Tag: life
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Learning how to be more like my cat: A Lesson in Boundaries and Grace

It has been a while. Nowadays, life feels like it’s moving at a different speed. It feels faster, more urgent, and a bit more chaotic, but at the same time, it feels more intentional—more enjoyable. The last few years have been transformative in so many ways. Professionally, I moved on from a long-term job and…
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Why so sad?

“Wow, she is so sad!” That was my therapist’s response after I shared some of my childhood photos from El Salvador. I’ve always wondered why I look that way in most photos. My childhood wasn’t unhappy, but perhaps parts of me were. I was two years old when my mom left El Salvador to immigrate…
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About Frida’s Cafe

¡Bienvenidos a Frida’s Cafe! I started this blog in 2010. I wanted to express my thoughts and opinions as a single woman in her late twenties. At the time, I was focused on my career, volunteer work, enjoyed solo traveling, and running. I enjoyed writing about all of it including sexuality, feminism, my personal journey…
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A beautiful struggle
Do you ever have days when you have so much to do it is hard to get anything done? You feel like your mind is racing faster than a race car and there’s only so much you can do to hold still. Things begin to happen so fast and your only wish is to stop…