These are some of the faces I see in my backyard. San Francisco, CA. I showed you mine, now show me yours. Share your city/town/suburb/you name it! Think of this as a photography carnival or photography meme that not only lets you share your part of the world, but lets you […]
Finding Balance (Fragmented Fridays)
Finding balance in blogging has taken me a very long time. Blogging has brought so many wonderful things into my life (yourself included). I feel blessed. It does however, take up quite a bit of my time. You can imagine that as a mother of a 3 year-old and a 1 year-old, I don’t have […]
The Glass is Half-Full #Positivismo
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” and “Hombre propone, Dios Dispone” are both sayings that illustrate that no matter how much planning goes into something, things may not turn out as you expect. So what is a person supposed to do when things don’t go according to plan? Do you […]
A Mother Story
My mother keeps going in and out of retirement. Truly, I can’t keep up. She was a cosmetologist for decades and then her body just wouldn’t have it anymore, so she retired. But my mother is used to the hussle. She’s not the kind of woman to stay home and work on her projects. Oh […]
What to do with Chalkboard Paint…
Ever wondered what you could do with chalkboard paint, other than paint a chalkboard of course? I have. I’ve been wanting to have an excuse to use chalkboard paint for awhile and the opportunity finally arose. I was getting ready to throw a party and I thought it would be cute to decorate with glass […]


