Playroom hopes and dreams

Before we got pregnant our friends would joke about the fact that our house was always neat.
No toys, no mess!
Everything had a place and everything was in its place.

And then Bella came....

Our life was completely changed and we loved every single aspect of it. Her room was a dream. Everything was white or off-white with hues of purple and gold. Our room had her packing play with a few cubbies organized with wipes, diapers, and other necessities. Around the house, we didn't have any colored toys or swings or bouncers. We had our 4Moms mama roo and a high chair that matched perfectly with our dining room set and then..... We had a 21-month old who loves toys and like any other toddler loves to leave them all over the house.

We have tried our best to pick up the toys but after doing it 20 times a day it gets tiring.  I have also tried to just leave them there and have her pick them up but after stepping on too many legos I stopped thinking that was a good idea, well it really never was right?!

Insert our office...

Our office is never used, hence the reason why we got laptops, it's usually the put in room. What does that mean? That it works more as a storage.

In our hopes to figure it out, we came up with the idea to use the office as a playroom/ office. Our only issue is that our office is relatively small so we have to come up with ways to fit everything.

 I naturally headed to Pinterest to find ideas and here is what I found!

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We want to pretty space to work in it but also fun enough for her to enjoy being there and hopefully keep the mess in one room instead of the whole entire house.

And if you have any tips, please share them, believe me we need it!

Hope you guys have an amazing Friday!

Setting New Year Goals and keeping them!

Getting healthy and losing weight is usually on everyone list of goals or resolutions for the new year. Honestly was it in yours?

I can tell you for sure that it has been on my list of goals for years and years, but this year I reaching it, proclaiming it ;) early, by eating better.

As much as I try I have yet to become a gym person or someone who like to exercise. Believe me, I have tried but it just doesn't happen. I like to be active so I'll continue trying to find something that motivates me but in the meanwhile changing the way I eat will suffice.

If you haven't noticed by our blog name, I'm a sugar addict. 

I love everything that has sugar.

Cupcakes, chocolate, marshmallows, cake and even fruit you mention it and if it has sugar I love it!

But a new year calls for some changes, and one of them is cutting my sugar intake at least in the mornings making my breakfast options not only hard but limited in my books!  Did I mention I don't eat eggs!? Well, now you understand better. I need something other than muffins!

And then the light bulb went off! 

While in Guatemala, we had something called "mosh". Is basically a runny oatmeal, and it was delicious. 

I decided to try it with Post ® Better Oats oatmeal at home, so here is a finger licking good recipe. The best thing about oatmeal is that it fills you up and keeps you full and satisfied longer, not to mention the fact that they have different flavors that keep you wanting more.
My favorite is the Cinnamon and Apple. It gives me my sugar fix and keeps me moving and full longer!

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do and dont forget to share with your friends the recipe and of course this coupon! ;)

What's your favorite breakfast?

2017 here we come!

Happy 2017!

Hope you all had an amazing week with friends and family.The time between Christmas and New Year is one of my favortie times. Everyone is off work, enjoying their family and of course gifts. We spend more time togethrn than usual as we look forward whats to come in the following year. The new adventures, dreams and of course goals.
All this can be added up to resolutions, even though I rearly make any I do make goals to improve myself and many other things around me.
I tend to see resolutions as something that we say but never really do or is it just me?
When I was a teen I would make a so-called resolution and the next day it was literally down the drain.

But this 2017 I have made some goals that I really want to work on and be the best I can be in certain areas. 2016 was a big year, one that brought us sadness and a lot of happiness. We got to accomplish many goals and new unexpected ones too. It brought me a moment I will never forget, a moment that has marked my life forever and a moment that has made me a better mother.

We made a big trip to Guatemala and I will even go as saying I may or may not end up moving there and living the Guatemalan way. I fell in love with their art, clothing and the land. Living surrounded by mountains is a dream of mine.

We also decided to stay in our house for few years more. This decision was one that it honestly took a while for me but like I always, I do believe God will show us otherwise if it's not what he wants for our family. I will talk more about this as we make some changes to our house to make it fit us even better.

I official own the title of being a blogger. This means I will not be stopping any time soon, on the contrary I will be writting more. Whether at night or early mornings this blog is here to stay and I couldnt be happier about it!

I also after a year and a half hit my before pregnancy weight which lead me to be and feel more myself again. I'm confident, or so, about my body and I cant wait to make it even better.

