“As a mom, without a doubt the one that has inspired me the most is always mine.”

From a very young age I knew I wanted to start a family, I was passionate about children and especially babies were my weakness. But you don't realize what it means to have children until you become a mother. Before having children, motherhood was almost represented as a game where you change diapers, feed, walk with your baby, put on cute clothes.

How did that idea change once that you gave birth to your first little one?

When I had my first child, I experienced everything I imagined. I experienced a lot of sensations, feelings, extreme happiness, infinite capacity to love, I think you even open yourself up as a person. But I also experienced an immensity of fears, questions, doubts about whether we are doing it right or proposals about ways to follow that no longer only involve two adults, but a little person who depends on you and your decisions.

But even with all those doubts and fears, it's worth it. It completes us as people, makes us be better, value the good and important things in life. Above all, we receive unconditional love. I could say that children become our best self-esteem, it is incredible how they always see you as beautiful, even if you have woken up with crazy hair and dark circles to the ground!

In my case, the three pregnancies have been very close together and I have hardly had time to consider the differences between them. It is true that the first one is different. Everything is unknown, the changes in our body, the discomfort during the first months, the disgust, feeling for the first time that you have a little person inside you. Experiencing all this for the first time is unique. Everything is unknown and I was enveloped by the need to want to know everything. I also had a lot more time to read and discover what was going on inside me. You know that your life is going to change, but you cannot imagine to what extent. Having the first child, at least for me, was the biggest change in my entire life.

When Jaime was only 6 months old, I got pregnant again. I could hardly stop myself from thinking that I had another baby inside, because I was aware of a little one with whom we were still in a mutual learning phase.

And the third pregnancy, also came very quickly. Ana, the median, was 10 months old and Jaime was just 2 years old. Everything has gone so fast that it has been almost almost like living the 3 births at the same time. We have learned everything at once. What is true is that the first will always be the first, we have time to take care of our tummy, not gain weight, exercise, go to childbirth preparation classes. With the other two, it was simply surviving and explaining to the little brother who was on his way, that you promised to pay more attention to him when he got out of his tummy...

I could say that, for me, family is the most important pillar of life. I come from a very large and close-knit family and I love the relationship we have between brothers, uncles, cousins, grandparents... From a very young age I have been clear that I wanted to start a family and that has not changed. In addition, I have been lucky to find a wonderful person with whom to share my life and with whom, together, we have built our own. Having their support, their company, their involvement, their affection, makes that idea I had seem more affirmed.

I believe that the best gift we have been able to give our children is their siblings. Just like my parents did to me by giving me mine. It is something that I repeat a lot, we have to take care of our brothers, they will always be by our side and there is nothing more beautiful than brothers who get along and help each other.

This idea has never changed and in fact is becoming stronger. Being together in good and bad times is what makes us enjoy good things more and bad things less bad. We have had to go through very hard and very sad moments that have made me value even more what is really important in life. Being close to the family and feeling their warmth and affection has been what has helped us to continue and to think that together we can face any situation.

Many times I think that managing an argument between your children, without taking too much sides, but trying not to let the blood reach the river, would be a test that they would have to do to a candidate for president of any country. If you get away with it, surely you can do anything!

When they start to get angry, when everyone asks for attention and you don't know how to unfold or choose one to be the first, when they arrive tired and there are only tears... there are times when the day is uphill and you don't see the time they go to bed. These are hard parts of the day, to be sure, but they are part of what it means to be a child. We've all had a fight and you don't realize what your mother has suffered with this, until you see yourself in her place. But this ends up happening… For me, the worst moment of motherhood is the moment when you suffer for them. When they get sick, when they fall, when they cry inconsolably, or when a little friend gets angry with them... They will have to suffer and I think I will suffer more with them...

... And what is the What part of the day do you enjoy the most?

Parts of the day in which I enjoy with them, there are many… their hugs in the mornings make early mornings not so hard, their I love you mommy, cooking with them and above all laughing and play. When they look at you with admiration because for them you are the smartest, the best cook and their "best" fairy godmother...

It is essential that we have our own little hole, not neglect ourselves, continue doing what we like, go shopping, play sports, dress up, laugh with friends and take care of our marriage.

I love to go out from time to time for dinner just the two of us or with friends. Hang out with my friends and tell each other our things, laugh and not stop laughing. Staying for breakfast with my mother, without children to attend to and being able to be alone or go to the pelu without hurry dedicating a little bit to being taken care of and made beautiful.

On a day-to-day basis, our secret is that they fall asleep quickly. It suits them very well and it suits us even better! Having our moment at dinner, where we tell each other our things without having to put on uniforms or do homework in between, our little while watching our series or having a glass of wine...

