Year of the Quarantine- Covid Crisma @Conexion Dec. 2020

December edition of Conexion, the bilingual newspaper of North Florida. This is Babushka's article.

HolaHolaHola Beautifuls!

 Diciembre. 2020. Wow and Woah. Like every year, lleno de ups and downs. Like every year, things lost and learned. Like every year, we agonize the dragout of days, pero al final we think how quickly it all went. 2020. Like every year, pero no.

Ahora, in case you’re pensando 2020 has been all bad, let Babushka remind you of how it made us ALL STOP. The tiqui tiqui of our daily vidas was affecting us and our planeta. Nature started to thrive de nuevo, and hopefully so did you and your familia. Slowing down, taking stock of los whats and whys of our lives, el verdadero valor de the whos of our time, all this thanks to 2020. The heightened sense de gratitud for basics, finding alegria in simple tasks, this in 2020. The realization how we truly are entwined with each other, the social goods being done, and those needing to get done. All this Gracias to 2020. 

Y ahora, en Diciembre of 2020, what are the real presents attained? As you gather your gifts and family for the holidays, make sure to say Gracias for todo. Gratitude for la vida, and the fulfillment of the year, to make us stronger in life lessons and gentler in dealing with ourselves and each other.

 This Beautifuls,  is BB’s 2020 holiday wish for All.

Babushka Besos a Todos. Cuidensen.

Sunday Smiles #FathersDay2020 #COVID19 #JUSOFONII #ComicRelief 6.21.2020

HolaHolaHola Beautifuls!

Hoy is Father's Day in the US. Apparently memes for Corona and Dads only run along the beer lines, so here are Etsy cards that are more apropo to the theme of this COVID19 series. Guess Dad Jokes are funny enough that hahas for Dia de Los Padres is overkill. Bueno, some cuties BB found for Pops.

Wouldn't be a day for dad without the alcohol...

or the BBQ.

And despues del BBQ, this is a given.

Al final, all jokes aside, this is what we say to Dad.

Happy Father's Day Beautifuls.

May it be full of amor and good memories pa' all.

Babushka Besos a todos. Cuidensen.

This Abril, Don't Be a Fool. #TBT @ConexionFlorida April 2020

#TBT This was originally posted in the April Edition of Conexion , a bilingual newspaper BB has been contributing to for the past 5 years. So to those who think there are no Hispanics up in the Florida panhandle... JU SO FONII!!!

HolaHolaHola Beautifuls!

This Corona Virus is no joke. Y’all know Babushka sees the humor in almost everything, but the sickness,suffering and deaths no es nada comico. Hopefully by now everyone is taking this seriously and staying home as much as possible, and for those of you who are still doubting the severity of the situacion, aqui is a graph, as of April 1, of reported cases in the US. Notice EVERY SINGLE STATE has reported casos.


Ahora eso si, we Latinos are definitely a touchy feely, give me a hug kinda gente, so it may be hard to convince your loved ones to follow social distancing.  BB knows and understands that and likes the way the #WeAllGrow Latina Community shared suggestions on this topic.  The following was shared-

They also gave a heads up, saying our loved ones may not appreciate us taking the role of caregiver, so these are their suggested ways of engaging on the subject.

1. “Make it emotional and personal so that your parents want to protect people. Tell them you hope people are being careful around an elderly neighbor, or mention an immuno-compromised friend who ends up in the hospital all the time.
2. Find a role model they respect who’s doing the right things.”

Not a conversation to go into lightly, so be forewarned and forarmed. 

Now, just because the situation isn’t fonii, it doesn’t mean it’s without merit. En Diciembre 2019 (which seems at times like siglos ago) BB shared a stress releaser. “The above activity will help you see and hopefully focus on what your priorities are and or should be.” Babushka will share the link at the end of this article, but en resumen, stop and see what are your true necessities, your true blessings. No doubt you’ll be able to see them mejor ahora que tienes el tiempo.

As always, como siempre-

Babushka Besos a Todos. Cuidensen.

Links to review:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html
https://www.weallgrowlatina.com/
https://conexionflorida.com/disfruta-la-navidad-pero-do-not-stress/

Sunday Smiles #COVID19 #JUSOFONII #ComicRelief *4.19.2020

via @MamacitaOTM

HolaHolaHola Beautifuls! 

Because we are still in quarantine and could use some cheer and laughs, Babushka has decided to continue what she did dos Domingos atras, and for Easter. This will be Sunday Smiles #COVID19 Edition. Hopefully they will bring some chuckles and raise animos y vibes un poquito.

Soooo... What will it be hoy???

Si, LYFT is a little slow right now...

BB knows she's not sola on this one!

jehe 
Babushka made that one extra grande for us Boomers who are singing along.

Y since we're doing oldies...

Not making light, just trying to spread some light.

Babushka knows all will be bien al final.

Porque 

Life~ JU SO FONII!!

Babushka Besos a todos. Cuidensen.