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He brought me to Edge NYC for a photoshoot, and ended up proposing!
Life doesn’t always turn out the way you thought it would. It took me a long time to realize that the void I was hoping someone else would fill, was my responsibility to heal. The more I focused on the lack of things in our relationship, the more we drifted apart. I had no idea how to love someone, because I didn’t know how to love myself. I was trying to do everything to ignore my issues than actually fix them. Gratitude was a huge component was was missing in my life. After so many years of being in each other’s lives, of separating and reuniting again; something bigger than…
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New Interactive Exhibit:Artechouse Geometric Properties
Disconnect for an hour or two, and head over to Artechouse’s latest interactive exhibit- Geometric Properties. If you’re looking for something new and different to do, this is the perfect choice. This audio-visual installation by Julius Horsthuis presents a new existence: an immersive, external reality removed from the complexities of the everyday. The space has several interactive stations, above the main display floor. You can choose to immerse yourself on the floor, as the projected images fill the room making you feel part of the art. Within this reimagined world, we are free to visualize ourselves within the larger whole. Visitors are taken on an exploration through our recent past…
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The Maria Complex Presents: Incredible Women
My next feature in honor of Women’s History Month is the spectacular Katie Schmelzer. I met Katie several years ago, I had just moved to Brooklyn because both of my children were accepted into amazing charter schools. Everyday at my sons pickup, Katie would give my daughter a big hug and let her use the walkie-talkie to call my son down, that always made her day. It wasn’t long until my daughter started calling Katie her best friend, and since then has become another member of our family. Katie is not only an awesome music teacher but also a vocal arts education advocate. Having started her career in 2009, she…
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The Maria Complex Presents: Incredible Women
I met my this Incredible Woman while working in the Aviation industry. With her infectious smile and bubbly spirit we instantly bonded. I listened to her many business stories with awe, as an Afro Latina myself it’s so inspiring to see someone like me impact the world around them. When they talk about Boss Babes she embodies that title; with pose and strength she finds new ways to break glass ceiling’s, in areas where in the past only men were thought to prevail. Meet Hasina Letellier, Founder and CEO of HALE Alliance Consulting Co. She has hit the ground running to make her new social, business venture a success – on multiple Continents. HALE Alliance was…
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The Maria Complex Presents: Incredible Women
Im a firm believer in the law of attraction, we tend to attract people and things based on our inner thoughts. In your journey to healing you may experiment with different methods, some that work and others that don’t. Therapy and medication was a must for me, and though it took a while to connect with some of my therapists eventually the work was breaking through. It’s a patient process, a frustrating one at times. I knew this journey was not going to be easy but I was ready to elevate my way of thinking, from victim to survivor. The biggest thing I realized in life, is that we can’t…
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The Museum Of Ice Cream NYC
After such a grueling winter, and with spring right around the corner my need to be outside seems to be growing. With my hand sanitizer on deck, my pink mask on and my camera ready, I headed downtown to check out the instagram famous Museum of Ice Cream. I was weary about booking a weekend afternoon, but to my surprise there wasn’t much of a line. Dolled up in my favorite pink velour suit, I was totally monochromatic to the pink themed rooms. The staff is super friendly and though some areas are off limits due to covid measures, you were able to explore the rooms leisurely. There’s about 8…
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The Maria Complex Presents: Incredible Women
My third feature in honor of Women’s History Month is Plant Medicine Coach Isa Mendoza. My journey with Isa has been a beautiful one, we both felt like misfits in our previous careers. We bonded over the pains and joys of motherhood and our quest for our true purpose. It’s a painful yet beautiful journey of self discovery that leads you to your higher self. It isn’t easy to be so vulnerable and share such personal struggles with the world, yet by doing so you open your arms to a community of people who share your pain. Throughout the years she has served as a spiritual advisor to me, sharing…
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The Maria Complex Presents: Incredible Women
It’s not everyday you meet a Beauty Queen, luckily for me I became friends with one. My second feature in honor of Women’s History Month is Miss Dominican Republic USA 2020 Karibel Perez. I had the pleasure of meeting Karibel back in 2013 when we both began our journey in the Airline industry. There are certain people who just light up the room when they walk in, and Karibel does just that. Everyone would ask her if she was a model because her beauty was striking. However, what struck me with Karibel was her kind heart. We spent many lunch breaks talking about so many things like our lives, love, and…
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The Maria Complex Presents: Incredible Women
One of the many reasons I started my platform was to help motivate and inspire others. In honor of Women’s History Month, I wanted to feature some amazing & impactful Women in my life. These women have helped inspire me and countless others in many ways, with their success, their art, & endless words of encouragement. There’s something so magical about women supporting women, an energy that comes from it that makes you feel supported. It truly does take a tribe, and here’s an introduction to some of my incredible tribe. During a tour of an art exhibit a couple years ago, I met the charming @fvdgenaste97. Her passionate energy…
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My Love, Hate Relationship With 2020…
I haven’t had the energy or mental capacity to write these last few months, to do anything in general actually; Except for the few moments of celebration like anniversaries or birthdays. It’s the toxic over productivity were programmed with, that has many of us feeling guilty for not doing much during this time. An introverts dream and an extroverts nightmare. It’s the normalization of what I’ve done during my depressive months that gave me a sense of peace; The binge watching nostalgic 90’s shows, rewatching Grey’s anatomy or Frasier for the thousandth time, the staying in bed all day. Life suddenly became less of a competition and time lost its…
