July 30, 2012

Soul Food Monday!

I LOVE inspiration!  I love to inspire and be inspired. 
Inspiration is everywhereIt's all around us. This is my most ultimate quote ever!
 Everytime. I. Read. It. I. Feel. It. In. My. Core! 
Every now and then I pull it out to regain energy and refresh my mind.
And remind myself of one of the most important things in life...ME! 


Sharing and celebrating the Inspirational with my lovely Amiga 
Sarah of A Cat Like Curiosity. 
Click below to join her Monday Mantras Linkup!

Soul Food Monday!

I LOVE inspiration!  I love to inspire and be inspired. 
Inspiration is everywhereIt's all around us. This is my most ultimate quote ever!
 Everytime. I. Read. It. I. Feel. It. In. My. Core! 
Every now and then I pull it out to regain energy and refresh my mind.
And remind myself of one of the most important things in life...ME! 


Sharing and celebrating the Inspirational with my lovely Amiga 
Sarah of A Cat Like Curiosity. 
Click below to join her Monday Mantras Linkup!

A Carnival Ride and A Complete Waste of Make Up!

Hola everyone! Hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday!  Mine has been quite a lazy one today, although I should be packing for my move back home to sunny and tropical Miami, Florida!  But, I didn't.  Instead, I replied to some of my readers comments and also read thru some of my fave blogs.  Mrs Monologues is one of them and is where I found Sunday Social Week 8 hosted by Ashley over at Ashley's Carnival Ride and Neely of A Complete Waste of Make Up.  I thought the blog names where interestingly fun, so I checked them out and decided to partake in the fun!
Sunday Social

Here are this weeks questions:

1)  What is your dream job? 
My dream job is to be a Columnist and write my own column. So I figured I could take a trip to New York and interview for Carrie Bradshaw's position.  I mean, isn't it about time someone replaces her on Sex and the City anyway?  Seriously, I would love to write my own column one day preferably from home but, my biggest dream is to radiate all of my dreams from the inside out!



2)  I you had just won the lottery and didn't need to work for money, what would you do with your time? 
First, I'd go playing Skip to my Lou, my darlin' all over the neighbor just because, and not necessarily because I won the lottery (I'm spontaneous like that).  Let's see, if I won the lottery, I'd probably do something like search for everyday people and families who are struggling financially at making ends meet.  I'd pay their rent and bills for a whole year giving them an opportunity to save their money and build up a financial safety nest of their own.  Then I'll take that trip to New York for that interview I toldya bout earlier ;)

3)  When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? 
I wanted to be a princess living in a far away castle, then I wanted to be a private investigator when I was 17, but now I just want to be Betty Boop!  I guess maybe I haven't grown up yet...Boop-boop-be-doop (squeak!)  And that's my right!



4)  What piece career advice would you give to someone just starting off in your field?  Hmmmm, I'd say something like:  Is this really your passion?  If NOT, then don't do it!  Go follow your dreams!  NOW!  GO!  AND DON'T LOOK BACK!

5)  Biggest Pet Peeves in life or in blogging or at work:
To be honest, life is to short to sweat the little things.  My approach to everything I do is how can I serve, making it so much easier to enjoy as much as possible every task at hand.  I much rather focus on the positive side of things.  Although biting your crusty toe nails could be a Pet Peeve.


6)  Biggest Fears: 
I heard a wise person once say "My biggest fear is fear itself."  I've learned that our own fears create obstacles, thus keeping us from seeing clearly and getting from point A to point B.  It's not to say that I do not have fears, I am human after all.  What I'm saying here is that I've also learned that when you face fear head on, the obstacles seem to vanish out of the way!  Now, if I woke up to find a big hairy ginormous Gorilla in my face.....


So there you have it, my lazy Social Sunday!

Tootles!

A Carnival Ride and A Complete Waste of Make Up!

