Category: Lifestyle

South Beach Model Latina: Healthy Competition

South Beach is already one of my top favorite destinations I enjoy going to. It is like Beverly Hills for Latinos I think. Everywhere you go, you see hot men and women looking their best and enjoying the sun. So the fact that Latina Model was shot in South Beach makes much sense to me. Where else can you see Hot Latinas walking around in bathing suits in the city and have it be normal?
This year’s Model Latina will bring some healthy competition.
The ten hot contestants will be in their own competition. Having a friendly competition… it is never bad, I think. Not only will the Model Latina girls be competing with one another, the girls will also be defiantly competing for my attention. This year, the show was very kind and thought of giving us ladies some eye candy with Carlos Ponce!  
I repeat myself, this year I believe the girls will be in some friendly competition with the host. Meet Model Latina South Beach‘s sexy Inner Circle of Cool: Carlos Ponce, Ines Rivero, Franco Lacosta andJocelyn Pierce. Ooooh child! Defiantly sometime I am looking forward in watching.
So Tonight when you are “winding down” from all the weekend fun you have had this Memorial Weekend. Wind it back up and watch and of course enjoy your evening with nuvoTV’s new hot show Model Latina South Beach.  
Here is a glimpse of what you will see… it is so good, I can’t wait for you to see it HERE!
Then, after you watch, follow them on Twitter and Facebook to stay on top of what everyone is saying about the show… I can’t wait to get your response and tell me what you think!  
Keep it hot and Smile (if you want),
 
My post is compensated and in collaboration with nuvoTV and Latina Bloggers Connect.

Restoration Hardware Wing Chair: Back in the Womb

Deconstructed 19th C. English Wing Chair
Deconstructed 19th C. English Wing Chair
Deconstructed 19th C. English Wing Chair

Deconstructed 19th C. English Wing Chair

I’m Looking for a new Chair for my Living room, well, more like two of them. I went to Restoration Hardware with my friend this weekend and I feel IN LOVE with this Wing Chair! I mean, I sat on this soft and comfortable chair and I felt like I was back in my mother’s womb. So calming. I even though I would buy one to place it in my future Psych Office for my clients…then I quickly became selfish and said, yeah…I think I would enjoy it too. Ha ha. If you are looking for a wing chair…here you go!
Smile (If you want)
#RHWingchair

Having a Low day?

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Back to being after life knocks you around.

If you are like me, at some point (or many points) … Life has giving you a one-two, two-one punch (or something like that saying). You go through the hardships, the feeling out of control and even laying in bed not wanting to get out hoping no one remembers you.

https://bloggersofhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sleeping-snoopy.jpgI will tell you, I’ve been through it. I’ve had pain where I wish I was not made the Happy Go Lucky person everyone sees. I wanted to just sleep and hope my physical pain went away. But someone would call me. When I heard the message, it was something other than how are you? I wished someone would just call to ask that. Eventually I started to tell people of my life stories and the crap I went through to stay walking, literally, including what I do now to try to keep this ongoing pain away.

So I write to you with a mission, To make you aware of someone more than just you. I’m an advocate for taking care of yourself, but with that I ask that you not forget your friends and others around you.

So here are some ways that I’ve bounced back, I hope it helps:

  • Journal writing: 
    • I would start writing. What I felt. What part of my body hurt. I wrote it down in paper…I let it go and went back to back to the living. 
    • Understanding your self and others: 
      • I became to understand that keeping myself down was only hurting me. No one else. Just me. 
    • That others will lend a hand. Learn to lean on your friends, but don’t overuse them.
    • Also know that they have all right not be there for your if they can’t, find someone that can. Even if it is a Stranger, You would be surprised how many people that don’t know you are willing to help you.
  • Speaking out: 
    • Telling someone that you need help does not make you weak. 
    • Screaming, being loud and obnoxious will not help… learn to use your words. 
    • Shutting yourself out only restarts the cycle…use your words.
    • Communicating your stories allows you to be reminded that life is worth living because you are now here, not where you use to be. 
  • Laugh: 
    • Put on your favorite episode of whatever, funniest home videos, I love Lucy, Gilmore Girls, Scooby Doo…something.
    • Being around people that will make you smile is always a plus. Caring back for those people reminds you that life if not just about you. 
  •  Faith: 
    • Go to church, temple, a serenity place to find God, locus of control, chi. 
    • Read positive books.
  • Exercise: 
    • Sometimes all we need is a little chemical reaction, walking helps. 
    • Dancing, go out with friends and allow yourself to have some fun. 
    • Go to the Getty Center, its free! Look at the beauty life has made. 
    • Jump in the rain puddles if you must.
  • Reminder: 
    • You are still number one. 
    • Remind yourself of your awesome self worth 
    • Of who you have allowed in your life. Are they a positive influence in your life?
    • If you had a miracle to ask for, what would it be? After answering that question, find methods, ways that will help you get those miracles.
      • If you don’t know the answer any of this question… well then you have a new project to work on; you.

