10 LESSONS I've learnt raising Matteo

I swear raising a kid is one of those , every single day there will be a new life lesson, kind of moments.

Raising a 2 year old I thought oh here Comes the terrible twos. Lucky me I only experienced it for a week before his birthday in Portugal. Three, now that has been one hell of a ride and I am only 1 month in, lets just say the key to three is patience. Lots and lots of patience. I have first handedly witnessed him take 3 episodes of Blippi to finish one bowl of corn flakes and when I checked the bowl he had only consumed the milk. If we were chatting on whatsapp right now Id be inserting the women emoji with her wtf hands followed by face palm emoji. 

But with that said I have learnt a few things in general so I decided to share it here for mom to be's, mommas and well anyone else ;)

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10 random facts about me

I absolutely love random facts about people videos and blog posts, its such an easy way to learn more about your favorite youtubers and bloggers.. its been a long ass minute since I've done one of these so today I decided to share 10 random facts about me.

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The thought of Mother hood has fueled my goal hunting

The idea that life gets real once you find that positive sign on your pregnancy test is real. Some people are easy going and others are natural go getter's from birth.

I have always been somewhere in the middle. Hard working and risk taking at times but also very comfortable and content. But the minute I found out I was pregnant my train of thought and determination went full mode "lets make shit happen".

I know moms who pre-pregnancy had 9-5 pm jobs and were just coasting by but are now business owners and goal driven. That's motherhood for you, its a crazy combo of love, protectiveness and determination. You got a legacy now, you got someone to be a role model to.

My list of goals have somewhat gotten smaller, but the goals have become gigantic. Does that make sense?

Trust me when I say this, once you have your eye set on a specific goal nothing can stop you. We also live in an amazing time where people are creating their dream lives from ways that didn't exist before. If you passionate about it you can create a career around it. 

There is no stopping you.

If you a mom or pregnant did your passion for success get ignited ? I'd love to know.

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The greatest 2015 lesson I have learned, and my challenge to you...

One major lesson I have learned this 2015 is have tons and tons of fun in every aspect of life and when its not fun its time to make some changes, do you agree?

When I sit back and ponder on the highs of my 2015 and where the lows were I totally see a pattern of accepting terrible situations as part of what should be "normal". When in reality the normal part of our life should be a daily sensation of bliss. There is not more to life than having fun, yip I said it. Work, love all that doesn't really bring it unless its legit 80% good ol fun.

Whether you apply this to working out, your job (which btw if you think about it you spend the majority of the your lifetime doing) should be more joy than painfulness. The crazy thing is I realized this while sitting in solitude in Uganda. I kept thinking I just want to be blissfully happy in all aspects of my life. I surely don't mind the hard times and I know I am very capable to handle whatever life sends my way but... and I mean capital letters BUT I will not think that's the normal. 

Blissfully happy people is the adventure, journey and destination I desire for my life... sounds all dreamy but if you browse around the web long enough you will read and see many astounding life changes happening in peoples lives. The ones who believe life is meant to be enjoyed. They on Instagram, on Facebook, motivational speakers.  They have chosen to live in bliss and to expect bliss.

Kinda on the same note I challenged my followers over on instagram to do one final thing that is doable on their 2015 goals they made last year or the beginning of this year. I mean seriously how good does completing any goal feel? is there any high quite like that?! One goal of mine was living with positive intentions, basically manifesting some epicness into my life and I plan on doing that this next 16 days.

So this is my challenge for you my gorgeous readers, make it  major goal to achieve one goal before the clock strikes 12 and brings in a new year with new goals. Don't do it for me, this one is all about you feeling thrilled with how you ending 2015.

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5 Thought provoking quotes

In this day and age Its so important to feed the soul with motivational words. So many things go wrong and drain your happiness from time to time that its extremely important to keep fueling your spirit with all those good thought provoking words. I have a long list of authors and quotes I turn to, they uplift me and really just help get my mind on the right track. With that said I just knew I had to share my current favorites with you guys. I mean what good is having notes and notes of quotes if you don't share them. I hope these brighten up your Monday and just get your week started on a great note.

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Have the best 2015 with positive intentions!

Hi my lovelies!!!

