Journal Archives
February 2012 »
- 02.09 Little Teacher • Autism • Parenting • Spirit
January 2012 »
- 01.31 Pep Talk • Aargghhh! • Autism • Parenting • Personal
- 01.16 Rose Colored Glasses • Autism • Spirit
- 01.12 Big steps towards freedom • Personal • Spirit
December 2011 »
- 12.19 Cheat Sheet • Personal • Spirit
November 2011 »
- 11.17 Our Journey (part 2) • Autism • Family • Parenting • Personal
October 2011 »
- 10.27 Choosing and Allowing • Personal
September 2011 »
- 09.26 A testimonial from a Son-Rise Volunteer • Autism
- 09.10 Love vs. Fear • Autism • Parenting • Personal
August 2011 »
- 08.27 On / Off • Personal
July 2011 »
- 07.24 Finding at the bottom of my subconscious • Personal
- 07.23 Healing: Energy and Information • Autism • Spirit
- 07.19 Stepping Out of Yourself • Autism • Personal
- 07.06 9. I can’t be around Joaquin when I’m unhappy • Autism • Parenting • Personal
- 07.02 Loving Joaquin. Loving Ourselves. Loving All • Autism • Personal
June 2011 »
- 06.18 Happy Lenses • Autism • Personal
- 06.13 In case of unhappiness, read this… • Aargghhh! • Autism • Personal
April 2011 »
- 04.12 Baking Puzzle • Aargghhh! • Experiments • Make
- 04.02 Awetism — no typo here • Autism • Parenting • Personal • Spirit
March 2011 »
- 03.18 Blessed Food and Water • Spirit
- 03.13 Slowly Awakening • Autism • Personal • Spirit
December 2010 »
- 12.23 Looking for the stars in my dark sky • Aargghhh! • Personal
- 12.12 Friend Eliza • Autism • Family • Parenting
November 2010 »
- 11.30 Our Journey (so far) • Autism • Family • Parenting • Personal
- 11.18 Challenging challenges • Autism • Parenting
- 11.14 An exploration on “compassion” • Autism • Personal
October 2010 »
- 10.31 Healing Journey: October 2010 • Autism • Personal • Spirit
- 10.26 Going to Battle • Autism
- 10.06 Meeting Strangers • Autism • Personal
September 2010 »
- 09.30 Healing Journey: September 2010 • Autism • Personal
- 09.25 All in motion • Autism • Personal
August 2010 »
- 08.31 Healing Journey: August 2010 • Autism • Personal
- 08.14 Son-Rise in Action • Autism
- 08.08 For all the years I’ve spent trying to avoid the kitchen • Autism
- 08.03 The Longest Test • Aargghhh! • Autism • Personal
July 2010 »
- 07.31 Healing Journey: July 2010 • Autism • Personal
- 07.30 But then, the bad days come • Aargghhh! • Autism • Personal
- 07.30 First Weeks into Son-Rise • Autism
- 07.26 Back in business • Aargghhh! • My Sites
- 07.14 Blind but Trusting • Autism • Personal
June 2010 »
- 06.30 Healing Journey: June 2010 • Autism • Personal
- 06.10 Lately, Joaquin (30m) • Family • Parenting
- 06.08 The Son-Rise Program • Autism
May 2010 »
- 05.30 The Journey Ahead • Autism • Family • Parenting • Personal
April 2010 »
March 2010 »
- 03.26 Of Child Models and Other Demons • Make • My Shop • Parenting
- 03.10 Cool it down, Mafe Maria • Make • My Shop
February 2010 »
- 02.19 Getting Serious • Make • My Shop • Projects
- 02.08 Shirt in Progress • Make • Projects
- 02.05 The Trail of Blood • Aargghhh! • Parenting
January 2010 »
- 01.25 Dusting the Studio (Part 2) • Design • Experiments • Make • Tools & Resources
- 01.21 Dusting the Studio (Part 1) • Make • My Shop • My Sites • Personal
- 01.15 The Lucky One… • Make • My Shop
- 01.11 New Beginnings Giveaway! • Make • My Shop
December 2009 »
- 12.18 Rottweilers and Two-Year-Olds • Funnier with Tequila • Parenting
- 12.14 The Wonderful Twos! • Parenting
- 12.03 Marginally Crazy • Make • My Shop
November 2009 »
- 11.14 DIY chunky alphabet flash cards in Spanish • Make • Parenting • Projects
- 11.10 First Kill • Aargghhh! • Parenting
- 11.06 D’onjoaquin Hated Halloween • Family • Make • Parenting • Projects
October 2009 »
- 10.07 A day in my life • Video
September 2009 »
- 09.15 Painting Stripes Part 4: A Different Design • Art • Art Projects • Make • Projects
- 09.14 Back to my roots • Art • Make • My Art • My Shop • Projects
- 09.07 Turns out, I can actually make bags (YESSS!) • Make • My Shop • Projects
- 09.03 My Signature Style • Art • Make • My Art • My Shop
August 2009 »
- 08.19 These days, Joaquin… • Family • Parenting
- 08.15 Oh, bite me you unholy bulbous mother of a putrid centipede-forking squid! • Aargghhh! • Make • Projects
