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I didn’t know 20 hours ago I’d meet #HaydenChristensen and #RosarioDawson. But I knew 20 hours ago today wouldn’t be a regular day.

Today, July 11 2026 is the 20th anniversary of my father’s passing.I didn’t know how I’d feel about today, how the grief would appear, how the loss over time would find itself in my heart and life today.

But the universe, and my dad, as usual, loves to surprise me with memories that are made from memories I buried down deep after all these years. This specific memory: every summer from when I was in high school, I’d go back home to see my father in NYC for a few weeks. It was at the height of summer movie season in the late 90s/early 2000s. And it was in those summers I watched the Star Wars prequels, which were not the first time I’d been introduced to the stories, but my first time seeing them on screen. The last one, released 2005, would be the last movie I’d watch with my father before he was taken away from us in the summer of 2006.

Today, I took my kids to meet the first brave and stubborn Anakin they ever knew, the resilient and wise Ahsoka they’ve come to admire, and I got to hug both of them, and in such a short time and yet with so many words tried to congratulate them for their work, thank them for their time.

I don’t think this was a case of random coincidences. I believe in my dad finding ways to remind me he’s still here, still making movie memories with me.

My kids will remember today the way I remember those summers in NYC. A new summer tradition, a story, the family they love beside them. the immovable irreplaceable inheritance of memories like the ones my father left me. taken in Miami Beach Convention Center by @meeshsparks

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3 months ago

God: Girl, what is your life?! I just fixed this!
Me: lol, i know.

Nothing is organized.
Everything is moving.
And if we don’t stop and breathe, it can feel…well, really overwhelming.

Because things are in constant change.
Because the world feels disorienting, and we want control. Of something.
And because one thing I know for sure is this:

I’m going to move my body.
Love loudly.
Show up for my people. The community.
Unapologetically and on purpose.
No disclaimers. taken in Miami, Florida by @meeshsparks

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9 months ago

Just back from recording an episode of J. Adrian Betancourt‘s Miami Book Hub. Joined by Meesh Zambrana and Sergio Jablon to talk all things Authors for and 305 Pink Pack.

Fun times! Episode coming soon!

#miamibookhub #miamicommunitynews #authorlife #writersofinstagram #305pinkpack Photos from the taping of the podcast. taken in Miami, Florida by @meeshsparks

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7 days ago

belated birthday celebrations with two glorious humans the universe somehow intertwined through sheer luck and coincidence.

in 2017, @andycvee and i were in the same cohort at FIU for the accelerated master’s in marketing. i was immediately drawn to her: how she loved to travel, how she was brilliant AND down AF, whether we were putting together a presentation, inventing an idea, or rallying the crew for a party.

@samaraoutloud and i met in summer of 2022. she was presenting at FIU with @plurawl and i remember walking up to her like “i love everything about you and i 100% think @pabiceps is exactly what the internet needs.” she immediately told me i should join Latinas in Tech Miami.

LITTLE DID I KNOW. (and i do mean little.)

samara and andrea had already met through their own LIT involvement. i had no idea until earlier this year when they posted a pic out to eat together and i was like WAIT MY TWO GIRLS ARE CONNECTED?!

so it only made sense we got together for a very Miami night of cocktails, cackling at life stories, and honestly, celebrating that despite it all, WE GONNA MAKE IT. taken in Uchi Miami by @meeshsparks

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14 days ago

Woke up 43 and feeling like a strong baddie 💅🏻

I remember being in my late 20’s and 30’s having friends tell me how something happens after 40 where it all clicks…and things just come together in a way where you truly embrace yourself and all your loves, quirks, and everything in between.

And just so you know …every woman who told me this was absolutely right. ❤️♎️ taken in Miami, Florida by @meeshsparks

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20 days ago

DID YOU WAKE UP FEELING EXTRA GROOVY TODAY?
EXTRA ATTRACTIVE?
EXTRA, PERIOD?

