It may be hard to believe since I know many of you are still dealing with brutally cold weather and snow, but in just about a week, my second-grade baby girl will be starting her spring break from school! I couldn’t believe it when she recently told me since I’m usually expecting her spring break […]
Recipe Idea for Lent: Ensalada de Bacalao (Puerto Rican Codfish Salad)
The Lenten season began yesterday, with Ash Wednesday marking the beginning of a 7-week period of meatless Fridays before the Easter holiday for many households. Growing up in a Latino Catholic household, each year my family honored Cuaresma (Lent) by following the church’s traditions of fasting and abstinence from meat. On Ash Wednesday and every […]
Ideas for Working Together Toward a More Balanced Life
Last year, I had the pleasure of working with the Together Counts team to share different ideas of how our family works to maintain a more balanced lifestyle. From what we eat and our activity levels, to an overall awareness that a lot about our lives affects our energy balance and that working together as […]
Styling My Baby Boy with Carter’s Spring Line Collection & Sale {Giveaway}
One of the main differences I’ve found in having a son and a daughter is in shopping for their clothes – little boys definitely don’t have as many options to choose from! We love dressing our three-year-old baby boy in fresh attire, but it’s hard to find a varied selection beyond shorts and t-shirts in […]
4 Over-the-Counter Treatments to Relieve Flu Symptoms
Whenever I feel the sniffles coming on, especially when I know it’s “flu season,” a small part of me always wonders if it’s the flu (while simultaneously hoping it’s not). It’s so incredibly hard to know if it’s a cold or if it’s the flu, particularly with those very early symptoms, until you either feel […]
