Mama Unfiltered

As 2019 comes to an end, I took some time to sit back and reflect, to look back and see all the challenges we’ve faced as a family, the person I’ve become and the obstacles we’ve overcome. But more than just looking back, I’ve also looked forward, to the goals I want to conquer, to the person I still have yet to become and to where I want to be this time next year.  We started this year off with Javier being let go from his job, we’ve had to accept help from others (which is in no way a bad thing, but if you know me, you know I’m stubborn and don’t like to rely on others for help lol), we’ve had to rely on food stamps, we’ve been living paycheck to paycheck, and neither Javier nor I have been able to get a job.  Halfway through the year, I gave birth to my final baby, Javier started school for his Class A and Isaiah started kindergarten. Still no job for either of us.  Now at the end of the year, Javier passed his class A test and is officially class A certified, just got

Hey everyone! You all asked, and I listened! So down below I have shared the recipe for my fave Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe. I do add notes about how I make it in parentheses compared to how the recipe goes. Feel free to tweak the recipe and make it to your liking. Enjoy! ☺️ 6 boneless chicken breasts Chicken broth 1 red onion diced 2 carrots diced (I do 3-4) 2 potatoes diced  1/2 cup of tomato paste (I add a bit extra) 2 bay leaves (I do 3-4) 4 garlic cloves (I add a bit extra) 1 tsp chipotle Chiles in adobo sauce chopped (I did about 3 tsp) 2 tsp pickeled jalapeño peppers chopped (I did about 4 tsp) 2 tsp Mexican oregano 1/4 tsp cumin Salt to taste White pepper to taste 2 zucchinis diced 2 yellow zucchini squash diced 1 red bell pepper diced Juice of 2 limes OR substitute with Lime Essential Oil  4 tbs sweet sherry 2 tbs fresh cilantro chopped 2 tbs fresh mint chopped Monterey jack cheese for garnish  Tortilla strips/ chips for garn

It’s been awhile since I’ve had time to sit down and write with everything going on. And this time is no different with all the nesting this mama is doing to prepare for baby girl  🥰 so I’ll keep this post sweet & short.  Since having started on this oily journey, I’ve made it my mission to stay away from any & all conventional medicine unless absolutely necessary. I’ve even gone this entire pregnancy without taking any conventional meds  🙌🏼 I’ve only been taking my dōTERRA LLV supplements on a daily basis and using DigestZen for heartburn and morning sickness.  So it’s only natural that I would love my labor and delivery to be as natural as possible too!  I plan on diffusing Balance, Peppermint & Wild Orange during labor to help calm my emotions while giving me energy. I’ll also be applying my Mood roller (a blend of Balance, Wild Orange and Frankincense) to the bottoms of my feet and my pulse points to also help with my anxiety.  I’ll be having Jav

Do you ever find yourself comparing yourself to other moms? Whether it be moms on social media or moms out in public, working moms or stay at home moms, moms you actually know or even your own mom. I find myself constantly comparing my self and I HATE it. This is what we moms everywhere call Mom Guilt. Mom guilt means different things to different moms. Mom guilt is that feeing you get when you leave your kids with someone so you can go to work, that feeling you get when you’re constantly yelling at/disciplining your kids, that feeling when your kids act out in public, that feeling when you choose to formula feed over breastfeed, I mean, the list just goes on. Mom guilt is real. And it sucks. Mom Guilt hits me practically 24/7, in many different situations. And lately, it’s been hitting me HARD 😭. Recently I feel as if I’ve been yelling too much, losing my patience and not connecting with the boys as much as usual. I used to find ways to spend some 1:1 quality time with each of t

When people hear New Year, they think resolutions, New beginnings, a better year, etc. Most people don't picture the year starting off horrible right? I mean, I definitely don't.🤷‍♀️ Well that's how ours started off.. literally. Right before the New Year, ALL the kids got sick with bad colds that lasted a little over a week. Next Javier got a flat tire. And to top it off, I was still going in circles trying to get myself health insurance. I thought all of that was HORRIBLE, but that's not even the worst of it. 😩 On New Year's Eve, as I waited for Javier to get home so we could head to my mom's for a late Christmas family dinner, he called me like he always does.  And then he dropped a bomb on me. He was laid off from his job.. So many emotions ran through my head at that moment. I wanted to yell and scream and throw shit across the room, but instead I sat there silently crying, thinking of all the ways we could make everything work. With 3 kid