Hearty Breakfast!

As promised on my Instagram page a few weeks back I said I would share the benefits of an awesome breakfast selection. 

If your like me, and always seem to be in a rush, it's neat when you can find ways to make  life just that much more convenient. 

Normally, I am so much in a rush that I opt out breakfast all together, which is the worse idea in the world. 

Breakfast is essential and like they say the most important meal of the day. 

When all possible I tend to gravitate to juicing, it's fast, practical, and fills you up while giving you the nutrients you need. 

Here is the post I made exactly two weeks ago. 

I enjoy mixing in the frozen fruit bag from Costco with my Simply Orange Juice. 

The bag comes in a Medley with all natural fruit which include, papaya, mango, pineapple, and strawberries. I often throw in a banana just for extra Vitamin K benefits. This saves you the time of chopping! The bag comes in a decent size, if smart you can make it last a while. 

The Simply Orange brand is a juice that comes in a non-concentrate base, which there seems to be much debate about. Which juice is better concentrate or not from concentrate?

Good question indeed!!

From personal analysis it seems that when a juice comes from a concentrate process it looses nutritional value. Many would still argue that this is simply not true. 

Basically concentrate means that the water content from the juice was once removed and then added back in, dried and then rehydrated. The reason behind this derives from the longer life shelf that companies reach by doing so. But have you ever looked at the ingredients of this so called 100% concentrate juices? 

If indeed you are getting a juice that is 100% juice should there not only be one ingredient in the label? 

So indeed, be not fooled by what you read in the marketing scheme of your products, pay close attention to the ingredient section of all food you buy. Get the most for your money and make sure you are truly providing nutrients for your body and your not just falling into the scheme of false advertisement. Believe me when I say we are all victims! 

But the best thing about this line is you can find a decent selection of flavors, from pink lemonade to mango orange. You can also find products high in Vitamin D and Calcium an excellent choice for my vegans out there. 

Ancient Grain Hot Cereal

At the Expo I was given a bag of this delicious and wholesome hot cereal. Manufactured by Purely Elizabeth, her goal is to make products that are innovative nutrient rich ingredients. The idea for her oatmeal was to take regular oatmeal and make it better for you. Adding a lot of superfood ingredients to your morning oatmeal. This is a slow cooking, it takes about 20 minutes. "This is a great way to fill your body with nutrient rich ingredients and have energy throughout the day," states Elizabeth. 

And if you are still yet not convinced check out all of the nutritional facts above, taken from her website : 

http://www.purelyelizabeth.com

You can also check out more videos and see the array of products her line carries.

Enjoy a good breakfast this morning even if it's just juicing for the first time! 

Try it the worse that can happen is you don't like it! 

Happy Blogging. :) 

NASCAR Anyone?

Hello Bloggies! 

I have been so busy juggling work, family, and everything in between but none the less I couldn't be more thankful, blessed and excited to share this weekends event with you all! 

One of the fastest growing American sports is NASCAR and yours truly got a little piece of the action! 

Some of you may know exactly what I'm talking about but for those that don't let me share a little NASCAR 101 as I listen to my Aventura ITunes station this morning. 

NASCAR is an acronym for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Although it overseas many kinds of races the following are the top three: 

1. The Sprint Cup Series

2. Nationwide Series 

3. Camping World Truck Series. 

The cars used now have minimal resemblance to the stock heritage of its origins. Now you can find four types of cars out on the track; Ford Fusion, Dodge Charger, Cheverolet Impala and the Toyota Camry (hence why you see all of these companies actively promoting and marketing these tours).

The Ford Fusion on the track. 

Dodge Charger

Toyota Camry 

Chevrolet Impala

I'm strictly going to focus on the Sprint Cup series which features one of the 22 tracks located near my hometown. This trackt hosts one of the 36 races in the Sprint Cup Series. 

Welcome to the Auto Club Speedway located in the heart of Fontana, California. 

The speedway was built in 1997 and it's first winner, Jeff Gordon, made this track renownly known. 

