Happy Cumples, BB! — 64 and Wanting More

 

Babushka had taken a little breakesito during the hot summer months. Meaning September wasn't hot here Up North in The South?  JU SO FONII!! Of course it was, pero it was also BB's Bday mes, so palabras and parties were in order. Aqui, the article written for Conexion Florida, a previous hardcopy, now online publication.  Moviendo con los times...

Hola,Hola,Hola Beautifuls!

Another birthday is here.. What was the win this year?

The answer came surprisingly fast.

Babushka made it to another year.

That's the win.

Sí, Beautifuls, some years are like that.

Sweetie has been gone three years. Then Pedro passed — Sweetie's cat, the last living piece of her husband BB still had. One Adios inside another.

Casa BB hasn't cooperated: a leaking techo, mold, electrical problems, and a crumbling trailer — all maintained on about $900 a month from a widow's pension.

Then Roxy needed a transmission. The warranty? Did Nada. The actress had one gig. Type 2 diabetes joined the cast, too. Gracias a Dios, it's controlled.

So where's the fabulous?

Finding the Fabulous in the Familiar does NOT mean pretending everything is fabuloso.  Loss hurts. Money worries are real. Roofs leak. Carros break.

It means viendo valor in the diario: café, music, laughter, a timely call, y familia.

BB's two girls live with her now. Sometimes Mama is the caretaker; sometimes she is cared for. Accepting care es parte de  family, too.

None of that repara the roof, brings Pedro back, or fixes Roxy. 

Pero it helps make some dias lighter. Perhaps that's enough.

At 63, BB loved, lost, worried, laughed, cared, was cared for, found the Fabulous inside the Familiar — and kept dancing.

Another year. Estás aquí.

Beautifuls... Still Here. 

ESO!!!

Happy Cumples BB.. 

And mucho, many, más.

CUIDENSE

BB2U

In the MARCH-ita.

This months article for Conexión was actually done ahead of time, but online past usual time, proof of how fast the year is going! Ahhh Mercury Retrograde. JU SO FONII! 

Hola,Hola,Hola Beautifuls! 

Marzo, March, third month of the year. Already. Wow and Woah. January we were still feeling the holiday hellos, then February was quickly over, marking this month the first REAL mes of the year. Hopefully it isn’t a Real Mess for you.  For BB, this year of the FireHorse truly is just that. Bueno, not Mess, pero Fuerte, on Fire, and going Fast! Like it has a will of its own and taking Babushka along for the ride. On a bucking caballo and holding onto the saddle porque the reins were dropped long ago. Y sabes que Beautifuls, that may not be a bad thing.

Maybe this is the year of Enough. Enough of “waiting for a better time”. Enough of “I wish”, “I will”. Quizas it’s the time of NOW. Grab that oar porque la corriente is gonna carry you away. The Nerves of Possibilities are taking over because Complacency isn’t cutting it.  Tomorrow comes quickly and “Should have done” stays forever. So don’t be surprised if you see BB all over the place. Trying new, trying better, trying to be a Brand Spokesperson, because it’s time to be carried away con las ganas and the possibilities. May not get to The Vision, pero Beautifuls, Babushka will see a lot more than if she just stood still.  

Y tu Beautifuls? What sights do you want to see along your viaje? 

Porque sometimes it’s the stops that fulfill us more than the final landing. 

Bon Voyage a Todos.  Cuidensen.

Mother May I? A Mother's Day/Everyday Post

May's article in @ConexionFlorida . 

 A trilingual newspaper covering FL,AL, GA 

and anywhere else a subscriber can have it sent to.

HolaHolaHola Beautifuls!

It’s May already. This month we in the US celebrate Mother’s Day. A day one typically thinks of Mom, nuestra madre.  As well we should. First, she gave us life. Segundo, she gave us amor.  Thirdly, she gave us the best she knew, the best she had, both materially and spiritually. So si, most definitely Mother’s should be celebrated and thanked. And emulated. To Ourselves.

