You know the recipe. It’s been all over Instagram for months: a jar of Rao’s Alfredo sauce and some chicken broth stirred together in a 9×13, broken-up oven-ready lasagna noodles and Amylu chicken meatballs dumped right in, fresh spinach and a cup of mozzarella pressed down into the sauce, cubes of cream cheese scattered on…
Beaches, beaches, beaches and a rain forest hike Forget the crowds of Viejo (Old) San Juan. Puerto Rico’s southern coast is where family vacations get easy. Base yourself here and you’re minutes from some of the island’s best beaches, with shorter drives, fewer tourist buses, and way more time on the water. This itinerary is…
Real life in the in-between, right? This is one of those in-between moments. I’ve taken decent care of my skin for years. I invest in the serums, the SPF infused makeup and I actually reapply SPF regularly, the facials, the Botox. I’m not new to this. But a few months ago, I did something that…
One battle, no Revolution and a few accents that don’t add up I caught “Young Washington” in the theater over the holiday weekend, and I wanted to love it. The performances pulled me in and I stayed invested in the story. But a few things kept snagging my attention, and once I noticed them, I…
Mornings at our house are chaos. Loud, rushed, a little wild — my 3- and 6-year-olds seem to save up all their energy overnight just to unleash it at 7am. But over time I’ve found a handful of things they actually like that have made our mornings noticeably smoother. Nothing fancy, nothing expensive. Just stuff that works.
On celebrity memoirs, late-night reading, and why other people’s stories make us braver about our own. I didn’t set out to become a celebrity memoir person. But somewhere between hectic school day mornings and the dinner rushes and the endless mental load of keeping two small humans alive and thriving, I found myself desperately needing…
The Mid Mama is the space I wish existed when I started asking these questions. Not aspirational in a way that feels out of reach, but rather attainable. Real beauty routines that fit into a school-morning timeline. Fashion that works for the body and budget you actually have, not the one influencers are paid to pretend is realistic.
