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¡Buenos dias mi gente! Stay tuned for the Apoyando Nuestros Artistas Locales series where I’ll be featuring my black, brown and queer artists. These biweekly blogs will be featuring POC small businesses and the importance of collaboration. See last’s blog’s Behind the Scenes: #VIVAGORDITA Campaign to get the inside scoop on my brand launch and womyn’s networking event, coming to you May 4th!
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Transforming your minds this Tuesday morning and attempting to transform mine in the process. We can seriously be our own worst enemies! In order to motivate y’all I have to be real with you on this journey. I have been putting my all into the ‘Gordita’s Way’ brand and #VIVAGORDITA Campaign; I collaborated with brilliant intellectuals and artists who made this movement possible; however, I have not been honoring the work and hours I’m putting into this majestic baby. Instead, I’ve been hard on myself with meeting strict deadlines and other time sensitive priorities. My therapist helped me realize that I am just too hard on myself & have to allow myself to breathe & rest. She also encouraged me to recognize all the work I have been doing and give myself more credit. Mi gente, we can all be a little more gentle to ourselves. My homework: writing down daily affirmations about my self-worth and progress. Try it. Remind yourself of what you’ve accomplished.
When it comes to this health and wellness journey & my aspirations to become a motivational speaker, I want to emphasize trusting the process while pursuing your dreams. Familia, I do not always practice what I preach. So today, in all transparency, I am telling ‘us’ to get healthy on ‘our’ own terms, stemming from a place of love and self-acceptance.
Well damn… after writing all this I realize I need to take my own advice! Moral of the historia -- setbacks are not failures; do not allow fear to stop you from doing what you love and taking risks. A veces, we have to get uncomfortable and it is in that discomfort that we find growth.
Florida: Birthday celebrations this weekend!
Last weekend I celebrated my mami’s 56th birthday fiesta en Saint Augustine Florida, my 2nd home. When executing those goals, make sure to carve sacred time with your loved ones. Video of our Fiesta celebration.
Apoyando Nuestros Artistas Locales
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Meet this incredible soul! Jessica is the sweetest most humble jeweler I know. I currently get most of my jewelry from her! Jessica hand makes all of her custom-made jewelry for incredibly reasonable prices. Want to look great and support your local artist? Order from Jessica. She is a jill of all trades and also designs clothes! Follow her on IG and FB. Her earrings give you that sexy Caribbean flair. Come to Humboldt Park and & watch Jessica dance Bomba with her phenomenal accessories. Interested in purchasing? DM Jessica or I for inquiries. On May 4th, Jessica will be one of the vendors at my #VIVAGORDITA Campaign. She’ll have her own table so save the date and check out her incredible work!
Rachel Monroe: WorkoutwithRaye
If y’all followed last week’s blog, you would recognize this queen as Gordita’s Way official Operations & Logistic Manager who manages my social media accounts and advises me with advertisements for my campaign! This multifaceted Girl Boss is not only a real estate broker, but she has recently started a fitness journey #peachygluteschallenge! Follow her new IG @workoutwithraye if you want to get those peachy glutes this summer. Ladies and gents, I’m sure those nalgas are beautiful as is, but if you are looking to tone up, feel good, get back in shape, and feel extremely energized, join Rachel on her journey and workout with Raye! I know that I am going to try her challenge so that I can flex once again, regain endurance, & live my best life! Check her out and email her for inquiries and fitness advice rmmonroer@gmail.com.
Vanessa Marie & Christian Alequin: La Verdad Podcast!
La Verdad! They keep it real!
Meet this power couple and amazing content creators! Christian founded La Verdad Podcast, and him and Vanessa are the hosts.Their vision is rooted in 6 fundamentals: Art, Community, Culture, Inspiration, Scholarship & Tradition. La Verdad literally translates to real talk and let me tell you, they keep it real. It was amazing connecting with these brilliant creatives. Christina and Vanessa frequently feature various Latinx artists on their podcasts. They have featured some amazing artists including Humboldt Park celebrity and Performance Artist Melissa Duprey, Director of Bomba group AfriCaribe--Tito Rodriguez, Nicole Holmes--Sexpert and Specialist, & connected with Latinx Blogger & founder of Gordita’s Way aka me! Their topics have evolved from detrimental consequences of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, food business, the Diaspora of Puerto Rican culture, sex, and more!
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Here’s a sneak peak of our last collaboration together!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVPatjtXXEs
Karari Olvera Orozco: Jeweler & Facilitator
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Check out this queen’s amazing crystal bracelets! Karari is a charismatic, welcoming personality and one hell of a phenomenal public speaker. She facilitates several events focusing on intersectionality and identity. Last week, she hosted DURO, a monthly event and safe space dedicated to the Latinx & LGBTQ community. Come out and see her do her thing at DURO. DURO always features Latinx, brown, and queer artists so if you’re trying to build community and support others come out! Purchase her bracelets here! If you’re looking for a fierce, intelligent & entertaining facilitator, hire Karari!
This queen makes phenomenal chakra gemstone bracelets. Meet this spiritual Mexi-Rican who is a reiki practitioner and a herb enthusiast. Follow her on IG. She makes many types of crystal bracelets including lapis, sodalite, blue agate, onyx copper, red jasper & more! She energizes the crystals and blesses them. I met this queen at Sat Nam yoga & realized that the world is incredibly small. DM her on IG if you are interested in purchasing and/or if you want to learn more about crystals.