Hola everyone! Hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday!  Mine has been quite a lazy one today, although I should be packing for my move back home to sunny and tropical Miami, Florida!  But, I didn't.  Instead, I replied to some of my readers comments and also read thru some of my fave blogs.  Mrs Monologues is one of them and is where I found Sunday Social Week 8 hosted by Ashley over at Ashley's Carnival Ride and Neely of A Complete Waste of Make Up.  I thought the blog names where interestingly fun, so I checked them out and decided to partake in the fun!
Sunday Social

Here are this weeks questions:

1)  What is your dream job? 
My dream job is to be a Columnist and write my own column. So I figured I could take a trip to New York and interview for Carrie Bradshaw's position.  I mean, isn't it about time someone replaces her on Sex and the City anyway?  Seriously, I would love to write my own column one day preferably from home but, my biggest dream is to radiate all of my dreams from the inside out!



2)  I you had just won the lottery and didn't need to work for money, what would you do with your time? 
First, I'd go playing Skip to my Lou, my darlin' all over the neighbor just because, and not necessarily because I won the lottery (I'm spontaneous like that).  Let's see, if I won the lottery, I'd probably do something like search for everyday people and families who are struggling financially at making ends meet.  I'd pay their rent and bills for a whole year giving them an opportunity to save their money and build up a financial safety nest of their own.  Then I'll take that trip to New York for that interview I toldya bout earlier ;)

3)  When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? 
I wanted to be a princess living in a far away castle, then I wanted to be a private investigator when I was 17, but now I just want to be Betty Boop!  I guess maybe I haven't grown up yet...Boop-boop-be-doop (squeak!)  And that's my right!



4)  What piece career advice would you give to someone just starting off in your field?  Hmmmm, I'd say something like:  Is this really your passion?  If NOT, then don't do it!  Go follow your dreams!  NOW!  GO!  AND DON'T LOOK BACK!

5)  Biggest Pet Peeves in life or in blogging or at work:
To be honest, life is to short to sweat the little things.  My approach to everything I do is how can I serve, making it so much easier to enjoy as much as possible every task at hand.  I much rather focus on the positive side of things.  Although biting your crusty toe nails could be a Pet Peeve.


6)  Biggest Fears: 
I heard a wise person once say "My biggest fear is fear itself."  I've learned that our own fears create obstacles, thus keeping us from seeing clearly and getting from point A to point B.  It's not to say that I do not have fears, I am human after all.  What I'm saying here is that I've also learned that when you face fear head on, the obstacles seem to vanish out of the way!  Now, if I woke up to find a big hairy ginormous Gorilla in my face.....


So there you have it, my lazy Social Sunday!

Tootles!

July 27, 2012

I Am Proud of My Size #8...Hot, Fine and Kisses!!!

I am truly growing very fond of this link-up and I can never express that enough.  Each and everytime I participate, I feel a greater love for my beautiful, chunky, curvy, plumpy, fatty body.  There was one point in my life when I didn't love my body.  I always felt as though I was trapped inside a body that didn't quite harmonize with how I felt inside.  It felt as though my body was a barrier keeping me from being who I truly am.  Can you imagine that?   How ridiculous!    Wow!  A barrier!  But that was my truth then.
 If you've already had the chance to read My Womanifesto, you know that I've had major challenges in my life early on, too early on if I say so myself.  So I learned at an early age not to feel who I am...anymore.  And although I retained being a loving, giving and caring person, subconsciously I never applied those same sentiments to myself.   Writing my womanifesto has opened a bridge from my mind to my heart to my soul.  I've been reflective lately.  Reflective in a good way.   I've come up with an idea to making a link-up addressing, in a fun, unique and constructive way, society's stigma that being fat is a barrier; that because you're fat you can't do this or you can't do that.   There's one thing I'll say to that...."I Can't What???"  I'm ready to kick bite society back in the ass!  Hard!

