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monday...

is almost over and i realize i have an even next week that i need a dress for.

Since buying a new one is out of the question due to my budget..i will have to once again make my own..but im not in the mood to go fabric shopping ( I KNOW I KNOW..what is wrong with me…)

so im going to see what i have that can be cut in a cleaver way to make a dress…stay tuned.

Dominicana Soy.
Today, the Dominican Republic celebrates its 166 anniversary of Independence from the Haitians.
And even though i think the country needs to liberate herself from the corruption that plagues the country…one thing i am sure of…i am PROUD to be Dominican.
Through all the ups and downs in life, on thing i can always be sure of and know it will be there regardless, is my heritage.
Sure when i was growing up, i would sometimes not be so proud. Be it because of the stereotype being dominican brings, or the awful jokes i would here etc. The fact that when i would say i am dominican, people would look at me like ” yeah right…you?!”

YEAH, ME!
From the time i was 2 till my pre-teen years my mother would send me year (3 summer months, and winter break) to Santo Dominigo to be with my grandmother, her finca (farmland) and enjoy, absorb, learn and appriciate what it mean to be Dominican.
Looking back now, I had an great childhood in that aspect.
From getting on the plane, where people will be playing music, clapping being happy then landing…when you land in DR in a plane full of dominicans…and EVERYONE is so happy, clapping, kissing the ground when you board off…its beyond words to express the happiness you feel. And yes i havent been back in many years, but when i reflect back on those moments, i can’t help but smile.
Quisqueya…
From grandma’s homecooking, to tio’s jokes over some heinekens, to my mom teaching me to dance with a broom on a sunday morning while the house smells of mistolin ….im proud of where i’ve come from.
and sure many people say i don’t act “dominican” but it doesnt matter. just because i don’t act the stereotypical way , does not mean i am not dominican.
I am happy i break that mold, I am happy I follow the beat to my own drum.

now, its time to call abuela (grandma) and see what she has planned for today in DR

DIOS PATRIA y LIBERTAD

Dominicana Soy.

Today, the Dominican Republic celebrates its 166 anniversary of Independence from the Haitians.

And even though i think the country needs to liberate herself from the corruption that plagues the country…one thing i am sure of…i am PROUD to be Dominican.

Through all the ups and downs in life, on thing i can always be sure of and know it will be there regardless, is my heritage.

Sure when i was growing up, i would sometimes not be so proud. Be it because of the stereotype being dominican brings, or the awful jokes i would here etc. The fact that when i would say i am dominican, people would look at me like ” yeah right…you?!”

YEAH, ME!

From the time i was 2 till my pre-teen years my mother would send me year (3 summer months, and winter break) to Santo Dominigo to be with my grandmother, her finca (farmland) and enjoy, absorb, learn and appriciate what it mean to be Dominican.

Looking back now, I had an great childhood in that aspect.

From getting on the plane, where people will be playing music, clapping being happy then landing…when you land in DR in a plane full of dominicans…and EVERYONE is so happy, clapping, kissing the ground when you board off…its beyond words to express the happiness you feel. And yes i havent been back in many years, but when i reflect back on those moments, i can’t help but smile.

Quisqueya…

From grandma’s homecooking, to tio’s jokes over some heinekens, to my mom teaching me to dance with a broom on a sunday morning while the house smells of mistolin ….im proud of where i’ve come from.

and sure many people say i don’t act “dominican” but it doesnt matter. just because i don’t act the stereotypical way , does not mean i am not dominican.

I am happy i break that mold, I am happy I follow the beat to my own drum.

now, its time to call abuela (grandma) and see what she has planned for today in DR

DIOS PATRIA y LIBERTAD

in this world, trust is rare

i am not often speechless …but when i am its because i just find the situation so mind boggling that not only does it bother me inside..it hurts my feelings

i know that constantly being online etc, my life isnt private. but i would think that the people that perhaps read what i write, are my friends or see me in passing…have a bit of respect for me and maybe not air me out.

because regardless of what you might think about me or think you know about me, i would never do that to anyone.

i am the kind of person that if you tell me good news, i buy you a card to say congrats

if you tell me bad news, even though hugging hurts me physically, i will give you the tighest hug i can.

