Adriana Salas de Santiago
Adriana is a proud Mexican-American, born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Formerly, she worked as a Public Affairs Specialist at White Sands Missile Range for 10 years. During the pandemic, she had to venture into unknown territory as a stay-at-home mom for her four children, each one year apart. Adriana and her husband Adrian have been happily married for nine years. Last year they decided to open a woodworking business out of their home that has allowed them to meet several talented local small business owners. They love El Paso's sense of community, unique culture, and the hidden gems they still find during their outings around town. Adriana loves her family, writing, crafting, baking, hiking, volunteering, and sewing, in that order. Her greatest goal as a parent is to raise fulfilled, mindful, and compassionate children. Follow her on Instagram here.
Your Tween Needs You Now More Than Ever
Mourning Your Sweet and Devoted Child
We’ve parented through the infant stage, the baby stage, and the toddler stage, and we’re now approaching the tween stage. I can only imagine what life will be like...
4 Ways My Family Reduces Our Single-Use Plastic Intake
Why is single-use plastic a problem?
Single-use plastic is being produced faster than it can be disposed of. According to an article from National Geographic, single-use plastic makes up 40 percent of plastics produced every...
3 Quick Exercises to Combat Anxiety
Anxiety is an unapologetic monster, and if you let it, it can take over your entire mood for the day. Before starting any of these three practices, it's important to acknowledge the existence of...
My Top 5 Go-To Thrift Stores in El Paso
I've always enjoyed going to thrift stores. When I was in high school, I loved going to thrift stores to find unique pieces to add to my wardrobe. And visiting thrift stores was always...
How I’m Teaching Food Positivity to My Kids
Recently, I learned about food positivity and began implementing some ideas into our household. I realized the importance of changing the way we talk and think about food. I want my kids to have...
6 Family Hiking Spots In and Around El Paso
Just before the pandemic hit, our family began hiking together in and around El Paso. It turned out to be one of the very few things that saved us from our cabin fever and...
Cinco de Mayo? 16 de Septiembre? What Are We Celebrating?
Cinco de Mayo is coming up! Let’s celebrate! Bring out your colorful embroidered flower dresses and rebozos. Don't forget the margaritas and tequila shots. Let’s celebrate the Mexican revolution. Or, wait, is it Mexican...
Weekend Trips to Take to Explore the Southwest
Recently my family and I have enjoyed exploring our surrounding area that's not too far from home. We love to explore small towns and find hole-in-the-wall locations with amazing small business owners. There’s so...
Why Foster Families Make ALL of the Difference
We adopted three out of our four children. Every day we’re faced with new challenges. Every day our adopted children learn that they are unique in ways they wish they weren’t. Whether it’s doing...
How the August 3rd Shooting Affected Me as a Minority
Having grown up in El Paso as the Mexican-American majority, I lived most of my youth in a big bubble, unaware of biases from the outside world. For the most part everyone around me...