Moments of Musing

What’s in a name?

Filed Under: Baby L //

Happy Monday! I am currently battling a sinus infection. I was fortunate to work from home on Friday but I’m back to the office today. Being sick while pregnant is the pits. 
I tried avoiding medicine but gave in yesterday. I’m back to no medicine and trying home remedies. I’m doing the whole “stay hydrated and sleep with a humidifier” thing, which are honestly daily rituals, and I’m going to try making my own saline drops after work. If you have suggestions for natural remedies, please let me know!
On a brighter note, I really came here to talk about baby names. From the beginning of my pregnancy the mister and I have debated, along with family, baby names. This process has been more difficult than I expected. 
A big part of me wants a Hispanic name since our last name is very American and the baby will be half-Hispanic. The issue is we don’t like very many of those names. And so the debate has gone on and on.

We aren’t debuting our baby’s name until birth but I figured I would share some name ideas that have been suggested that our child will NOT be going by:

GIRL
Saylor
Ester
Camila
Mariela
Adaline
Isabella
Aurora
Alma
Stella
Valencia 
BOY
Zeke
Thor
Duncan
Colt
Cooper
Prescott
Reynaldo
Juan
Horatio
James

A Peek into my Secret Pinning

Filed Under: pregnancy //

At first glance it might seem like I don’t pin much. But that’s far from the truth. Truth is I’m on Pinterest a lot… but mainly pinning to my account‘s secret boards. 
Before becoming pregnant, I had around two secret boards. One was for gift ideas for others, which I wouldn’t them to see. Another was for wedding details and decor. The number of secret boards I had drastically increased when I found out I was having a baby. In the beginning, I didn’t want to give away our secret so I hid the baby board I started when my baby fever struck. But now, I don’t want to bombard everyone with baby pins. Plus, it’s kind of fun planning things without giving any details away. In fact, I used Pinterest to plan our whole sex reveal and it was really helpful.
Without further ado, here are some of my favorite hidden boards:

Obviously there are fun non-pregnancy ones too, like a bachelorette board (for one of my best friends) but I can’t reveal those in case she is reading 😉

This Week

Filed Under: househunting, pregnancy //

I was without my phone for twelve hours, twice. It was actually glorious and freeing. I didn’t feel like I was attached to technology all. day. long.


I took the NY bar exam, again. I’m hoping this was my last time but I do know I did not prepare nearly as much as I have in the past. With other life changes, namely pregnancy and house hunting, my study schedule was not ideal. But positive vibes only!

I realized we will probably not buy a home this year. It’s been a tough realization but house hunting in the most expensive real estate city in the U.S. is even tougher. Regardless, we’ve saved a bunch over the last few months and I’m just excited to make a place our home in time for the baby. 

A posting slump

Filed Under: Uncategorized //

I’ve noticed a change in my social media behaviors, namely on Instagram. Rewind a year and I was posting photos almost every day. Fast forward to now and I post a photo a week, if that.

Same with this blog. When I lived in Hawaii, it was growing. But then I moved to Chicago and started my job and it has taken a bit of a back seat since. It’s safe to say when my life is busy, as it has been, posting doesn’t take priority over other things. I am trying to keep up, though.

One thing that remains constant is my enjoyment of quotes, namely motivational ones because I’ll be needing extra motivation in the coming days. I‘m a steadfast believer in the importance of believing in oneself—and I do believe in myself. Here’s to hoping that belief will materialize in success!

Life, it’s a funny thing

Filed Under: Uncategorized //

Today is like my Friday because I have to study. All. Weekend. Long. So besides sleeping in (a little) and a few open houses, I am not looking as forward to this weekend as I have others.

Is it just me or do you feel like you’re always at a crossroads?! Except I’m almost never literally at one — I think I create in my head. All thanks to me (over)thinking about life.

Am I where I pictured myself years ago? If not, is that such a bad thing? I need would like more money. What if I don’t pass the NY bar exam… again? Why can’t I make time for a 30-minute workout everyday? Maybe it’d be easier if my commute wasn’t so darn long. I miss my 1/2 hour commute and doorman-building living in Chicago. We were so far from family, though. How is it that people make a living off their blog? I wish the cruddy stock market wasn’t affecting my 401K right now. Why is the housing market in Brooklyn so ridiculous? I hope we can find a place before we have the baby. I hope the baby is proud of us. I love planning my baby shower–yep I don’t want people planning it for me. The baby registry is so fun! Oh my goodness we. are. having. a. baby. We have approximately 5 months to get prepared AKA grow up into really adult-ish adults. 

And then I snap out of it. I write a mental list of goals — short term and long term. I promise to tackle them and I try to relax. I remember that I am an adult. There is so much good in my life. I remind myself of that — and that I am where I am meant to be. I remind myself that we are fortunate to have each other, our health and our loved ones.

Every little thing will be okay — and the big ones, too.

(Plus I get to go on [super overpriced] lunch dates for chicken and waffle apps with the love of my life… What more could I ask for?)