We were invited to a cookie party. Conveniently, the party was within walking distance from our home so that I could fool myself into thinking that if we walked there and back it would make up for any extra calories ingested in the form of baked goods. My youngest daughter and I went and had […]
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The Flying Chancla Report: Walter Mercado in This Doritos Commercial Is out of This World
Hola Chulas y Chulos! OMAIGA, my chancla and I are DYING over here. We were traipsing around the internet and came across a Doritos Mexico commercial featuring the one and only Walter Mercado that is STELLAR. Just in case you don’t know who Walter Mercado is, he is THE astrologer to Latina moms everywhere. He […]
Wednesday Wishes
Omaiga, it’s getting late, late, late, but I have a very important wishing date, so here we go, yo! Here’s what I’m wishing for this week… For myself: I would like work, work and more work. Please and thank you. ALSO READ: Group Texts Are Annoying For others: Sharifa would like understanding and patience as they […]
Getting ‘Hamilton’ San Francisco Tickets Is Hard and Expensive AF
You know what would be nice for someone like me who lives in San Francisco? It would be nice to be able to see the musical “Hamilton” when it comes to town in 2017 for a run at the Orpheum Theatre from March 10 – August 5, but dang it if those tickets are expensive […]
Christmas Tree Lane in San Carlos (Sundays In My City)
We moved around a lot when I was a child, but no matter where we happened to be living my mother would make sure to find a “Candy Cane Lane” to take us to during the holidays and you have to keep in mind that this was pre-internet let-me-look-it-up-on-Google days. Candy Cane Lane is what […]
Wednesday Wishes
Let’s take a moment to channel some positivity. This has been a rough year and it’s easy to get bogged down in the roughness, but we owe it to ourselves to keep on dreaming and wishing because the Universe is abundant and that abundance is for all of us. Here’s what I’m wishing for this […]
Backyard Bits (Sundays In My City)
I sent my husband out into the backyard to take these photos because I’m stuck indoors with some kind of a sore throat and feeling pretty yucky. I hope you are feeling better than I am. Stay healthy! San Francisco, CA ALSO READ: Jennifer Lopez Has a Black Eye, But She Ain’t Mad I showed you […]
The Flying Chancla Report: Jennifer Lopez Has a Black Eye, But She Ain’t Mad
Hola Chulas y Chulos! Another week, another chanclazo coming at you from me and my flying chancla. Speaking of chanclazos it looks like Jennifer Lopez got a chanclazo in the eye. Ouch! https://www.instagram.com/p/BNdHjdTgTYO/ ¿Que pasó? Did she get all contestona with her mom and pay the chanclazo consequences? Naw, she wasn’t hit by anyone. It happened […]
Wednesday Wishes
Join me in making some Wednesday Wishes so that the Universe knows exactly what to send our way. Here’s what I’m wishing for this week For myself: I want to thank you for sending an opportunity to make some more steady money. I am grateful for it and my wish is that it keeps on […]
Gnome for the Holidays (Sundays In My City)
We share a backyard with two other households. My husband is the one who created and tends to the garden and almost everything there was put there by him. This gnome was not put in the garden by my husband. The gnome just showed up one day much to my husband’s dismay. I like the […]