- 08.14 Much ado about… • Experiments • Make • Projects
- 08.08 We have a winner! • Make • My Shop
- 08.01 Giveaway! • Make • My Shop
July 2009 »
- 07.27 Cat Sleep Sack The Third • Family • Make • Parenting • Projects
June 2009 »
- 06.30 So long, Siege :( • Family
- 06.03 Recycling Project: Ripped jeans become capris • Experiments • Make • Projects • Tutorials
May 2009 »
- 05.08 Embracing my high-needs little angel • Parenting
- 05.07 Climbing up to the surface • Parenting • Personal
April 2009 »
- 04.13 Exploring New Avenues • Art • Experiments • Make • My Art • My Shop
- 04.12 First Easter Egg Hunt • Make • Personal • Projects
- 04.08 To: The Toy Elves • Aargghhh! • Parenting
- 04.07 David and Goliath • Aargghhh! • Make
March 2009 »
- 03.30 Overdue Thank yous • Make • My Shop
- 03.23 Dear Big Fat Ass • Aargghhh! • Parenting
- 03.21 Cleaning the toilet • My Sites
- 03.09 Much ado about nothing • Experiments • Family • Make • Projects
- 03.05 What do you think, abuelita? • Make • My Shop • Projects
February 2009 »
- 02.15 Ideas… Decisions… Nightmares… • Art • Experiments • Make • My Art • My Shop
- 02.09 Tough Times • Personal
- 02.04 So close to tragedy • Family • Parenting
January 2009 »
- 01.24 Lately, Joaquin… • Family
- 01.17 A virtual manicure for online selling • Make • Tutorials
- 01.16 I sign, you sign, he signs! • Family • Parenting
- 01.14 Please do what you can • Make • My Shop
- 01.11 Clearance sale on mafemaria baby clothing • Make • My Shop
- 01.10 Judgement Day • Make • My Shop • Parenting
- 01.09 First Time • Make • My Shop
- 01.04 The Wasteful Activities of a Childless Designer • Business & Logistics • My Sites • Parenting • Personal
- 01.02 Weaning • Aargghhh! • Parenting
December 2008 »
- 12.18 Out of Mother’s Morning Out • Aargghhh! • Parenting
- 12.04 Days 6 and 5 • Family • Parenting
- 12.01 Day 7 • Family • Parenting
November 2008 »
- 11.27 Oh dear… • Family • Parenting
- 11.10 Knock knock… Who’s There?… The Financial Crisis. • Aargghhh!
October 2008 »
- 10.22 As a gift to the public domain… • My Sites
- 10.13 Custom designed fabric, at last! • Experiments • Make • Tools & Resources
- 10.06 Why am I not surprised? • Make • My Shop • Personal
September 2008 »
- 09.04 Sticking my patita in etsy • Make • My Shop
August 2008 »
- 08.30 Still lots to learn from my mother • Family • Personal
July 2008 »
- 07.11 Forget You! • Aargghhh! • Parenting • Personal
- 07.03 That Glorious Day • Family • Parenting
June 2008 »
- 06.23 Bollo moves • Video
- 06.20 This House • Family • Personal
- 06.19 Best Compliment Ever • Family • Parenting
- 06.16 Overheard in the bathroom • Family • Funnier with Tequila
- 06.05 In Progress • Experiments • Make • Projects
May 2008 »
- 05.31 Recycling a baby’s sleep gown • Make • Projects • Tutorials
- 05.15 A Parenting Meme • Parenting
April 2008 »
- 04.27 Liquid or solid, but by all means NOW! • Family • Parenting
- 04.25 Trompita tastes bananas • Video
- 04.24 Make — for a living (or at least for my own sanity!) • Make • My Shop • Personal
- 04.12 If you believe in reincarnation… • Family • Parenting
- 04.11 Fragrant 4-month potpourri • Video
- 04.08 Life is so much better with coffee • Parenting
- 04.05 The End of an Era • Family • Personal
March 2008 »
- 03.18 Born Free • Video
- 03.11 Hagamonos Pasito • Parenting
- 03.07 Bollo Campeche
(i.e. I may have to stay at home forever) • Aargghhh! • Family • Parenting
February 2008 »
- 02.24 Caminante, no hay camino… • Video
- 02.21 Home Videos • My Sites
- 02.16 Pedaling a story • Video
- 02.06 Jump, pajarito! Jump! • Video
- 02.05 It’s Play Time! • Video
- 02.02 Endangered Nap • Family • Parenting
January 2008 »
- 01.09 Despertar • Video
- 01.08 Noche de Perros • Family • Parenting • Personal
- 01.08 Petit, petit • Video
- 01.06 Four Weeks • Family • Parenting
December 2007 »
- 12.16 Introducing Joaquin, our perfect bolliti • Family • Parenting • Personal • Pregnancy
- 12.07 Baby Shark • Family • Pregnancy
- 12.06 Week 39.6: Bollito Atrincherado • Family • Pregnancy
November 2007 »
- 11.28 +1 Station • Aargghhh! • Pregnancy
- 11.26 Week 38: Activo Pillito • Family • Pregnancy
- 11.21 TMI (Too Much Information) • Funnier with Tequila • Pregnancy
- 11.20 The hell? • Aargghhh!
