things I like

I have been reading lately about the subject - Birth order and personality-  and what it really means your position in the family. Being myself the first born in the house, the subject somehow catches my attention. There is so much written, especially about the first born. Many theories on why parents could have a weakness for their first kid and why most of them fiercely deny it out of guilt. Many psychologists explaining the facts and also how our personalities are affected by it. Anyways, browsing around I found this. Not at all a scientific article, but just the heart of a mother talking. I read it, got so emotional on how this woman puts in words her feelings towards her first born and how those words are so connected with my own feelings towards my first born, actually my only one. While reading, I felt I had written the article myself, not because I could be able to write so beautifully but because of all the deep feelings expressed by this woman. Just wanted to share it wi

If I could choose a dream place to live, a pre-war architecture building would definitely be the one. Huge windows, tall ceilings, wide hardwood flooring boards, fireplaces (sometimes a few in one same home), spaciousness, very bright and lots and lots of details. These ones here in NYC, -mostly in Brooklyn-, I fell in love with. Have a good Sunday and a great week. Healthy and peaceful. 

Summers are usually very busy for us. And even though it is a season we wait for with a lot of enthusiasm and many plans and goals to accomplish, truth is we sometimes struggle trying to balance all the things we have in our plates during all those  Twelvish weeks.   All schedules change because there is not a school routine and a whole new agenda takes place. Each day is different. My hours at work change as I navigate between summer school, summer camp and fun "summery" activities related to the weather that we don't want to miss. Being outside that's the motto, right? but living the busy lives we live nowadays, being out and making summer super fun for our kids, takes planning.   This takes me to my own childhood and how different parenting was at that time. (A thought for another post, maybe). We are entering our 4th week of summer break. Seven more to go. We are having a lot of fun trying to take advantage of fairs and carnivals, summer festivals, t