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Losing a father who wasn’t there

July 25, 2016 by Mariana 12 Comments

77 days. That’s how long it’s been since my dad died. Losing a parent is hard. Really hard. This is why I’m surprised at how difficult the past couple of months have been for me. You see, my dad and I weren’t close. You could say we were “estranged,” but not by choice. After my […]

Filed Under: Family, Life, News Tagged With: Dad, Death, Father, In my head, Loss

Introducing: Monica (and her new baby!)

February 2, 2016 by Monica

My little sister, Monica, is one of my favorite people in the whole world. We talk every day. About everything. She’s my person… my best friend, my biggest supporter, an awesome aunt to my daughters, and now a contributor to my blog, too. Monica’s a 5th grade teacher, a new mom, and just moved halfway […]

Filed Under: Family, Life, News Tagged With: Baby, Family, Monica, Sisters, Viv

Happy New Year!

February 1, 2016 by Mariana

Yes, I know… it’s February 1st. But I need a do-over. January kind of sucked. I started February on the right foot, though. I woke up this morning and drank a big glass of water before I even got out of bed. I wrote down everything I ate today, and I actually took a walk, […]

Filed Under: Family, Life, News Tagged With: Books, In my head, New Year, Reading, Sister, What's New

Proud to be a Perez

September 22, 2015 by Mariana

Proud to be a Perez - Orgullosa de ser Perez

This is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Coca-Cola. However, all opinions expressed are my own. I’m Mexican-American, but because my father is Anglo, I grew up with a very American-sounding last name – Johnston. No matter how perfectly I spoke the language, the Latina girls in high school never saw me […]

Filed Under: Family, Food & Drink Tagged With: Coca-Cola, DiMe Media, Hispanic heritage, Sponsored

Dads, you’re doin’ good! Let’s celebrate that.

June 19, 2015 by Mariana

DISCLAIMER: This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Minute Maid and DiMe Media.  Minute Maid will provide this prize. Minute Maid is not a sponsor, administrator or connected in any other way with the contest – and all opinions are my own.  Not a day goes by that I’m not grateful for my husband […]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: DiMe Media, Father's Day, Giveaway, Husband, Maura, Maya, Minute Maid, Sponsored

Moms, you’re doin’ good! Let’s celebrate that. #DoinGood

May 9, 2015 by Mariana

DISCLAIMER: This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Minute Maid and DiMe Media. Minute Maid will provide this prize. Minute Maid is not a sponsor, administrator or connected in any other way with the contest – and all opinions are my own. We all have those days where we feel like horrible parents. We […]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: DiMe Media, Giveaway, Minute Maid, Mother's Day, Sponsored

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Hi, I'm Mariana.

Mom. Blogger. Latina. A kid at heart, and lover of all things social media. And food. I ♥ food. If you are looking for The Domestic Buzz, you're in the right place.

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