So let's discuss a little more about the build of these cars. One of these fully equipped cars weighs about 3,400 pounds and has a wheelbase of 110 inches. A 358 cubic inch V8 engine can generate 750 horse power on the track! Wow! These drivers average a speed of 170 mph while maneuvering left turns on ovals or D shaped tracks. Laps range from 400-500 laps and as low as 150. I believe for this series it was 200 laps. 

There I am enjoying the adreline rush of sitting inside the stadium while the cars zoom by! Got to admit the people who invest in ear protection are truly smart, because boy do your ears buzz after a while. 

The California Speedway is one of the D shaped tracks. In order for one to win on this track you need a fast car, quick pit stop, smart crew shift, and an efficient engine builder. Due to the wide racing surface on this track, what it really comes down to is fuel mileage battling. 

Can't forget to give credit for the founder of NASCAR racing. It originally sprung from Bill France Sr. in 1948. 

The first NASCAR race featured three categories : strictly stock, roadsters, and modifies. In 1949 on a 3/4 mile dirt track at the Charlotte Speedway, Jim Roper won the first "strictly stock" division which flourished into the Sprint Cup Series we know today.

Of course, I can't finish my blog without thanking my friends at Von's/Safeway for allowing me the opportunity to work and enjoy some of the festivities. Thank you to my agency Encore Nationwide for booking me, I had a blast welcoming race fans into our tailgate. Even more fun was encouraging the little ones to play the bean bag toss game! But those Life Saver Gummy samples took the cake. People loved them! 

If you came by our booth on Sunday that was me sampling the gummies. I'm sure race fans enjoyed the games, samples and complimentary food! 

This was a shot prior to the the mayham! 

The booth was successful! Bringing the old together with the young! 

Me working hard :)

The Carl Edwards car on display, brought to you by Kellog's. 

Couldn't pass the opportunity to get inside. 

The crew! Professionals and a bunch of goof balls! Great teamwork! 

Here are a few snappets from surrounding areas that caught my eye. 

This shot was taken early Sunday Morning before the final race. 

And of course my lovely lady friends working their booths. 

The official partner of NASCAR handing health and beauty products. 

Toyota gals providing some arcade fun and airbrush painting! 

           So it's pretty much a wrap!

Congrats to Jimmie Johnson for putting up a great battle against Jeff Gordon. 

Of course everyone's problem this year was tires! Blowouts occurring by the minute. 

Kyle Bush took the win for the second year in a row. Another victory in the books for him. 

I sign off with the standings for the 2014 Sprint Cup Serie and a little inspiration. 

If you were not a fan before this blog I hope I left you with enough anticipation to watch the next race. 

What kind of women would I be to not support my fellow lady drivers. Although 2014 was not yet our year to have a lady representing in NASCAR, watch out for these ladies waiting to make a revolution.

Lok out for Paige Decker, Ayla Agren, and Karsyn Elledge. 

I couldn't have said it better:

In Need of Petite

First and foremost,  I hope everyone enjoyed and spent a Happy St. Patricks Day. 🍀🎉🎊🍻

Whether you chose to partake in a festivity or simply caught up on rest (like myself), I hope it was a happy Monday.

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Today I want to switch the focus of my blog over to fashion. 

As a small child I took pride in making a fashion statement. Always gravitating  toward one of a kind styles. Trendy, classy yet urban is how I like to classify my current personal fashion choices. 

I would like to take you through a glimpse of some of those fashion choices. 

Sporting the good old Hello Kitty!!!!

Boy Fashion turned girly! Good old sailor suit!

Baggie pants! Oh yeah I rocked them in my toddler years :)

I guess you can say I was destined to be a fashionista! 

Repping that Cali in El Salvador at the age of 6! Awww Memories. 

One of my favorites! 6th Grade Talent Show! Hip-hop, classy ribbon dancers.... Wow! What a concept! 

Although the picture does no justice, I color coordinated every detail! From the burgundy nail tips, to the burgundy headband adorning my hair, and a shocking finish with that gothic style chocker.

