Like many 11 year old’s Xavier (Ziggy) Escamilla loves living life as a kid, playing with friends, building Legos and Xbox games is what makes him happy… until this sweet autistic boy was diagnosed with Leukemia on August 3, 2016. As if dealing with Autism wasn’t tough enough, Xavier had to prepare for the biggest …
In my eyes Frida Kahlo is the ultimate empowering woman! Her strong personality, talent, heart and strength made her into an icon and the reason why so many Latina’s adore her ’til this day. This is not a history lesson on her life story, you can see the movie for that! This is an expression of …
Dia de los muertos is most importantly a celebration of life of those that have already passed on. As hard as that may be for most to do, it’s a way to remember those close to us that we lost in a positive light. You will notice that most alters are created with pictures the person …
I can bet that Breast Cancer has hurt almost everyone of us in some way. It’s completely unfair that one single disease can cause this much pain. I have two stories that I want to share in hopes that this brings awareness on how important it is to get checked yearly, and if you find …
Happy Birthday to me! It’s been an emotional one… entering my second score! Yep the big 4-0 ….I’ve never been a “birthday” type of person. I’m not one of those that tell the world or celebrate all month, I even purposely block it on Facebook from it notifying everyone, because that is just too much …
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¿Yo no hablo español? The shock I saw on the faces when I made this statement must have been priceless! I didn’t think anything of it at first. My sisters didn’t speak Spanish and it wasn’t the first language in our home. I did learn some words from my grandmother and father dropping lines here …
It was July of 1997, and since I was an avid concert goer I was definitely not going to miss Prince live! I was 19, and this moment has clearly stuck in my mind for over 19 years! It was the Jam of the Year Tour at Pine Knob an outdoor music theatre outside of …
Since I started this personal blog journey six short months ago, I’ve talked to so many wonderful people and learned so much about myself and so much more about others through their journey’s, know-hows and experiences! I’m truly grateful that I took this mission of opening up to the world and new opportunities. I plan …
I’m going to make my “Get Fit” moment last a lifetime! For a year I’ve been working towards this goal, losing 35 lbs. but still pushing… It’s been a long-lifetime struggle for me constantly going up and down for years! I wish I could just go on 1 diet and lose weight, but there’s so much …
