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Growing Roots
Over the 13 years I've been living in Mexico, people often ask "When will you move back? Do you ever want to try life somewhere else? Are...
Feb 25, 20203 min read
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When we dance...
What about you? What keeps you grounded, connected and in love with your partner? Don't forget to tell them.
Feb 18, 20202 min read
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Bravo to the Latinas
In my world, living in Mexico, married to a Peruvian, raising a bicultural son and daughter, I'm proud that Zoe will have examples of women
Feb 4, 20203 min read
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Trust your Limits
I bought a new shirt last week that says "Trust your Limits". When I first bought this shirt, I didn't love it. I like to think that the...
Jan 22, 20203 min read
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Dear Zoe
When you have kids you start to think differently about all the things. You don't go out late as much at night because you know the next...
Jan 15, 20203 min read
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Then & Now
Then: "All my friends are moving away, I don't have any friends." Or at least that's how it felt 6 years ago as the school year was...
Jan 8, 20203 min read
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Seeing the mountains
It's funny. Sometimes it takes getting out of the routine or in this case out of the city to appreciate what you already have at home.
Jan 6, 20202 min read
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Worth Carrying
All that's been learned over the last decade, there's some things that are worth carrying into 2020 and others better left behind.
Dec 15, 20193 min read
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Making a Life
Giving, whether it's our time, resources or money, ends up being such a blessing all around.
Nov 20, 20192 min read
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And then I had kids.
Do you ever find yourself quietly judging others in your head? I think we all do this. Especially when it comes to parenting. It's funny...
Nov 12, 20194 min read
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"Everything is Figureoutable"
I read another book this week. Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo. If you like to read a physical book click on this link:...
Oct 5, 20191 min read
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Writing the next chapter
I went to therapy last week. I was almost embarrassed to tell people. Growing up, I had this idea that only weak people went to therapy...
Sep 9, 20193 min read
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Already here.
The sweetest things are sometimes already here. It just takes a new set of eyes and gratitude to see it more clear. -DD
Sep 2, 20191 min read
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Over the Rainbow
There's something enchanting and fleeting about catching a rainbow. They don't last long and are hard to predict. It's a little surprise...
Sep 1, 20193 min read
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Making time for me
One of the big things that shifted after having kids was the amount of time we could spend on whatever we wanted.
Aug 11, 20193 min read
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Asking for Help
It's one thing to pretend we don't need it. It's another to waste our days fretting about what others will think or exhausting ourselves.
Aug 1, 20193 min read
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Looking for your next book?
4 years ago if you asked me what I was reading, I would've said, "Reading? Who has time for that? I was probably reading "The Happiest...
Jul 29, 20194 min read
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Getting to Hawaii on a Budget
Once you get the the travel bug it's hard to stop traveling as I learned studying abroad in Spain as a 19 year old and then moving to...
Jul 26, 20194 min read
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Being a Chameleon
Ever feel out of place? Like you want to belong but there’s something that is off? It reminds me of middle school, when you’re no longer...
Jul 15, 20195 min read
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I'm not a swimmer
For years I said, "I'm not a swimmer." Swimming lessons as a child were never fun. I nearly hyperventilated every time I had to do the...
Jul 2, 20193 min read
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