My oldest memory is from my aunt’s wedding when I was three years old. I was the flower girl at the wedding. I remember standing outside the church, holding the flowers, not knowing what to do next, when my grandfather who was going to walk my aunt down the isle came up to me and … Continue reading I wish I could have seen him one more time
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I made a last minute decision last Friday to run the San Patricio (Saint Patrick’s) 5k last Sunday. This race has been organized by the San Patricio mall in Guaynabo for 29 years to raise funds for the Children’s Hospital in Puerto Rico. When I said I was going to do this, I figured it … Continue reading San Patricio 5k
A couple of months ago I signed up to help in one of the oasis at the Puerto Rico IronMan 70.3, with a few of my fellow members of Freddy’s Runners. I had done this type of thing when I was in high school, at 5k races, which have a lot less people and don’t … Continue reading 2025 Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico
This morning I went for my now regular, Saturday morning 5 miles run. I went a little later than usual, it was almost noon, but it was a little cloudy, windy and it even rained a little. I began my run at one end of the path, rather than in the middle like I usually … Continue reading Seven mile Saturday run
I did it! I finished the November Apple Fitness Challenge in time. At one moment I was worried I wouldn’t be able to finish until December, but I actually finished with one day to spare. I’m very proud of that. Now that I finished that, I need to choose at least one more Challenge to … Continue reading November Challenge- Done!
I just realized this afternoon that the month is just about to end and I completely forgot about the Apple fitness challenges. I was so focused on running that I completely forgot I was going to try to do one, maybe two, in each of the last two months of the year. If I had … Continue reading November Collection- Get your shoulders in great shape
A wonderful summer just ended, a summer that was full of new experiences and fun next to an awesome person who I thought cared for me and felt the same way about me as I did about him. But summer doesn’t last more than just a few months and sometimes feelings don’t either. At the … Continue reading Goodbye handsome
I still haven’t finished the 60 Minutes of Cardio Strength and Yoga Collection I started in July. I knew it would be difficult when I started it but I was up for the challenge and very optimistic about being able to finish it in one month. However, after attempting to do several twice or even … Continue reading Two Apple Fitness Collections in August
I finished my June Challenge yesterday! This was the Improve Your Balance with Strength and Core Collection on Apple Fitness,which included 14 strength and core videos. I did two, a Strength and Core Video every other day during the work week. Since all the strength videos were lower body, halfway through the challenge I was … Continue reading June Challenge- Done!!!
After a week of trying to decide what challenge I wanted to do this month, I decided on Improve Your Balance with Strength and Core. This is a short collection of lower body strength and core videos. These videos are short so I can do them before or after doing my cardio workout, which usually … Continue reading June Challenge: Improve Your Balance with Strength and Core
I did it, I finished the 30-Day Core Challenge on Apple Fitness! When I started the challenge I imagined myself hating the core workouts after one or two weeks but it wasn’t really the struggle I thought it would be. I’m not saying it’s easy, the first week was very difficult and holding a plank … Continue reading 30-Day Core Challenge – Done!
I submitted my story for the Epilepsy Foundation last week. I was going to wait until they shared it on their website and Facebook but, since that hasn’t happened yet, I guess I’ll have to post it myself: I didn’t understand what they were telling me when my family told me I had epilepsy. How? … Continue reading Changing my epilepsy story
Ten years ago today was the third and last surgery on my cranium after the accident I was in nine months before in May. Even though it has been a decade, I still remember how terrified I was during the days before and the day of the operation. I remember still being awake as the … Continue reading September 21, 2012
To change our weekend routine, my family decided we should go on a hike on Sunday, so we went to Cañon San Cristobal in Barranquitas. I had never been there and didn’t know what to expect, I just knew that is was going to be hot. Because it was going to be very hot, we … Continue reading Hiking to Cañón San Cristobal
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