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!
Art with the Artists Here in Mazatlán, at our children’s school, a parent-teacher conference and report card pick-up would not be complete without a fair amount of time spent creating art with the artists, I mean, students. This week, we received our kiddos’ reports and assisted them each in completing a Spring-themed piece of artwork.… Read More On Creating Art with the Artists
I’m Still Here Celebrate with me y’all! I’m officially down 10.2 pounds (yep!) and a gang of inches with the help of my amazing friend-coach Eve Guzman. These past six (6!) weeks have been a process, let me tell you. However, it hasn’t been completely miserable either. That ‘lack of being miserable’ has been a… Read More Be Your Own Body Goals
When is the last time you gave yourself a shout-out? Like, literally, told someone that you were awesome? When is the last time you hollered from the rooftops that your future is bright? Living Life Out Loud It’s one thing to be proud of your accomplishments, but it’s another to tell someone about them! We… Read More The Future is Bright
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?!?!
There are Good Parents, and There are Great Parents What kind of parent are you? Would you classify yourself as a ‘good’ parent? Does it depend on the day? On your mood? Or are you perhaps consistently great? The other day I got into a conversation with a fellow mom of many in a… Read More The Best Parent in the World
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 Freshman Fifteen As some of you may already know from one of my previous posts, I have put on about fifteen unwanted pounds in the past year or so. As a result, here I am, working hard at losing weight abroad. For lack of a better term, I’m calling this weight gain the, ‘Freshman… Read More Adios Tacos: How I am Losing Weight Abroad