Mimi Perez
Mimi Perez is a freelance writer and photographer for CandysDirt.com who lives in the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood located in northwest Dallas.
Back in the early ‘90s the book Chicken Soup for the Soul got a ton of attention. It was a compilation of inspirational stories about ordinary people and how those stories could help you change your life and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I never read the book but I remember Oprah could not shut…
Okay my peoples, true confession time. Pickleball is life. The thwack, the pop, the not being able to keep up with the score, the making up the rules as we go. I love it so much. Pickleball is life. That is why I sobbed like a little baby when I was told I could not…
So you say you want to live in a mausoleum with skylights, a Sbarro Pizza, an Orange Julius, and a Sears? Oh yeah, and valet parking. We cannot forget about the valet parking. Well fam, I can make all of that happen for you. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. No, no, really I can. The feel…
I have a really good friend with whom I share everything. Now, mostly what I share are things I know we both find distasteful. Her reaction is always the same, “I don’t want to see this.” So whenever I come across something that I know we will both consider unsettling, she is on the receiving…
We have all heard of the “She-Shed.” It is a spot that a woman claims as her own to get some time away from the world and just relax in her own space. In other words, it is a little slice of nirvana where she can hang with her girls. Well, not only have I…
