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2011-10-31
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This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me, in which I share my commentary and opinions on various subjects, including lifestyle, fashion, beauty, business, entrepreneurship, blended families and social media
Tags: Latina, Lifestyle, Relationships, Marriage, Business
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- Honoring 2011 and Celebrating the Start of 2012Instead of shopping for new underwear, prepping my luggage or buying grapes in anticipation of the new year, I am doing only one thing: Cleaning. And, organizing. Ok, maybe it's two things - but you get the point. In my defense, my pa...
- Adopt a Pugon Dec 28, 2011During Chatito's last vet visit, we ran into new parents that happened to adopt a four-legged son a short time before their biological son was born. While waiting for the vet to remove Chatito's stitches, the giddy new parents were sharing how lovin...
- Don't RegiftA few years back I was forced to partake in the painful practice of an "office white elephant activity." (yes my friends, it was an activity planned within the office Holiday party!). In this hideously painful office party activity, all the staff wo...
- Christmas is Not About The ChildrenI have been fortunate to have the opportunity to take, for the first time in five years, a Holiday break. For the last two days, I have slept in, met friends for coffee, and -gasp- watched Daytime Television! Instead of using television as my...
- Cheating on HanukkahThis is the third year that my hubby and I host a Christmas Day brunch. Usually it's a small crowd of friends in our Westside apartment. From friends that don't have local family, to those that had a last minute change of plans; our door is o...
- Christmas "Host" ChecklistWe made it! We are now officially a week away from Christmas. The good news: The Holiday craziness will end soon. The bad news: unless you are related to Martha Stewart, sometime today you figured out one or all of the following: A...
- Two Simple Things that Save You Time During the Holidayson Dec 19, 2011Last week I went, on what I thought was my last Holiday shopping excursion at one of my local malls. Figuring it would take my usual five minute drive, it trippled because of the light sprinkle! And when I arrived, the parking signage gave me and my...
- Who am I?on Dec 14, 2011 in #wordlesswednesday About Me<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/212232201159490616/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/173670129350119624_3EbB0U9i_c.jpg' border='0' width='320' height...
- Twelve Day's Till ChristmasIt's official... We are only twelve days away until the all-mighty Holiday of the season arrives: Christmas. (This, of course, unless you are not of the faith, or practice, to celebrate Christmas). And, in our over-zealous sense of decora...
- La Guadalupana: More than a Celebration of Catholic Faithon Dec 11, 2011 in Catholicism Faith Catholics Indigenous La Virgen de Guadalupe La Guadalupana CelebrationTonight is a VERY special day for Mexican and Mexican-American Catholics. Why? As the story goes, several hundred years ago the Virgen Mary miraculously appeared to an indigenous Mexican named Juan Diego and a church was later erected...
- There's no High's without Miserable LowsI had an amazing weekend, both personally and professionally. My apartment is now fully decorated for the Holiday's, and my home office is 90% complete. Not to mention, Chatito's surgery being a success...until I received the call.
- Dedicated to the One of I LoveMy first Vlog is dedicated to the one I love and the guilt I feel about my commitment to a brand that believed in us...from day one. ** I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free for review. Opinions are 100% my own an...
- Hoy por ti, mañana por miHoy por ti, mañana por mí is a Spanish-language expression which loosely translates to "Today I will Help you, because later you will help me." In other words, be good to you fellow human beings. I STRONGLY bel...
- The Writing on the WallIt isn't a secret that I started working in PR after being hit with the "behind-the-scenes-bug" in the mid 90's. After that life altering event, my first job was a non-paid internship at a mall. My boss, a veteran TV and entertainment publici...
- The Writing on the WallIt isn't a secret that I started working in PR after being hit with the "behind-the-scenes-bug" in the mid 90's. After that life altering event, my first job was a non-paid internship at a mall. My boss, a veteran TV and entertainment publici...
- Night and DayI didn't expect today's weather to be so extremely hot! My backroom, which doubles as our guest room and home office, faces south and is the lucky recipient of this warm-weather heat, but misses out on this great sunlight. So, as much as I need to...
- Night and DayI didn't expect today's weather to be so extremely hot! My backroom, which doubles as our guest room and home office, faces south and is the lucky recipient of this warm-weather heat, but misses out on this great sunlight. So, as much as I need to...
- The Gift that Keeps on GivingI don't recall reviewing Black Friday ad's on Thanksgiving. Maybe it's only me, but until recently, I shopped for the Holiday's on the day's that were either a. convenient for me; or b. financially feasible. So, as much as Black Friday d...
- The Gift that Keeps on GivingI don't recall reviewing Black Friday ad's on Thanksgiving. Maybe it's only me, but until recently, I shopped for the Holiday's on the day's that were either a. convenient for me; or b. financially feasible. So, as much as Black Friday d...
- Five Things Not to Talk About During Thanksgiving Dinner.It's funny how we all get super excited, emotional and somewhat melancholic about Thanksgiving - until we are 24 hours from the big day. Inevitably something, or someone, will remind us why the Holidays are both the happiest time of the year, and th...