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.
If this hasn’t been the busiest season ever! From zero to 180 in less than two weeks! I’ve been quiet on the blog, but for good reason, I promise. Here’s my timeline as of late: On July 5th, Vernon received an offer for a professor position in a brand new country. By July 14th we… Read More Lessons from a Major Life Transition
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
Living abroad is amazing and I am so grateful our family has the ability to choose where and how we live. Being location independent has been life-changing and if I were to recommend something to anyone, it would be to find a way to make location independent income…just on the off-chance that one-day you wish… Read More Five Things I Love About Living Abroad…and Three Things I Don’t!
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!
Kazo and His Bike Our youngest son, Mkazo, is a full-fledged bike rider! He is three! Now, on the spectrum of when kids learn to ride bikes, this may not be a huge feat but, considering that I’m 32 and still can’t ride a bike, I’m super impressed! So, now it seems like four of us… Read More Because Mkazo Can Ride a Bike!
Life Has Been Lit These past few weeks have been back-to-back crazy! We’ve been to Los Angeles and Chicago, had my in-laws in town, and completed an exciting (and huge) project. We have also celebrated Semana Santa and Easter and now we are winding down the remainder of Spring Break with family time and the… Read More Holy Hiatus Batman!
Dora, Diego, Dancing, and Dinosaurs! This week was fun. Do I say this every week? But it really was! On Sunday, Vernon surprised our family with two adorable little dogs Dora and Diego (follow them at #doraydiego). On Friday the kiddos danced their little tushies off and on Tuesday, Mkazo was replaced by a dinosaur. What?… Read More Must Love Dogs (and Dancing)!
No New Friends As of late, it seems all of my female friends and acquaintances are pregnant. I could easily list over ten women who are currently expecting a bundle of joy in the next eight to nine months! As our youngest is getting to the age where he he insists he no longer needs… Read More We Got New Friends!
Saturdays are for Shopping The kiddos were in desperate need of new shoes. In order to get to and from school each day, they walk about 3.5 miles and that definitely can wear down the treads of a shoe. So, off to the store we went! While the kids were mesmerized by some light up… Read More It’s a Bird, It’s a Popsicle, It’s a…Shoe?!?!