- 11.18 Week 37: Baked • Family • Pregnancy
- 11.12 Week 36: The Countdown Begins • Aargghhh! • Personal • Pregnancy
- 11.06 Painting Stripes Part 3: Taping • Art • Art Projects • Make • Projects • Tutorials
October 2007 »
- 10.30 A Different Perspective • Aargghhh! • Art • My Art • Personal • Pregnancy • Watercolor
- 10.26 Lo que será, será • Freelancing • Parenting • Personal
- 10.25 Sticking Out • Funnier with Tequila • Pregnancy
- 10.23 The Interestingness of Pregnancy • Pregnancy
- 10.18 Sweet Genes • Family • Funnier with Tequila
- 10.13 Painting Stripes Part 2: Layout • Art • Art Projects • Make • Projects • Tutorials
- 10.11 Miscalculating Space • Funnier with Tequila • Pregnancy
- 10.09 Not quite and ad whore • My Sites
- 10.05 Painting Stripes Part 1: Color • Art • Art Projects • Make • Projects • Tutorials
- 10.04 The Third Trimester: Such a little box of surprises • Pregnancy
September 2007 »
- 09.27 Painting a Mural • Art • Art Projects • Make • Projects • Tutorials
- 09.21 They got me good • Aargghhh! • Personal • Pregnancy
- 09.20 Please update your Mafe Maria feeds • My Sites
- 09.14 Changes: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly • Personal • Pregnancy
- 09.04 Nest Planning • Art • Art Projects • Pregnancy
August 2007 »
- 08.27 I’m so going to get spanked for this… • Business & Logistics • Freelancing • Pregnancy
- 08.10 One • Personal • Pregnancy
- 08.01 No one cares what you had for dinner
July 2007 »
- 07.30 The Guilt Begins… • Family
- 07.21 Bollito or Bollita? • Family • Pregnancy
- 07.15 The Stultzes • Funnier with Tequila
- 07.10 Venting through a culinary metaphor • Business & Logistics
- 07.09 DIY Pregnancy Jeans • Make • Pregnancy • Projects • Tutorials
June 2007 »
- 06.22 The Heartbeat • Family • Pregnancy
- 06.21 Only possible on the second trimester • Pregnancy
May 2007 »
- 05.16 The Secret of My Life • Personal • Spirit
- 05.08 Dear Mother Nature • Aargghhh! • Pregnancy
April 2007 »
- 04.20 El Camino de la Muerte • Aargghhh!