if you only have 10 dollars in your pocket and i have 20…i will give it to you

if you have nothing to wear to an event, i open my closet for you

if you need an ear to vent about life and its turns, not only do i give you my ear but my shoulder as well.

you might look at me and not think im nice and generous and caring..but i am..when you get to know me properly and treat me as you would like to be treated. it is the golden rule.

so it hurts me when people misunderstand me. and are quick to judge.

yes i deal with alot in my life. more than many people should. my past has also been filled with many detours of happiness and saddness. but its made me who i am today. and even though physically i am not who i used to be or where i want to be, who i am inside is still the same.

so when i open my doors online and either vent, take a pic of the food im eating, post funny pictures..its because i trust and respect you as the person reading this to know..hey that’s just mabel being mabel.

but when you misread what i do..and perhaps take it personal then you really do not know me.

for many years i have secrectly been writing a badly constructed book on my life. because i feel that many can learn from it. and i have been through alot in my short 31 soon to be 32 years.

i never intended for anyone to read it. but i think that maybe now i should. that way people know where i am coming from.

its not easy being in my shoes right now. even i am not happy being in my shoes right now…because i do not like not having control over my illness. and i really wish people would understand that.

i am not sure what to say without saying too much( even though i feel like i wrote 80 gazillion paragraphs already..hahah)

i write to express my feelings, writing to me is therapy.

so to you , the people reading this…i want you to know, that even though on the exterior i might seem strong and a bitch. i am not. i have feelings…feelings that get hurt when trust is broken or when people read things and don’t understand why i wrote it or where i am coming from.

does anyone care to scream?

I am not sure where to start since I am feeling like a broken record here.

But ok…I have fibromyalgia. I am in constant pain. I am very frustrated because I am no longer able to do things that I used to do. I do not like getting stressed out because when I am stressed I tend to have a flare up. I do not like the fact that I push myself everyday to function and people still find the need to tell me “ fight it, don’t let it get to you..” as if this was a 500lb sumo wrestler.

It might as well be, because currently I feel like that sumo wrestler is on my back.

I am on edge lately because of two things.

1.New medication. Lyrica….not sure how I feel about it. But it has made me more aware that I am in PAIN. So I think it’s not doing its job. But I also think my body needs to adjust. Either way its fucking annoying the shit out of me because this week my body hates me and is making it nearly impossible for me to function

2.People. Yes I said people. A few individuals in my life make my life extremely stressful.

Stress is not good for someone with fibromyalgia. So why stress me out! WHY. WHY stress me and then ask me if you can help me with anything. OK help me by not being all in my grill and stressing me out! Please don’t ask me if my doctors have found a cure or a way to take my pain away…because that is an insult. You totally just insulted me and my illness with such ridiculous jabber.  If there was a “cure” then I would be “cured”! If my doctors found a way to manage my pain, then I would not be in pain now would I ????

The weather (currently snowing and rain) is not helping me either. I would like to stay at home and rest, but that is as likely as me playing double dutch with tim gunn. Not gonna happen.

I just would LOVE for everyone that knows me or interacts with me or sends me email or pretends they acknowledge me TO KNOW that HEY…I have a fucking illness. I don’t feel 100% all the fuckin time, I hate that I have this and the more that I have to be vocal about it because I have to get people to understand the more stressed I get the more pain i feel and the more frustrated this thing is.

Today is one of those days where my stress level is up the roof. To the point where my back right now feels as if its in a vice grip from hell. And yet I have to pretend like I am ok. Because no one wants a grumpy person near them

OMGEEE!
Rodarte drapery for Knoll Luxe!!! I can totally die , that is how awesome this is!!!
If you’re in NYC, go check out a sneak peek preview @ the cooper-hewitt design museum. A MUST for any fashion lover!

OMGEEE!

Rodarte drapery for Knoll Luxe!!! I can totally die , that is how awesome this is!!!

If you’re in NYC, go check out a sneak peek preview @ the cooper-hewitt design museum. A MUST for any fashion lover!

new spring scarf i’m working on.

new spring scarf i’m working on.

mellow yellow

mellow yellow

i adore these shorts

i adore these shorts

cropped jacket = happy me

cropped jacket = happy me

thx darling dexter for posting the link to sublet clothing and their sustainable threads.

im totally loving the shorts!!! such detail.

*faint*

monday...
in this world, trust is rare
does anyone care to scream?

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