Perfectly Imperfect with Priscilla Cabrera

  Most of my life I felt like I lived in a bubble. I kept myself sheltered where I felt comfortable and secure. Trying new things always terrified me. I somehow managed. Managed to live a life where I always felt incomplete and not happy. Half my life, I was searching for happiness, happiness within and happiness outside of me.  It came in moments. Moments that I wish could last a lifetime.  One of the areas that OCD kept me hidden was the journey of entrepreneurship. Growing up, I was raised to go to school and get a good paying job and BAMB! You made it. It took me having my daughter to realize that I wanted more in my career. I wanted to be my own Boss. This clearly explains why I always bumped heads with supervisors. Not that I would go out of my way and be rude but I never liked people telling what to do.  If I want to take a day off, I am type of vibes.    I never saw entrepreneurship in my life until I had my daughter 4 years ago. I was working in a ...

It has officially been three weeks having therapy twice a week. Its mind blowing that it took me roughly 23 years to seek help. 23 years of my life living half alive, dramatic right! It’s true! I like to think that everything happens for a reason and at that right moment it is supposed to happen. For all I know, I could have ended up in the psychiatric ward, again dramatic! Until recently, OCD has been misdiagnosed with other mental illnesses. Individuals would get the wrong treatment and continue to have episodes of anxiety, panic attacks and compulsions. I would love to say that OCD is curable but it’s not! This is a chronic disorder; we simply learn how to live with it.  Within these last couple weeks, I have learned so much about myself that it’s like meeting me for the first time. OCD kept me from doing so many things in life that I once avoided or never tried because I was worried about being judged, not being good enough and simply afraid. For those of you that do not know, ...

  Four years ago, after I had my daughter, I wanted to own my own business and be self-employed. I had an idea of doing a children’s boutique but with school and being a first-time mommy, I knew I couldn’t do it all. So, I let an idea be just that!    Well, a few months later I had that same bug. To own a small business but in what? That was the question I would ask myself. So, I began looking into various business endeavors and sure enough I found online boutiques. Not knowing anything about business I began my journey to of entrepreneurship in October 2019. First ever business, Olympia Love Boutique! I honestly love that name! Probably going to name my next baby Olympia Love!    Albeit, I can say that the journey was difficult to say the least, I gained some valuable lessons. My motto, “I never lose. I either win or learn.” In the beginning I did feel like a failure. After looking into these negatives about my first business not taking off, I learned some valu...

Loneliness: Perfectly Imperfect with Priscilla Cabrera   Lonely: sad because one has no friends or company, without companions; solitary. -         Oxford Languages   Loneliness can be hidden in smiles.  At a really young age I always felt lonely. Lonely in a sense of feeling empty inside and two which I don’t like to talk about friendships.    I do not know why, at very young age I found it difficult to make friends. I remember I always wanting to be with my mom, stuck to her like glue. She would always tell me go play with the girls your age. For some reason, I always found it hard.  Looking back into my struggles with friendships, I can relate that to OCD. OCD can make you feel like you are not good enough, making you nervous to how others will perceive you or simply being liked.  (I mean I’m sure others think I was irrelevant to them and maybe I still am. But Now I know I am a Bad As Bitch)   Living with...

Co-Parenting: Perfectly Imperfect with Priscilla Cabrera     Co – parenting is easy. -No One Ever Now, I can finally say that co-parenting is a lot easier than it was the first year of Maliah’s life. But let me tell you, it was arduous and at times atrocious to say the least! When I thought about having kids, I pictured myself having a family and a home to call ours but the reality was I become a single mom a few weeks after finding out I was pregnant. We can save that story for another time.    It took almost four years for baby daddy and I too finally be on the same page when it came to parenting Maliah. It is safe to say that we both want the best for her.    On my end, from day one I wanted Maliah to have her father in her life. Although it took his ass some time, I can say he is getting there!  Thank God! Maliah having that relationship with her daddy, is truly all I wanted.    Co-parenting can be so difficult because one paren...