Geeperz, I've once again wandered away from the subject at hand...POMS!  I will say quickly that I will be addressing this idea of the link-up as soon as I learn how to set one up.  I'm hoping you all will partake.

So anyway, today I am LOVING who I Am!  And fo sho I am proud of my size 16-18!  I sho nuff iah!!!  Let me just shut-up and show you what I wore!  Check-out them spectacles! 

Feeling beautiful, confident and sassy in my purple specz! I love my specz! 
I have so many in so many different styles and colors,
 they deserve a post of there own! 
Hmmmmm *light bulb flash*


Yaaay!  I LOVE being my wonderful, beautiful, sexyy, intelligent, kind,
caring, fabulous, glamorous, fun, wakyy, crazyy, loving ME! 
You can jump in at any time and feel free to add
more attributes if you'd like...no I really mean it.  I insist. 
You can do so in the comments *hint-hint* ;)


Sometimes I enjoy reading in the outdoors.  It feels relaxing and peaceful.
I look so hot and fine!  Don't ya agree?  Even if you don't, no worries.  I know I is fine!!! ;)

You all know I loves you right?  I hope you do!  Cuz I do! 
Here are some loving kisses!
If ya think I'm weird, well that's just too bad....
I'm still blowing you kisses!  Make sure you catch'em now!


*De Cabeza a los pies* (Head to toe) 
*Specz ~The Dollar Tree
*Sunglasses ~ The Dollar Tree
*Earrings/Necklace ~ thrifted
*Bracelets/watch ~ The Avenue
*Cropped Sweater ~The Avenue
*Dress ~ The Avenue
*Slacks ~ thrifted

If you haven't tried this link-up, then what are you waiting for?  No time like the present! 
Click image below and getta rollin' with your hot fine self!





Tootles!

I Am Proud of My Size #8...Hot, Fine and Kisses!!!

I am truly growing very fond of this link-up and I can never express that enough.  Each and everytime I participate, I feel a greater love for my beautiful, chunky, curvy, plumpy, fatty body.  There was one point in my life when I didn't love my body.  I always felt as though I was trapped inside a body that didn't quite harmonize with how I felt inside.  It felt as though my body was a barrier keeping me from being who I truly am.  Can you imagine that?   How ridiculous!    Wow!  A barrier!  But that was my truth then.
 If you've already had the chance to read My Womanifesto, you know that I've had major challenges in my life early on, too early on if I say so myself.  So I learned at an early age not to feel who I am...anymore.  And although I retained being a loving, giving and caring person, subconsciously I never applied those same sentiments to myself.   Writing my womanifesto has opened a bridge from my mind to my heart to my soul.  I've been reflective lately.  Reflective in a good way.   I've come up with an idea to making a link-up addressing, in a fun, unique and constructive way, society's stigma that being fat is a barrier; that because you're fat you can't do this or you can't do that.   There's one thing I'll say to that...."I Can't What???"  I'm ready to kick bite society back in the ass!  Hard!

Geeperz, I've once again wandered away from the subject at hand...POMS!  I will say quickly that I will be addressing this idea of the link-up as soon as I learn how to set one up.  I'm hoping you all will partake.

So anyway, today I am LOVING who I Am!  And fo sho I am proud of my size 16-18!  I sho nuff iah!!!  Let me just shut-up and show you what I wore!  Check-out them spectacles! 

Feeling beautiful, confident and sassy in my purple specz! I love my specz! 
I have so many in so many different styles and colors,
 they deserve a post of there own! 
Hmmmmm *light bulb flash*


Yaaay!  I LOVE being my wonderful, beautiful, sexyy, intelligent, kind,
caring, fabulous, glamorous, fun, wakyy, crazyy, loving ME! 
You can jump in at any time and feel free to add
more attributes if you'd like...no I really mean it.  I insist. 
You can do so in the comments *hint-hint* ;)


Sometimes I enjoy reading in the outdoors.  It feels relaxing and peaceful.
I look so hot and fine!  Don't ya agree?  Even if you don't, no worries.  I know I is fine!!! ;)

You all know I loves you right?  I hope you do!  Cuz I do! 
Here are some loving kisses!
If ya think I'm weird, well that's just too bad....
I'm still blowing you kisses!  Make sure you catch'em now!


