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Monica Carvajal

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Spicy & Strong

It’s a fair question: why pole dancing? As a 45-year-old mom, business owner, and someone who has faced health challenges, why would I choose to embrace an activity often associated with negativity, shame, and stereotype? Why would a strong, educated, independent woman like me subject herself to scrutiny and judgment for doing something that so…

Birthday Cake

I wrote the following journal entry in April of 2022. We moved into our new building in the spring of 2020, mere weeks before our state ordered all businesses to close in an attempt to battle the spreading pandemic. We were finally allowed to open in the summer of 2021. Business started slow, but by…

Slow Burn

Lupus has once again reminded me that no matter how in charge I feel, it will always hold real control over me. Feeling fine is a trick it uses to ease me into a false sense of comfort and triumph. It is a constant source of minor inconveniences, usually aches or pains, but all manageable…

Sugar Crash

I almost killed my husband this morning. What did he do? Absolutely nothing. The thought of prison sounds really awful to me, so I decided to just go take a cold shower instead. Overall just seemed the better, less messy solution. That my friends is progress! Now, before we dig deep into this, I must…

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I am a wife, a mother,
a daughter, a sister,
a business owner, a cook, a writer, an artist, an organizer, and an over ambitious volunteer, all while I try to exercise and eat right.

Between growing a business, restoring a 100 yr old building, renovating another 100 year old building, all while trying to maintain a healthy marriage with my business partner, and raising my daughter, there has been little time left for the traditional life.

I love my nontraditional life, but my inquisitive nature and ever racing mind have me wondering…

Am I missing out on the normal?
What would I miss of the not so normal?

This is my journey to have it all!

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