Homecoming.
Home is more of a feeling, less of a place. At least, that’s what I’m learning. When we left Mexico a little over a year ago, I felt as...
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Mar 28, 20233 min read
Taking Action. Enough is enough.
It’s the unthinkable, yet been sickenly normalized. It only happens in the USA. The country of freedom, of rights, of liberty. The...
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Feb 28, 20235 min read
Pieces of home
It’s been three-fourths of a year since I’ve tried to write a word for the blog. There are seasons in life when some things just seem...
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May 16, 20228 min read
Motherhood: One Giant Interruption
Sometimes motherhood feels like one interruption after another, or in some ways one giant interruption. But what if that’s the whole...
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Dec 30, 20215 min read
Playa del Carmen with kids
This year over the Christmas holidays, we spent 6 days in the Cancun area with our 4 and 6-year-old. We rented a car and stayed in an...
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Sep 17, 20214 min read
Why saying "Hispanic" isn't appropriate
Each and every day is an opportunity to unlearn what we were taught and learn the truth about what actually happened in history and why thin
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Aug 2, 20212 min read
Make traveling more luxurious in 3 steps.
After spending much of my career in the air for four years, I learned a few tricks of the trade traveling to make the layovers a little more
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Apr 19, 20212 min read
A week in Bucerias (Boo-say-ree-us)
Bucerias is sometimes considered “Little Canada” with the amount of Canadians who have come to retire or enjoy the beach life in this small
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Apr 15, 20213 min read
This Beach is Worth the Crocodile Crossing
Despite the fear and the questionable decision we made to trek through the jungle, the view on the other side when we made it was UNBELIEVAB
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Feb 18, 20212 min read
Hiking the Barranca
One of the prettiest views is not too far out of town, it’s La Barranca. It’s a large canyon with beautiful views, hiking paths and biodiver
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Feb 9, 20214 min read
Preschool Entertainment Off the Screen
Now that we're rounding the corner on nearly a year of lockdown and in our case with zero school happening face to face, it's been a lot...
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Jan 31, 20215 min read
Saying Yes and No.
He says “Sometimes what you don’t do is just as important as what you do do. The reality is saying yes to any opportunity by definition requ
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Dec 28, 202010 min read
Books that carried me in 2020
As always, I love sharing what I’m learning and how I’m trying to pursue growth each year. Hope this list resonates with you and gives you s
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Dec 15, 202011 min read
Why I deleted Instagram for a week
Being aware of how things make us feel and being able to take a break from all the noise is refreshing. This post is an echo of what I...
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Nov 24, 20204 min read
With Confidence
I’ll never forget the day in high school band class when my teacher asked us to each play a certain part of the song for our semester...
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Nov 14, 20204 min read
Won't you be my neighbor?
Growing up, we had a neighborhood gang. Two girls lived next door that perfectly fit into the ages of my brother and I, meeting when we...
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Oct 20, 20204 min read
An imperfect dance
So there you have it, our imperfect selves trying to make the most of this imperfect marriage and sharing our struggles with others in hopes
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Oct 14, 20206 min read
A weekend in Tapalpa
Tapalpa is a quick drive from Guadalajara and great place to spend your weekend. What to do and more in this post!
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Oct 7, 20206 min read
Stepping on Legos
I think we can all collectively cringe when we imagine the horrible sensation we experience when stepping on Legos. As a mom, I’ve felt...
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Sep 17, 20205 min read
¡Viva México! - the gift of immigration
Mexico has welcomed us with open arms, given us a chance to create a life, a community and a home. People often ask us if we will move to th
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