This 2017 I have alot more goals, a lot more hopes and a lot more faith.
I wont list our goals on here but I will leave you with my word for the year.

 I want to be intentional!

I want to do everything with a purpuse. To be the best I can be. To enjoy every single second with my family. Not just to be there, one more person in the group, no I want to be the person God made me to be.
That may mean me saying no to many things I'm use to saying yes and vice versa but I believe is going to be a good year.
A year were God will shows us who He wants us to be and accomplish that exactly.

What are your goals for this year? Do you make resolutions?

An angel!

This post will go down in my history as the hardest post to write, to date.
Is also one that I wish none has to write or even experience in one bit.
Is the one I have no words for, the one I have no idea how to start or even end.
It is truly any family's worst nightmare.

Many of you don't know this but I have a home daycare. That's my full-time job and is one I enjoy and love. I have been taking care of kids for most of my life, starting in our church's nursery,  to daycare job that inspired me to open my own daycare.

When we bought our house in 2012, we converted our garage into a play room and have never looked back. After having Bella my job become more and more convenient and Bella loves that she has so many friends on a daily basis.  I would even say that she gets a little sad on weekends when we stay in and she is by herself.

We work with 9 kids plus Bella and there are difficult days and very easy days, but each one of the kids has a very special place in my heart. I love them all. I love their quirks, craziness, and silliness. I'm a doctor that kisses boo-boo to make them better, I'm an artist who draws the perfect (in their eyes) kitty or rainbow, the cook that cooks their yummy meals (not every day lol), but most of all I'm their daycare mom.

Just like I did with my own daughter, I feed them, changed their diaper, potty train many. I have watched them learn to crawl, walk, teeth and much more. I spend my days with them. 12-8 hours a day I'm with them. Five days a week. Playing, screaming, singing and teaching.

So when I got the call on NYE that one of those kids, my kids, my babies had passed away in their sleep my heart sank.  I don't have the words to express what I'm feeling, the pain my heart has and the fact that I can't find a way out of this horrible nightmare. (Name or pictures have not been included; Daycare Regulations)

This is something none should ever have to go through.

My mama heart aches.

For the past 2 days, I have been surrounded by prayers, bible verses, and hugs from my husband and family. As hard as it is does life continues. As broken as I am now, I know God has a plan and a purpose for this. I know He is my strength and my everlasting rock.
And it's my turn to be that pass that strength to others and even more to pass God's word.

Even though I haven't fully processed what happened or even how it happened I have to be strong. As a mom I know that mom needs someone next to her that's strong, that knows exactly what she is going through but none the less a strong shoulder. My kids tomorrow will also need a strong teacher, a strong mother, and doctor. The people around me on a daily basis also need me to be strong.

Like everything in this world God has an answer and through this He will also show me an answer and strengthen me once again.

So to my sweet angel in heaven, I love you babe, with all my heart, and I will forever remember you.
You have taught me one very important thing and that is to live every moment and love every second. To enjoy my time as a mom and daycare mom, to ignore the rules more often than not, to forget schedules, to kiss more and love more.
I thank God that I got to meet you, to love you and care for you. You were truly an angel.

Aside from a very sad post, I hope this post inspires you too. To love more, to be more present, and to ignore the mess and just love.

Chocolate Coffee Cranberry Cake

Happy Christmas week my loves,

Today I want give you one of my favorite recipes. A chocolate coffee cranberry cake.

You read right!

The 3 "C" cake is one of the best and easiest cakes ever.

I made two of these as Bella also loves cake, but we choose to not give her caffeine if you get what I'm saying. Girlfriend doesn't really need it, like ever, but it it was a big hit with everyone.

Like almost every other cake I do I love to use box cakes, I know most people have mixed feelings about them but I love them. I shared my secret before to making them taste like a homemade cake here, and this recipe is not much different.

Follow the instructions on the box and remember to switch the oil for cold butter and add a pinch of vanilla. To make the adult version of this cake use 2 tbs of your coffee and mix before baking. This time around I used Hills Bro Cappuccino Double Mocha and bake.

Guys, if you love the smell of coffee, this is the cake for you!

Once done I added some fresh, washed cranberries, we gave it a little sugar dust and viola!

Doesn't it look beautiful? Well, it tastes amazing too.

Hope you have a great Christmas week!