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Lisa Quinones Fontanez Spring HS 2017_1

I'm Lisa aka @laliquin on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest & Snapchat. Get to know more about me and my familia!

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  • Here’s to the end of another exhausting yet successful day... 💤
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  • Best boyfriend ever 😉😆💜 (He’s not my boyfriend but I love him.)
  • I never ever tire of this view. Any time of day, any weather, any season.
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  • Yesterday was World Mental Health Day. This quote from yesterday’s @calm meditation truly resonated with me. I cannot talk honestly about my anxiety and depression without discussing alcohol. For me, it all went hand in hand. Now that I am a little more than 5 months sober I can see the connection. Being in the rooms, admitting my powerlessness has been incredibly liberating. Admitting I was powerless allowed me to take my power back. #breakthestigma #mentalhealth #worldmentalhealthday #dailycalm
  • “We will not regret the past, nor wish to shut the door on it.” I needed to make every single mistake in order to lead to where I am today. I am exactly where I’m supposed to be. I can look in the mirror today, see who I truly am and feel good about the woman staring back at me. Five months ago, I couldn’t do that. That is one of the many gifts of sobriety.
  • “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” - Nora Ephron 🙌🏼 (But this heroine is really missing her eyelash extensions.)
  • “She’s Always a Woman” on repeat this morning. These are some of my favorite lyrics - so simple and extremely powerful. “She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes 🎶 She can ruin your faith with her casual lies 🎶 And she only reveals what she wants you to see 🎶 She hides like a child but she
  • Queens bound to see grandma. And then this kid decides he’s going to spend the entire train ride sleeping on me. 🙄😒😂
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