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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- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
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
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Feb 9, 2021
- 4 min
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...
- Jan 31, 2021
- 5 min
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
- Nov 14, 2020
- 4 min
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...
- Oct 7, 2020
- 6 min
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...
- Sep 17, 2020
- 5 min
¡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
- Sep 7, 2020
- 5 min
There's no Shame in Taking up Space
“I decided that people-pleasing, fear, and politeness weren’t the hallmarks of a well-lived life, nor were their ugly companions: passive ag
- Jul 10, 2020
- 3 min
Magic in the Nostalgia
There’s a sort of magic found in the nostalgia of seeing your own children fall in love with something you once loved as a child.
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
Choosing to See Color with Our Children
We're about to travel back to the states and for the first time we chose to intentionally talk to our young children about race. We felt as
- May 2, 2020
- 3 min
Call it brilliant or dumb. I call it survival.
Bedtime turned into an ugly and long drawn-out process, so though it's probably not what most parenting books recommend, it's working today.
- Apr 10, 2020
- 4 min
Pockets of Sunshine
There are moments in the day that it seems that we've accepted this new normal. It doesn't feel too bad. In the mornings, the kids and I...
- Apr 3, 2020
- 4 min
Princesses & Potty Training
Good news: Zoe is now potty trained.
Bad news: The day after we started training her, all the girls wore princess dresses (except Zoe)
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
You still have a choice
And it's easy to dwell on all the unknowns, the news, the dishes, the laundry, the never-ending list of things...
- Mar 17, 2020
- 5 min
Bonding in Quarantine
It shall definitely be a period of growth, patience, love and grace as we do what we can to keep ourselves from going crazy.
- Mar 10, 2020
- 1 min
Silence
Silence says more than words at times.
Yesterday, in Mexico, history was made as we women were silent.
- Feb 4, 2020
- 3 min
Bravo to the Latinas
In my world, living in Mexico, married to a Peruvian, raising a bicultural son and daughter, I'm proud that Zoe will have examples of women
- Jan 22, 2020
- 3 min
Trust your Limits
I bought a new shirt last week that says "Trust your Limits". When I first bought this shirt, I didn't love it. I like to think that the...
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