Every day after school my kids hound my husband and me about going to the playground. Even when it’s raining! Because we often say yes, they now assume that we will make time to take them. It’s become such an ingrained routine that we now mentally prepare ourselves in advance. Shoot, sometimes we even strategize… Read More Meet Me at The Playground!
Like a castaway on a deserted island, motherhood can be a lonely thing. Especially when you’re a stay at home mom, or in my case, a slay at home mom. We can often find ourselves, home with the kids or home in front of our laptops working away. We voluntarily take on the weight of the… Read More Live on an island. Don’t be one.
There are numerous ways to go about finding your perfect home abroad. While there is no one ‘right’ way, there are a few things you can do to ensure that the home you choose is obtained for the best price and is indeed the most near-perfect fit for you. On the ground reconnaissance Rather than… Read More Finding Your Perfect Home Abroad
Our family of five travels a lot. Since moving to México, my husband and I find ourselves traveling with kids more often than we did before we made the big leap. We are frequently back and forth to the states and as such, we’ve become pretty proficient at making our adventures as seamless as possible.… Read More Five Tips for Traveling with Kids
Get Me to the Church on Time Today my sister-in-law is getting married to the man that God ordained for her and I couldn’t be happier for them. Marriage, to the right person at the right time, is a gift that keeps on giving. When two people are able to complete and increase one another… Read More Ding-Dong, Wedding Bells are Ringing
The Pool The other day our family, along with some good family friends, ventured out to go swimming at a local hotel’s pool. Since we’ve lived here, and even before that, the pool has welcomed guests. There’s been a very relaxed policy about visitors. So long as you are not rowdy, and purchase food or… Read More When Life Gives You Limóns, Make a Margarita!
Ask and You Shall Receive Before we made our transition from the Midwestern United States to Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, I had A LOT of questions. By nature, I worry about everything. Thus, before moving abroad, I felt the need to have every ‘i’ dotted and every ‘t’ crossed. This can be a good thing and a… Read More 15 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Moving Abroad
Fall Ten Times, Get Up Eleven It is said that it doesn’t matter how many times you fall, always get back up. No matter what. Just. Get. Up. Like babies learning to walk, when it comes to a healthy active lifestyle, sometimes you may fall down, but as long as you get back up, in… Read More The Power of Protein
Because all things come full-circle. We said our vows on this beautiful stretch of beach in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, seven amazing years ago on December 31, 2009. We said then, wouldn’t it be amazing if we lived here some day? Here we are and that ‘some day’ has come. We are blessed and grateful to be… Read More Marriage Rocks!
She asked me if I knew how to do contour makeup. I laughed and countered that it was a good day when I got a shower and washed my hair and shaved my legs. She responded with a weary, yet not-too-surprised look. By the end of the day we had spent nearly seven consecutive hours… Read More Just Say ‘No’ to Adulting!