Spring is here! As mothers, our initial thoughts are spring recitals, spring home cleaning, time changes—you name it! But really, that all goes because la primavera isn’t just a change in season—it’s an invitation. It is an invitation to finally feel the new year has started and to reflect on how we can bloom in ways we may have forgotten during the chaos of colder months.
As we move into the new year, we have vision boards, workouts, and diets we want to accomplish. However, realistically speaking, it is at the time we are the most tired; we have been drained for the past 365 days in which we had to embrace our roles as emprenderoras, madres de familia, tias, hijas, esposas, amigas y mucho mas. Our bodies and minds are trying to catch a break. This is the reason whys has that feeling of cleansing and invitation to officially kick off the year with the energy to go through another year all over again.
La Maldita Primavera, or is it truly maldita?
In between work deadlines, spring football season, and wiping sticky little faces, spring gives us a moment to pause. It reminds us that growth isn’t just for the garden we just planted. It’s for nosotras también. As flowers begin to blossom, the air feels warmer, and the bees go back to their routine, our inner power and fearlessness begin to blossom as well. This is the season where Latina moms begin again — not from scratch, but from strength.
I have to admit that as a mother of three, finding my blossom is not easy. I have a teenager finding his way through middle school, sports, and life lessons, and two little girls who live in a world of unicorns, Bluey, and Hello Kitty — my days are full. I feel constantly overwhelmed as I juggle being in PTA, a professional in higher education, and a community partner trying to be the voice in spaces where representation matters. And yet, when spring arrives, I feel a subtle shift. It tells me, You, too, deserve to grow. It is time to blossom and showcase the beauty of the sacrifices you’ve made for too long.
Power doesn’t mean that we need to keep climbing higher, it can also mean that we can dig deeper — in our memories, our family, ourselves.
La Primavera reminds me that it’s okay to be soft and strong at the same time. This is the season in which I feel I can lead in my community while still prioritizing time with my family — going to the farmers market, taking a walk around the block, or planning an impromptu carne asada in the backyard just because the breeze feels right. These small activities lead me to the need to drink more water, spend more time with friends, and finally open that book I’ve been meaning to read.
Reconnecting with Self: Regain your Resistance and Love
As Latina moms, we are always taught about the importance of caring for everyone else first. El esposo y los hijos son tu prioridad, pero que no se te olviden tus papás… Yet somewhere at the bottom of the list, we still need to take care of ourselves too. It has taken me a while, but with age and experience I have found that making time for myself is needed and that is important, in some sort of revolutionary way, which allows me to finally break the cycle.
Reconnecting with myself in spring doesn’t require a full schedule and big milestones. It often starts small, like trying a new cafecito recipe or getting a new cup so you can enjoy it as you sip slowly before starting on the day. A playlist of old-school and new-school that you can blast as I clean, dance, and let go. A solo walk, where I can just be Ana — not mommy, not coordinator, not PTA president — just me.
Sometimes that reconnection means checking in with the dreams I left waiting. Pick up on the long list of article ideas I have been meaning to write for the past few months. The business idea of building my brand that I have been drafting for years. The parts of myself I had to quiet to survive the holidays and keep my family happy. This season tells me, Bring them back. Dust them off. Bloom!
Self-care doesn’t always look like spa days, especially for me though I’ll never say no to brow threading at Ziba while having some amazing conversations with Ms. Z. Sometimes it’s setting boundaries. It’s working on the idea of saying no to more commitment. Not washing dishes after dinner and doing it until the next morning. Finding a new reality TV show or Hallmark movie that I can watch while hiding in the room and watching it alone. Reconnecting with self is about coming home to the place where I can be the version of myself I love most.
I’ve learned that when I bloom, so does everything around me. My kids get a happier, more grounded mom. My work becomes more inspired. My community feels more connected. The power of spring allows me to begin again, not because we’re broken, but because we’re evolving. La primavera me deja florecer y ser mejor que ayer—The spring allows me to bloom and be better than I was yesterday.
The Beauty of Blooming Again
The spring is not about becoming someone new. It’s about bringing the new and revolutionized version of us. To remind us who we were and who we are now underneath the responsibilities, the exhaustion, the endless schedules. As Latina moms, we carry so much. But we also carry poder — the power to bloom.
So this season, I’m choosing to water myself with grace, to add that sprinkle of vitamin so I can regain strength and to stretch toward the sunlight of my joy. It’s important to remember that blooming isn’t a luxury, but it’s what we need. I invite you to join the same idea, to water yourself and allow yourself to bloom into the spring.
