Spent some time walking down 24th Street in Noe Valley and these are some images that I snapped with me cell phone. Can you believe there is still a pay phone out there? I almost NEVER see those anymore. Here’s the part where I date myself: I remember when calls on a pay phone used […]
The Flying Chancla Report
Hola Chulas y Chulos, welcome to another editon of The Flying Chancla Report! Hope you’ve had a great week with no unexpected chanclazos. This week my chancla has scoured the internets to find all sorts of cosas you will give a flying chancla about. Check it out! There comes a point in pregnancy when you […]
Wednesday Wishes
I’m in some kind of a funky mood as I write this and I don’t mean like the kind of funk that makes you want to dance to Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson, I mean a nasty unpleasant can’t even stand to be around myself kind of mood. Seems like a good time to focus […]
First Library Card (Sundays In My City)
This actually happened on a Saturday, but it’s such a big deal I’ve got to share. Both my girls are now official library card carrying San Franciscans. Do you remember when you got your first library card? San Francisco, CA I showed you mine, now show me yours. Share your city/town/suburb/you name it! Think of […]
The Flying Chancla Report
Hola Chulas y Chulos (and cholos are totally welcome too)! It’s time for The Flying Chancla Report. I, being a Latina that does not use her chancla on her kids, set it free to search the internets far and wide to gather stories that we can all give a flying chancla about. Here’s what my […]
Wednesday Wishes
It’s time to manifest abundance by making some Wednesday wishes. I find that I’m really good at wishing for material things or the achievement of specific goals, but today inspired by a book I’m reading, The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte, I’m going to wish for some feelings because the things I want, I want […]
DIY: Monogrammed Valentine’s Day Chocolate Boxes
This cute little DIY monogrammed Valentine’s Day chocolate box is for my eldest daughter’s teacher. As I was picking up cards for my daughter to give out to her classmates, I grabbed a rather generic looking box of chocolates for the teacher because teachers deserve mucho love and appreciation. I’m really into making monogrammed things […]
5 Totally True Latino Love Superstitions
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: I AM NOT SUPERSTITIOUS! Nope, not at all, but I am a sucker for love so when it comes to certain Latino “love” superstitions that I was raised with well let’s just say I follow them because I’m being cautious NOT superstitious. You might want […]
My Daughter’s Note to the Tooth Fairy Is Just Plain Rude
A few weeks ago, my eldest daughter lost her first tooth. Given the opportunity I would have gladly become a bone collector and stored the itty baby tooth in some kind of treasure box, but NO! I was robbed and not even by the tooth fairy. I was robbed by my own daughter and her […]
Partying like a 4-year-old (Sundays In My City)
A certain someone over here got to celebrate her 4th birthday twice, once on her actual birthday and once again over the weekend. You know what they say, ain’t no party like a 4-year-old birthday party, ’cause a 4-year-old don’t stop! San Francisco, CA I showed you mine, now show me yours. Share your city/town/suburb/you […]