St. Patrick's Day in Ireland
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I thought it would be fun to share some things about celebrating this holiday in its country of origin. My family and I lived in Ireland from January 2014...
This year, Korean Lunar New Year or Seollal is on February 10. Learn all about this holiday below, and make sure to check out the traditional recipe too.
Korean Lunar New Year vs Chinese New Year
The Korean Lunar New Year...
Valentine's Day is a day dedicated to expressing love and appreciation for those closest to us, whether it be our significant other, our beautiful kids, or even our pets. Whomever you choose to spend the day or evening with,...
Every February 13, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It’s like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus frittatas.
-Leslie Knope
If you are...
Say, "I love you!" with these DIY heart-shaped crayons for Valentine's Day!
Does your crayon box need a little TLC? More than half of our crayons have snapped and the others are sporting partly torn wrappers. Does this sound familiar?...
Valentine's Day was delightful when I was part of a romantic "we." How I relished the candy, jewelry, cards, and plush toys. I delighted in dinner dates among other fancied-up couples packed into candlelit restaurants and the delivery of...
As we enter the holiday season and anticipate the time we will enjoy with our loved ones, the gifts we will exchange, and the meals we will savor, it is an equally important time to think of those who...
As a parent, one of the most magical parts of Christmas is watching your child believe in the enchanting figure of Santa Claus. For years, my son eagerly wrote letters to Santa, anticipated Christmas morning, and cherished the tradition...
It's New Mexico. We enjoy tacos every day all day. So I think we should be able to enjoy a margarita year round too! Just because it's a little chilly out doesn't mean we need to hide the tequila....
It's true confession time. I have a hard time putting my kids' homemade ornaments on the Christmas tree. I'm sorry! But when I sit down to relax on a cold night in December, I want to sit in front...
I've heard the word "smalliday" to describe a scaled-down holiday celebration that strives to reduce over-consumption and over-excessive gift-giving. It brought me back to reality and had me truly thinking about the meaning of the season. I knew this...
Hanging Christmas stockings is a tradition that started in 1823. Almost 200 years later, children still wake up Christmas morning with giddy anticipation of what treasures await in their stockings. Whether it's you or jolly Saint Nick stuffing the...
I used to think that incorporating the Elf on the Shelf to our family tradition would be fun. Turns out that elf is a lot more responsibility than I had originally thought. See the thing with this Elf on...
I LOVE gift giving!
Giving gifts is an opportunity to spend some time and energy simply thinking about a way to make a loved one smile. It's a chance to make them feel seen, loved, appreciated. It's one of my...
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Meet “Getting Ahead,” ABQ Mom’s 2024 Nonprofit Spotlight
I am so excited to introduce you to the Getting Ahead Workshop, ABQ Mom's nonprofit spotlight for 2024.
Here at ABQ Mom, we get many...