Puffff. What's up… I studied advertising and have worked in advertising agencies, multinationals and smaller agencies, for 17 years. The schedules and pace of work were totally incompatible with motherhood. But this I knew from the beginning. I have lived every phase of my life enjoying it a lot. But just as we are no longer in a disco until 6 in the morning, I think it is incompatible to be working until 10 at night.

First of all, I have to say that I respect each person's decision, but what is certain is that, in most jobs, you have to choose. Society, at least here in Spain, is not yet ready to reconcile motherhood and from my point of view it is essential. At this moment, either you decide to continue with your professional life giving it your all or you decide to change course. In my case, I had it very clear, it's what I wanted and I'm happy with my decision, but I know that many people have a hard time having to sacrifice one of the things.

With the arrival of my first child, I asked for a reduction in working hours, which is not well seen. With the arrival of my second daughter and the crisis in the sector, I was forced to stop working. But perhaps that was the step that made me turn my life around and make the leap to entrepreneurship. I've always been very scared of those things, but at that time I had nothing to lose. So I took advantage and decided to launch myself to dedicate myself to what I was really passionate about. Children and children's fashion.

It influences a lot, I would say in everything. Especially when they are little. We do not realize what it means, but being a mother changes everything and most of your time we have to dedicate to them. I think that life has its stages and in each stage we live and experience different things. Being an entrepreneur has allowed me to adapt my work projects to each of my stages, being able to fully enjoy them. When the children were little, when they took little, there was always someone sick and their schedules and attention required a lot of my time. So I had less time for my work projects. Every time they get older, I have more time to organize myself and carry out my projects.

What are you working on now and what are your future projects?

Currently, I work in the world of children's fashion. After having my own brand of children's clothing, I decided to advise brands that are launching or that want to make themselves known. I organize their shooting, casting, marketing plan, I help them with the collections and how to organize themselves and make a niche for themselves in the world of children's fashion. In addition, I have a blog where I recommend brands, family plans, trips and maternal tricks.

On the other hand, I am starting a project that has nothing to do with children, but that is focused on all the moms who want to take care of themselves and keep that young look.

This is non-stop, but undertaking this way allows me to do what I like and spend the time my children need, educating them and being by their side.

This is my ranking although I have an endless list. And from here I congratulate these and all the small brands that offer us garments designed and made with all their love so that our little ones look so handsome.

– Micanesu

– Birinit

– Geek Showroom

– Baby Paris

– Marogua

Puffff there are sooo many I admire. On the subject of entrepreneurship, I decline more for all those mothers who have their own children's fashion brand, because I would have loved to continue with mine. Perhaps Paula and Olga de Micanesú are some of the people who inspire me the most. I love everything they have put together and what they have achieved.

Another person I admire is María from @justmumit, I have followed her closely for a long time and I identify with her a lot. I really like how you are approaching your business.

As a mother, without a doubt the one that has inspired me the most is always mine. Follow in her footsteps, do it how she has done it, build what she has, transmit her values and become the figure that she represents for us. With doing it half as well as her and with my children thinking of me half as much as I think of her, I'm satisfied.

And I can't leave the interview without also mentioning the other grandmother of my children, Grandma Auri. Another of my references in terms of motherhood. Her advice, her little tricks, her way of educating her children and her unconditional love and kindness also make her an example to follow.

I wish I could do it half as well as they have.

That if they have a dream that they try to make it come true. Let them imagine what they look like when they are old and don't be left wanting to have tried it. Let them get out of this wheel that doesn't let us think for a moment and stop to think about them. In how they would like to live their life, in what they are passionate about, in getting up in the morning and doing something that they really enjoy.

I would encourage them to do what they like, not to stay with the desire. If what you want is to undertake there are many options. We have to overcome that fear that we have, because perhaps we are losing the opportunity to have something wonderful. Let them ask, inform themselves and talk about it among themselves. But always with your head and little by little, without haste and thinking that it is the best for the family.

Now we have finished with the questions... now tell us who you would invite to be part of this section Of interviews!

I would invite Paulita from @Micanesú so we can learn how her story began with this beautiful clothing brand.

Thank you very much Carmen for sharing your story with us and many successes in all the projects.

Here we leave a direct link to his blog to go flying in search of inspiration: https://elrincondelashadaskids.wordpress.com/

By the way, we remind you that we interviewed María from @justmumit a while ago and here we leave you the direct link in case you want to know more about her. And luckily now we have the perfect excuse to meet Paula, another great inspiration for our interviewee and now also for us <3

Family, we are sure that as always, there are passages of this interview in which you have seen yourselves reflected. And as we always say, the important thing is to know that we are not alone 😉 Happy weekend or memento of the day you have chosen to read this post.

Arrivederci!!