Ah, the messy holiday story. We’ve all seen the movies about it. It makes for good comedy, but the truth is that the Season to Be Jolly can feel like an emotional and physical obstacle course for more than just the Griswolds…

Ok, here goes nothing. I know you're reading this Mom, but it's time to cover the topic that makes us all blush. Most of us are walking around with insecurities that aren't always easy to shake off, even after a tall glass of wine. When it comes to feeling attractive and desired, society's standard of what is considered "sexy" isn't exactly realistic…

Every once in a while, I like to pile my plate high with RSVPs, projects with unrealistic deadlines, and the anxiety of making it all look like a piece of pumpkin pie. This month I really went for it…

I am beyond excited to say that my husband and I finally found the perfect house for us. After some back and forth in a crazy real estate market, we were able to close on our very first home! …

This might be as good as it gets

When you have a cold, they say get well soon.

When you are going through a break-up, they say you will get over him.

When you are disabled, they don't know what to say…

Last week, I shared with you my experience flying for the first time since my limb loss. Navigating the airport held a lot of unknowns, but not as many as a city I had never visited with the kind of hills that give you the stomach jumps…

I’m back home from the west coast and still jet lagged, but plenty thankful for everything I learned as I took my first steps through the TSA line with Kiki, my prosthetic leg…

Have you ever felt like the few strings that hold you together have started to unravel like an old sweater, leaving nothing but a pile of worn-out yarn behind? Have the shiny thoughts that used to light your way out of the darkness become dull and indistinguishable? It might be time to ask yourself, “Am I headed toward rock bottom?” …

It's spooky season, and Halloween is just around the corner. Kids are picking out their costumes, and parents are decorating the yard with spiders and scarecrows. Meanwhile, some of us already look like we're wearing a costume. As I walked through a haunted house last weekend where a mannequin was having his leg ripped off by a robotic shark, it reminded me that not everyone who is missing a limb or suffers from a physical disability is a fan of Halloween…

2021- The year it was all supposed to get better. Yet COVID still rages on, and the influx of remote workers from California and New York relocating to the southern states have created an interesting paradox in the real estate market for places like Orlando, where I call home. In the very same area where thousands are currently facing eviction, due to their finances being impacted by the pandemic, homes are selling for well over asking price often in less than 24 hours…

When I was 5, my Mom's favorite party trick was having all her friends over and playing a song that made me shake my but with joy. They would all sing and cheer me on as I danced around the living room. One time, the song came on in a movie theatre, and I proceeded to run to the front of the screen and do my thing for the crowd. It was so easy then, not a care in the world, just music, belly laughs, and sparkly dresses handmade by my Abuelita…

Do you remember where you were on Wednesday, September 16th, at 8:02 pm EST? Well, Haley Arceneaux was buckled into the Crew Dragon Capsule while the Falcon 9 space X rocket below, began to blast it into orbit at over 17,500 mph, where it would spend 3 days circling the planet (once every 90 minutes to be exact)…