Wow can you believe we 5 days into 2015 already? I don't want this year to fly by its my final few months where I can say i'm in my 20's, where did the years go people????. Anyway before I go waaaaay off topic I know its been a while since my last post and I do apologize but a blog break was really needed. I will admit I waited until my blogging fire was back to full vibrant sizzling flames before starting up again... and I have no regrets. I have always believed you should do something with love and passion or not at all and that's exactly what I did. I have to say a huge thank you for all your patience and the love you have sent my way. You guys are simply amazing. Thank you thank you thank you!

On the topic of love and passion and all those amazing feelings, I had this goal that my first post of 2015 had to be about positive intentions. Reason being 2014 was a year surrounded with negativity. I was knee deep in oh so much bad bad bad bad baby and also surrounded by an abundance of drama and chaos which always felt out of my control. The minute 2014 was over and done with I knew I had to make a conscious decision that I will not allow 2015 to go down like that. Now those that know me, you know (points at you, you and yooooouuu) I am a huge believer in the law of attraction, positive thinking and having positive intentions and what I noticed was the minute I forgot to apply these to my daily routine things got very messy and negative. So this year I am completely focused on doing what has never failed me and that is having positive intentions for my life and year ahead.

You might be wondering what the heck is positive intentions ??? well in a nutshell its setting "this will make me very happy goals" so you can start living a happy and fulfilled life. Your intentions need to be very clear about what will make you happy and bring positivity to your day to day life. 

Here's an example of my positive intentions for 2015:

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What makes you happy?

When I first started my blog I wrote a weekly post where I shared things I am grateful for, things that I loved. I really want to get back to starting my week by acknowledging the things I really sincerely appreciate in my life or just general things I love. I feel it makes such a huge difference in ones life.

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Read this: When you just cannot keep motivating yourself to keep going after your goals!

 

This post really was inspired late at night while the power was off, sitting in the dark having itchy feet and hoping I could just be active and productive. I didnt miss watching t.v. or doing my hair instead I really craved working. Now a month or two ago I lost my oomph to keep going. I made every excuse as to why I couldn't blog or go after my goals. Then something as basic as internet was taken away. The cable was stolen a week went by, two weeks went by and I started realizing how I had taken wifi and internet for granted. It woke me up in a big way and I just knew I had to share this lesson with you.

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Motivation | learning more about self love brings me joy!

With so much going on in the world and how our generation is obsessed with outer appearances, I have made it an actual ritual in my life to keep learning and reading. Whether about staying grounded or just self love. It strikes a cord within me.

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Motivational Monday!

I got a good feeling this week is going to be a good one and I hope it will be amazing for all of us. This will be just a short and sweet post with a little motivation to get you on the right path this week... hope you like it.

The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place. -Guy Kawasaki

~Image source: World tour stories~

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Yay its a brand new day

For me this brand new week brings me so much fun and a bit of stressful moments but baby I am prepared. One fun thing I have started was the lovely master cleanse with my beautiful mom its always so important to have a supportive friend to keep you on track. I founds this lovely image quote on instagram and I just knew I have to share it with you sweet friends, please all tell me what new thing you:ll be trying this week. I would to know so  share share share...

Its Monday.Its a new week God is doing his thing. New doors. New breaks. New blessings. Prepare your mind.Enlarge your vision.

If anyone's who this lovely quote belongs to please let me .

~Image :The fancy pants report~

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Five ways to feel inspired right now!

See your own growth:

It is really easy to feel frustrated with your goals and not see any progress even though it glaring tight at you. One way I really find works for me is to see how far my blog and life has grown. Go back way back, back into time! and pat yourself on the back for any tiny growth you can see and use yourself as motivation.

Learn something new:

Whether it is a new html tip or trick or a new recipe.  Learning new things boosts your confidence and for some really amazing reason when we are confident we feel very inspired about life in general.

Wake up and meditate on only positive thoughts:

I do this 99% of the time (honestly, I stopped for a hot minute and my days were grey and gloomy). I wake up, lay in bed and meditate and visualize what I want my day to be like. I let my imagination run wild. Think about that latte you going to have, think about how great you going to look. Think about how productive you going to be. Its always amazes me how a positive thought in the morning can change your day.

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Thank you for the love!

