My computer drowned.
About a year ago, I dropped my Blackberry in the toilet. It was a clean toilet, yes, and no, I was not emailing anyone at the time. It feel out […]
Seriously?
You would think that we lived out in the sticks given the stuff that we encounter around the yard. Besides snakes that come inside and snakes that lurk […]
Coming Home, Part 4
This week, I am sharing an essay I wrote in the days just before leaving for Ethiopia six months ago. It’s a beginning, really, but as I was reflecting on […]
Coming Home, Part 3
This week, I am sharing an essay I wrote in the days just before leaving for Ethiopia six months ago. It’s a beginning, really, but as I was reflecting on […]
Almost 11 months old, almost 6 months with us Part II
Today, I’m finishing up 11 sweet things about baby. 6. That great big ole grin. BF has made an interesting observation about baby and his grin. […]
Almost 11 months old, almost 6 months with us Part 1
This weekend marks baby’s 11 months of life and 6 months with us. So in keeping with the milestone tradition, I’ll share 11 things over the next two days that make us […]
A few good women
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhEBP6_3O2U] The first week of July, we held a day camp for the Circle de Luz girls. Our goal was to give them an experience that would be new and […]
The Hypersexualization of Latinas in Television and Film
If you’ve attended one of my talks or read Hijas or even hung around this blog much, you know that I can get way worked up real fast about the […]
How do you feel about your body?
I am beginning work this week on a new body image project. There are more details to come on it, but, for now, I’d love for you take part in […]
Things I Want Baby to Know # 2
We too often love things and use people when we should love people and use things.
