UPDATED: August 1st, 2016 Emma (not her real name) never understood women who had extramarital affairs, until she had one. “I was very judgemental. I imagined it to be something premeditated. Then I realized it could happen to anyone, including me. And it wasn’t pretty.” Feeling unappreciated by her husband of 10 years and exhausted […]
For most women shopping is fun. Looking for that perfect pair of shoes you really need for that outfit, a new purse, or just browsing the sales racks and snagging a great bargain is satisfying. The high from making a purchase can be so uplifting! For some, however, shopping can become addictive and have devastating […]
Multitasking is the new norm. We check phone messages while we’re in the bathroom, we work simultaneously on making dinner, meeting deadlines and helping with the kids’ homework. With everything that needs to be done—yesterday—how can we not try to multitask? Unfortunately, according to Daniel Kahneman, psychologist and Nobel laureate, there is no such thing […]
Chicken, the other meat kids love! And so did I when I was little. Beef was too much work and it took too long to chew! So, my abuelita found another way for me to get my protein. She made this chicken with tomato dish which is tangy and sweet. The sugar takes away the […]
Whenever I hear the word ’empanadas’ I think of my abuelita, and whenever I think of my abuelita, I can picture her in the kitchen getting our meals ready. She cooked from scratch, so cooking for us was a day-long process. For freshness, she went grocery shopping every day. Sometimes I went along with her […]
Editor’s Note: Today is International Picnic Day. Time to take fabulous food into the great outdoors! It’s that time of the year when the warm weather calls for spending the day outdoors. This includes dining, and there is no reason to bring the same old finger foods. You can make picnic food more exquisite and exciting […]
San Francisco is a fun, family friendly city where you won’t need a car to get around. It has great public transportation, as much as San Franciscans may complain about it. You can get all around town on buses, metro, old fashioned trams and the beautiful cable cars, which even city dwellers use for fun. […]
Last Christmas I sat with my godchild to draw and, as our picture progressed, I drew a girl crying. My godchild asked me why. I told her that she was sad because the world was in trouble, with wars going on, shootings in schools and universities, and climate change due to the damage we humans […]
Can straight women and men ever be just friends? Some say platonic friendships between men and women are dangerous and impossible in the long run. Others say that they are not only possible but that they can actually run deeper than same sex friendships. Will sexual tension always be an issue? My take is that […]