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• Grades are Ruining Education
  on Nov 3, 2015 in Featured Parenting education grades
  Do you worry about your child’s grades? Last week we attended annual Parent/Teacher conferences for our girls. They are always fairly uneventful. We go, the teachers tell us how good our girls are doing and we all go home and pat ourselves on t...
• My Entire Family went Inside Out for Halloween
  on Nov 2, 2015 in Featured Health Halloween Inside Out trick-or-treating
  Our entire lives have been upside down and inside out since I broke my leg but we are learning to deal with it. Honestly, this broken leg has not just changed my life it’s upset the entire ecosystem of my family. It’s been a crazy couple of month...
• Lubrigyn Feminine Hygiene for All Ages. #GetIntimate
  on Oct 30, 2015 in Health Sponsored Post
  Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Lubrigyn, a new way to keep moisture where it belongs. All opinions are my own! I have used special moisturizers on my face, neck, arms, legs and hands since I was 18 because I want my skin to be soft and supple.
• Day of the Dead is About Being Soft and Being Strong
  on Oct 28, 2015 in Latina Sponsored Post Day of the Dead Dia de los Muertos dis de los inocentes Halloween
  Do you celebrate Day of the Dead? It’s a Mexican holiday but I think it’s something everyone who has ever lost someone could benefit from taking part in. It’s hard when you lose someone you love because of the finality of the situat...
• The Tale of the Leaky Eyed Ghost; Updates from the Couch
  on Oct 28, 2015 in Featured Life depression friendship Halloween leaky eyed ghost perspective
  I’ve been experiencing some depression lately due to my broken leg. Really down, the kind where you look up and you see nothing but darkness. For all my issues, I’ve only felt this way 2 other times in my life… The hot mess years th...
• Quick Tips for the Busy Mom
  on Oct 24, 2015 in Mommy Truisms Sponsored Post Colgate Parenting tips for busy moms
  *Disclosure: I received product and compensation for this post from Colgate Total Repair but all opinions are my own. Life Hacks to help you feel and look beautiful even when you’re exhausted. One thing that I’ve learned from being a mom for 10...
• What Grandparents can Teach Us
  on Oct 23, 2015 in Parenting Sponsored Post Aetna grandchildren grandparents sandwich generation
  Disclosure: This post about aging well is part of a sponsored campaign with Aetna but all opinions about the importance of grandparents expressed are my own. What do you think the roles of grandparents are in the lives of grandchildren? Are they fig...
• Take Care Now so You Have Them Later
  on Oct 20, 2015 in Health Sponsored Post Colgate Healthy Teeth taking care of yourself
  *Disclosure: I received product and compensation for this post from Colgate Total Repair but all opinions are my own. My teeth are very important to me. They always have been. Having nice teeth is a virtue that I put a lot of stock in. I’ve alway...
• How to Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos
  on Oct 16, 2015 in Entertaining Latina Sponsored Post celebrating Day of the Dead dis de los muertos Halloween home
  Disclosure: This post about Dia de Los Muertos is part of a sponsored campaign with General Mills. However, all opinions expressed are my own. When someone we love dies, it can be crippling. The hardest part of living after losing someone is survivin...
• Sunday Mornings were Made for Family
  on Oct 15, 2015 in Entertaining Sponsored Post Pillsbury
  In our house, weekends equal sleeping in, relaxing and indulgent brunching. All week long, we are always in such a rush to get to all the places that we need to be that we seldom have time for anything more than toast or cold cereal. There is no time...
• How to Afford the Superstar Education Your Child Deserves
  on Jul 30, 2015 in Featured Latina Parenting Sponsored Post Coca-Cola for the dream Hispanic Scholarship Fund how to pay for college
  This is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Coca-Cola but all opinions expressed about how to pay for college are my own. I grew up working class to parents who only graduated high school. My father was a blue-collar worker in a factor...
• Dentist Murders Cecil the Lion Claims He Didn’t Know Any Better
  on Jul 29, 2015 in Featured Throat Punch Thursday American Cecil the Lion dentist James Palmer Zimbabwe
  Have you seen this photo of Walter Palmer, the dentist from Minnesota who murdered Cecil the Lion,  perched proudly above the remains of a dead lion? It proves that Walter Palmer has no respect for life. There are bad people in the world that’...
• Finally a Way to Keep Kids in their Beds
  on Jul 29, 2015 in Featured Home Tech Sleep Sleep Number SleepIQ Kids tech
  There is a new bed in town, the Sleep Number Sleep IQ Kids Bed and it’s not only intuitive, it keeps your kids in bed so they can get the rest all growing children need, allowing you to get the sleep you need. This amazing new smart bed know...
• The Little Mermaid Message We All Missed
  on Jul 27, 2015 in Disney Entertainment Featured Sponsored Post Chicago Chicago Shakespeare Theater Family series The Little Mermaid Theater
  One of my favorite Disney Cartoons is The Little Mermaid. Even before I had children, I loved it. I thought it was all about the music but this past weekend, I took my daughters to see Disney’s The Little Mermaid the live production at the Chicago...
• Beauty Tips Now to Avoid a Facelift Later
  on Jul 17, 2015 in Beauty Sponsored Post beauty how to look younger longer skin care
  Every wonder how to look younger longer? I’ve been spending a lot of time traveling to sunnier climates this summer, which is awesome because the weather in the Midwest has been lukewarm on most days. I like all four seasons and this rainy, snowy,...
• This is the Part I Hate
  on Jul 15, 2015 in Featured Parenting Travel How to travel alone travel working mom
  Leaving my children behind when I travel is the hardest thing I do. I travel and I love it. I travel a lot with my kids and the Big Guy. I traveled a lot before I had children. I was born with an insatiable wanderlust and it always begs for more. I...
• Ogunquit Maine the Perfect Beach Getaway
  on Jul 13, 2015 in Featured Travel Beach Getaways Coastal Maine East Coast Maine Ogunquit
  Last week, I was in Ogunquit, Maine.As my Instagram feed would have shared, I was on vacation with my family. Never heard of Ogunquit, Maine? That’s okay, neither had I but now, I will never forget this quiet, quaint coastal town. It’s the pe...
• The Burden of Never Disappointing Your Child
  on Jul 10, 2015 in Featured Parenting the burden of never disappointing your child
  How do you deal with the burden of never disappointing your child? A couple weeks ago, I almost bought sparklers for my girls and then I remembered that they could be dangerous. Sure, I played with sparklers every 4th of July but why take the chance...
• Suavitel Makes Life Sweeter #SuavitelFragrancePearls
  on Jul 9, 2015 in Home Latina Sponsored Post home laundry Suavitel
  Disclosure: This is a compensated post written as a part of my Suavitel ambassadorship agreement but my love for Suavitel and the nostalgia it brings are all my own. Don’t you love it when you walk into a house or a room and it smells like freshl...
• The Smell of Fresh Laundry Reminds me of My Childhood
  on Jul 9, 2015 in Home Latina Sponsored Post home laundry Suavitel
  Disclosure: This is a compensated post written as a part of my Suavitel ambassadorship agreement but my love for Suavitel and the nostalgia it brings are all my own. Don’t you love it when you walk into a house or a room and it smells like freshl...