Category: family + friends
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It’s going to be a very different spring for everyone this year, following advice to ‘stay home and save lives.’ While you might not be heading to the beach or vacationing on your spring break, you can still enjoy spending time with your family. Focusing on keeping your family safe and well is more important…
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It can be tough to support a friend going through a crisis if you have never been through that particular crisis before, but that doesn't stop you from being a good friend. A listening ear is one thing, but you need to recognize when a friend of yours is struggling. Ideally, you’ll notice their behavior…
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HSFstories #cbias#CollectiveBias I grew up in a household where education was never viewed as an option, but an opportunity. My mother, who grew up poor and in the housing projects, was the first and only in her Hispanic…
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This is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Coca-Cola. However, all opinions expressed are my own My college graduation day was one of the most important days of my life. Important to me, my family, and my heritage, for so many reasons. My successful journey through college had a lot to do…
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This is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Coca-Cola. However, all opinions expressed are my own. A family name is something that evokes a sense and feeling of pride when shared by the members it represents. For my own kids, although they carry my husband's Asian surname, they are well aware…
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This is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Family is everything to me. // Mi familia es todo para mí. If there’s one constant I remember about as I was growing up, it was the fact that I was always surrounded…
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Through this collaborative post with Sears and Latina Bloggers Connect, I’ve been invited to share my thoughts on Sears and holiday traditions. All opinions and ideas shared are my own. Thinking back to the years when I looked forward to celebrating the Christmas season as a child, memories of our deeply-rooted family traditions come to…
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Disclaimer: This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Latina Mom Bloggers and Old Spice. All opinions are 100% mine. So, maybe you’ve heard: Old Spice, the manliest men’s grooming brand on the planet, is back to inform guys that the “Smellcome to Manhood” is on! A new ad campaign called ‘Dadsong’ premieres just in…
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As much as I’ve been fighting it, I must concur that summer has come to a complete and sudden halt. I don’t like it one bit. And although my two littles managed to wipe my iPhone of ALL my pics and videos, I am grateful I had done a Google+ backup and have up to…
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{A little FYI: This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson and Latina Bloggers Connect, however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. No one is the boss of me!} Back in November, I shared my vision on family and what it means to me. I also introduced a brand new campaign…