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Motivations Self-care

Spring forward with hope and positivity

Dear readers, the daylight saving time arrived last month and we have sprung forward an hour. It was also the weekend we welcomed Spring Break for a week. As an educator, I look forward to this break to relax and spend quality time with family. This year with my older one visiting from college and […]

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Want to be happy? Practice gratitude

Dear readers, I hope your new year has started off great and you are enjoying the beginning of the second month of the year! Well, in most part of the world, if not all; the winter already has had at its peak and with the Arctic blast happening recently, our southern state of Texas in […]

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Motivations Self-care

Acceptance with Grace

Dear readers, it is the time of Thanksgiving! A beautiful day, week, month and season to count your blessings and be thankful. Today, I want all of us to pause and appreciate the beauty around us. I want us to count our blessings, and be thankful for things we have been given that we may […]

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How to live a balanced life

Dear readers, hope you all had a relaxing summer and now everyone is back to their fall routine including our kids. Being in Education, my work revolves around kids, including students and my own teens. Going back to work after a break and trying to get back to routine is difficult for everyone, especially children. […]

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Products Self-care

Bio-Kult probiotic for summer gut health

I received this product for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com) to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. Dear readers, did you know that our gut is home to 100 trillion bacteria? These bacteria are important in maintaining our overall health and metabolism. […]

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Motivations Self-care

How to keep your bucket full

Keeping your bucket full means you are full of hope, joy, positivity and encouragement. As shared in one of my earlier posts about 5 ways to de-stress for kids, everyone’s life has little turmoil now and then but the most important thing is to always get up and keep going. In this post I write […]

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Family Self-care

5 ways to de-stress for teens

Being teens is difficult these days (or years). I remember being a teen and I feel life was so simple and easy those days. As a mom of two teens now, I think there is more pressure, anxiety, and stress. I am sure some of you may disagree with me, but I do believe that […]

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Motivations Self-care

5 ways to love yourself

Dear readers, it is almost Valentine’s Day! February is called the Love Month for this reason. Everyone wants to shower their loved ones, significant others and close friends with something special. But remember that this month is not only to show love to others but to also love yourself. Self-love and self-care are more important […]

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Motivations Self-care

Practice patience and peace

Dear readers, today’s blog post is geared more towards me, to help me reflect on how patience and peace are necessary in our lives. Patience is key to live a content life. Patience can be defined as the ability to endure and face adversity without losing hope, which can in turn lead to peace of […]

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Family Self-care

50 Journal prompts for self-reflection

First of all, I want to start by wishing everyone a very happy New Year in advance! We are on vacation (in California, wait for my next travel post!) and I have scheduled this post to go live on one of the last days of the year. As 2021 comes to an end, there are […]