Gabriela Morales

Gabriela Morales
27 POSTS 24 COMMENTS
Gabriela Morales is originally from Valencia, Venezuela. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering in 2004 from Universidad de Carabobo-Venezuela. She married her college sweetheart in 2006. In 2012, she was transferred to USA because of her job, and came with her family. She is a working wife and mom to her 6 years old daughter and 10 years old son. She has her own clothing brand for kids with skin problems, which was created after her daughter was diagnosed with severe eczema. She is an advocate for eczema sufferers and want to create awareness about it. She also has her own blog https://sumycotton.com/blog/, where she writes about living with a kid with a chronic condition. She loves to travel, play with her kids, enjoy a good cup of coffee with her peers, and a movie night with her husband.
Allergy-friendly dairy and egg-free strawberry cupcakes (Valentine's Dinner: An Allergy-Friendly Menu Gabriela Morales Contributor Miami Mom Collective)

Valentine’s Dinner: An Allergy-Friendly Menu

0
One of my favorite holidays (after Christmas) is Valentine's Day! I remember how I used to make a romantic dinner at home for my husband when we did not have kids, because I have...
Thanksgiving: 2 Allergy-Friendly Recipes to Include in Your Feast Gabriela Morales Contributor Miami Mom Collective

Thanksgiving: 2 Allergy-Friendly Recipes to Include in Your Feast

1
On the last Thursday of November, every family in the USA celebrates Thanksgiving. We adopted this tradition when we moved here in 2012, and besides Christmas, this is my favorite holiday. I love this...
October is Eczema Awareness Month: Living with Eczema Miami Mom Collective

October is Eczema Awareness Month: Living with Eczema

3
  Eczema is constantly minimized or seen as nothing more than just "some patches of dry skin" or a "little rash." However, the hard truth is that there are many kids and adults who are...
Grandparents Day: Long-Distance Celebration Ideas Gabriela Morales Contributor Miami Mom Collective

Grandparents Day: Long-Distance Celebration Ideas

0
Grandparents Day recognizes and celebrates the importance of the elderly and their unique contributions to family and community. The founder of this special celebration in the United States was Marian McQuade.  In each country, Grandparents...
Allergy Kids: Going Back to School During COVID-19 Gabriela Morales Contributor Miami Mom Collective

Allergy Kids: Going Back to School During COVID-19

2
A new school year is starting this month. For us, it is usually a stressful time every year because of my daughter’s allergies, asthma, and chronic eczema. A new teacher means we have to...
Eczema Caregivers: How to Find Support & Advocacy Gabriela Morales Contributor Miami Mom Collective

Eczema Caregivers: How to Find Support & Advocacy

3
When I submitted my application to Miami Mom Collective as a writer I knew that my posts were going to be focused mainly on eczema and allergies.  This decision came mainly because we have been...
Cooking for My Allergic Kid: How Quarantine Improved My Skills Gabriela Morales Contributor Miami Moms Blog

Cooking for My Allergic Kid: How Quarantine Improved My Skills

0
After being quarantined for about three months, we have started to see some "back to normal” during the past few weeks. I have to be completely honest, I still kind of keep my family...
Quarantine and the Positive Effect on My Daughter's Severe Eczema Gabriela Morales Contributor Miami Moms Blog

Quarantine and the Positive Effect on My Daughter’s Severe Eczema

4
It has been really weird lately for everyone. Most of us have never experienced anything like this--being at home every day, 24 hours a day. Doing distance learning with the kids, and entertaining them...
Celebrating The Class of 2020: Planning A Virtual Graduation Miami Moms Blog

Celebrating The Class of 2020: Planning A Virtual Graduation

6
We had so many plans for 2020. I was looking forward to field trips, family vacations, date nights and my son's graduation from elementary school. As the Room Mom for my son's class, I...
Resources for Supermoms Fighting COVID-19 Together Gabriela Morales Contributor Miami Moms Blog

Resources for Supermoms Fighting COVID-19 Together

4
It has been some crazy days around the country. With the spread of the coronavirus at a high speed, it is hard for us moms not to worry or panic, especially for moms like...