A happy August to you! Those of us who aren’t summer people are hanging by a thread, elevating prayers in hopes that we can survive the next two months and arrive to a cooler October. The countdown is real. They do this thing in my neighborhood called Summer Stroll, and it’s always cool to walkContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 08.01.26”
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Tio Freddy
By: Gabriela Yareliz When I was a child, I loved a Sabbath lunch at my Uncle (tio) Freddy’s house. His house was a magical and mysterious one. Each room had a theme and color scheme. The blue room with the lamps with beaded fringe was my favorite. The red bathroom was my favorite one. ThereContinue reading “Tio Freddy”
This Week’s Favorites 07.11.26
By: Gabriela Yareliz I eventually made it home from Nashville. I took a flight from hell with little-to-no AC again (JetBlue), trapped in a seat with parents who had zero control over their children. (And these were not babies— we understand babies). The mom kept shrieking next to me, “MOMMY IS DOING HER BESTTTTT!” IContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 07.11.26”
This Week’s Favorites 07.02.26
By: Gabriela Yareliz It’s America’s birthday week. Let’s gooooo! I love a good birthday. Always. This week was a busy one. I felt like I was in two places at once, working across time zones and stupidity. The southern heat was an intense one, and I am not one to complain about heat. On oneContinue reading “This Week’s Favorites 07.02.26”
Baby Jesus
“Oh my word, we have one more. I didn’t see that one. Someone left us another baby Jesus!” Lady with the blue eyeshadow at the Citrus Welcome Center in Ocala By: Gabriela Yareliz Everywhere we went, we found baby Jesuses. At the citrus center, restaurants, coffee shops, and even our captain on the glass bottomContinue reading “Baby Jesus”
Some of the Week’s Favs (2.6.26)
01. Pyro Fitness “Your habits are the silent architects of your life.” Kirsty Godso’s mantra 02. THIS TEA!! Tried this tea by Natazia zu Stolberg, and I am obsessed with it. Smells like cumin but tastes like a warm hug. 03. Podcast of the Week This podcast with Emma Grede and Simon Sinek. Their conversationContinue reading “Some of the Week’s Favs (2.6.26)”
Bury Me in the Swamp
“To understand the lowcountry, you have to move through it.” Dairy Boy Campaign Florida is one of the few states where the bar licensure has no reciprocity with any other state. Why? Because Florida is “unique.” There is no arguing with that. A few days ago, Dairy Boy’s new campaign turned my head. This wasContinue reading “Bury Me in the Swamp”
A Bad Cup
By: Gabriela Yareliz Here is your PSA now— Starbucks and Dunkin cannot make a matcha to save their lives. #disgusting With each passing day, NYC unlocks a new sub-basement of low IQ. If there are a few things I have learned along the way in the last decade— -Steel yourself from the opinions of othersContinue reading “A Bad Cup”
An Overlooked Blessing
“I’m grateful that Heaven operates on a ‘need to know’ basis. It’s one of life’s most overlooked blessings.” Sarah Ban Breathnach By: Gabriela Yareliz When life squeezes us and wrings us like an old cleaning rag, we often wish we could have seen whatever we are going through ahead of time. Usually, our wish toContinue reading “An Overlooked Blessing”
Forgiveness
“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray By: Gabriela Yareliz You know what a fun nostalgic watch is for me? Just Shoot Me! Nina Van Horn is forever an icon. I have been rewatching with my husband inContinue reading “Forgiveness”
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