*De Cabeza a los pies* (Head to toe) 
*Specz ~The Dollar Tree
*Sunglasses ~ The Dollar Tree
*Earrings/Necklace ~ thrifted
*Bracelets/watch ~ The Avenue
*Cropped Sweater ~The Avenue
*Dress ~ The Avenue
*Slacks ~ thrifted

If you haven't tried this link-up, then what are you waiting for?  No time like the present! 
Click image below and getta rollin' with your hot fine self!





Tootles!

July 26, 2012

The Womanifesto Challenge!


I guess the moment has come.   The moment of truth and the moment of freedom.  I don’t know how this will begin or how this will end, all I know is that I will voice my thoughts, my deepest emotions and MY truth.  I’ve always professed, claimed and known that I  Am Who I Am!  But, there was always something missing, a missing link, a piece of the puzzle. My insides felt as though there was something I needed to do to be completely and utterly ME!   And that is to let go.   To let go of the hidden shame that although I fight it, it lurks and at times creeps out at me and makes me feel ugly. Well no more.   Today I claim myself back!   Today I claim ME back!  Today I profess my Womanifesto!

I am a soul who chose to be born.
I am a Kindred Spirit.
Many lives, many deaths.
I am Who I Am!

I am an innocent cheerful happy little girl.
I am a victim of hideous crime of kidnap and rape.
I am a sad dead little girl stripped of her innocence.
I am a picture on the wall "Have you seen me?"
I Am Who I Am!

I am a victim of the system and a world of ignorance.
I am a statistic that fell through the cracks, a piece of paper in a pile.
I am a shameful, self-blamed little girl.
I am a repressed and tormented little girl.
I Am Who I Am!

I am a young girl who learned to forget.
Forget what she feels.  Forget who she is.
Learned to hold back. Learned to live dead.
Learned to self hate.  Learned to self loathe.
I Am Who I Am!

I am a woman with flash backs of blood. Knives.
Distorted memories of fear.  Of darkness and doom.
I am detached from the brain.  Who am I?  I say!
I am a mother whose world crumbled around her.
Oh I pray.  And I pray.  And I pray.
I Am Who I Am!


I am the lost. The homeless.
I am the crack head on the street.
I am the hole of darkness.  Oh so deep.
I want out!  I want out!  Someone help me please!
I Am Who I Am!

I am the damsel in distress.
I am a princess in disguise.
A punching bag for anger.
I am a sink hole in hell.  And it hurts.
I am the living dead. 
I Am Who I Am!

I am the grinding of teeth. The squinting of eyes.
The scraping. The digging.  I am my faith.
I am the kicking. The running.  Escaping.
I am a fighter.  I am a warrior.  A child of God.
I Am Who I Am!

I am the sleepless nights.  The hour of every hour.
I am the depression.  I am the learning to feel.
I am the learning to remember.  I am the scream!
I am the lonely.  I am the sad. I am the heartbroken. 
I am the lamb.  I am the wolf.
I Am Who I Am!

I am the woman.  The mother.  The patient.
Again and Again.  I am patience.
I am endurance.  I am relentless. 
I am the runner.  I am the strength
I am the Power.  I am the key.
I am the forgotten little girl. 
Embraced.  Loved.
I am the woman.
Embraced.  Loved. 
I am a survivor.
I Am Who I Am!

I am the author of my life. No one governs me.
I decide for myself.
I feel, speak with my heart. Siempre! Always!
I am strong, I am weak,
I am smart, humble, gentle, kind.

I am serving.
I Am Who I Am!