Also! KNOW

That,  I want you to know that someone cares. In a time where everyone places over emphasis (it should be all year long) on family and friends, presents, money, havoc cooking and cookie making and you may feel forgotten- know that I didn’t forget. There is someone out there that cares. If I knew who you where, or If I was told your were not doing well, you would be hearing from me. So if you are reading this and no one knows you… Please know that even though I do not know you… I care. For real, not for fake. 😀

If not I wouldn’t be writing this for you right now. 

There is always a tomorrow. What you choose to do with it is just that. Trust that it will not be the same and you can begin to make it what you want to make it…everything has steps… So take that time to go strong. As someone I know has told me before… you will be “like a flyin’ bat outta hell” when you get better (or something like that. 😉 ).

Everyone has their low days, weeks or seasons. But at the end, it is what you make of it. I hope you choose to make it a great, filled with passion, compassion, style and all of the great things you allow to make it. Happy Holidays!

A hug for you.
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Smile (if you want),

Jes Sofia Valle

Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) Announces The Addition of 4 New Chapters and Re-Launch of Two Existing Chapters

Latinos in Social Media

“Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) Announces The Addition of 4 New Chapters and Re-Launch of Two Existing Chapters

New LATISM Chapters Now Serving Central Florida, Houston, San Antonio and Philadelphia. In Addition, Two Existing Chapters in Los Angeles and DC Have Been Re-Launched

 Washington, DC, December 20, 2011 —Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) is proud to announce the addition of five new local chapters to its roster. The new chapters, which cover the Central Florida, Houston, San Antonio and Philadelphia, join existing chapters in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Charlotte, South Florida and Bay Area, CA. The re-launched chapters, Los Angeles and Washington, DC, boast new leadership.
The chapters, 13 in total, bring LATISM one step closer to its goal of establishing a local presence in all mayor Latino DMAs across the country, and will help to support LATISM National’s initiatives nationwide by creating opportunities to network and learn at the local level.
“We are proud to welcome these four new chapters into LATISM, as well as the new leadership in our Los Angeles and DC chapters,” says Ana Roca-Castro, Founder and Chair for LATISM. “These groups are aligned 100% with LATISM’s core mission, of advancing and promoting the advancement of Latinos through collaboration, education and the sharing of ideas and knowledge with their local communities.”
To learn more about the new and existing LATISM chapters, please support and stay up-to-date about their local events and initiatives by visiting their respective blogs and social media platforms, listed below.

NEW CHAPTERS

CENTRAL FLORIDA
Director: Laura Tellado
Co-Director: Alberto Saldamando
TWITTER: @Latism_CFL
FB: http://www.facebook.com/LatismCentralFlorida
BLOG: http://cfl.latism.org/
HOUSTON
Director: Juan Alanis
Co-Director[S]: Sandra Fernandez
TWITTER: @Latism_HOU
FB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Latism-Houston-Chapter/163244663776423
BLOG: http://hou.latism.org/
SAN ANTONIO
Director: Erica Guevara
Co-Director[S]:  TBD
TWITTER: @Latism_SA
FB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Latism-San-Antonio-Chapter/263497953709693
BLOG: http://san.latism.org/
PHILADELPHIA
Director: Silke McDowell
Co-Director[S]: Ruby Wright
TWITTER: @Latism_Philly
FB: http://www.facebook.com/Latism.Philly
BLOG: http://philly.latism.org/

RE-LAUNCHED CHAPTERS:

LOS ANGELES
Director: Jessica Sofia Valle
Co-Director[S]: Edgar Mejia, Berenice Martinez, Rachel Matos
TWITTER: @Latism_LA
FB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Latism-Los-Angeles-Chapter/329779067050209
BLOG: http://la.latism.org
WASHINGTON, DC
Director: Jennifer Lubrani
Co-Director[S]: Cheryl Aguilar, Javier Von Westphalen
TWITTER: @Latism_DC
FB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Latism-DC-Chapter/146768758759186
BLOG: http://dc.latism.org

ESTABLISHED CHAPTERS:

