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Ultimate Baby Registry Must-Haves: Targeting Your Essentials for a Complete Checklist As a mom who has loved sharing her pregnancy and motherhood journey, I’m excited to not only talk about the great baby product finds I’ve discovered on this second time around, but to tell you guys about why creating a Target baby registry is …
How Mira Fertility Tracker can help PCOS get pregnant
Hi guys! In this blog post I’m very excited to be telling you about a product (out of the very few) I think are real essentials when trying to get pregnant. If you’ve been following my fertility story, you know that getting pregnant with my first son was extremely difficult. Due to PCOS and extremely …
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Starting Solids – MUST HAVE products
Starting solids with your baby is such a big step for both mom and babies! I know that before starting with my own boy, I read over hundreds of blogs and videos about how to prepare for it, so here I’ll leave you guys with my summary of the only 5 things you’ll need when you decide it’s time 🙂
Pregnancy favorites during the 1st and 2nd trimester
One of the questions that I get the most often on my Instagram is “what products do I recommend” as essentials during my first boy’s pregnancy.
Top 5 anti-stretch mark preventive products + routine
The steps and products I used to prevent stretch marks in my pregnancy (they worked!)
The supplement list I used to get pregnant with PCOS
One of the most common questions I get on my pregnancy Instagram is about how I managed to get pregnant with PCOS and no cycles….. Let me tell you, it was rough. Although I share my complete journey on this post, a quick summary includes no cycles in over 10 years and having to force …
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How I got pregnant without getting a period in 10 years
I’ll never forget the day when I was 15 years old and I went to my First Lady checkup, only to hear the words PCOS for the first of many times in the years to come. Ever since my first period at 13 years old, I had only gotten 1 or 2 more, and according …
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3 Natural Approaches That Have Helped with my PCOS Symptoms
I’ve known about having PCOS ever since I got my period at 13 years of age. As many of you suffering from PCOS must know, it’s sounds like a pretty big deal, until you start to notice that many of your friends, family members, and online community friends have it as well. Having PCOS is more …
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Dealing with hormonal acne
Part of living with PCOS is dealing with hormonal acne. This has not been easy- at all! Because of the fact that the hormonal acne I get is the “under-the-skin type”, you can’t really do much about it. All that is left to do is let them be, and as a result, I’ve had to …
7 Signs That You Are in a Healthy, Growing Relationship
Many of us dream of the perfect love life. We imagine a happy and healthy relationship that makes us grow and becomes better with time. But it’s easier said than done. We want to have meaningful relationships but, nowadays, it looks like the dating scene is infected with an abundance of choices and superficiality. This …
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5 Best Things to do in Costa Brava
When you think of planning a trip to Spain, you’re usually used to hearing recommendations about gorgeous Madrid, fun Barcelona, or impressive Seville… But where is Costa Brava? What do you even do there? Is it worth spending precious travel time here? The answer is YES and ill tell you why. Everyone knows exactly what …
Original tips for your Romantic Getaway to Prague
For our first year anniversary, we went to Prague. I had always dreamed of visiting Prague since absolutely everyone I spoke about this city with would comment on how magical it was. Everything from the brick roads, castle views, and romantic town balconies had always called my attention. Last year, on a crazy-busy December month, my …
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How I became a blogger
You know that question we all get, when people ask us if we could be anything in the world, what would we be? My answer has always been a blogger. Ever since middle school I would find myself on sites like Tumblr, trying to create my own webpage, and basically creating a space where I …
Our top 5 favorite Madrid suburbs
Starting a family in a new country is HARD. Have you ever had that thought in the back of your mind that won’t leave no matter how much you try to dismiss it? Well, in our case, it was the possibility of moving to Madrid. When choosing where to move after getting married, we basically …
How to get your NIE in Spain without complications
(If you have ever been to Spain, you know that everything that includes government issued documents can be a HEADACHE. Would you believe me if I told you that I’ve been married to a Spanish, and living in Barcelona for almost 2 years and only a week ago did I get my personal ID document …
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How we chose health insurance as expats in Spain
Are you looking for orientation on whether or not to get private health insurance in Spain, but can’t find trusty info anywhere? here’s our experience. As many of you already know, i was born in Costa Rica but have been living in Spain for 2 years. The day my husband and I decided to get …
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Married at 22, how did that happen?
So i’m pretty sure most of you must be thinking what everyone asks me as soon as they meet me… 22 and already married? How did that happen?! The answer is yes, happily married, and no, we did not get married just to be able to live in Spain together like most people think! Actually, …
Enjoying Barcelona – or pressure in Barcelona?
Living in an active city such as Barcelona definitely has it’s pros. Endless lists of new places to visit, amazing night life, cute little coffee shops that are calling your name on every corner and those rooftops… oh don’t get me started on the rooftops. Amazing views of the whole city, lounge music, cocktails and …
Low Carb Crunchy Chicken Nuggets
Does anyone else have that recipe that they obsess over and can’t stop repeating every time a craving sets in? Well this is mine – healthy version chicken nuggets! Who doesn’t love chicken fingers? I feel like they are the ultimate “cheat meal” food but when i found this healthy chicken nuggets healthy version, and …
Healthy oatmeal obsession
What’s the best part of your weekend? I swear that mine is waking up Saturday morning, playing country music in the kitchen, and preparing my favorite oatmeal – i don’t think it can get any better! This has been my latest breakfast for the past 4 months, and if you know me well, you know that i can be …
Carrot Salad Dressing
Is it just me or can eating salad get REALLY boring? Sadly, im just not that kind of girl that enjoys the taste of lettuce and tomato. I need my dressing. If you love the way Japanese restaurants taste, it’s probably because you like the dressing they traditionally use, called Carrot-Ginger Dressing. Not only is it super light …
Fresh Summer Salad
Sooo happy with these july hot summer days!!! Whats better than a morning at the beach, running along the coast for a quick workout, and then coming home to a fresh cold salad? Ive never understood why people stereotype salads as boring meals….. They are awesome! I feel like the leaves make it seem like you are having …
Thai salad
Lunch idea for a thai craving day. More often than not, I find myself sick of the same old healthy chicken lunch. I usually try to alternate between chicken/turkey or vegetarian meats like seitan, tofu or tempeh but since we usually try to go the healthy way on weekdays, the same old sautéed meats can get …
Pumpkin Pancakes You Can Store in the Freezer
Pumpkin season is here!!! There is nothing better than that moment when you’re walking down the street and start to feel that slight chill in the air letting you know fall is right around the corner. Then, the supermarket starts bringing pumpkins, sweet potato and apples in, and just like that, you’re in holiday season 🙂 At my …
No added sugar Jell-O party treats
“Jell-O helps grow hair and nails”….. we’ve all heard about it.. but is it a myth or is true? So i was reading online trying to discover the truth behind it, and found some pretty interesting stuff. According to one of my favorite bloggers, “the skinny confidential“, she met a group of models that swore by …
Best Soft Cinnamon Rolls You’ll Ever Taste!
We’ve all got that shameful recipe we’d hope just disappeared from our memory but never does…. well, let me introduce you to mine. The fluffiest and most delicious cinnamon rolls you’ve ever tasted. It all started with a cinnamon roll store opening up near my house and targeting me on instagram ads every single day… …