Sharing our homegrown starts
After starting much of our veggie garden from seeds this year, we found ourselves with a few extra cucumber and zucchini plants. We were thrilled to be able to share […]
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gabriana
Writer/Editor, Artist/Maker, Family Caregiver, Perpetually Positive Spoonie, chai and mint chocolate lover with two sweet, wee rescue dogs
Raise Up Extraordinary Women: Gloria Rubio Verduzco
This daily #OneGoodThing was dedicated to celebrating extraordinary women I know last December. Many of the 31 bold, beautiful, brave women featured shared stories of perseverance after abuse, addiction, miscarriages, […]
Watching paint dry
Mama and I have been eager to paint our living room walls blue after our recent paint delivery. Another day of rainy weather kept us out of our garden and […]
Our first Air Fryer experiment
Mama and I had been considering an Air Fryer for our kitchen but didn’t want to give up limited space for another appliance. Then we learned about the Instant Pot […]
Notes for our neighbors
Our new Friday tradition during quarantine is to leave brown bag surprises on the fence for the sweet family next door. This week, Mama drew them this cute little picture […]
Delicious burgers delivered
Today I woke up feeling aggravated and sad. Living with chronic illnesses while caregiving during a pandemic can be overwhelming. I just needed a break from life. That break came […]
Mama’s home haircut
I gave Mama a haircut and blowout today and she looks fabulous! Haircuts haven’t been part of my caregiver repertoire for some time since we usually see a magnificent stylist. […]
Last of the leftover birthday cake
I baked a two-layer chocolate cake from scratch for my birthday last month. I swapped out the middle layer of frosting for seedless raspberry jam, but otherwise, I followed the […]
Raise Up Extraordinary Women: Meredith Mitnick
This daily #OneGoodThing was dedicated to celebrating extraordinary women I know last December. Many of the 31 bold, beautiful, brave women featured shared stories of perseverance after abuse, addiction, miscarriages, […]
A Mother’s Day at home
Mama and I enjoyed a quiet and relaxing Mother’s Day at home celebrating each other. After all, we each “mother” the other! We started the day with a fresh blueberry […]
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