It’s Sunday but technically Saturday because of the three day weekend. Lots of people are stuck in the desert this weekend. What are you doing with your extra day?

Señoras Do The Day Better

How do you fix your crappy mood? Make your mornings better and you’ll have a smoother day. One trick is to start waking up a little earlier. To do this, lock in your wake time and stick to it, embrace your grouchiness, reward yourself immediately once you wake, and create meaningful señora rituals in your morning.

I’m clearing out the cobwebs from the closets, starting to organize, and using my Cricut craft machine* to create labels just like those ladies from The Home Edit. All you need is vinyl paper and you can stick pro looking text to any shelf or plastic box.

What’s all this buzz around cacao? Your ancestors discovered ceremonial cacao, but it’s quickly become a wellness staple. I’m testing out cutting back on caffeine because research says morning coffee messes with your cortisol levels, so I’ve been trading my coffee for cacao.

Here’s how you make it and where to get delicious cafe de olla cacao brew, and Mexican and Haitian Drinking Chocolate.

Here’s a really easy way to make jam with just chia and frutas and like no added sugar.

Watch this on Netflix and Tiktok and thank us later

Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones is from that author that spent 20 years researching the healthiest, longest living zones in the world (think living to 100) - including Costa Rica. Americans report the highest levels of stress. Stress can lead to chronic inflammation, which is no good for your physical health. The Señoras of Costa Rica and other parts of the world have specific ways to cope, like slowing down (and maybe eating goat cheese and move veggies) - and it’s working. What can you learn from them?

If you haven’t watched Queen Cleopatra on Netflix, narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, watch it today. The incredibly fabulous doc is not without its critics however, so make of it what you will. This one kept us up past freaking midnight, at the edge of our seats. It was like a telenovela.

Our tiktok community is going gaga for Gloria Trevi!

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