Video Review from Mini Vacation

 

After My Mini Vacation

I AM BACK!!!!

BEEN BACK ACTUALLY.

I have finally found time to follow-up on my personal time away from everything and everyone. I did take LaFenda with me for company.

I missed my son, otherwise the silence was golden. Gave me a great deal of time to think and clear my head. No stressing. I didn't tell most where I was, because I did not want to have a conversation about it and did not feeling saying I don't want to talk about it. Some folk feel they have to know everything in your life or you don't love them. Let's not forget those they want to make what you are doing about them, somehow. 

I took a few videos from my stay. I added them below. I did not bother editing them, it was just for fun. My second night, I went to a tapas bar. I love tapas venues. 

I forgot to turn my flash on. It is a Chinese-MexiCali menu. They had a great ofenda. I had few great dishes and drinks. To the left is the Octopus Tostada. I also had Marinated Skirt Steak and Quesabirria Tacos. I had a taste for beef. Originally, I said I was going to cook but I decided to dine out instead. 

Now you being the drinks connoisseur that I am, I had a couple of their drinks. I had their Hook-A-Louie (a variation of the Moscow Mule) and Fill it, Regular (tequila, lime and sugar).  I also had a shot of tequila to wash it down. lol.

There was a great atmosphere not to crowded. Nice music mixture. I am definitely going back.

I intend of visiting the airbnb again too. 

Nothing wrong with taking time to yourself.

One day closer

Mini Vaca Countdown

So READY!!!!!

So as I get packed and put together my music soundtrack for my upcoming time off, I am also reviewing things I need to meditate on while I am alone.

This spoke to me! Well yelled at me.

I have been taking on way to my battles that were and are not important to my destiny. Even creating some inner battles because I am second guessing myself. 

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Taking a Mini Vaca

So I am prepared to take a mid-work week vacation. I decided to add the experience to my blog. As I said before, I am trying to pick this up again.

I have a few things planned that I will also add to my blog. I am going to make some content for my 'I am No Chef but I Cook Anyway' series that I presently have only posted to my social medias:

• Instagram;
• Tiktok;
• Facebook;

This will give me an opportunity for more privacy and do a little more in the presentation. My cousin is always going on about the pretty plate thing, so maybe I will include that. I have at least decided what I am going do:

• By Request - My Tangy Jerked Buffalo Wings. 
• A drop in dirty Steak as well as a Swordfish version or Mahi Mahi. Depends on what the have available.
• Southern Caviar with Guinness
• Bubble and Squeak
• Seasoned Plantain Fries

I am not going to make any desserts or special drinks, at least that is not the plan.

Aside from getting the most out of the kitchen there, I plan to go out on Tuesday night. I was looking at some options as far AIRBNB Experiences, Ashton Cigar Bar or Village Whiskey. It is still up in the air because I am not sure what other opportunities may become available. There is still a chance I will be wrapped up, with a bottle of Red Wine and just enjoying the space.

To Be Continue, Until then

Be Safe and Stay Healthy

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Day of the Dead - Final

 

Day of the Dead - Part Two

 

Day of the Dead

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE

 

Happy Halloween - Trivia and Countdown

 

Days Until Halloween

 

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Happy Halloween Trivia Time

 

Halloween Countdown

 

When Memories Become Nightmares

 

Halloween Countdown

 

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Happy Halloween Trivia Countdown

 

When Memories Become Nightmares

 

Happy Halloween is Coming Trivia

 

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When Memories Become Nightmares

Return to a series.

My Two Sentence Challenge

Good Early Morning Everyone,

Or whatever time you are reading this, HI! I am still struggling with be faithfully in posting something as far as a full article once a week. Sometimes I just want to be silent more than 'vocal'. And when those times occur, if interrupts me writing too. 

I started this Two Sentence Challenge a couple of Halloween Seasons ago. It was behind a heartbreak. It was my way of release. It was only supposed to be a posting 'when memories become nightmares'. Just one post that turned into more. This entry is special because it is number 31 and they are 31 days in October. 

lol

I changed it into a challenge. A challenge inspired by a Netflix showing and unfortunately I can not remember the actually name. It was a series starting with two sentences and at the end of the show, if filling out the two sentences. 

