<p>Did you know that Saturday June 19th &#8220;Juneteenth&#8221; marks the day in 1865 when a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were the last in the United States to receive word that they were freed, over two years after President Lincoln&#8217;s Emancipation Proclamation. As we reflect on the racism, violence, and injustice that has&hellip;</p>

<p>Today was a day of joy and the unhappy. It is the day I found out that you are not truly happy. You are not living your true authentic life because you have a secret and want to share it out. Your secret involves me and it will change my thoughts, feelings and my own&hellip;</p>

<p>There is nothing more exciting than finals week. Said no One ever!! The stress of being a full time student an working a full time job is overwhelming especially during a global pandemic. Finals week is surely one of the most highly anticipated and simultaneously dreaded weeks out of the school year. I am faced&hellip;</p>

<p>Another Saturday of Covid sequestering, this is supposed to be the weekend when Los Angeles is at its peak. I was overjoyed that Health officials are talking about the the silver lining that is coming from the stay-at-home orders. Despite the amount of traffic on my drive into work every morning a lot of people&hellip;</p>

<p>How many times do you hear about school lunch and think ugh. Yesterday was the day that I thought about my childhood and how awesome eating lunch at school was. School lunch had many meanings, it meant I was not hungry in the middle of the day and it meant that I got to sit&hellip;</p>

<p>Every Saturday when I wake up , I find myself thanking the Lord above that I made it through to Saturday, my day of rest and relaxation and Safe at home. My day to day is spent outside in the community making sure thousands of kids get a healthy nutritious meal while being exposed to&hellip;</p>

<p>We’ve all been there: the clammy dread you feel as the weekend winds down and you’re left with a severe case of the “Monday blues” — that down, the lethargic sensation at the start of a new work week and the anxiety of the tasks ahead. Welcome to another week working with the parameters of&hellip;</p>

<p>Working in a lunchroom is not an easy job especially, in fact, society really does not give lunch ladies enough credit for the level of the work they do. A lot of time and effort goes into preparing each meal for a community of those affected by a global pandemic of this proportion. The hours&hellip;</p>

<p>This is about my life on the front line. The front of the lunch line that is. I have spent more than two decades feeding America&#8217;s future and being an integral part of the cycle of learning for youth in schools. Feeding students in the wake of a pandemic has taken quite a bit of&hellip;</p>

<p>Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds. Marta</p>

<p>Welcome to my blog. When I started this blog about 20 minutes ago, my objective was to write about finding that work life balance we all are looking for. It keeps changing as I search for direction, and things that are really interesting around me. I cannot believe it has taken me an entire lifetime&hellip;</p>