As human beings we have a tendency to look back at our pasts and contemplate what could have or should have been different. Maybe it would have changed the course of our life in one way or another. Perhaps if that one defining moment hadn’t taken place, or it would […]
It’s in the little things I see my father in me. It’s the little things about him I miss the most too. The way he used to smile with his eyes. The power in his carcajada. The things he used to say to me then when I would take them for […]
This blog post is sponsored by CLEAN & CLEAR and #WeAllGrow Latina Network. All opinions are my own. Now that school is back in session, our kids will have plenty to learn in the classroom. At home there are plenty of things we can teach our tweens and teens too. […]
It had been months since I last took a trip by myself. Also since the last time I had been on a plane. Usually we pile into our car – or a rental to be more precise – and load it up with the essentials for a day- or two-day-long […]
Yes, I already had the talk with him since this is his first year of high school. Not about the birds and the bees, although we have had that talk too. A while ago actually. I’m referring to the talk about not forgetting where you came from and being proud […]
Today is my youngest brother’s birthday, and of course, that has me contemplating the nickname we grew up calling him: Lluni. His real name is Moises, after my father, and technically we should have been calling him Junior all along. For some reason though since as long as I can […]
This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Prudential and DiMe Media. However, all opinions expressed are my own. It’s kind of hard to put into words how much it meant to finally bring a Hispanicize signature event to the state of Texas, but I think the reactions from attendees […]
This is a sponsored post in collaboration with JCPenney. All opinions are my own. His very first day of school was 10 years ago now. I still remember it vividly, like it literally just happened yesterday. He didn’t cry. He didn’t ask us not to leave him behind. He was […]