Category: PERSONAL

  • Why I enjoyed being a fur babysitter

    Why I enjoyed being a fur babysitter

    I never thought I’d say this, but I actually enjoyed being a fur babysitter! Family and friends know that I’ve never been particularly inclined toward caring for pets. It’s not that we didn’t have them—we most certainly did. Over the years, our household was home to all sorts of creatures: puppies and kittens, birds, guinea…

  • Why caring for a garden is really about caring for ourselves

    Why caring for a garden is really about caring for ourselves

    The garden I set out to build ended up building me as well.

  • What is certain in these uncertain times

    What is certain in these uncertain times

    We are, yet again, navigating uncertain times. The unrelenting surge of information and disinformation only deepens our collective anxiety.  Should we be concerned?

  • Why I will always eat at the carinderia

    Why I will always eat at the carinderia

    I’ve always had a favorite carinderia. At every stage of my motherhood journey, the carinderia has saved me from countless domestic crises.

  • Why I am watching Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

    Why I am watching Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

    It’s funny how I discovered this big hunk of a ‘90s throwback: Ryan Murphy’s Love Story featuring John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette. I was doom-scrolling when I came across a Gen Z TikToker raving about this modern day romance between a veritable prince and a style icon like she had stumbled on a…