There is something that I’ve followed for most of my life but have never been able to perfectly put into words.  While watching an interview with Nene from my guilty pleasure of a TV show The Real Housewives of Atlanta, she said, “Let your haters be your motivators.” This mantra is a way to remind [...]

Life does not end because you were cheated on. You’ll probably find someone much better anyway. What’s so bad about that?

I recently celebrated my 30th birthday and decided to celebrate it with one of my best friends in the Motherland, which for me is Mexico. With me turning 30 and her set to marry, we thought it would be fun. We decided to go to Cabo San Lucas because of the great mix of sun, sightseeing and nightlife.

Why do people consider “no” a bad word?  It seems that “no” is just not acceptable.  Have you ever noticed that when someone asks you to do them a favor and you say “no”, they get offended?  Many times, I feel as if I must find an excuse as to why I cannot do something [...]

For the longest time, I’ve been confused about what I really am. Like my parents, I was born in the U.S of Mexican descent. I enjoyed being unique, even if some of those assumptions were negative. In the end, this feeling turned on me. I developed a complex about having to act “ethnic” around non-Hispanics [...]