During the month of April, Latinas for Latino Lit (L4LL) is honoring 24 Latino authors and illustrators by pairing them with 24 Latina bloggers that will feature guest posts from a paired author or illustrator. This year I am so happy to participate and share a post by illustrator Joe Cepeda. Mr. Cepeda is the...
I love home decor and can spend hours browsing for dream home and decorating ideas on Pinterest. We just finished repainting and redecorating our living room and I sourced a lot of my ideas from my boards. We started first with custom window treatments, new paint, and a new couch. Now its time for the...
A home office is your haven, your headquarters, and source of inspiration. Whether you have a corner of the guest room or a room devoted to just your work space, you want a home office that is functional but also nicely decorated. Bonus, decorating a home office with a personal touch means you won’t mind...
Should we ban the use of bossy when referring to women or girls? Yes, according to Sheryl Sandberg. Bossy is now the other “B” word and can keep women or girls from reaching their full leadership potential. I can see Sandberg’s point. I have been called bossy and an alpha female several times. As a child, I...
Are you an entrepreneur planning to launch a business? There’s a couple of things you’ll want to consider in establishing your company’s business credit. The amount of debt you owe impacts a lot of decisions you’ll make as a start-up like whether to get an office, hire someone long term, or even whether you can qualify for business...
Like most college students I borrowed money to pay for undergrad and law school. The average student loan debt in 2013 was approximately $35,000 for college grads. Mine was slightly double that. I have been out of graduate school now for 12 years and each month I’m sending multiple checks to pay off my...
So you’ve realized that you’re overworked and need a vacation. As a small business owner and self-employed mom I know how hard it is to schedule time off for vacation. If you’re a sole proprietor without employees, it gets even harder. You don’t have someone else to answer the calls or delegate your work. So how...
Americans are overworked. We’ve heard the statistics many times. We work too hard, too much, and we don’t unplug from our devices. Every study on mental health will tell you that working too much or non-stop is not good for your health. It causes you to be depressed, overweight, and can lead to heart disease...
Here’s the latest in Beyonce news. We’re not asking if Beyonce is possessed by Sasha Fierce this time. Instead, domestic violence groups and unhappy fans are boycotting Beyonce’s latest hit song, Drunk in Love. The song, featuring a collaboration with her hubby, Jay Z, has a line that some folks are not at all happy about. In...
Celebrity mom Gisele Bundchen is being called a bad mom – again. This time she’s criticized for putting her one year-old daughter in danger. Paparazzi photographed Gisele in Costa Rica driving one handed on a private beach in an ATV wearing her baby in a carrier. Neither had helmets. Apparently this isn’t the first time...