Archive | October, 2012

San Antonio Mom Blogger Alvina Castro of There’s Magic Out There

Send to KindleEach week on the San Antonio Mom Blogs Facebook page I’m selecting a Fan of the Week. This week’s featured fan and San Antonio Mom Blogger is Alvina Castro. Want to be selected as a Fan of the Week? Like San Antonio Mom Blogs on Facebook and participate! Alvina Castro started blogging earlier this year at There’s Magic Out [...]

5 Cool Things I Learned at the Texas Conference for Women

Send to KindleEver need inspiration to infuse your business and your life with new ideas, hope, and a sense of camaraderie (especially when you work alone)? On Wednesday, I found all that and more when I attended the Texas Conference for Women in Austin with my two pals, Melanie and Alicia. Here are five (of the many) cool [...]

San Antonio Mom Blogger Megan Ortiz of Mean Baby

Send to KindleEach week on the San Antonio Mom Blogs Facebook page I’ll be selecting a Fan of the Week. This week’s featured fan and San Antonio Mom Blogger is Megan Ortiz. Want to be selected as a Fan of the Week? Like San Antonio Mom Blogs on Facebook and participate! Megan Ortiz, who blogs [...]

My Sweet New Pic, Courtesy of Rock Candy Studios

Send to KindleLast week three San Antonio mom bloggers, Misha, Amanda, and Megan, generously shared their photography talents with other SA mom bloggers. A head shot meetup was born! We met at Bakery Lorraine. Have you been there yet? You must go. Really. Now! Try the macaroons. Any flavor. Their light and barely-there crispy outsides are [...]

Capturing Small Moments

Send to KindleThey won’t always be this little. I love capturing small moments like this. When I catch them together like this, forging their forever bond, I imagine what they’ll look like, be like, when they’re adults. I hope they still teach each other. I hope they still make each other giggle.

Me, Ryan Gosling, and a Life Threatening Situation (sort of)

Send to KindleLast July my girlfriend and I traveled with our children to South Padre Island for a relaxing beach vacation at The Pearl (review to follow–one day soon). As a mother, I’ve learned to expect the unexpected. Having kids, and traveling with them, leads you to say on your toes. No problem. I get [...]

See’s Candies Grand Opening in San Antonio, Oct. 19

Send to KindleDisclosure: I was hired by See’s Candies and received compensation to invite local bloggers to attend a preview of the new See’s Candies store in San Antonio. I attended the event and received free candy and a book about See’s. I was not asked to write about, or photograph, my experience. All opinions [...]

San Antonio Mom Blogger Morena Hockley of Morena’s Corner

Send to KindleEach week on the San Antonio Mom Blogs Facebook page I’ll be selecting a Fan of the Week. This week’s featured fan and San Antonio Mom Blogger is Morena Hockley. Want to be selected as a Fan of the Week? Like San Antonio Mom Blogs on Facebook and participate! San Antonio mom blogger [...]

It’s Not Easy Drinking Green

Send to KindleI’m sitting here feeling as though I might throw up. An hour ago I drank green juice for the first time. Earlier today I asked the guy at the juice bar for a recommendation and he said, “The Mean Green is what i’d recommend if you’re feeling low on nutrients.” Well, heck yeah, [...]

Pin Tested: Hard Boiled Eggs That Aren’t Boiled

Send to KindleSometimes a pin comes along that I just have to test. Is it ultra cool? Will it make my life easier? Can it make me appear to be a cook without me actually having to cook? These are the pins I put to the test. Baked Eggs pin from Pinterest Boiling eggs? Not [...]