When the folks at KidsShoes.com reached out to ask if I would be interested in receiving and reviewing complimentary shoes for my daughters, I was in because you know what makes my life easier as a mom? Online back-to-shool shoe shopping! I’m not even kidding or exaggerating. It saves me time, effort, meltdowns and sanity. […]
Faux Summer of Love Street Signs at de Young Museum (Sundays In My City)
A few weeks ago, I shared pictures of signs stenciled on the pathways around the de Young Museum in honor of their The Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion, and Rock and Roll exhibit. It’s been 50 years since that summer in 1967 when counterculture activists, artists, musicians and hippies were drawn to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury […]
LeJuan James Giving His Parents a Home Will Make You Ugly Cry (The Flying Chancla Report)
In case you don’t know who LeJuan James is, he’s a hilarious social media star that mines humor from his experiences as a Latino and creates videos that are laugh out loud relatable. He’s funny, but he’s no joke as he’s managed to become quite successful and make some serious money. That success has allowed […]
Pause Every Single Day to Give Thanks (Wednesday Wishes)
Every week, I come online and publicly make wishes for myself and others because I believe that the Universe is abundant. This week before I get to those wishes I feel an overwhelming need to remind everyone to be grateful for what you have in the now. We take so many things for granted and […]
Camping at Little Basin (Sundays In My City)
We went camping in Little Basin with our wonderful friends last weekend. Little Basin is about a two hour drive away from San Francisco. Nestled in the Santa Cruz mountains it used to be a campground retreat for Hewlett Packard employees. Now the 534 acres are a part of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. It […]
11 Abuela Memes That Tell the Hilarious Truth About Latina Grandmothers
Hola Chulas y Chulos! How you doin’? My chancla and I are over here thinking about abuelas AKA Latina grandmothers. Why? Well, because we have one visiting right now: my mother. My kids are in abuela heaven ’cause as everyone who is the know knows abuelas trump mamás every single time. My chancla is getting […]
Let’s Get Our Wishes On (Wednesday Wishes)
Even when you wish for what you don’t have, be grateful for what you do have. Today, I am so very grateful for all that I have and I hope that you have much to be grateful for as well. Even so, there is nothing wrong with asking the Universe to grant you some wishes. […]
Ling Ling Fried Rice and Hand-Rolled Scallion Pancakes
This post was sponsored by Ling Ling and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Last week fellow Bay Area bloggers and I got to attend an event at Parties That Cook in San Francisco hosted by Ling Ling. Parties That Cook stages corporate team building events and cooking parties. We were there […]
Arguello Restaurant in the Presidio (Sundays In My City)
This week my family and I were invited to Arguello restaurant in the Presidio. The Presidio, which is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, was a military post for 218 years. It spans 1,491 acres and is visited by over 5 million people a year. There are residents, commercial tenants, museums, recreational […]
Wish for It and Work for It (Wednesday Wishes)
I think wishing gets a bad rap and it’s not fair. It’s like when you say, “I wish…blah, blah, blah,” people assume that you’re lazy and want things to fall in your lap. Maybe some people use the word wish in that way, but not me. I wish for the things I want as a […]