NEW YORK CITY
Director: Ray Cruz
Co-Director[S]: Sal Mendoza
TWITTER: @Latism_NYC
FB: http://www.facebook.com/Latism.NYC
BLOG: http://ny.latism.org
BAY AREA, CA
Director: Marcela Gutierrez
Co-Director[S]: Hilda Ramirez
TWITTER: @Latism_BayArea
FB: http://www.facebook.com/Latism.BayArea
BLOG: http://bay.latism.org
CHICAGO
Director: Elma Placeres Dieppa
Co-Director[S]: Abraham Velasquez, Daisy de la Cruz
TWITTER: @Latism_CHI
FB: http://www.facebook.com/Latism.Chicago
BLOG: http://chi.latism.org
DALLAS/FT. WORTH
Director: Alejandra Suarez
Co-Director[S]: Byrdie Franco
TWITTER: @Latism_DAL
FB: http://www.facebook.com/Latism.DallasFTW
BLOG: http://dal.latism.org
SOUTH FLORIDA
Director: Ernesto Sosa
Co-Director[S]: Blanca Stella Mejia, Natascha Otero
TWITTER: @Latism_SFL
FB: http://www.facebook.com/Latism.SFlorida
BLOG: http://sfl.latism.org
CHARLOTTE, NC
Director: Brian Cockman
Co-Director[S]: Rafael Rodriguez
TWITTER: @Latism_CHA
FB: http://www.facebook.com/Latism.CHA
BLOG: http://cha.latism.org
PHOENIX, AZ
Director: Joe Ray
Co-Director[S]: Eric Diaz
TWITTER: @Latism_PHO
FB: http://www.facebook.com/latism.phoenix
BLOG: http://pho.latism.org/
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ABOUT LATISM
Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) is a 501(c) 4 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing the social, civic and economic status of the Latino community. LATISM also helps to raise awareness among corporate brands, NGOs and government entities about using social media to reach Latinos. Our partnership initatives include research, event sponsorships, and leadership training. A pioneering social media organization with over 140,000 members in its network, LATISM has been hailed as the most influential online movement in the new multicultural Web. To learn more about the Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) organization, visit http://latism.org”

Activate. Spark. Inspire

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The #cause2012 conference in Santa Maria, CA on October 29, 2011. As you have read in my prior post this  conference was held at Allan Hancock College campus in Santa Maria. The #cause2012 an opportunity for social media and community organizing worlds to network, and learn from one another.  This conference was a lecture and workshop oriented (I conducted the keeping a healthy balance with Social Media, Social Justice and Personal Life).

Thoughts of the conference:

I was thinking through out the conference, social justice… and someone in the session said it “you are playing angry birds when there is a revolution going on.” And I began to think of all the small revolutions that everyone works through on a daily basis… the getting out of bed when its cold, or the poor kids that have no food, the children who stay at home with out anyone to care for them.. i can go on. I was inspired even more, granted I’m working on building a foundation for children who have chronic pain… but i was inspired to take it higher… to make the county, city, state, life and world wide know that there is hope for just about anything. Yes, I am an out of the box thinker, a dreamer and most of all a doer. By going to this conference I found an even more profound appreciation for civil servants, the social workers who are trying to find their balance, the community activist who is baring their feet, their souls to help the people who have ongoing struggles, the social media people who weary their eyes making it possible for you to read this…

Participation:

Participating in this event was amazing. As I mentioned the workshop was based on keeping a healthy balance with Social Media, Social Justice and Personal Life. As I was educating. I had so many ideas funnel through my mind on what other ways  can help people and family through the education of finding your own balance… Because although many people say there isn’t a balance, I will say there is such a thing as balance… the word exist doesn’t it?  However, It may not be the same thing for everyone… everyone find their balance in their own ways. Finding a healthy balance only means being well rounded…and I don’t mean your hips…

So towards the end of the conference I found that everyone took with them a different aspect of what they chose to view. Some people where excited about their new founded knowledge… I found that I was excited to see a big group of people learning Twitter, Facebook and social media in general to help each other and others they have yet to meet.  Overall, the conference in my point of view was a success.

And to the team that created this even! Big ups! Giovanni! Jose! Cristina! Hilda! Jessie!and Jes… Awesome Job!

I hope you come to the next one…

Smile (If you want)

Jes Sofia

Social Change Through Social Media

Guess who is speaking about Balance and Social Media at

Social Change Through Social Media?

Yes ME!

On October 29, 2011 on the California Central Coast –the home of the historic farm-labor movement– Latinos in Social Media will host a full-day training summit for emerging leaders in the non-profit arena. Held on the beautiful Allan Hancock College campus in Santa Maria, #cause2012 is a unique opportunity for experts in the digital and community organizing worlds to network, share best practices, and organize for work in 2012 and beyond. Through a dynamic mix of formats including lecture, workshops and roundtables, the summit will cover topics such as:

Using social media as an instrument for organizational capacity building
Learning how to use social media to enhance existing networks
How to ignite mobilization, amplify support, and increase engagement
Tying online communications to organizational goals/objectives and funding development plans

VISIT the site: http://www.cause2012conference.com/

LATISM site: http://www.latism.org/