It has been a crazy, busy, exiting week. It started off with a trip to Nestlé Headquarters in Glendale, CA for a wonderful exploration of Día de los Muertos celebration possibilities. Here’s a little photo collage of the experience. I also filmed the inaugural webisode of a new monthly feature, “7 Minutes Online with Unknown […]
True Beauty
It’s time to have a conversation about true beauty. This post is dedicated to all the beautiful daughters (and sons because they are beautiful too) of the world (present company included). I think it is crucially important that we all understand that beauty is our birthright. Beauty is not exclusive to some. Beauty belongs to […]
7 Minutes Online with Unknown Mami (Guest Lisa Quinones-Fontanez)
Welcome to the inaugural webisode of 7 Minutes Online with Unknown Mami. My guest is Lisa Quinones-Fontanez from Autism Wonderland. Check us out: If you watched it live on Google+, thank you! I’m planning on making this a regular monthly feature. Let me know what you think.
Finding the Best Bedtime Routine #Positivismo
One of my biggest challenges as a parent has been establishing an effective bedtime ritual. The ritual get’s modified from time to time to adjust for what works and what doesn’t work. Here’s what works for us right now: Having a glass of milk (sometimes with a light non-sugary snack) before bed. You can learn […]
What is Culture?
I have always believed that culture is learned. We are not born with it like brown, blue, or green eyes. We absorb it from our family, friends, and society at large. Culture is not static, it changes. It morphs. It adapts. We create it. We adopt it. Culture is a beautiful thing that we can […]


