Doña de Mi Vida
late night drives across town I love my life. … Did I actually say that?! A year ago, I made one of the toughest decisions of my life, to completely change everything so I could finally take care of myself. I was so miserable. I went from head of a private school to freelance writer, caregiver, […]
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What Are Microaggressions? How it feels Are you a person living in America who identifies with indigenous and non-European cultures? Have you ever experienced a situation where you were treated differently, talked down to, a situation that left you feeling a little, off? Microaggression feels like a backhanded compliment, lack of sincerity, like the other
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IT’S HISPANIC/LATINO/LATINX HERITAGE MONTH Read More »
Aaaaaand … I’m already late! Yikes. But I am right on Mexican time, so how’s that for you, colonizers who are early, Target! Starbucks. I’m talking to you. 😁 Note to self, have the first Hispanic Heritage Month post ready to post before August 15th. Some of the big brand companies have had their collaborative
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June 1st, 2023, I wrote my first review about Lume. It was just about my years long obsession with Lume and how excited I was that it was at Target, and I was finally going to try it. Uuuuunfortunately, both my previous post and this update are not the reviews I was hoping to give.
A VERY LUME REVIEW: AN END OF SUMMER UPDATE Read More »
This is going to be a long read. 17 ish minutes to be exact. And we’re in a society of 5 second TikTok’s, IG reels, commercials, and everything else geared to grab our society created short spanned attention. If I’m lucky, I might still capture the attention of more Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials than
THE MOTHER WOUND AND DREAM WORLD ZOMBIES Read More »
Learning about dragons in therapy In my therapy journey of learning how to understand Mami, why she does what she does, and where I fit in her world, I have slowly been learning to tame the inner dragon that fiercely protects little Doña. The inner dragon who spits fire, lashes her tongue, whips her heavy
NOTHING HURTS LIKE YOUR MOUTH: WEREWOLF MAMIS AND DRAGON DAUGHTERS Read More »
the best goodbye came from a teacher The Makings of a Friendship via GIPHY There once was a teacher, amidst the many, that I had the pleasure of working with in my past life. This teacher gave me the best goodbye. This teacher, bless his soul, gave me a run for my money. Shy but
A Little Ditty About Meds Everyone sing with me now, to absolutely no set tune … Youuuu haaaave Klonopin, Citalopram, Ativan, Prozac, Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Hydroxyzine, aaaanndd trazodone … No, no, don’t hang up the phone … You don’t want your chance at sanity to be blown! via GIPHY Raise your hand 🙋🏻♀️ if any of
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This post contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a commission should you choose to sign up for a program or make a purchase using my link. It’s okay – I love all of these companies anyways, and you will too! The state of humanity In 2023 we’re all pretty aware of the downfall
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