Yo Mariana curates the best of Houston and provides her followers with unique recommendations of where to enjoy exciting culinary experiences, drink delicious cocktails, or explore art, theater, and all the fun things our wonderful city has to offer. She also shares her International travel adventures and her personal opinion on the products she loves.
-I don’t know- are three words I’ve had to repeat to my kids more often than I’ve liked to since the pandemic started. Every time I pull this ace out of my sleeve like an experienced magician, a knot in my stomach tightens. These three words usually mean that uncertainty is knocking at my door like an unsolicited visitor I’ve feared all my life.
Read MoreI get teary-eyed just to think about the topic I’m writing about today. To see my kids growing up has been a mixed feelings process involving joy, uncertainty, and yes, I must admit it, fear as well. My children are reaching that moment in their lives in which they’ll start their college adventure, and as much as I want to resist it, I know that moment will arrive sooner than later. I think my mind is ready for that moment, however, my heart is not, and I think it will never be.
Read MoreThis back-to-school feels different. To see my kids as the main characters of their own story reminds me of how independent they’ve become. I can feel their excitement and curiosity wrapped up around pure innocence every time they experience something new, which fills my heart with tenderness and panic all at once.
This is one of the toughest articles I’ve ever written. It confronted me with a reality that I couldn’t see, or better said, I didn’t want to see. It has made me face uncomfortable questions like, am I enjoying motherhood?
Read MoreToday I share the story of how mother nature came, once again, to teach us a lesson in humbleness and to measure our emotional fortitude, and our spiritual thermometer.
Read MoreWhether we like it or not, peak flu season is here and these next months are going to be key in the prevention of flu and early treatment, especially in our kids. It’s hard to pay attention to pediatric flu and give it the importance it deserves when the main focus right now is still on Covid-19, however, the purpose of this post is to help us not lose sight of the millions of children that contract influenza every year and how crucial early treatment is to avoid hospitalizations or even death.
Read MoreThe coldest months of the year are here, and I still can’t believe we’re in the middle of a pandemic. Despite the cooler weather, we’re still trying to find fun outdoor activities to keep everyone safe and happy, however with various members of my family with atopic eczema that’s always tricky.
Read MoreI think it’s accurate to say that we all have experienced one of the weirdest years of our lives. We’ve been forced to rethink every single one of our rituals, daily activities, ways we gather and rejoice around family and friends, and the way we work; basically, we’ve had to reshape our way of life almost entirely.
Read MoreSo, with the holiday season upon us, today I’m bringing you the second part of the article I published in August with recommendations on how to treat migraine during these stressful times thanks to Med-IQ. If you suffer from migraine, this post will help you come up with a treatment plan which will be crucial for these upcoming months.
Read MoreLiving in a polarized country, cornered by a pandemic has led me to have conversations with my children that I never thought I would have at their young ages. Topics like abortion, racism, misogyny, respect, the electoral college, science, death, the structure of the American government, the use of a mask, and the good of humanity are incredibly complex conversations that happen daily in my house this year 2020.
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