Tessa Galindo

Every once in a while I get the cajones to try something new. As I get older I find myself getting more and more comfortable in the same everyday things. I like to drink my spark (Not the alcoholic drink!) first thing in the morning, if for some reason I can't have it my day is shot! It throws me off balance and messes up my whole day. I usually order the same things at the same restaurants. If I am going to pay for food, I want to be sure I am going to like it! I know the places that I like to buy certain shirts or shoes or perfume. I like to end my day in my Bible, without that I don't feel complete. I'm comfortable, and I like being comfortable. Yet, sometimes I decide to get a little crazy and step outside of that comfy cozy zone. Its easy for me to encourage other people to do it, I can see their strengths and I can see that they would do great at trying out that new thing. I can't see that in myself however, I don't think most people can see the potential in ...

I thought it would be fun to share some if my favorite products with you all!  Let's start with eye make up remover! I LOVE Mary Kay's eye make up remover. It's the only one I have ever used that actually takes off all of the makeup AND doesn't burn at all! At $15 a pop it's totally worth it and can last forever! If you have been searching for "the one" look no further!  If you live in a dry place like I do you probably need more moisture then other people do. I hardly ever use lotion anymore because it just feels watered down to me and sometimes it feels like it just sits on top of my skin rather then getting in there to rehydrate it. So I use cetaphil CREAM. I love it with all of my being! Ok that's going a little far but I really do love it. It's thick and it really helps to hydrate the skin In Ways that lotions don't. It's a little pricey {about $10} but it's totally worth it! One jar goes a longggg way.  About 3 weeks ago I was in ...

Okay guys here it goes... After writing my last post on dealing with keeping your sanity, I lost it. Sunday was a really bad day for me, I mean really bad. However, I woke up on Monday with good intentions of it being a good day... And that went south real fast. It was a horrible day. I did go to the gym that afternoon and it helped tremendously. So, Tuesday I woke up yet again with good intentions. My morning went great, as I was in Tucson alone the whole morning. The afternoon went okay but the night was horrible. I just lost it. Sometimes you know the RIGHT things to do or you know what you SHOULD do but we get stubborn and stuck in our own heads and choose to do the wrong thing instead. Then we feel lost, defeated, and then horrible regret. I'm going to add 2 things to my list of how to stay sane and really these 2 might be the very most important.  1. Ask for help!  I have certain people that I go to for advice on different subjects. I used to never ask for help but...

I truly have been blessed with 3 adorable, hilarious, loving and sometimes obnoxious children. That does not mean that is has been easy... When I had Gabe and only Gabe I really thought that I had it all together. I thought I was on top of the world, I had the absolute best and easiest baby boy, a clean house and dinner on the table most nights. Plus all of the side stuff that I was able to do, you know like a 60 mile walk, no biggy. It was a happy peaceful place. Then we decided to get pregnant again...   Gabe, he is my peaceful, laid back, easy going child.   When I finally did get pregnant we thought it would be fun to let this babies sex be a surprise. Well that little surprise ended up being a girl and let me tell you, she STILL surprises us every single day, one way or another. She popped out of my uterus with spunk and an attitude! She has rocked my whole world. I suddenly didn't want to do anything or go anywhere. It took me a long time to get bac...

It's April! Oh. My.Word!!! When did that happen?! With a new month I have decided to make some new good habits in my life starting right now! I figure if I write it here then I will have myself to be accountable to, whether anyone reads this or not.     First of all I got a fabulous calender to put up on my wall to put all of Aprils fun activities on. I think this will make it easier for everyone in my house to know exactly what is going on everyday. Juliana just started dance, so that's on the calender for every Tuesday. Fridays is my Tessa day while my sweet friend takes my little monsters for me. We will be penciling in a date night once a month as soon as Jorge gets back on a day shift, also a date night with the kids. Of course there is all of the other regular weekly activities as well, MOPS, Bible Study, play dates and having my sweet little Cylie every Thursday. I'm hoping that by having the calender up it won't only help me to remember what I have go...

Most people don't know that I have a crafty side. For 2 reasons, 1. I'm ADD so most projects I start NEVER get finished {I can't even paint my nails without getting bored or distracted} and 2. I have kids. 'Nuff said. However, I have jumped back on the DIY bandwagon recently. I find myself going to stores and saying " I can make that!"...well, most of the time I don't... but I could! lol..maybe.. I have never been very good at coming up with my own stuff but I'm great at copying. So of course pinterest has helped inspire a lot of fun stuff that I have done recently. Just for fun here are a few of my latest projects that I have done :o)   I made this for my dad for Christmas, its nice and simple but its words from a book that he read to me when I was little so its sentimental too :o) I made this sign for my mom for Christmas, just a cute way for her to hang all of the grandkids pictures up {She has 10!}     I made these mugs for my...

I will never forget the day I found out I was pregnant with Gabe. I had just gotten off of work and had a short break until I had to go to class. It was the last day of my final college math class. I found out I was pregnant and then I had to go take my final, my brain and my heart were racing. Concentration was no where in sight and I hadn't even told Jorge yet because I wanted to tell him in person. The anticipation and excitement were killing me, that was the longest hour of my life! We had been trying to get pregnant for 4 months, when its your 1st baby 4 months seems like a lifetime and crazy thoughts go through your head. Yet, the day had come and I indeed was knocked up! *** I did tell Jorge I was pregnant that night when he got home from work AND I passed my final, for those of you worried about those details ;o)*** The pregnancy was so great, I worked all the way up until I had him. I remember looking at people yelling at their kids thinking "how could you ...