For the longest time, I was convinced that I hated flowers. With a passion. Truth is, I never learned how to care for them, so they inevitably died every time I received them. I would tell anyone listening--”Please don’t...
My favorite thing about fall is finally getting to wear jeans again. Jeans are my favorite item of clothing. It seems like every four to eight years, the fashion gods tell us that a new style is in. Remember...
In my well-rested days before children, I never gave much thought to my sleep habits. But when my daughter was born, I obsessed over sleep. Her sleep, my sleep, and the seemingly unattainable full night of rest I believed would...
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College can seem like a daunting task but for Janice Castillo, she was determined to create...
I’m a mom of two young boys, which means our family’s television time typically revolves around all things cars and dinosaurs. My eldest son has been all about Disney’s Cars – 1 and 3 only (2 is not up...
School is officially back in session now. Even though it’s been a few weeks, I still have not gotten used to virtual learning for this school year. This isn’t how I imagined first grade would be for my son,...
She wakes and makes her way towards the kitchen. She walks a little slower tonight as she tries to slow the sting of the light on her sleepy eyes. She isn’t in a hurry, or at least she doesn’t...
Tween years can be a construction zone with the need for reduced speed, maneuvering cones, twists, turns, and bumpy roads. Sometimes the lane narrows and you have take things one at a time. My first tween, my son, was...
This school year faces some challenges for many of us. My first grader is in a dual-language program and I realize and value the fact that many American families have decided to put their kids in similar programs. We...
I sipped my coffee slowly while absentmindedly scrolling through Facebook one rare lazy morning. Without much thought, I clicked on one of my favorite features: the "memories" tab. I scrolled past pictures of my now 11- and 9-year-olds as...
As expectant moms, we put a tremendous amount of work in the preparation of all things motherhood. We work on nurseries, birth plans, prenatal and postnatal care and picking out the cutest outfits for our bumps and our little...
Okay y’all, I have to admit something. I have a hard time with being a fun mom, and quarantine with kids has really taken it out of me. We all started this coming off of the Spring Break high....
I did a very bittersweet thing this week. I resigned from my very first writing job.
I have been writing for a small, neighborhood newspaper in Houston since 2012. That job came into my life at a time when I...
Between work conferences, volunteer board meetings, and distance learning, I am simply and unapologetically done with looking at anyone over a computer screen.
At first, when it seemed as though everyone and every group was hosting happy hours online, I...
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