I am not perfect, I have scars, a past rooted with pain.
I am fire, rain, wind, rock, energy, love
I am the streaming river of tears, the roaring thunder of cries
I am the bursting sunshine rays of smiles.
I Am Who I Am!


I am a flower, a butterfly flying free.
Always discovering new things.  New experiences.
I am a wild horse galloping free.
I am all of those things.

I Am Who I Am!

I LOVE ME!   It is my right!
I love my weirdness, my uniqueness, craziness and silliness
.
I am beautiful, vibrant, funky, colorful.
I love my Cubananishi curves.  I rock my short hair!
I love my high heels!  So what!
I will be 80, still wear'em, still love'em!
It is my right!

I am girly and sexyy (yep with an xtra y).
I am flirtatious, sensitive and strong-willed.
I am scared, I am fierce, I am a bad-ass!
I follow no trend.  I go by my mood.
I honor my soul.   I dress how I feel NOT as I'm told.
It is my right!

I love to laugh!   I love to hear music and dance!
I meditate.  Only I can hold myself back.
I embrace my own beat.   Follow the rhythm of my own flow!
Because I can! I am mystery.  I LOVE myself!

I am the mountains, I am the universe, I am power.
I am the little girl.   I am the woman.   It is ME!
And I truly and simplyy am...

I Am Who I Am!
A kindred spirit.
Many lives, many deaths.
I Am Who I Am!

It is MY right!

I am hard as steel and delicate as silk.  
Give me your best shot!
Have you seen me?
                ~SimplyyMayra

I am so grateful for the given opportunity to write My Womanifesto.  I want to applaud Jes from The Militant Baker who encourages everyone to write their own.  She has no hair on her tongue when it comes to telling it like it is and I highly respect and admire her raw honesty and kick-ass attitude!  I so badly want to be a Baker Babe, but I don't really bake.   Unless the ready to bake Pillsbury Chocolate Chips Cookies count.  Do they?  They should!

Anyway, this is what she says a Womanifesto is:   A written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives and views of its female author. May include themes of empowerment, independence, self love, consciousness, affirmation and individual acceptance; your positive beliefs about yourself. Created to give self-describe definition in regards to the innate beauty inside of every woman. Yes, even you!  If you haven't done one yet, you really, really should!  Thank you for stopping by and sharing this exhilarating, liberating and empowering experience with me!


The Militant Baker

Tootles!

The Womanifesto Challenge!


I guess the moment has come.   The moment of truth and the moment of freedom.  I don’t know how this will begin or how this will end, all I know is that I will voice my thoughts, my deepest emotions and MY truth.  I’ve always professed, claimed and known that I  Am Who I Am!  But, there was always something missing, a missing link, a piece of the puzzle. My insides felt as though there was something I needed to do to be completely and utterly ME!   And that is to let go.   To let go of the hidden shame that although I fight it, it lurks and at times creeps out at me and makes me feel ugly. Well no more.   Today I claim myself back!   Today I claim ME back!  Today I profess my Womanifesto!

I am a soul who chose to be born.
I am a Kindred Spirit.
Many lives, many deaths.
I am Who I Am!

I am an innocent cheerful happy little girl.
I am a victim of hideous crime of kidnap and rape.
I am a sad dead little girl stripped of her innocence.
I am a picture on the wall "Have you seen me?"
I Am Who I Am!

I am a victim of the system and a world of ignorance.
I am a statistic that fell through the cracks, a piece of paper in a pile.
I am a shameful, self-blamed little girl.
I am a repressed and tormented little girl.
I Am Who I Am!

I am a young girl who learned to forget.
Forget what she feels.  Forget who she is.
Learned to hold back. Learned to live dead.
Learned to self hate.  Learned to self loathe.
I Am Who I Am!

I am a woman with flash backs of blood. Knives.
Distorted memories of fear.  Of darkness and doom.
I am detached from the brain.  Who am I?  I say!
I am a mother whose world crumbled around her.
Oh I pray.  And I pray.  And I pray.
I Am Who I Am!


