I don't cook very often, but I wish I were more motivated to do so because when I do get in the kitchen, what I make is of the healthy variety. One of my favorite meals, though it admittedly requires no cooking, is my Spinach and Goat Cheese Vinaigrette Salad creation: Ingredients: Baby Spinach Dried … Continue reading Spinach and Goat Cheese Vinaigrette Salad
Nothing like a little sibling rivalry
“We found you in the alley and felt so bad for you, we decided to adopt you,” was the line my siblings and I used on each other regularly as we were growing up. No one actually believed it, yet the person who was being told they had been adopted always responded, “Shut up, no … Continue reading Nothing like a little sibling rivalry
Haven’t been invited to a baby shower in a while. Was it something I said?
My very proper Mom recently told me that being married was overrated and I should just find someone—anyone—to father her unborn grandchildren. “I’m not getting any younger and neither are you!” may have been her exact words. As I stated in a past blog, La anti-Latina, I am an anomaly; a single, childless Latina in her … Continue reading Haven’t been invited to a baby shower in a while. Was it something I said?
The woman who CAN and DOES do it all
I live on what my building terms the 3rd floor but I swear is more like a fourth floor. It's embarrassing to say that recovering from the climb always takes me a few minutes. That's why this, my first Friendly Inspiration post, is featuring my dear friend Cynthia Torres Sanchez, who today finished the American Lung … Continue reading The woman who CAN and DOES do it all
Pinterest Addiction: Self-discovery and the act of pinning
I've been using Pinterest for a few weeks now and will readily admit that I'm a bit addicted. It's sort of become my zen moment. It's a nice break in the middle of a work day (and night) full of conference calls, multiplying emails, research, proposal writing, etc, etc.. But today, as I was pinning … Continue reading Pinterest Addiction: Self-discovery and the act of pinning
Reinvention: A celebration of life
I've always loved birthdays. My early childhood memories are filled with big parties full of family and friends; beautiful birthday cakes, a pretty new dress, and the gifts, of course the gifts. As I got older, I carried with me the belief that birthdays were a time to laugh, have fun, and to celebrate life. … Continue reading Reinvention: A celebration of life
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