Disney Social Media Moms Celebration the Mamiverse Way
I’ve just returned from Disney Social Media Moms Celebration in Orlando Florida. After a wonderful Mother´s Day Breakfast and chocolate-covered farewell on Sunday, once home I confess I took a 2-hour nap to recoup. That was my gift to myself for that special day! Because this jam-packed conference and family trip is an intense, fun-filled, [...]
Pack Rat Day: How to Not Be Featured on ‘Hoarders’
I confess, I’m a bit of a pack rat. I don’t hide this from anyone and it’s no secret that I have a natural tendency to stockpile and not get rid of completely unnecessary items in my life. While some people come by this through life experience or trauma, for me it’s purely genetic. Being [...]
How I Celebrate My Mom on Mother’s Day
One of the things I am most thankful for about becoming a mother is that it has helped me appreciate my own mother all over again. You see, growing up, we always butted heads. There was the typical stuff—her being super strict and me thinking she was so old-fashioned. Of course, there was the typical [...]
The Story Behind Cinco de Mayo
It’s Cinco de Mayo. ¡Olé! Break out your ridiculous, oversized straw sombrero, the bright poncho you bought in the airport at Cancun, and head to your nearest Chili’s. It’s time to celebrate that very special Mexican day! But…what is it again that we’re celebrating? Cinco de Mayo is a commercial holiday in the U.S.—one that [...]
Awake Zion: A Latina Jewish Girl’s Rasta-Reggae Odyssey
“More love!” says Ras Tewelde, an Italian Rastafarian at Rototom Sunsplash 2012, when we say goodbye after meeting for the first time under a scorching Valencia sun, where the scents of seafood paella, hemp and human musk mingle in the air against the ever-booming bass that thumps from the speakers and then reverberates inside our [...]
On Arbor Day Plant the Right Tree
Arbor means tree in Latin, and Arbor Day is a holiday where we take time to plant trees. The first Arbor Day was held on April 19, 1872. Today, over 30 countries observe a form of Arbor Day. If you’re interested in celebrating this holiday, or planting a tree, your first stop should be the [...]
To Grieving Parents: I Won’t Say “I Understand”
They—whoever “they” are—always say that there’s nothing more devastating for a parent than to lose a child. And while I’ve always understood this intellectually, it wasn’t until I had a child of my own that I really got it. I used to roll my eyes (and friends can attest that it doesn’t take much to [...]
For Boston: Running in Honor of Those Who Can’t
When I go for a run, I often pass by the memorial you can see in the picture here. It’s for a girl who was hit by a car in 1996. She was 12 when she died. About a year ago, I Googled the girl’s name. Alycia was hit by a driver who ran a [...]
It’s Diversity Month But What Does That Really Mean?
So April is Diversity Month. Yay! But what does that mean? The general idea is that we’re supposed to celebrate diversity. Diversity is defined by Webster’s as the state of being diverse, or of being different. Well, we’re all different for a variety reasons. But in the U.S. that’s not diverse enough. Diversity Month is [...]
Is Gun Safety Really Better in the U.S. Compared to South America?
A good friend came to visit from Ecuador this week. We were on the subway in Manhattan and I asked her how things were in Ecuador. I told her that I wished there was less violence over there, and that it was safer. I said that New York City was one of the safest cities [...]
