Month: September 2017

Healthy Eating and Kids: Sugar junkies and greens lovers
Abuela’s House, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Urubamba, Perú

Healthy Eating and Kids: Sugar junkies and greens lovers

Sugar versus greens: let’s talk about healthy eating in our kids   My dear friend Christina suggested I write a post about healthy eating. She said she had always been impressed by how “healthy” my daughter’s diet was. The first thing I thought was: What?!…

When mamas leave before their time

When mamas leave before their time

What to do when mamas leave?   I feel the need to get something off my chest this week. I recently received an email from a mother who has a terminal illness and her time on this earth is coming to an end. It was…

On exercise and time

On exercise and time

Look at that little hummingbird, flapping his wings between 50-200 flaps per second. That is some cardio workout he has going there, with his heart beating at about 1200 beats per minute. What?!? I don’t see him complaining! Time I know what you are going…

Mama Guilt
Southern California, USA

Mama Guilt

As I pondered on what to write this first post about, the issue of maternal guilt came up. As someone who went to a catholic school for eight years, I am quite familiar with the concept of guilt. However, the mama guilt is a whole…