Day 08

 Short term goals for this month and why

1. Organize my room, because it still looks like I just moved in yesterday
2. No more shopping till Black Friday because I really dont need anything till the winter season begins
3. Start working out again...because I'm paying for a membership that I'm not even using
4. Blog more often and get back on my creative writing and short stories because I have been lacking big time!
5. Make my dental appointment because it's been a whole month overdue and my tooth is hurting :(
6. Get everything together for Blog/YT/FB sale because I have dropped the ball and need to pick it up again
7. Prepare for my new contest and have all gifts ready to go for shipping so there wont be a lag time this time around
8. Finish reading the book you started reading months ago...and begin book reviews on YT or Blogger
9. Do at least 5 goals from this list

My Biggest Impact

This woman is my biggest impact. I am this woman. Literally. I'm her blood, bone and entity. I am her baby. This woman has raised me, has been my friend, my enemy, and my mother all in one. She is beautiful, strong, and an amazing women. A strong successful woman. Many people measure success in different terms. She may not have a degree in college, or have an amazing job, but none the less, raising 5 kids all on her own, is pretty fucking successful to me.  She taught me what being a strong, independent woman should be like. She raised us all on her own, without a man. It's possible, and she's given me a lifelong example that I can never forget. I've become a mold of who she is, was, and will become. She has been the biggest impact on my life from the moment I left her womb and I couldn't be more proud to say she's my mother and I am who I am because of this woman.

A strong, beautiful and independent woman. A successful woman. 

Favorite Super Hero & Why

Day 6

I need to put some more thought into this.

I dont remember much of my childhood. I was raised very very poor and I am not ashamed one bit. It's taught me how to be humble and appreciative of everything I have today. Growing up I didn't watch tv much. My mom couldn't afford the luxury amenities like cable. We always had antenna. I remember when we first got cable I was like 14 years old. I thought it was the best thing ever. But even then, I was never really allowed to watch anything I wanted. I always watched what the grown ups were watching. In my case, telenovelas.  So that is why it's so hard for me to even think of superheros, because I don't have any favorites or even remember. 

If I can say I have a superhero it would have to be my mother. Shes always been my Super Hero and will continue to be for as long as I live. She's always saved me from everything and everyone, even myself and that is why she is my favorite super hero. 

Day 5: A Place You've Been To

Taken with my Canon Digital Elph 10.0 MPX

So I have been to a few places within the country and one of them was Vegas. Unfortuntely it wasn't as fun as I had expected. We went to Vegas 2 years ago to celebrate the birth of 2009. My ex boyfriend and I went for New Years and it sucked!! He had this long ass face the whole night and it was just the way to enter the new year. Maybe that's why we didn't bring in 2010 together lol. Anyway, Vegas was defintely fun and despite him having his long ass face the whole time I still managed to enjoy myself.  This was the 2nd time I visited Vegas. I know the third time I make it out there will be unforgettable and I will defintely make up for the first two times.

Day 4: Bad Habits Anyone...

So...as you can already see...it's 10:50pm and I better get this over with now before I actually kick the habit in and not do it, and that bad habit is procrastinating. Oh yes. I am the worst procrastinator ever!! I mean it's bad. I swear I can't kick the habit. Maybe its because I"m so lazy, IDK what it is!! I end up paying late fee's left and right because I say "right now" and like my mother always said growing up "es un orita que nunca llega" which translates to "it's a right now that never arrives". Seriously, my habit is bad and just about everything! It's bad. I need to kick the bad habit!! I am truly suffering the consequences today.

For example, I said "I'll pump gas right now" as in when I get home. Well did I do that? No. And what happened? I needed to go to comcast to fix some account issues and my ass literally got stranded right before the exit! lol Luckily I had enough speed in the car to pull in and actually park the car lol.

What else? Well I finally after saying "tomorrow" for 2 months put in my new invisalign tray! My teeth are hurting soooo bad. I literally teared up when I put the tray in because of how tight they were. I swear I do not want to take out the try for fear of how painful my teeth are going to feel in the morning. If that means I have to leave the tray on for the rest of the week and go without eating then I guess I'm gonna do that because it's seriously hurts!! I took 5 ibuprofen at work today just to numb the pain! Right now I couldn't take anything cuz I don't know where any pain killers are with the move and all.

