Chasing Windmills (Sundays In My City)

      San Francisco, CA   I showed you mine, now show me yours. Share… [more]

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I Am Not Opposed to Being Happy (Fragmented Fridays)

This week I realized that when I really want something I can make it happen even when it seems like it’s… [more]

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Amorous Lady Bugs

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Walgreens Flagship Store: It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Pharmacy

Brought to you in collaboration with Walgreens and Collective Bias™ I have been a regular Walgreens… [more]

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Wildlife in Golden Gate Park (Sundays In My City)

        Wildlife in Golden Gate Park. San Francisco, CA.   I… [more]

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Adjusting to my New Job (Fragmented Fridays)

by Claudya Martinez March 29, 2013

Reporting on my adjustment to my new job at Mamás Latinas. It turns out I can write 6 posts a day, who knew? I can also work full-time while hacking up my lungs. I learned that you should never work on the sofa even if you are really sick because you will just end up [...]

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Sick me

by Claudya Martinez March 27, 2013
Sick me

I’ve been sick. Very sick. The kind of sick that involves lots of coughing and phlegm, which sometimes leads to throwing up. Yup, you really needed to know that. I finally made an appointment to go to the doctor. I walk into the office, they take one look at me and demand that I put [...]

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Coffee Filter Flowers

by Claudya Martinez March 26, 2013
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When my friends at Lowe’s provided me with a gift card and said, “Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to bring spring indoors”, I accepted. The very first thing I did was to get some bromeliads because I love them and they make me feel like it’s spring even when it isn’t. [...]

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Gay Parents are Just as Good (or Bad) as Straight Parents

by Claudya Martinez March 25, 2013
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The American Academy of Pediatrics, the most influential pediatrician’s group in the country, has endorsed same-sex marriage. The new policy entitled, American Academy of Pediatrics Supports Same Gender Civil Marriage was published online and cites research showing that parents’ sexual orientation does not affect a child’s development. Children do just as well in same-sex families [...]

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Enjoying the View (Sundays In My City)

by Claudya Martinez March 23, 2013
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    Just enjoying the view. San Francisco, CA.     I showed you mine, now show me yours. Share your city/town/suburb/you name it! Think of this as a photography carnival or photography meme (with or without words) that not only lets you share your part of the world, but lets you visit other parts [...]

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Too Tired to Blog (Fragmented Fridays)

by Claudya Martinez March 22, 2013

I am too tired to blog. It’s true. I’m beat. Did you miss my big announcement? I got a new job! A full-time staff writing job for Mamás Latinas. It’s great and I’m thrilled, but I’ve also had a cough which has really worn me out. Between writing my nalgas off for my job and [...]

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What I Learned Because of Poop in the Bathtub #EveryFlush

by Claudya Martinez March 21, 2013
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Do not humiliate your children when potty training. It doesn’t help them, it shames them.#EveryFlush — Unknown Mami (@UnknownMami) March 11, 2013 I’d like to thank Huggies for sponsoring this post and for including me in a very informative teleconference with Dr. Andres Cotton and Jeanette Kaplun focusing on the topic of potty training. Dr. [...]

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Kids on the Wagon

by Claudya Martinez March 20, 2013
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My kids wagon-pooling with a good friend. Photo courtesy of the wagon-pooler’s mom.

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I Can Finally Tell You

by Claudya Martinez March 19, 2013
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Holy moly or chicken mole (if your hungry), I deserve an award! For weeks I’ve been wanting to tell you my BIG NEWS, but I haven’t. Sure I’ve told some people here and there and made swear to keep it a secret, but I’m married or related to most of those people so it doesn’t [...]

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Imagination and Creativity Can Change the World: LeapPad2 & Mr. Pencil Review and Giveaway

by Claudya Martinez March 18, 2013
Imagination and creativity can change the world.

Somehow the forces of the internet connected me with the good people at LeapFrog (purveyors of educational fun) and on occasion I am given the opportunity not just to try out their products free of charge, but to delve into the entire creative process that goes into the development of their products. When LeapFrog sent [...]

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