Living Life Through a Pink Lens

A few facts about me

I am a believer in Pink, Fairy Tales, and Dreams coming True. 

I am a girl who has always had dreams larger than a girl can imagine. I distinctly remember being 12 years old and telling my mother I was going to go to college and I was going to sleep in a dorm. Being from humble origins my mother laughed it off and did not save for me to go to college.

We lived 15 minutes from Disneyland, to this date I have never gone with my parents. I went to Disneyland 3 times, my godmother helped pay for it. I was never able to buy anything, and always wanted to live in a fairy tale.

I went to UT Austin, graduated, moved to DC, moved back to San Antonio. Completed my Master's in Business Administration and got promoted in my job.

I lived my life in fear of being unable to breathe. I grew up with asthma. I've been to the ER twice for airway constriction. I was never allowed to run and have always had a weight problem.

In 2013, I decided I wanted to run the Princess Half Marathon. I decided I was going to run 13.1 miles. I started with 1, and had my heart broken when I couldn't even run .5 miles. I gave up.

I woke up one day to a picture of me on social media. And I didn't recognize who I was. I cried and cried. I had a friend pick me up, we started Weight Watchers. And just like all other efforts I failed. I ordered T25 in hopes of maybe being able to complete something this time. And I did. And it changed my life.

I learned to love myself, a relatively new concept to me. I learned to be proud of the person I had become, of the person who stared back at me in the mirror.

I am now proud to say I have completed a 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and even a Full Marathon. I completed the Glass Slipper Challenge and the Pixie Dust Challenge, I have lost 40 plus pounds but most important of all I learned to accept me for me.