Beautifuls, let’s realize this. Aunque we will always be our Mama’s bebe, we are, for the most part, adultos. Tiempo to do for ourselves.  This month, let’s surround ourselves with Mothering, Mother Love, Self Love. It truly isn’t hard. Here, let BB give you some ejemplos.

1)  We’ve all seen babies who just smile with all their beings when seing their mom. Let’s start doing that when we first look into the mirror each dia. Amor, Happy to be Alive. 

2) Musica. What brings joy to your soul when you hear it? PLAY IT. 

If it leads to dance, Dance. If it leads to song, Sing. LET IT FILL YOU.

3) Joy of just Being.  Be in the sun, feel it’s warmth and know the Universe is hugging you.

Sit in Silence and know YOU are watched and being loved. 

JUST AS YOU ARE. ALWAYS being wished the Best for you. 

Beautifuls, this is the TRUENESS, TRUTH of Mother Love. And this Babushka wishes for ALL this Dia de Las Madres.

Cuidensen.

Babushka Besos a Todos.

In The Marchita, MARCHing Along.

This is a copy of BB's March column in Conexion.  

Si, it was printed earlier in the month, pero in true Cuban fashion, running late in the home field...

 

https://conexionflorida.com/in-the-marchita-marching-along/

HolaHolaHola Beautifuls!

In La Marchita, Marching Along. Si, a little play on words in the titulo. A bit corny, pero oh, so very true.  January, start of a New Year, still a bit groggy and overwhelmed from the prior year.  February, so short, it just whisked on by.  March, now the year is getting it’s own steps.  We’re still a little shocked by how fast the prior month went by, and beginning to realize it really is a full fledged year. Wow and Woah.

How are those resolutions going? Do you even remember them? Have the dates dawned on you yet? It’s March. Time to move on from the wishes, those “gonna do”, now we’re on the daily “gotta do”. The year and La Vida go on, and so do we. Pero Beautifuls, reflect un momento, bring back to mind those “gonna do”. March. That’s not only the name of the month, but a reminder to move, to march con ganas, to go figuratively if not literally, towards those “gonna do”. In the dreaming is the dance. In the vision is the victory. You may not achieve it presently, but by seeing it daily, it is forever yours. 

-from www

So go on, as the song says, “Don’t Stop Believing”.

In the Believing is the Balance.

In the Believing is the Beauty.

In the Believing is the Baile.

A BAILAR SE HA DICHO!!

Babushka Besos to All.

CUIDENSEN.

Open Your Present

 

This was written for the Enero Edition of Conexion.  A multilingual paper sharing the news of Florida's panhandle, some of Alabama and Georgia, while also giving insights on varied topics.  Babushka is grateful they let her take her time returning to writing for them. It took awhile, but one always returns to familia.

Hola, Hola, Hola Beautifuls!

It’s been awhile hasn’t it? Babushka’s been busy chasing dreams and daily dances.  Looking back, it wasn’t a bad year, pero this one, the plan is for pleasure.  In the malo and lo bueno, to look for the pleasure of being alive, of being here to feel, learn, love, live. And this dear ones is the tarea from now on. Moments are memories to be vivido and cherished. Let’s be present, porque that truly is our gift de la vida. 

2025 is the year to slow down on the “gotta do’s” and speed up on the wanna do’s. The more time passes, the more BB realizes the less of it she has.  So, what are your wishes for this year?  Not goals, not gotta do’s, but the wishes? How about we strive for those Beautifuls?  Let’s strive for our wishes, our bucket lists. A seguir los sueños, Vivir la Vida. Viviendo, no corriendo.  Let’s let go of the little things, that at the end, really don’t matter.  The world will continue to revolve, whether you’re running on it or not.  So truly, what is your ,“gonna do one day” when I get older, when I have more money, when I have more time? Beautifuls, we never know how much time.  Cuando te tocó, te tocó. 

via The Timing of Death by Tani Bahti

So make sure you touch your heart, and try to follow it more often this year. 

Wishing all of you a very Blessed y Beautiful, and emotionally enlightening, fulfilling Año Nuevo.

Cuidensen.

Babushka Besos to All