I'm a dog lover. I say that proudly even though studies suggest cat people are smarter. Dogs have their perks. They're social, smart, and loyal. And according to a study by the University of California at Berkeley dog owners are typically extroverted, agreeable, energetic, fun and conscientious. Watching my dogs this weekend made me realize [...]

Do you recall coloring as a child? I do! I remember sitting at the kitchen table, humming the latest song playing on the radio, as I took my time choosing the color that would make the picture sparkle. I spent hours coloring page after page. It was one of my favorite past-times. Now that I'm [...]

If you follow me on social media you will often find me talking about food. It's part of who I am. It's also how my familia connects with one another, via the sharing of recipes and the history of those recipes. Recently I created a recipe for Honey Bunches of Oats. You can use Honey [...]

  His first smile. His first "Mama". His first walk. I treasured those milestones because I knew that his firsts were also my last.   I never expected to be a young Mom.  It wasn't on my radar ... But life never hands us what we want, it delivers what we need.   I needed [...]

With growing boys young men at home, my grocery bill was pretty expensive. It's was one of my largest bills after rent and garage. Cutting back on food was not an option. They needed their substance! So, I discovered another way. Food waste reduction. One day I had a eureka moment as I was organizing [...]

A few years ago I had the chance to watch Now You See Me. I loved it! The plot twists had me on the edge of my seat. So you can imagine how excited I am to tell you that Latina On a Mission has teamed up with Lionsgate to offer our readers screening tickets [...]

Over the years my boys and I have taken several road trips. We've learned we prefer road trips over flying because of costs, ability to stretch our legs and explore along the way to our destination. Yet, it comes along with a caveat, long, long hours stuck in the car. To help with that, my [...]

This morning as I was getting ready for the day, I heard about a new nail polish on the radio. I thought it was a joke until I did a search online. It's real. Edible nail polish is REAL. KFC has created two edible nail polishes and they taste like chicken. Yup, chicken. Original (cream/beige) [...]

Do we have a treat for YOU! Latina On a Mission has teamed up with GOFOBO to offer our reader's Mother's Day movie screening passes. The movie “Mother’s Day” is the latest star-studded ensemble comedy from Garry Marshall, the director who worked on one of my favorite movies, Pretty Woman. It brings together three amazing [...]