I am the lost. The homeless.
I am the crack head on the street.
I am the hole of darkness.  Oh so deep.
I want out!  I want out!  Someone help me please!
I Am Who I Am!

I am the damsel in distress.
I am a princess in disguise.
A punching bag for anger.
I am a sink hole in hell.  And it hurts.
I am the living dead. 
I Am Who I Am!

I am the grinding of teeth. The squinting of eyes.
The scraping. The digging.  I am my faith.
I am the kicking. The running.  Escaping.
I am a fighter.  I am a warrior.  A child of God.
I Am Who I Am!

I am the sleepless nights.  The hour of every hour.
I am the depression.  I am the learning to feel.
I am the learning to remember.  I am the scream!
I am the lonely.  I am the sad. I am the heartbroken. 
I am the lamb.  I am the wolf.
I Am Who I Am!

I am the woman.  The mother.  The patient.
Again and Again.  I am patience.
I am endurance.  I am relentless. 
I am the runner.  I am the strength
I am the Power.  I am the key.
I am the forgotten little girl. 
Embraced.  Loved.
I am the woman.
Embraced.  Loved. 
I am a survivor.
I Am Who I Am!

I am the author of my life. No one governs me.
I decide for myself.
I feel, speak with my heart. Siempre! Always!
I am strong, I am weak,
I am smart, humble, gentle, kind.

I am serving.
I Am Who I Am!


I am not perfect, I have scars, a past rooted with pain.
I am fire, rain, wind, rock, energy, love
I am the streaming river of tears, the roaring thunder of cries
I am the bursting sunshine rays of smiles.
I Am Who I Am!


I am a flower, a butterfly flying free.
Always discovering new things.  New experiences.
I am a wild horse galloping free.
I am all of those things.

I Am Who I Am!

I LOVE ME!   It is my right!
I love my weirdness, my uniqueness, craziness and silliness
.
I am beautiful, vibrant, funky, colorful.
I love my Cubananishi curves.  I rock my short hair!
I love my high heels!  So what!
I will be 80, still wear'em, still love'em!
It is my right!

I am girly and sexyy (yep with an xtra y).
I am flirtatious, sensitive and strong-willed.
I am scared, I am fierce, I am a bad-ass!
I follow no trend.  I go by my mood.
I honor my soul.   I dress how I feel NOT as I'm told.
It is my right!

I love to laugh!   I love to hear music and dance!
I meditate.  Only I can hold myself back.
I embrace my own beat.   Follow the rhythm of my own flow!
Because I can! I am mystery.  I LOVE myself!

I am the mountains, I am the universe, I am power.
I am the little girl.   I am the woman.   It is ME!
And I truly and simplyy am...

I Am Who I Am!
A kindred spirit.
Many lives, many deaths.
I Am Who I Am!

It is MY right!

I am hard as steel and delicate as silk.  
Give me your best shot!
Have you seen me?
                ~SimplyyMayra

I am so grateful for the given opportunity to write My Womanifesto.  I want to applaud Jes from The Militant Baker who encourages everyone to write their own.  She has no hair on her tongue when it comes to telling it like it is and I highly respect and admire her raw honesty and kick-ass attitude!  I so badly want to be a Baker Babe, but I don't really bake.   Unless the ready to bake Pillsbury Chocolate Chips Cookies count.  Do they?  They should!

Anyway, this is what she says a Womanifesto is:   A written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives and views of its female author. May include themes of empowerment, independence, self love, consciousness, affirmation and individual acceptance; your positive beliefs about yourself. Created to give self-describe definition in regards to the innate beauty inside of every woman. Yes, even you!  If you haven't done one yet, you really, really should!  Thank you for stopping by and sharing this exhilarating, liberating and empowering experience with me!


The Militant Baker

Tootles!
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