Hola Chulas y Chulos! How you doin’? Ready for my favorite time of the year? Now, you can call the season “wintertime” or “the holidays,” but those of us in the know call it peak tamal season.

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What am I if I'm not what I've always thought I was?

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Since I speak Spanish and English, I am of course bringing up issues that come up for people who speak those two languages, but I’m sure much of this applies to people who speak any two languages.

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This year I’ve really focused on curbing my consumerism and it’s working. I’m not swayed by sales the way I used to be and I’m finding joy in only buying things I actually use and need.

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We have a lovely little backyard that I never take for granted because when you live in a city like San Francisco where the homes butt up right against each other and your front door opens pretty much directly onto the sidewalk, having a little patch of earth in the back of your home that you can enjoy is really a blessing.

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Not to brag or anything, but I happen to be married to the world’s greatest dad. I know it’s a bold claim, but it’s true.

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When this man speaks, we should all listen because he delivers truth and criticism with humor and love.

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1. They start begging for love like you are some kind of love miser.

All day long you give ‘em smooches and snuggles and they wipe off the kisses and push you away, but as soon as it’s time to go to sleep they start begging for love.

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If you would have told me on my 30th birthday that 20 years later I would be thrilled to be turning 50, I wouldn’t have believed you because back then I wasn’t all that happy to be turning 30.

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I started making my own Easter egg die back in 2014 and since then, I’ve never needed to by an egg dying kit because the process is beyond easy and I don’t have to worry about the toxicity of the ingredients.

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My home isn’t fancy. It isn’t filled with expensive decor. But it is filled with love and things that I love like this large DIY chicken wire frame that hangs in my living room.

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I love myself, so I decided to write a Valentine’s Day love letter to myself. I’m sharing it because I want to encourage you to do the same.

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A few years back, I saw the 52 week money challenge floating around and I was intrigued. The idea is that you save $1,378 in 52 weeks by setting aside an increasing amount of money every week.

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Being born and raised in the United States by a Mexican mother, my life has always been bicultural and I love it. Part of the beauty of being bicultural is that I get to celebrate some holidays in more than one way.

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My girls have a thing for cupcakes, so I thought it would be fun to make some DIY cupcake Christmas tree ornaments using caulk as frosting.

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This year has taken so much from all of us. It has sucked in so many ways. And every time I’ve thought that things could not get worse, I’ve learned that they actually can get worse.

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Last year in honor of my husband’s birthday, I wrote a blog post called 42 Great Things About My Husband. This year has taught me to appreciate all the many mundane things in life that I took for granted pre-pandemic, so I thought it would be appropriate to share some totally mundane things about my husband.

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A couple of weekends ago, we got up early-ish and headed to Farmer John’s Pumpkin Farm. We also invited friends to join us so that we could do some socially distanced socializing while picking out a variety of pumpkins to bring home.

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Sugar skulls are a popular motif for Day of the Dead and decorating other items to look like sugar skulls has become quite popular as well because C-U-T-E.

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Have I mentioned that my husband is a professional gardener and passionate about horticulture even when he’s not working? Well, he is and it’s a wonderful thing because his passion for horticulture means that we go on family outings to places like Shelldance Orchid Gardens.

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