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Paula Florez

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03/17/2026

The quiet moments in between everything else.

When everyone is doing their own thing, but we’re still together.

These are the ones I try to hold onto.

02/19/2026

They submitted their Advanced Academics projects last Friday.

Ollie’s was a passion project — he chose astronomy. He designed and handmade an entire book from scratch about it, which makes sense because that’s been his biggest interest lately (and exactly why he got a telescope for Christmas).

Luna’s assignment was to create a space-themed board game with her own rules and questions. Completely open-ended. She loved the unit so much she even wrote a letter to astronaut Christina Koch.

What I appreciate most about these projects isn’t just the finished product — it’s watching them take ownership of their ideas.

Most days they work independently and just come to me with small questions. But these bigger assignments give us room to talk through research, structure, creativity, and follow-through.

And when it’s done?

They get a little space to just be kids again.

Right now that looks like finally starting a longer book series (with a little push from me 😉), and earning family movie nights once the book is finished.

Quiet afternoons where they’re reading, I’m working, and we’re all in our own worlds — but together — are some of my favorite moments.

Less pressure.
More curiosity.
More independence.

And I love watching that grow.

02/12/2026

For almost a year, I had to advocate for symptoms that didn’t clearly show on tests.

It wasn’t dramatic.
It wasn’t an emergency.
But it was constant.

Bloating. Migraines. Pain that moved through my abdomen and into my back or legs. Sleep that wasn’t restful. Days that felt heavier than they should.

I started with a P*P and their in-house gyn. Ultrasounds showed small cysts, and I was referred to an OB.

That OB met with me multiple times over several months — always kind and thoughtful — offering surgical options but encouraging medical treatment first. We removed my IUD. We tried birth control. We followed what the imaging suggested.

But something still didn’t add up.

When I said I was ready to explore surgery because I couldn’t keep living like this, I was referred to a surgeon.

I went in thinking we’d discuss removing the cysts.

Instead, the surgeon reviewed my symptoms, my imaging, and performed a physical exam. He explained that removing the cysts likely wouldn’t fix the real issue — that they were probably a result of something deeper.

He said it sounded more like adenomyosis.

Because I’m done having children — and because my daily life was being quietly disrupted by pain — he recommended a hysterectomy as the most definitive solution.

I agreed on the spot — because for the first time, everything clicked.
A month later, I was meeting the surgical team, ready for relief.

Yesterday, pathology confirmed it: adenomyosis — the thing we almost missed.

This is why I’m sharing this.

If something feels off — even when tests look normal — keep asking questions.

Advocating for your health isn’t dramatic.
It isn’t selfish.
Sometimes it’s simply persistence.

And sometimes, it changes everything.

🤍

02/02/2026

Between wash days, this has been an easy grab.
Lightweight, quick, and doesn’t make my hair feel sticky or weighed down — which is honestly all I’m looking for lately.

06/26/2025

Unpopular opinion:
I don’t think summer break needs a schedule.
They don’t need a Pinterest itinerary. They need time. To be bored. To get creative. To come up with stuff I’d never think of.

This week alone they’ve:
✔ built a cardboard train
✔ coded a robot
✔ turned rollerblading into an obstacle course
✔ added caution tape to their hairstyle
✔ and served up ice cream like it’s a Michelin dessert

No theme days. No fancy plans.
Just slow, weird, wonderful, unscheduled summer.

06/19/2025

“Perfect” parenting doesn’t exist.
This carousel is my reminder that messing up isn’t failure—it’s part of being real, learning, and showing up again.

Which one hit home for you?
💬 Tell me in the comments
🔖 Save this for the hard days
❤️ Send to another parent who could use a little grace today

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My name is Paula and I’m a mom of two tot-nagers and founder of ThanksMommyBlog.com.

I survived two pregnancies, being a mom of two under two, and parenting through the first year of infancy (twice). I have irregular sleep, frequent migraines, and occasional memory loss- thank you motherhood! Thanks Mommy Blog is a center of support, hope, and maybe a little humor for other moms.

Let’s be real, motherhood is more than a full time job and adulting sure doesn’t help! Sometimes we wish we could be the kids ourselves. Sometimes we’re the ones enjoying the splash pad more than our kids. Sometimes we’ll even hide from the kids to p*e alone, sneak in a snack, or maybe even cry a little. And that’s totally normal!

Every day is a new hurdle and a new motherhood struggle to battle. We joke, we complain, we cry, we share stories, and we compare our failures for a good laugh. But, together, we also share positive vibes, ideas and suggestions, lift each other up, and support each other to build a community of moms battling adulthood and motherhood struggles.