The challenge is about writing in the moment. I would write two sentences and two only. I wasn't to plan it. Not to think about the direction. The only goal is 52 two-sentence entries. I could only refer to the previous entry. Now that might sound easy to professional writer's etc. Creating in a box has never been my strong point. 

So compound creating in a box with my occasional writer's block and this get's interesting. 

lol

I made a video of what I posted previously, https://rakiaari.myportfolio.com/ I have decided to certainly publish this when I am done. 

Feel free to join my challenge and please share you progress with me. If we are social media friends, tag me. That isn't an invite I encourage often. 

lol

Two Sentence Challenge

A Challenge to Write in the Moment

Write two sentences at a time. 

You can only refer to your previous two sentences and you can not plan ahead what to write. You pick a time. It can be daily, weekly or monthly. It can not be more than once a day. At that moment only, are you to enter your two sentences. And if you miss it, you have to wait until your next scheduled time. No you can not save your sentences for later, that is cheating and you will be only cheating yourself. Part of writing in the moment, is writing influenced by that moment only, primarily. 

BE SAFE AND STAY HEALTHY!!!!

Halloween Trivia of the Day

 

Halloween Is Coming

 

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Days Until Halloween

 

TRIVIA OF THE DAY - Halloween Is Coming

 

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Days Until Halloween

 

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Happy Halloween Countdown

 

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Good Evening Beloveds - 'What's The Word of the Day?'

What's The Word of the Day?

"Change''

verb

1. 1.

   make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

   "both parties voted against proposals to change the law"
2. 2.

   replace (something) with something else, especially something of the same kind that is newer or better; substitute one thing for (another).

   "she decided to change her name"

noun

1. 1.

   the act or instance of making or becoming different.

   "the change from a nomadic to an agricultural society"
2. 2.

   coins as opposed to paper currency.

   "a handful of loose change"

'If you can not be the change that you want to see, than your transformation will never be reached'

I heard that last night while I was watching something different on the non-traditional boob-tube. A few folk had been going on and on about 'My 600lbs Life'. 

Now I am really big on reality tv. Mostly because it is a 'scripted' reality show. But as I said, my normal go-toes weren't keeping me interested. So I was searching through Hulu and they had 'My 600lb Life' as a suggestion for me to watch. 

As I was binge watching, there was an episode with a young woman named Tara. I am not sure if this was a quote from someone else or one she offered for the show. It sang loudly to me, on a personal level as well in relationship to some people I know.

We all have things we want to see different. Whether it is on a major globe scale or just within ourselves. And that change starts within us.

You can have a person or yourself that wants to advance at work. Talking about all the time. But never truly taking inventory of themselves and making the changes they need to get where they want. Whether it is setting out of their comfort zone or realizing they may not be working hard enough to get what they want. It is easy to say what you deserve but what are you doing to earn it? Are educating yourself beyond your limits? Are you making yourself noticeable, by the work you are performing? Or are you waiting on someone to bring it you?

I had a chit chat with a friend, they are ready to move on professional. They feel they deserve to be at a higher rank. At their present location, the recognition isn't there. Meanwhile, it is taking a toll on this person's optimism. I suggested getting away from that environment, to give themselves an opportunity to reinvent themselves free of the drama and negative energy their present location is saturated in. They believe if they sit and wait the right position will come along. Ignoring the effects the surroundings is having on their professional reputation and their health. I said taking a side step in another lane can give you access to your goal.

Another friend, keeps asking his girlfriend to be patient with him. (She in love with him, she doesn't want to go away from him. Good, Bad and Ugly!!! lol.) Anyway, he has lot going on. He is telling her he doesn't want to lose her. He wants things to be different. Now this may sound easier said than done, but it isn't. Be the change you want. As I said, he is overthinking most of the time. (So does she.) She doesn't want anyone other than him. And she is patiently waiting for him to be the change he is talking about.

Last but not least, there is myself. I want to change my living situation. Well, I had to become the change my son and I needed. It wasn't a hard thing to do. At first, I was hung up on relocation. I was considering Albuquerque, NM and New York, New York. I think I was doing a bit of running. I really did want to get away from what I knew and what knew me. It was all based in pain and anger. As I cleared the hurdle, it didn't matter if I was still here or living in some other state. In my attempting to run from myself, I got nowhere. Now that I am not running from myself anymore, I am finally moving forward.

Become the Change that you Want, to Achieve the Transformation you Desire.

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