So yes, a bad habit of mine is procrastinating. Now my laptop is on 5% battery life and I been procrastinating for the past 25% battery life that I'm gonna get my charger but have I done it? Nope. I'm just gonna shut down now and go to bed :)

At least I managed to post this up on time :)

Audrey, you and I are too alike! lol :p And you know why else I'm talking about lol (rooms) hahah :)

xoxo
Mayra

Day 3: A Picture Of Me & Friends



From L-R: Karen, Alejandra, Liz, Gloria, Me, Rommy

 

 

This picture was taken exactly one year ago. October 10th, 2009.  It was the first time after a few years that ALL of us got together in one night. And this isn't even everyone lol. This is only who managed to get in the picture at this one time. I love the fact that they caught us off gaurd and just captured a moment! (cuz you know nowadays all pictures are just posed). This picture is priceless! I love Liz's expression! She was so drunk, you'll always find her at her happiest when she's drunk lol.

I guess animal prints were hot this night! lol No one got together and said "let's wear animal print" but when we all got there almost everyone had some sort of animal print on! lol.

Karen on the left is Liz's roomate. She's a cool girl, but very very quiet and timid, although she ain't so timid at all! But you know what they say "Las mas calladitas son las mas cabronas" which translates to...the quiet ones are the baddest bitches of them all lol and you can interpret "bad" at your own discretion lol

Alejandra aka Ale or Morena is the sweetest girl on earth! She has a heart of gold and will never hold a grudge against you no matter how bad you treat her or hurt her. She's an angel and Liz and I are the demons that corrupted her! lmao Girl knows how to enjoy life, she is hilarious!! Always making faces and being herself, cuz when you hang with us, you can be just that. Yourself.

Liz aka Chubby, ya'll know this bitch already! lol. She's my sidekick, my mini me, the annoying ass gum stuck on the bottom of your shoe! She's been MIA lately, but I still got love for the hoe.

Gloria is the newest addtion to the "fatass crew" lmao (I just made that up right now lol) she's my temporary co-worker and she can be very close minded at times so I'm trying to show her how to ease up a little and just enjoy life :). You could say she had one of the best night's of her life the night we took this picture lol.

Your Girl Mayra to which you will learn more about as this blog continues :)

Rommy my comadre! I've known her since I was 16. Well, I've known all these girls since I was 16, with the exception of Gloria. I met her when I was 20. Anyway, Rommy is one bad ass bitch! We've been partying it up since we were 16 and the girl knows how to PARTY! But now she's more settled down cuz the bitch went and got preggo twice! lol to which I baptized her mini me! I swear it looks like she shitted that kid cuz he looks just like her, acts just like her, and everything about his lil ass is like her! lol with the exception of a stick between his legs lol. You guys will meet her one day.

And that is a picture of me and some friends! These are the closest of my friends and decided to share them with you because we are all planning another get together soon so you might see them in the future :) Thought I'd intorduce them now so you can get  a feel for their personalities.

The Meaning Behind the Name...

Day 2: The Meaning Behind the Blog Name

THICKNGORGEOUZ

Last year in July I created an account on an online chat site and I was thinking of a good name that could describe me in "one" word.  I've always been a curvy girl, always been on the plus side and although I consider myself a fatty, most of my friends always said I wasn't fat I was just "thick". Since I didn't want to give the wrong impression or even try to hide the fact that I was a bigger girl I knew I wanted to incorporate the word thick into my username and that's when I decided to add "and gorgeous" to the name. 

Through out my life I have received wonderful compliments on my physical appearance. I have been told I am beautiful and pretty. I decided I didn't want to use either of those because it didn't sound right. "thicknpretty or thicknbeautiful or beautifulnthick" just didn't have that a ring to it. I decided Gorgeouz would be the perfect word as it clearly described both pretty, and beautiful and just something that is appealing!  It sounded perfect!

I started making videos in May of 2010 on Youtube and decided to keep using my chatsite username "ThicknGorgeouz" and it has forever stuck. It's official, I'm thick n gorgeouz and I cater to all thick n gorgeouz ladies. That is the meaning behind my name, blog name, YouTube channel, Facebook and Twitter.

