Category: Life in DFW

• February 11, 2021

  What Makes Your Heart Dance?

  

  A little chat I had with artist Kana Harada got me reflecting on what is it that makes my heart dance!
• June 28, 2017

  A Lesson on Hope

  

  You can find wisdom at the most unexpected places. This lesson on hope, I learned from a recovering addict, who chooses to stay hopeful despite his circumstances. 
• May 15, 2017

  On 10 Years After Turning 18. And The People I Love.

  

  So I just turned 28 last week. You know what that means? It’s been 10 years since I went to college. Wow! My biggest mistakes were made in the last decade. I pray and hope that some of my biggest achievements will be accomplished this decade!
• March 3, 2017

  Sushi, Cocktails, and Therapeutic Girl-Time

  

  I don’t know about you, but I feel like a night out with my girlfriends is vital for my sanity lol. It doesn’t have to be super epic and crazy, we just need to get together and be girls ya know. And talk about everything from parenting to men in fitted suits ;) 
• May 9, 2016

  Expecting A Little and Getting A Lot.

  

  I usually treat my birthdays like the New Years. I would stay up until 12, list all of the major things that had happened throughout the year (from the last birthday to the upcoming birthday), and then list my goals for the ‘new year’. I’d also expect my loved ones to put together a more elaborate celebration for me. Like […]
• February 18, 2016

  Why Mommy-dates Are Vital for Our Survival

  

  No matter how ‘fun’ and ‘okay’ my motherhood life might seem on social media (hashtag it #momlife hayyy 😉 ), I am gonna be real honest with you and tell you this : I face real challenges that other moms face and there are days when I just snap and lose my patience. I remember crying in the […]
• October 12, 2015

  Rescue Her’s October ‘Soap Outreach’

  If you’ve read my previous post about my first time volunteering for Rescue Her last month, you would be aware of this thing that we do called Soap Outreach. It’s basically a new form of outreach that Rescue Her does involving soaps, stickers, motels, and cookies. So how does it work?     We visit motels in low-income areas (because […]
• June 19, 2015

  God Bless America

  

  I still remember it like it was yesterday — watching Home Alone 2 for the first time, getting blown away by the breathtaking view of the twinkling lights and the Christmas trees at Rockefeller Center. The snow, the beautiful buildings and houses (with basements! we do not have those back home!), the toys, and oh […]