Irina Gonzalez

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Tag: turning 30

Thoughts on turning 31… and the
future of Map Your 30s blog

Posted on March 23, 2017June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. When I first started writing about turning 30 years old and decided to create the Map Your 30s Blog, my idea was simple: I wanted to write about all of the changes happening in my life and I wanted to make the point that life doesn’t…

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MamasLatinas: October 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016November 30, 2016 by Irina Gonzalez

Food & Fiestas 13 Creative taco recipes to make NOW 14 Latin pumpkin recipes that will get you in the mood for fall 14 Easy ground beef dinners for quick weeknight meals (RECIPES) 16 Recipes that prove chorizo is WAY better than bacon 10 Best Latin potato recipes for easy weeknight meals Life & Inspiration…

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Let me explain this whole “Map Your 30s” thing to you

Posted on September 22, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Today is exactly six months after I turned 30 years old, a journey which I planned to blog about here as I grow and learn in the next decade of my life. I’ve named this part of my life the Map Your 30s blog but I…

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The scary part of turning 30… That I’ve sort of held back on

Posted on August 30, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Turning 30 hasn’t really gone exactly the way I thought it would. The big Three-Oh, as they call it, has been both much better and much worse than I ever could have imagined. I remember, years ago, when I realized that this age was on the…

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I’m 30… And here is where my life is right now

Posted on June 22, 2016June 11, 2017 by Irina Gonzalez

Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Well, it’s officially been three months since I turned 30 years old, two months since I moved to Florida, and one month since I decided to *finally* take on the challenge of improving my life in the next decade… or so. Mainly, my goal with the…

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Irina Gonzalez is a journalist, editor, and sober bisexual Latina mom with ADHD. She is the author of the Parenting in Hard Mode newsletter—for those of us who are raising social justice-minded families and getting real about mental health for parents navigating life on the difficult setting. She is also working on an upcoming book on impactful Latinx Americans with The Quarto Publishing Group.

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