Not only is it a name, but it truly defines who I am. I am a thick girl and I am gorgeouz. Being gorgeous doesn't necessarily refer to looks. If I didn't have looks, I'd still be a gorgeous girl because I have a what I consider to be a gorgeous personality and believe all women or men should find that inner beauty because the outside washes away and slowly disintegrates with time. It's all about your inner beauty and how you carry yourself and how good you look always. That doesn't mean you have to be dolled up either! Gorgeous to me and you may be different than him or her. Everyone's perception of what gorgeous is can and will always differ from person to person but the only person who you need to remind of how gorgeous she is, is yourself when you look in the mirror every day! It's easy, just repeat after me "Hey there Gorgeouz" :) I'm sure you will smile back at yourself and realize just how right you are and just how gorgeous you are smiling.

And that is the meaning behind my name.

xoxo

Mayra

Day 01: A recent picture & 15 interesting facts



I took this picture this morning (10/19/2010) and I didn't feel like taking pictures, cuz you know...I'm still under the weather and I dont like giving fake ass smiles so I didn't smile at all maybe I'm just doing what Tyra says "Smiling with the eyes" cuz I really love the way my eyes came out and therefore that is why I did a popart picture of the photo I took this morning. I had to make it a little artsy. Btw...it's my brothers birthday so I'll have to call him and say "Zapo Verde" u know...that's mexican for "Happy Birthday."

Now onto 15 interesting facts about me...

1. I get nervous around kids (specially if they can't talk lol)
2. Size 7 (regular) is the smallest I have ever been (that I remember)
3. I typed  at a speed of 101WPM at one point in my life
4. I can do the splits and a backbend (despite being a fatty)
5. I love rollerblading
6. I empathize unintentionally and cry sporadically while watching Animal Planet, News, or events that have strong emotional baggage lol
7. I remember being scared of MJ's Thriller because I didn't know it was "fake" when it first came out lol
8. I have never been to disneyland
9. I went skydiving for the first time in September of 09. It was awesome.
10. When I was 16, one of my instructors (who wasn't bad looking at all) hit on me
11. I went on a date with that same instructor when I was 18 (dont judge me! I was legal :P)
12. I can't stand Banda, Duranguense, and Corridos (Its okay...but no thanks...and the dance...FORGET about it! lol)
13. I was violated (literally) by a cop the day after my 18th B-Day (Fuckn Bastard)
14. I lived in the Front Seat of my mom's Old School Chevy for 3 months when I was 13 (not by choice, life was hard)
15. I helped my mom pack her last boyfriends shit and put in on the front door when I was 9 (best example I could ever ask for-Don't put up with mens' shit and kick his ass to the curve)

If You Can't Beat Em, Join Em...

Okay, so clearly I'm not trying to beat anyone...but I will be jumping on the bandwagon and doing the "30 Days of Me" challenge for my blog. I was inspired by GlamDollLumi to do mine. Love that girl, she's beautiful, curvy and creative and I personally love her blog too :)

Anyway...the challenge consists of 30 questions. Each day the blogger (me) will be required to do a post about a question. The questions are listed below.  My 30 days start today so I'll post a recent picture and 15 facts about myself in a separate post after this one. I took on this challenge for a few reasons. One, so I can get in a routine of writing a post on a daily basis. Two, I can make my blog more personal, and three, give my readers an opportunity to learn more about me.

I invite you to join the 30 day journey too! Maybe you just started blogging, or maybe you have writers  block and have no clue what to write about. Challenges like this are a good way to build your blog and even learn more abot yourself and allow others to learn more about you.

Here are the questions I will answer in the next 30 days :)

Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
Day 02- The meaning behind your Blog name
Day 03- A picture of you and your friends
Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have
Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to
Day 06- Favorite super hero and why
Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why
Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days
Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad
Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends
Day 12- How you found out about Blogger and why you made one
Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently
Day 14- A picture of you and your family
Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play
Day 16- Another picture of yourself
Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them
Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future
Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else
Day 23- Something you crave for a lot
Day 24- A letter to your parents
Day 25- What I would find in your bag
Day 26- What you think about your friends
Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?
Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned
Day 30- Your favorite song.