Confessions of a bilingual mom without a bilingual child.
I have been speaking Spanish my whole life. My parents, being from Mexico, spoke Spanish. I learned to pray in Spanish, and my lullabies, cartoons, stories….all in Spanish. My older siblings...
I have been homeschooling my daughter since school closures in mid-March and decided that I will continue to teach her myself for another year. She is thriving in our current set up and has made tremendous progress in the...
I am the mom to a child who has an addiction.
The struggle is very real.
The addiction?
Technology.
The age of my son?
9.
Am I alone? I don’t think so. The battle is becoming an everyday scenario. And the meltdowns can be extreme....
In November something amazing happened for me and my Disney obsessed family. That’s right I’m talking about the release of Disney+. Now that all the issues regarding launch are over and done with, and the service has been out...
My little family is four months new to Flagstaff.
We're the new kids in town. We just moved into our new house. We're navigating new work (and daycare) life. Everything is new except one thing - we're back in America.
For...
Warmer days got you wanting to trade out your Uggs for spring sandals? Maybe it's time for a closet clean-out? I know that may not sound real fun. But what if you got to attend (or host) a "naked...
This school year has hit me hard. Between teaching, moming, and everything else, I stay swamped.
Here are a few ways I stay organized and sane.
Breakfast Prep
I use this oatmeal recipe . I put half in these mason jars , and...
One of the best things about living in Flagstaff is the variety of budget-friendly thrift stores. As parents, we all know how expensive it can be to always have to buy new shoes for our rapidly growing child or...
Are you like me and for some reason save all of your wine corks?
Sometimes I save them because they were a part of a special occasion; a birthday, anniversary, etc. Other times I just think they are pretty and...
Flagstaff Moms Blog was thrilled to spend a night creating and connecting at Board and Brush Flagstaff! Every bit of the experience was fun and fabulous. From the moment we arrived to the final project ta-da we loved every second....
So what happens when you move from a big city with a huge variety of people and many drastically differing opinions to a small town with a seemingly overwhelmingly singular point of view? You feel out of place, that’s...
Here's a hard truth: traveling with a toddler sucks.
I know because I've done it a bunch. My son is 20 months old and has been on at least 10 flights. My family lives in NC, so we travel there...
This post was created in partnership with Frontier Co-Op, all opinions are our own.
A few weeks ago I hauled both my little boys to our local natural grocery store on double coupon day. I was doomed to fail from...