July 2011

One Day #Giveaway: “CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE” #Movie Screening Pass in #NYC

With a stellar cast, including Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Jonah Bobo John Carroll Lynch, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon, Analeigh Tipton, Josh Groban, Liza Lapira, and Joey King, “Crazy, Stupid, Love” is set to open nationwide on July 29 but one Latina On a Mission reader will win an admit two pass right [...]

How To Maintain Your Hair In The Summer

I recently met Samantha Brown, a make up and hair stylist, at a beauty event in New York City.  We had such a great time talking about make-up and hair care that I asked her if she would write a guest post on haircare for Latina On a Mission. Thankfully, she agreed! Below you can read [...]

Wordless Wednesday: 2010 TweetUp

This past weekend I was sorting my laptops pictures and found this tweet up picture from 2010. A tweetup, for those of you unfamiliar with the terminology, is a meeting between two or more Twitter users. At this tweetup were  @OfeliaNJ, Ofelia’s daughter, @chela816,  @BklynGirl15,  @NYCB_, @Melissa_Mami, my sons, @KeenKarl, Andrew, me, and @jamiefloydmusic, who is taking the [...]

CoverGirl Smoky Eyes Make Up Tutorial

Joyee here! I’ve previously written on Latina On a Mission, but I have to say today’s post had me super excited! For this post, I created a  make up tutorial. I had the help of my wonderful friend Joyce Soto who didn’t mind letting me use her for this smoky look. For a party or [...]

First Born, Postpartum Depression, and Empty Nest Syndrome

Today my man child turns 17. I can’t believe time has flown so fast. I never knew how wonderful, frustrating, exhilarating and annoying motherhood could be when I had him. I so long to hold him and never let him go, which is so unlike me. When he was born, I refused to see or hold him. [...]

Sabroso Saturday: Homemade Pickles (Pepinillos)

It’s Sabroso Saturday (Translation: Tasty Saturday)! The day when we share recipes that have helped us stretch our budget, our imagination and our taste buds, without sacrificing our health. ******************** I learned how to make homemade pepinillos/pickles when Karl, my teen, was young. Thank goodness I did, because not only does he love them but [...]

Chic and Cheap: Chancletas aka Flip Flops

With all the talk of chanclas on Twitter, I did a search for some cute ones. I love these from Payless. The colors pop and are sure to make stand out in a sea of black and brown chanclas! They can be worn with jeans, shorts, a skirt and even while rushing to work in [...]

How Do You Define Yourself?

How do you define yourself? Are you a Mom Blogger, Latina Blogger, Christian Blogger, African American Blogger, Green Blogger, Tech Blogger, etc? When I started my blog, I did not want to be labeled. I had too many labels already. I was a mother, sister, aunt, student, employee, foodie, gardener, crafter, painter and so much more. Yet each label [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Pepper Plant

When I lived in Long Island, we had a huge backyard, almost half an acre. I loved it because I had a garden. But when I moved back to the city, I couldn’t take it with me. In the beginning it didn’t bother me. I love living in the city! But I missed my garden. [...]

Five Inches Off the Ground!

  It feels as if I haven’t written on Latina On a Mission in ages, yet its barely been a week. In that time so much has happened. I relaxed and spent some much needed time with familia/family, went hiking, took the dogs for their first walk on grass, vs. the concrete park with no [...]

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