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Celebrate Love Your Body Day

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You've probably done it. Looked through a magazine and wished for a celebrity's clear skin or a model's long legs. You close the latest issue, not inspired by what you learned but defeated by what you are not. And, yet, here's the thing. None…
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My Renaissance Mami

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My mother has always been the key arbiter of wisdom in my life—and not just because she taught me that my nipples must forever point upward in my bra. My Mami—equal parts powerhouse, lady and muse—taught me that beauty is not an adjective,…
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Halloween at the Office: It Pays to Dress for Success

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Without a doubt, Halloween is one of the most entertaining and carefree holidays; it's all about dress-up, candy, and a few healthy scares. And who doesn't relish slipping into somebody (or something) else's skin and shedding real life for…
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Home is Where You "Belong"

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Today, I want to explain how and why it is that I, once strictly an urban girl with a love of city life, have decided that small towns are better places to raise kids—or at least my kid. Even though you are all probably familiar with the…
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8 Free Family Outings

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Going to the movies and having popcorn and drinks for a family can quickly add up to, well, almost a week's worth of groceries. Forget the candy! With a little creativity, however, even large familias can enjoy family time on a shoestring.…
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Is Now the Best Time to Refinance?

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These days, a flood of commercials on TV, Internet, and radio touting how easy it is to refinance your current mortgage and how helpful it will be to have lower payments due to record-low interest rates. Bear in mind refinancing means more…
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The Finale Challenge Project Runway Recap, Episode 12

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It's The Finale Challenge! The season has flown by and we're down to the final five designers. Is tonight a double elimination…? Who will make it to Fashion Week? Heidi greets the final five on the runway and announces that they'll be…

Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos With Your Children #BilingualPlus

In just a few weeks, many families will be celebrating Día de los Muertos, an extremely popular holiday in Mexico. Usually, this holiday is not discussed or celebrated in public schools. But since Day of the Dead is becoming increasingly…
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Living Latina in the South

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Half of my genetics are non-Latino and, while I grew up in Miami, I spent part of my childhood with fair-haired half-siblings in a rural Midwestern town where my Cuban-ness was a curiosity. In college, too, I was in the minority. On an…