A Blog for Moms
Nama’s Pumpkin Bread Recipe
I love cooking and baking—I always have. I grew up in a household of “foodies.” We ate a lot of homemade Mexican food, but my Mom didn’t shy away...
My Interview with Dr Marci Nelson, MD, Family Practice/Obstetrics Physician
It’s a universal truth that motherhood isn’t always a steady stream of unicorns, rainbows and warm chocolate chip cookies.
5 Books That’ll Make You Belly Laugh
Want a book that’ll make you belly laugh? Read my recommendations.
My Postpartum Story
One of the reasons I wrote Not That Kind of Call Girl was to share my experience with postpartum depression. There are a lot more resources for...
Call Center Momma
If you’ve read Not That Kind of Girl, you know it takes place in a beach town north of Seattle where the protagonist, Julia, works in a newspaper...
Author Q&A
A book blogger recently asked me to complete a Q&A. I thought it would be fun to post some of it here. WOULD YOU RATHER… Have the ability to see...
Food in Fiction
I’m hosting a thank you party for friends and family who’ve supported me along the long, twisty path to publishing Not That Kind of Call Girl. I’ve created a FOOD IN FICTION menu.
Mexican Mama Spills the Beans
I grew up eating the best Mexican food, prepared by the experts, my Mother and Grandmothers. One of my favorite dishes: charro beans.
Listen or Your Tongue Will Make You Deaf
Do You Want to Listen, or Do You Want to Be Right? You may think you’re a good listener, but are you really? When someone is talking, are you...
You Don’t Look Mexican
Many years ago, during an emotional conversation about discrimination in the workplace, an employee told me, “You don’t look Mexican, so you don’t...