It’s cause it’s LIBRA SEASON EVE.
STEP ASIDE VIRGOS.

The first day of the week being the 21st of September meant I had to wake up with @earthwindandfire on repeat all day long.

The start of a new season means it’s also the perfect reason to signal a reset for yourself if you need it. Maybe it’s a haircut. Maybe it’s a new addition to your closet. Maybe it’s removing something from your closet. Make room for the new. Whatever new means may surprise you.

#mondayvibe #september21 #danceparty by @meeshsparks

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a month ago

POV: it’s four days before the official start of Fall (and Libra season) and @theyummygeek hosts a practice magic dinner thay involved eats, treats, and lots of cackling, as well as a lengthy debate and discussion defending unlikely celebrity crushes with @fhlifeandtravel @melificent.

Perfect final Friday of the summer season ❤️🎃 by @meeshsparks

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a month ago

Highly recommend listening to this at least once a day every day this month.

X2 if is your birthday month

x3 if you’re a Libra.

And don’t forget to follow her instructions clearly. Cause this is my kind of affirmation.

@janellemcdrmth you’re a whole genius, we need the extended rise and shine remix of this please! taken in Miami, Florida by @meeshsparks

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a month ago

Do you think Sunday ends the week or starts the week?

Well, today I’ll take it as both. Because the message from @nany @nanyonthemat today in the Pilates class with @zephyrhillswtr was the perfect way to end the weekend but also the message I needed to go into the week as well.

At the end she told us to thank our bodies exactly as they are. For getting us exactly where we need to be. Which is such a important mental practice to have especially on a health journey,

Additionally, I love that her classes take me from tuning into my most zen self to trying to twerk halfway through a downward dog.

#pilates #latinawellness #glowup taken in Daily Flows Movement Studio by @meeshsparks

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a month ago

they say libras are ruled by venus. That we’re indecisive , chronic overthinkers, a bit forgetful, and can find beauty in everything. And yes, we want to experience it all.
whether it’s a quiet morning of patti smith and fantasy reads, or a perreo party followed by emo karaoke.

Oh, and sometimes need an excuse to post the photo that captured all of that in one brief moment.

exhibit A, pictured above. by @meeshsparks

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2 months ago

Chunky.
Fat.
Gordita.
Rellenita.
Plus Size.
Mid Size.
What size?
A size.

Me? I feel I will always be a a little Gordita. And I love that for me. ❤️

To paraphrase the words of the wise Albert Goldman/Starlina from the birdcage “I’ve yo-yoed from a 12 to a 16 to a 12” and some people in your life will still watch with not one hint of in encouragement, not one scrap of validation.

And so many times, that validation for me has needed to come from within. For me. My own critic.

Unless you have literally been big for a larger part of your life, it’s hard to explain the feeling of when it finally clicks. And whether it’s through weight loss surgery, a traumatic health scare, or a a health scare that lead to using the most life changing medication thus far.

I can’t explain for a whole segment of women what the journey is like, I can’t speak for other larger women who’ve been doing this even quietly for fear of judgement. I can’t speak for feeling that of no matter what we do, we can’t win either side.

We’re sellouts for wanting to be smaller.
We’re lazy for taking an “easy way out”

But none of this is easy. 30 years of wanting to just have a smaller tummy, not an apron belly, and to understand why no matter how many less calories I consumed it wasn’t working for me. Watching other women not have to worry about every single thing they eat. It’s taken up half my life. Literally.

I can speak for myself. And my journey. And hope that it resonates with those who just wanted to feel healthy. And not “health” to be skinny, health to feel strong. To stop being pre-diabetic. To not need a CPAP.

So I do this for her. For me. For the healthy fat chick that never gave up. That refused to conform.

Who was told one day by a designer who was fitting an influencer for a client event that if I wanted to fit into his dresses one day I needed to “ponte a vomitar y no tragar tanto”

But what matters to me is eventually, that for the rest of my life, I can just exist without constantly working so hard to do so. ❤️ by @meeshsparks

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