The Beginning

When coming up with a name for my blog and Instagram handle, I had family in mind.

Early February of 2019, I decided to start documenting my life, my struggles, and my progress. All in one space, Instagram. I wanted it to reflect my growth and the changes being made within me.

My husband had just gotten a job offer, in Arizona of all places! He was set to start shortly after graduation that April. We were going home!!!! And we decided it was the perfect time to start a family.

Livin La Vida Morgan was supposed to be that start. We were overjoyed at the thought of starting our own family and wanted put it on the internet for everyone to see!

My Thought Process

See my name is Katya Morgan. Katya, given to me at birth, and Morgan, by marriage.

This journey was meant to not only document my mental health progression, but our new life as well.

The way I saw it happening in my head was…

First, I’d talk about my feelings. Open up about how I felt as a Mexican girl living in Utah. While her very White American, return missionary husband attended and finished his degree at Brigham Young University.

I felt alone. I knew I didn’t fit in. I hardly had anything in common with anyone around us and it took a toll on my mental health. I was extremely depressed and felt like I had no purpose other than supporting him. I was eager to express those feelings and be open about my inner struggles on Instagram. Not only did writing my emotions help lessen the hardships, I hoped to reach someone, anyone that may have felt what I was feeling.

We would continue with graduation and get to the fun and exciting part, starting a family….. so I thought.

The Name

It didn’t exactly work out the way I had imagined it. My idea of starting a family meant getting pregnant, having a baby, and showing the world how “The Morgans” live their life as a biracial family.

Well…. There are still no biracial tiny Morgans running around and we have no idea when they’ll start heading our way.
But you know what?! THAT’S OKAY! Our family started the day we decided to do this crazy thing called life together! Ben and I got married on June 2, 2017. THAT is the day I became a Morgan. Kids or no kids we ARE a family and dammit we ARE LIVIN LA VIDA MORGAN!

We are the Morgans and this is our life.

Welcome to Livin La Vida Morgan

Here I am a year later finally starting an actual blog outside of Instagram. The direction of this space didn’t go as I had initially planned but I love where its headed. This is my truth, my life, my struggles, and my joys. All laid out on this space for you to read ME.

You can expect a lot more of what I’ve already started on Instagram. Only here, we’ll go a little more in depth. If you didn’t find me through instagram, feel free to take a look @livinlavidamorgan.

Thank you for following my crazy journey! If you decide to stick around, I promise to make it worth your while.