Tag: relationships

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...

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 have been in the arms of a loving partner.  I have been surrounded by caring family and friends.  I have experienced the warm...

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...

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”?...

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...

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...

I recently read an article about a mom who was at the beach with her kids. She had spent many summers at this beach...

When was the last time you had a real conversation with a girlfriend? Not a text exchange. Not an email. Not a social media...

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...