There are many, many varieties of Mexican pan dulce, but conchas are undoubtably one of the most popular and recognizable varieties. They are sweet delicious balls of bread with a sweeter kind of sugar cookie topping in designs that make the whole thing look like a concha. Concha means shell in Spanish I never ever […]
Why Representing Myself Matters Even When the World Is Falling Apart
This weekend, my family and I spent some time playing in the sand at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. While at the beach, I went for a walk and had some thoughts on why even though the world is clearly falling apart, I should continue to represent myself by sharing my perspective and the seemingly […]
I’m Flippin’ for My New Critts Chanclas
I received a complimentary pair of Critts to facilitate this review. No other compensation was received and the following are my thoughts and mine alone. Okurrrr? Guess who has a new pair of chanclas? ME! I received them as a gift from their inventor Carter Waugh, who happens to be 11 years old and was […]
5 Books to Help You Learn How to Talk About Racism
I haven’t been writing much. I haven’t been posting much. Instead, I’ve been listening, supporting Black voices and doing my best to educate myself so that I don’t lead with ignorance or a lack of a historical perspective when speaking out against systemic racism in this country. I encourage you to do the same and […]
Week 9 of My Shelter in Place Travels
It’s hard to keep track of how many days/weeks we’ve been staying home to help slow the spread of coronavirus. If I am counting correctly, we are on week nine. At the beginning of this stay-at-home journey, I started doing what I call shelter in place travels. Basically, I travel the world virtually with the […]
Week 8 of My Shelter in Place Travels
I’m writing this while in bed with a belly full of yummy food that was served to me by my loving family because it’s Mother’s Day and I’m a mother! I’ll be spending the entire day at home being lazy, but in my imagination, I will be delivering virtual flowers to all the mothers in […]
Week 7 of My Shelter in Place Travels
San Francisco first asked residents to shelter in place starting on March 17. My daughters and I had already unofficially been doing so for five days prior to that request. When my husband joined us on March 17, I found it comforting to have our whole family together and as safe as possible at home. […]
Week 6 of My Shelter in Place Travels
We have been sheltering in place in San Francisco for 6-ish weeks now. During this time of staying at home to help slow the spread of coronavirus, I’ve been doing what I call shelter in place travels. Basically, I use my imagination and photo editing apps to travel to different locations without actually leaving my […]
Netflix Called My Husband ‘Papa Farts’ in an Email
Sometimes you don’t even know how badly you need a laugh until you get a good laugh in and end up feeling all refreshed and rejuvenated. That’s what happened to me today when my husband forwarded me an email he got from Netflix that addressed him as Papa Farts. The exact subject line of the […]
Week 5 of My Shelter in Place Travels
Greetings from San Francisco where we have been sheltering in place for over a month now. Schools here are closed for the rest of the school year and my daughters have started their distance learning routines. My husband hasn’t returned to work. I continue to work from home and when I have a bit of […]