Instead of Blogging…

I struggle a lot with blogging. On the one hand, I find some blogs entertaining, at times even inspiring. I keep up with friends, and I’ve connected with some new friends and readers through my own blog. But I recoil at the thought of being, first, and foremost, a blogger (not a [...]

Freebies I Will Never Turn Down

There are products I’m asked to review for this blog that I turn down (because they’re a bad fit, or I’m not interested), and others that I will always review. Books are obvious…but the other thing I love to review is beauty products. You see, although I have certainly worn it, I am [...]

Bear with me!

Ahh!! So the last month has left me behind on so many things. I was ill for a couple of weeks, and then our older daughter had an E.R. trip and a surgery. And then there was all the work that I got behind on, and all the fall work I had [...]

Seen & Overheard

Our older daughter has happened to see a lot of trailers for G-Force (or, as I knew it until the writing of this post, the new guinea pig movie) lately.
Have you heard of this?  Am I missing something?

But no matter, it has inspired my 3 year old to come up with [...]

One Dish Leads to Another

I was lucky to have a mother who was, and is, a good cook, and who believed in fresh, healthy meals and family dinners in either of the countries we lived in.  Even with that as my legacy, and in spite of many years (a life) of loving to eat, taste, and think of food, I [...]

Hair Identity Crisis

Que hacer when you’re looking for a hair makeover (in honor of an upcoming birthday) and you can’t decide on a style…because your culturas are pulling you in different directions?
Exactly the “problem” I’m having.
Read more over at TikiTiki blog and comment (there or here) with which haircut/hairstyle you think I should get.

Guatemalan Icebox Cookies

We’re just wrapping up a great 4th of July weekend.  My husband worked crazy hours all of Friday/ Friday night in order to have a rare weekend completely at home, and so we all have been enjoying a slower pace as a result.
On Saturday, we first had my mom and grandmother over for a little [...]

Feliz Father’s Day…for Less

Confession: I think I enjoy Father’s Day more than Mother’s Day.  Where Mother’s Day is high-profile and social, Father’s Day feels quieter and more intimate.  Plus, having grown up raised by a single mom, I’m completely in awe of my husband as a father and I enjoy the opportunity to reflect on it.  He rocks! [...]

A Close Approximation to the “Me” You’d Meet at a Party

In my writing, I come across one way.  In person, another.  Either way, I lack the ability to tell a short story (anyone who knows me well knows all my best stories are looong), but in my writing, you miss the eyebrow raise, the big earrings and the unruly hair.  So, if you’re curious about [...]

Speed Post

Because I want to have blogged, but don’t feel very bloggy right now.
Recent Reading:

Luis Alberto Urrea’s Into the Beautiful North- I wanted to like it, de verdad.  And I loved a number of his quirky characters enough to finish the book, but the plot/stlye/pacing was a bit “eh” at points.  Would not really recommend.
Malcolm Gladwell’s [...]