I am very much myself

Deborah Dorado Grijalva de Zamorano



Always classy



Try saying that five times fast! Impossible I know and in reality this is NOT my legal name. No, while I’m happily married to one of the most amazing guys in the world (yes, I know many women in love say this) I have never changed my name. Why? I love my last name. Grijalva. How amazing is that name and how unique is it? Everyone always has to ask how to pronounce it and ask where it comes from. 


As a child and adolescent, I would always say that I never wanted to get married; I always wanted to be my own person and keep my name. Then I fell head over heels in love and had to actually think if changing my name was something that I could do. The result?  NO. This says a lot about me I believe; not wanting to change my name though, I’m in love and love Mr. Husband more than anything. I felt and feel that by changing my name it means that I will have to change who I am and that something I can’t and won’t do. But more about me... 

I’m strong-willed and stubborn. I’m creatively artistic, a writer, a painter, a baker, and a doodler. I even sing when I’m alone at the top of my lungs. I’m that person that wants to do it all but just never has enough time in a hour, a day, a week, a month or a year… much less a lifetime.

I’m the only girl; a daughter that will always be there for her parents and sits with them to just sit. I’m a sister that watches and protects over my little brothers (one is two years younger than me, one is seven years younger than me) like a lion mother. I'm a little sister that needs no protection but welcomes it from her older brother. I grew up being the middle child and must admit that I should signs of it, but that only adds character. 

Stronger than the norm



I’m a wife but not the typical one. I hardly ever cook, and cleaning is something that I’d rather take a whole day and take care of at once than having to clean every day. I’m not the type to cuddle and I like my own space and independence but at the same time, I love spending time with Mr, Husband as much as possible. Alone time is healthy for a marriage.

I’m a college graduate with an English degree with a concentration in Creative Writing. Yes, I went after what I loved rather what would make me rich. My main goal in life is to be a published writer. I don’t wish to be world known (though that would be nice), I just want to be able to write and have people be able to enjoy my art. This is why I have decided once and for all to start a blog and do it the right way! I’ve had blogs in the past, all very positive at first and then they got out of hand. This time I will write about just how much I love my passions, my family, my other half, and LIFE! So many of us focus on the negative and I have fallen victim to this many times. At age twenty-six (12.1.2010) it is time to change, time to grow and time to finally commit to my dreams and goals!

Won't you stay a while and watch me grow…