The Story of the Allergy-Kid My middle son has Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE for short), multiple food allergies, and asthma. Since six months old, we have been managing his health with the use of various medications, both prescription and homeopathic. When the opportunity presented itself for our family to move to Mexico, we took it! Despite… Read More It Can Be Done! Living Abroad with Food Allergies
The Ultimate Party This past week, Mazatlan celebrated its annual Carnaval. It is six days and six nights of non-stop FUN! Music, food, dancing, drinks, parades, coronation ceremonies, vendors, more dancing, you name it! Mazatlan’s carnival is touted as one of the largest in the world, bringing revelers and participants from all across Mexico and… Read More Celebrating Mazatlan’s Carnaval with Three Kids!
All That Hair Anyone who has been Black and abroad can tell you that natural hair can cause you to be the ‘mane’ attraction. In locales where kinky, curly, afro’d or loc’d hair is rarely seen, folks might line up just to touch, take pics or ask questions. We have experienced our fair share of… Read More Now Introducing: The ‘Mane’ Attraction!
The Littlest Things Pack the Biggest Punch Have you noticed that when one person in the house gets sick, everyone gets sick? That’s what happened to us this week. Mkazo came home with a cold and it passed on to everyone. Well, except for me because moms don’t get sick, right? Despite illness, we had… Read More Moms Don’t Get Sick, Do They?
How do you Speak Your Truth? This week, my husband, myself and the kiddos had the opportunity to express ourselves in new ways! Vernon traveled to California to speak to a High School about using education as a form of activism and to participate in a Capoeira event. The kiddos and I participated in their… Read More Speak Your Truth!
What does braving winter look like where you are? It is officially winter in Mazatlan and we are doing our best to manage (so very hard to do in here). After a whirlwind holiday season, La Vida Lindsay is back in the groove of routine. As such, we have been spending our weekends taking day-trips, participating… Read More Braving Winter : Mazatlan-Style
“Take one full day of Sabbath rest each week. This will help you relieve stress and anxiety.” Yea, sure it would! The problem is: you’re a SAHM (slay at home mom) with small children to wrangle, soccer games to cheer at, PTA meetings to attend, a partner or spouse to attend to, bills to pay,… Read More What to a SAHM is a Sabbath Rest?
My husband and I have traveled quite a few times over the past few years with our crew of three small kiddos. This upcoming week we will be taking our first trip of the summer by bringing our five year-old, four year-old and nearly three year-old on an international adventure from Chicago to Los Angeles… Read More Ten Tips for Trippin’ with Tiny Travelers
My husband recently purchased me a Fitbit Flex. I resisted for a very long time because I thought that by joining the “community” I would have to participate in these challenges to see who got the most steps in each day and such. I’ve watched quite a bit of nonsense unfold over the past few… Read More Better Parenting with Fitbit and 5 Other Mommy-Must-Haves
Hi, my name is Gabriella and I am an imperfect parent. While the internet drags two parents (well, mainly the mom) through the mud after their preschooler fell 15 feet into a Gorilla enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo (read here), I thought I would express my empathy for parents of small kiddos by rounding up my… Read More The Mistakes We Make