I have to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone of you for the sweet messages. It really made me feel so very special. I was browsing around on instagram when I saw this quote, which I feel is perfect for starting a brand new week and for me a new age. Life is way to short to not spend as much of your time surrounded and filled with love. Be wise about who you surround yourself with and how you spend your valuable time. Anyway with a crazy birthday weekend behind me, I am pretty worn out so I am about to enjoy a little quiet relaxation session. I hope you have a beautiful start to the week.    

"Let no one enter your inner kingdom unless they come with love."

P.s. Happy Mothers day to all the moms for yesterday I hope you got spoiled with tons of love!


~Image credit: Cupcakes and cashmere~

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My tip for getting back your lust for life!

Happy May lovelies!! oh how I love the month of May... (my Birthday month yay!). So since its my birthday week and I have been going through some "things", I just thought I would start the week with a much needed motivational post.

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My Travel Essentials

Hey my lovelies!! Literally I am sitting here feeling a bit grumpy Moanday blues, anyone else feeling this way too? but as with everything in life there is ways you can put a smile on your dial. One thing that always has me all chirpy and delighted is thinking about travelling, weekends away, road trips you name it I am all for it! throw in some online fashion browsing and I got myself a reason to smile.

Now I am going to be severely honest with you, this is a collaboration post. But one I really do stand by (or else it wouldn't be on this little space). Lets be real though who can resist browsing the Harrods site?  not me! While browsing around trying to find my Monday inspiration I had many moments thinking ooooh this could be divine to wear on a holiday and aaaaah this is exactly what I need. Which got me thinking what would be my four travel essentials if money was no object.

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8 Reasons being different rocks

Way to often I see people try to fit a mold. You see hair trends come in and we all leap out our seats to try it, even though we know from experience that mohawk look will never suit us. We are on a constant journey to fit in. So this is my statement today STOP TRYING TO FIT IN. Being different is absolutely awesome. You might be wondering why I chose 8 reasons instead of 10 or 5 well 8 is my lucky number. So here you have is y 10 8 reasons being different rocks...

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Motivational Monday

With an amazing weekend behind me I feel ready for the week ahead. Something we all tend to forget is to appreciate and focus on the good moments. Humans by nature focus more on the bad which is why today affirmations is...

Today I chose to focus on the positive, today I chose to let go of the bad things that may happen. I am the owner of my own focus and I chose to focus on what is good.

Hope you have a gorgeous week ahead.

~Image credit: World tour stories~

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Motivational Monday

Hey lovelies, so sorry for the... (insert cricket noises) silence this past week. It was a crazy busy one. To be very honest I loved being busy, have you ever noticed how powerful you feel if you are doing things to benefit your future? There's this burst of confidence that comes over you and boy oh boy I LOVE IT. 

How was your weekend? Care to share? This weeks motivation is...

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Motivational Monday

This post is pretty late because I honestly couldn't put together a motivating post when I haven't been motivating myself past some negative things that has happened this last few days. But then I watched an awesome video by motivational speaker Tony Robbins. Sometimes one just needs an extra double dose of motivation on days where your spirit is on an all time low. Then it got me thinking about how can one train oneself to block out negativity or just to learn to let it not disturb your spirit which is when I stumbled upon the book Untethered Soul. I have to get my hands on it. Read a brief outline of the book here and you will see why. 

My motivation to you applies to me too...

Stop letting people break you down. Don't give them the power. Stand up for yourself don't ever just be a doormat. Respect is a two way street. 

Hope you have a beautiful start to the week.

Love & light.

~Image credit: Cupcakes and cashmere~

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Motivational Monday

20 days into the new year and there has been so many times I thought common 2014. 2013 really ended pretty crap and 2014 started with an infusion of drama. With that said I am happy to announce (rooftop shouting kinda announcement) I had a fabulous week and weekend. So now I feel all enthusiastic about the year ahead. Sometimes one just needs a lifeline. Something that gives you a boost, a dose of encouragement or just something to say its not going to be hard all day everyday. Know what I mean? so this week here's my words of motivation to you all...

Stay focused on what you want to achieve in this life, take care of yourself so you can enjoy all your hard work and for goodness sake ONLY surround yourself with people who love and encourage you. Life will really show you how beautiful it can be once you eliminate unnecessary stress.

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