Unapologetic Thoughts

Unapologetic Thoughts

  • Me, a Work in Progress

    This blog started with the purpose of creating a space to express vulnerability, specially my own. This post takes that goal to the next level due to its so-personal nature. I started listening to Se Regalan Dudas mid last year. I heard the podcast daily while getting ready in the mornings and driving through traffic Continue reading

  • Seven Days of Gratitude

    Seven Days of Gratitude

    I can’t talk about my love for Thanksgiving without going back to my college years. Walking down memory lane to those years is nostalgic; the good kind of nostalgia. There are so many reasons why I started to love Thanksgiving; the environment around it used to feed and fill my soul. From the breathtaking weather Continue reading

  • Social Media. How did we ended up here?

    If you’re a millennial like myself, you have had the chance of watching the evolution of the internet and everything involved with it, from smartphones to artificial intelligence. Or as I say, having the privilege of having known life before things started to get complicated. As I’ve gotten older (I sound like an old lady!) Continue reading

  • Forget Me Not

    Forget Me Not

    Depending on how exposed you have been to Mexican culture, you may know (or not) what November 1st & 2nd mean for Mexico. I love my home country and it’s culture, everything about it; Day of the Dead is definitely in my top-three holidays (just after Christmas and Thanksgiving!). There’s so much tradition around it Continue reading

  • Your Biggest Trait, Your Biggest Flaw

    I gotta admit it, I can be a little bit obsessive when it comes to certain things and while that has proven to be one of my biggest traits when it comes to certain aspects of my life; truth be told, it has also lead me into certain situations I wish I could have avoided. Continue reading

  • It Has to Get Worse, Before it Gets Better

    It Has to Get Worse, Before it Gets Better

    I’ve moved between places 12 times in the last 10 years (I just counted them in my mind and I can’t believe it!) and even though you get better at packing and dealing with a move, moving out and into a new place always end up being a hassle. Every time I’ve gone through the Continue reading

  • We’re Taking a Break!

    We’re Taking a Break!

    It’s 10:38 pm on a rainy Sunday night and I’m seated in the floor of the almost-empty apartment, that for the last year I’ve called home. I’m eating take out sushi and churros from El Moro (my favorites!) while Don’t Take The Money from Bleachers plays in the background. The moving truck is scheduled to Continue reading

  • An Evolved Conception on Death and Grief

    An Evolved Conception on Death and Grief

    Do you believe that ideas and concepts evolve as we grow older? I do. My conception about a lot of things have changed specially in my late 20s and death and grief suddenly have another meaning for me. Thinking about what happened four weeks ago still feels unreal and coldly processing the reality still hurts. Continue reading

  • Volver

    Seguro han escuchado la famosa frase de Chavela Vargas que dice que “uno vuelve siempre a los viejos sitios donde amo la vida”. Y si bien Chavela nos heredó una excelente frase, se le olvido decirnos que volver no siempre es garantía de que la experiencia será grata. Recientemente, volví a la casa de mi Continue reading

  • About the Author, an Outsider Perspective

    About the Author, an Outsider Perspective

    Have you ever heard the story of the elephant and the blind men? If you haven’t, let me give you some context. There was a group of blind men who were asked to describe an elephant based on the limited amount of information they had, meaning on which part of its body they were touching. Continue reading

  • They Are Not Who They Once Were

    In most recent years I’ve had to face a reality that I’m not sure if it causes me sadness or pain; or maybe both. That’s why I’m here, writing about it, looking to feel like I’m not alone in this. So, here’s the truth and reality: my (our) parents are getting older and they are Continue reading

  • Can we be doing more?

    Last week, we lost a close relative to COVID. It was all so fast. I answered a call from him on Saturday, which my dad couldn’t take; the next morning he was on oxygen at home and by Sunday night he had to be admitted into the hospital and intubated hours later. I haven’t experienced Continue reading