PUBLISHERS NOTE

Right after surviving what felt like an enormous and challenging task— publishing a local magazine for moms, without previous publishing experience— I was confronted with an even harder task: publishing a second edition.

Friends, I’m a full-time working mom. This magazine is a passion project because I felt the need to do something for me when life felt overwhelming with mommy duties and a monotonous government job.

But just as this project was moving along and gaining momentum, I got an incredible job promotion and couldn’t keep up with both career and magazine responsibilities while raising two young boys. So I did what I thought was best— I took a break from the magazine.

I found new contributors to help cover news and events but I honestly closed my laptop and stopped writing features. It was a much needed break which caused numerous emails and calls to be left abandoned…for some time.

However, the beauty of owning your passion project is that as long as you’re in charge and you don’t give up, you can revisit tasks at your own time and at your own pace. When I finally felt acquainted with my new career responsibilities, I got a sudden surge of motivation. My beautiful friends, old and new (many of whom were at the magazine launch party in 2018, see page 122), encouraged me to start picking up my project again.

Then the Coronavirus Pandemic arrived changing our world as we knew it.

That’s when it hit me. I had no more time to waste.

The second edition of Mommy In Los Angeles® Magazine is available for digital downloading. It contains features and stories dating back to 2018. It also includes a special 24-page issue on Motherhood in Los Angeles in the Age of Coronavirus.

As always, I’m deeply appreciative of your support and very inspired by each of the women featured in this edition.

If I can emphasize one last thought, I want to remind you that YOU’RE IN CHARGE. Do what feels right. Stop when you must. Regroup when you’re ready. Go with your gut and everything will work itself out in the end.

You’re always essential.

Truly yours, -Anabel Marquez

CEO / PUBLISHER ANABEL MARQUEZ CONTRIBUTORS NANCY LOZANO-STECYK ANNETTE URIBE VERONICA NAVARRO KRISTIN CRUZ FRANCES MARQUEZ WEB DESIGN KATELYN MILLER CHARLES HOWARD RALPH SAMPSON PRINT DESIGN KALMATI AMJAD