Tag: relationships
Video Games Changed My Motherhood
I’m Not A Fun Mom
Admittedly I am not naturally a “fun mom.” I suffer from an overly imaginative spirit tempered by an underwhelming desire...
Set the WIN and Never WONDER
Today, more than ever before, the path of comparison is easy to find and hard to step off of. Constant social media posts scream...
I’m Not Broken, I’m Breaking Chains
I have been in the arms of a loving partner. I have been surrounded by caring family and friends. I have experienced the warm...
Coming to Terms with my Toxic Mother
I’ve always thought it’s fun to celebrate my half-birthday. I have never done anything extravagant. Just maybe buy a “treat” or choose the pricier...
We Are More Powerful Than We know
A Moment of Gratitude
Friends, before you start reading this blog, take a minute and think to yourself “Self, what am I grateful for today”?...
Girls’ Trip! Take That Instagram-Worthless Trip
Last year for my oldest best friend's 40th birthday, she came down to Ojai to visit me. Ojai, the land that all the LA...
Building Family
Like many cultures around the world, Latino families are raised in a very family-oriented environment where kinship goes beyond the blood relation. Growing up in...
Make Memories
I recently read an article about a mom who was at the beach with her kids. She had spent many summers at this beach...
Walk and Talk: Moms on the Move
When was the last time you had a real conversation with a girlfriend? Not a text exchange. Not an email. Not a social media...
Fire Season, Fire Service, and Fire Families
As I write this, my husband is driving in 116 degree heat through Arizona while being rerouted to a new wildfire assignment. We are 11...