- 04.11 Embarrassing episodes in the life of a poor barefoot girl from the Andes • Funnier with Tequila • Personal
March 2007 »
- 03.18 Happy Birthday To Me • My Sites • Personal
- 03.16 The Jewels of SXSWi • Business & Logistics • Design
- 03.07 Oh, the irony… • Personal • Pregnancy
- 03.02 Illustrator Tennis with Marla Scott • Art • Art Projects
February 2007 »
- 02.25 Beyond Gender Diversity • Business & Logistics
- 02.20 Trying is So Overrated • Family • Pregnancy
- 02.12 DIY Reupholstering • Make • Projects • Tutorials
January 2007 »
- 01.29 Lame Excuses • Freelancing • Personal
- 01.16 So Far So Close • Art • My Art • Personal • Watercolor
- 01.09 Back to Work • Personal
- 01.05 Bolliti Panfriti • Family • Personal
December 2006 »
- 12.15 Flying Away From Home • Personal
- 12.08 Baby Talk • Family • Funnier with Tequila • Pregnancy
- 12.05 Hell on GRID.Cluster.1 • Aargghhh! • My Sites
- 12.03 The Purpose of Life • Family • Personal
November 2006 »
- 11.26 New Year’s Eve 2002 • Funnier with Tequila
- 11.23 Computer Drawing Tutorial • Art • Art Resources • My Art
- 11.18 A Gender Meme • Funnier with Tequila • Personal
- 11.09 The Little F*ckers! • Aargghhh! • Funnier with Tequila • Personal
- 11.07 Coping With a Slap to Your Face • Aargghhh! • Personal
- 11.02 Mafe Maria Realigns • Design • My Sites
October 2006 »
- 10.31 Holiday Spirit • Funnier with Tequila
- 10.27 The Dramatic Extraction of Joey’s Pins • Video
- 10.26 Real simple, I mean it! • Design • My Sites
- 10.25 The Music Teacher • Music • Personal
- 10.14 Back In Time With Music • Music • Personal
- 10.04 Looking for a New Photo Sharing Tool • Personal
- 10.02 Our Wedding Photos • Design • My Sites • Personal
September 2006 »
- 09.26 Reaching Professional Milestones • Business & Logistics
- 09.23 Copyright Superheroes • Business & Logistics
- 09.16 Luz and Lucila • Family • Personal
- 09.14 So Long, Mr. Walters • Art • Personal
- 09.09 A Merciless Self Design Review • Design • My Sites
- 09.08 One Second • Family • Personal
- 09.04 The Notion of Paradise • Personal
- 09.01 Daily Distractions I Must Fight • Freelancing
August 2006 »
- 08.31 Wimberley Landscape • Art • My Art • Watercolor
- 08.27 Stereograms • Art
- 08.25 It’s Time! • Family • Personal
- 08.24 Tercer Viaje a mi Futuro • Personal • Spirit
- 08.23 So Amazed • Personal
- 08.19 Ten Years in the U.S. • Personal
- 08.12 Color for The Office
- 08.09 Small Victories • Personal
- 08.04 Custom Blog Design on WordPress.com • Design
July 2006 »
- 07.27 Transferring Digital Images to Canvas • Art • Art Projects • Experiments • Make • My Art • Projects
- 07.26 One Year Ago: Moving to SLC (Part 2) • Personal
- 07.23 One Year Ago: Moving to SLC (Part 1) • Personal
- 07.20 DIY Abstract Art • Art • Art Projects • My Art • Watercolor
- 07.17 A Mother’s Figure • Family • Personal
- 07.06 Requesting Input for a WordPress Theme • Design
June 2006 »
- 06.30 Where’s the Passion? • Personal • Reading
- 06.28 Indecent Proposals • Aargghhh! • Business & Logistics • Freelancing
- 06.25 Utah Arts Festival • Art • Watercolor
- 06.23 A Growing Project • Personal
- 06.14 Must Conquer Vector Art • Art • My Art
- 06.10 Painting Watercolor Portraits • Art • Art Resources • Watercolor
- 06.09 Men are from Mars… Warriors from Mars. • Funnier with Tequila
- 06.06 A Mother’s Curse • Family • Funnier with Tequila • Spirit
May 2006 »
- 05.27 The Ultra Secret Society of DirectBuy • Aargghhh!
- 05.23 Working with la Tierra • Personal
- 05.17 Music Literature Favorites • Music
- 05.13 Snow Flake Design • Design • Experiments • Make • Tools & Resources
- 05.10 Cuchita Center • Family • Funnier with Tequila
- 05.08 Mucha Risa • Art • My Art • Personal • Watercolor
- 05.05 Maternal Wishes Still Not Kicking In • Family • Personal
- 05.01 Bring Your Own Big Wheel • Funnier with Tequila
April 2006 »
- 04.29 Carta a Mis Amigos • Personal
- 04.27 Site Logs Voyeurism • Business & Logistics • My Sites
- 04.19 Existential Designer Thoughts • Art • Design • My Art
- 04.18 Protecting My Precious • Business & Logistics • Personal
- 04.10 Sticking my patita in the blogosphere • My Sites • Personal
- 04.08 Ricardo Arjona • Music
- 04.05 Geography Project • Personal
- 04.02 Qué tan ñero es usted? • Funnier with Tequila
- 04.01 Tonight’s Secret Ingredient Is… • Funnier with Tequila
March 2006 »
- 03.24 Memoria de mis Putas Tristes • Reading
- 03.22 Tax Joy • Aargghhh! • Personal
- 03.18 Nueva en mi lista: Carla Bruni • Music
- 03.17 SXSWi 2006 – Day 2 • Business & Logistics • Design
- 03.15 SXSWi 2006 – Day 1 • Business & Logistics • Design
July 2001 »
- 07.05 Cuarto Viaje a mi Futuro • Personal • Spirit