Last year when I found out that Danny Trejo opened Trejo’s Coffee & Donuts in Los Angeles, I just knew that one day I’d bite into one of his donuts. I am happy to report that I’ve bitten into 11 different flavors of his donuts and OH MY GATOS are they good. It all […]
My Word for the Year Chose Me
I’ve never chosen a word for the year because every time I’ve tried I simply couldn’t settle on a word. I’d think of a possible word and it just never seemed to be truly mine or meant for what I wanted out of the coming year. This year, I have a word for the year, […]
52 New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Keep
New Year’s resolutions aren’t for everyone or are they? They can be if they aren’t impossibly difficult to actually accomplish. I mean honestly, can we just lower our standards and expectations when it comes to New Year’s resolutions? There is something to be said for celebrating small accomplishments. That’s not so say that you shouldn’t […]
21 Things I Learned From My Mexican Mom
This is a picture of my mother and me taken in her San Diego home. I was able to take this picture with her because we took advantage of my husband taking off for the holidays and drove from San Francisco to San Diego, California to usher in the new year with my mother and […]
Hands-Only CPR Training Kiosks at U.S. Airports Save Lives
I’m collaborating with the Anthem Foundation on this sponsored post to raise awareness of hands-only CPR training kiosks at U.S. airports because in just five minutes you can learn how to save lives. How many times have you been hanging out at the airport with time to kill before boarding your fight? Usually, you don’t […]