As I left class tonight I was very proud of myself for having payed attention during the whole class and very rarely letting my mind drift off. This has been something I am very proud of, as I think I mentioned during the last two weeks. However, while I was thinking about this as I … Continue reading Lost
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There is always a six pack, an eight pack or more Diet Coke in my house; I drink between one and three every day. Usually I have enough to last the whole week or more. I always have something to drink when I really need the caffeine boost, but today there wasn't .I usually have … Continue reading Confessions of a caffeine addict
I started working at 8:30 this morning at another press conference which was fun because I got to work at the entrance asking people to sign in, this made me feel powerful. I don’t know if I took my job way too seriously but I felt like a bouncer when I had to tell people … Continue reading Long day, worth it
Last week was an exciting week for Puerto Rico, our own Monica Puig was the first Puerto Rican to win a gold medal in the Olympics. We are still celebrating this amazing moment, but we have to remember that Rio 2016 is not over yet, we still have athletes in Brazil giving it their all … Continue reading Running to semifinals
I have been kind off covering this story on a few of my previews posts, and today it got more interesting, but I won't stop until they vote. Right now democrat representatives are staging a sit-in, refusing to leave the house of representatives until they have reached a vote on gun control. These are news … Continue reading #NoBillNoBreak
My first attempt in taking a graduate class didn't go as well as I hoped, but I am ready to try again. I will start by taking one class in the Post Graduate Certificate at the best communications college in Puerto Rico, Universidad de Sagrado Corazon or Sacred Heart University. This will be just one more … Continue reading Post Graduate Certificate
On Wednesday, LifeSkills Village, one of my blog's followers, tweeted me asking for an email where they could reach me to talk about my blog. This made me very curious, so I gave them my blog's email address. The next day, on Thursday I received an email directly from them, inviting me to collaborate with … Continue reading The chance to collaborate and make a difference
I want to talk to you about a few things tonight: 1- Seizure free for 13 months!!!! That's right, a year and one month! I didn't celebrate yesterday because it was too late when I noticed what day it was, but now I can say I've been seizure free for over a year. 2- My … Continue reading Those seizures, and something else
On Saturday, Ecuador was struck by a very powerful earthquake, killing at least 480 people and leaving almost 4,000 injured. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake stuck the coast of Ecuador, and was centered to the west of Esmeraldas. Some survivors have been found, but there is not much hope left, as the search continues for corpses. … Continue reading Heart and thoughts with Ecuador
Today we had to go all the way to the health care store to argue my case, and I was pumped to argue my case and fight. We got there, and the place was empty, it was Thursday afternoon, but we still had to wait because they only had one or two people helping customers. … Continue reading I call this a victory
I woke up this morning with no intent of getting up. It's Friday, I don't really have anything important today. In my sleepy mind there was nothing special about this Friday, I hadn't been waiting for this day all week, all, 7 other days of this months, or for 12 months. But wait... I HAD! … Continue reading 1 year SEIZURE FREE!
You have probably heard a few of those names mentioned in the picture above, right? Well, guess what? All these people probably had epilepsy, and people still talk about them, there are books, and even movies about them.Of all the things people remember, epilepsy is not one of them. Epilepsy shouldn't keep us from living … Continue reading Guess who else had epilepsy
I knew this day was coming, but I’ve had other things on my mind lately and I almost missed it, but it’s a big deal, at least to me. Today I celebrate the one-year anniversary of Unstoppable Maria. It has been a year of testing myself, to see if I can keep it up, and … Continue reading Happy 1st birthday Unstoppable Maria
As promised last month, here is my poster for 11 months seizure free. As I say every month, I can't believe I've made it this long seizure free. Reaching a year will make me feel more accomplished than anything else I've done this past year. Just 1 more month!!!!!
Is Strength Training or Cardio Better for Fat Loss? This was interesting. I thought we could get those muscles from just doing cardio, and strength training was so we could lift stuff. Strength training always seemed like it was for people who wanted to be Superman, people who wanted to have big muscles. I was … Continue reading Strength? Cardio?
Unstoppable María 