lovelies, so while baby ‘Liano is already 3 months, I still don’t feel as settled in as I expected to be by this point. Things are quite different compared to when I had my daughters. Is it a boy thing? When I had my daughters I remember feeling so self assured, like I hadContinue reading “How To Be Happy Series Part 1: Getting Clear On Your Desires”
6 Tips: How To Increase Your Self-Esteem
Hello loves! I’m so glad to be back to posting more often now that the baby is close to being on a schedule. It’s definitely taking me a bit of time to get back into my grove but I’m getting there. Right now baby is sleeping soundly in his rocker, the dishes are washed, andContinue reading “6 Tips: How To Increase Your Self-Esteem”
Mom Confession- I’m afraid having another child will destroy my marriage
Hi all! So it’s been a few weeks and I’m happy to say our papicitos was born and is home healthy and happy. I spend my days trying to keep the house tidy, keep up on the needs of the older kids who are AMAZING helpers, hopefully make dinner, and mostly carry him in myContinue reading “Mom Confession- I’m afraid having another child will destroy my marriage”
3 Tools I Use to Slow Down and Focus
My journals. Yes, I decorated for Valentines day lol. Sorry if these photos look washed out, not sure why they are coming out that way. Good morning Friend! Today I wanted to talk a little bit about slowing down. I’ve been forced to do this throughout my pregnancy and it hasn’t been easy. If you’veContinue reading “3 Tools I Use to Slow Down and Focus”