Cooking with children can be such a rewarding and fun way to spend quality time with your children. Of my three children, my daughter is the one most interested in joining me in the kitchen on a regular basis. Cooking and writing her own cookbooks gets her all super excited. Her love for cooking started...
Tag: Motherhood
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An “Aha” Moment On Parenting – Thank You Subaru!
Parenting style. One of those topics that can get as heated as a discussion on politics or religion. You don’t question someone else’s style, and you don’t want anyone questioning yours. (I learned my lesson on that the hard way.) As I go through my own journey in parenthood, I have tapped into a variety...
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Social Online Gaming & Tweens- Good or Bad Idea?
Ah the joys of raising today’s modern day kids. Every time I turn around, there is a kid on a gadget, another one in front of the TV, and the third one on a computer. This morning, I had enough. My six-year old was in his room crying because the TV to the Wii...
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Three Kings Day: New & Old Tradition
January 6th, marks a big holiday for many Latinos around the globe, El Día de los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day. Before I was done with my breakfast this morning, my mom had already sent me a picture of her Rosca de Reyes, the cake made in the shape of a wreath eaten on this special day. Growing...
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Momsters: Holiday Edition
If you’ve seen the movie, I Don’t Know How She Does It, staring Sarah Jessica Parker, then you may remember the Momster characters featured in the scene below. They were the two, Type-A have it all together, do it all moms. Even if you haven’t watched the movie, I’m sure you know one of these...
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Career Day- It’s A Wrap!
The other day, I was preparing for one of my most important talks yet- an explanation to all kindergarten students on what I do for a living in hopes to inspire them to accomplish great things in their lives. Yep, the career day talk. This was going to be interesting. For starters, I have three...
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Balancing Legal Career & Motherhood
Seems like ages ago that I worked at a large firm where I earned an impressive salary serving prestigious clients. Although time has flown by, it’s only been six years since I made the decision to walk away from my plush law firm job to focus on my three children. I would like to say the decision was a tough one, but it...
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The Difference of Ten Years
What a difference ten years make for a mother. My brother and his wife just had their first baby and I was asked to be the godmother. I was so honored and happy to have been asked and realize that I have big shoes to wear. The Godparent is such an important role in a child’s life. As a Godparent, I am to help nurture the baby’s...
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Flashback Friday – All Grown Up Now
Last night I was thinking about how chaotic my life used to be with three kids four and under. When my third baby was born, I had two in diapers and on bottles. That time period was really a blur. It zipped by so fast that I really can’t remember the details of what happened. I just remember the gist...
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Mission Minded Mexico: Giving Back When You Travel
Giving back when you travel is a great way to give back to the cities that you visit. With a little advance planning, it can be simple. If traveling with children, you can also take this moment to teach children about giving back. During their first trip to Mexico we did just that. There were...