Look at this Salsa Perfomance Custome! And those shoes! Ha! 

Guess I loved those backless shirts that tied! I thought they were the sexiest tops around. But check out those pants, shiny pleather (Obviously!!!) with zippers that ran down starting at the thigh! Very one of a kind. Can't forget about the jewels placed in the middle of my forehead. Guess culture blending has always been a friend to me. 

Couldn't go with out sharing this one! Look at that hair! Wow! 

So I guess you can say, I kind of always been somewhat of a trend setter. ;)

A well rounded individual, something my high school Teacher's encouraged and instilled in my character. Thank God they did so, because now all of those traits are benefitting me as I plan for future career choices. 

A designer in me has always existed. At 15, I designed my Quinceañera dress, as well as the dresses for the ladies in my court. I planned out the whole event, mind you this was not your typical Quinceñera! A mixture of Japanese culture and the typical traditional concept of little girl entering womanhood were all combined. Looking back now I think, how did I ever manage? Of course, I have to give a big thanks to my lovely parents for always allowing me to express myself! Love them to death! 

It's really hard to tell the detail put into the dresses in these pictures! But this was before internet, digital cameras and selfies even existed! 

My dress consisted of a top made with an intricate lacy and beaded sequence design. It was an off the shoulder dress look. The bottom consisted of a sheer shiffon adorned with lavender fabric and individually sown flowers derived from the top sequence. 

The court wore the same dress design but their top was adorned with a lovely pearl pendant in the middle of the bust area. A touch of classiness resulted from the black long sleeved gloves. 

For my junior prom I once again revisited my designer self. An inspiration derived from my Quinceañera design. 

You can see I chose the same fabric for the front of the top. This consisted of a two piece set. A long pencil skirt with side slits that attached to the top portion with beaded strands. 

This is a great view of that backless designed I so loved during this time. The exception I made was substituting the cloth string with these pearl beads.

So what, you say! Well, reason I share all this is to be able to bring you 360 to the biggest fashion event I  was blessed to attend last week.

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Welcome to Style Fashion Week LA.

 What an amazing event! I left there full of positive energy! The people were down to earth, super friendly, and just very encouraging. 

So what is Style Fashion LA? 

Well this event is ONLY the biggest and most influential fashion event of the season. A week full of fashion now esteemed by the City of Los Angeles as the Official LA Fashion Week. Below you can see the layout of the lovely venue.

For a week long, the Upper Deck at LA Live was host to some of the most influential fashion gurus of the season (Betsy Johnson, Andre Soriano, MT Costello, Poetic Justice, Jaime Elyse, and many more). 

Here are the designers that graced the catwalk during my attendance. 

Along with some pictures of the models as they strut their stuff! 

Watching the runway models was an experience in itself, but I got to admit the best moments in my night were being in the green room.

These fashion styles were outrageously innovative! Amazing styles and extremely unique. 

I got to meet great people!  Feel that positive energy flowing off as a reminder of the great sane, "Don't give up, just follow your dreams!" 

Recognized this young female rapper from the Hip Hop School of Arts inauguration. Always good to run into familiar faces! 

Get a chuckle out of me standing next to some of these models. 

And in the midst of all the meet and greets I found some time to kick up my feet! 

Of course can't forget about the car model in me! 

Now those are some classy rides! Extremely exclusive. 

Such an eventful day! I'd like to wrap up with first thanking the two people that made this day possible for me. 

Inventor and Designer Jerry Zarnakee!

[By the way check out his bling! Big hit all night.]

And fashion/ media photographer Ed Melliza.

I close with a lovely photo of two successful Bruin professionals breaking barriers in the industry. 

Jessi Malay states in her latest diplo "It's a Revolution" and it definetly is. Who says shorties don't like fashion? It's about time we change things up and take a chance!!!! And don't worry Jessi I definetly don't plan to let them steal my light! 

Let's explore the world and open the doors to my 5 and under models out there. 

The Revolution has begun!!!!!!!