About Me

Maria Louise here...My nickname is smileywoman, and I love smileyfaces!
You will see a black device in my hand in many pictures, it is a remote for taking my own pictures).
I'm a ballet dancer with a balance disorder and I'm 49 years old, and I dance for myself.
I'm in the Renaissance of my life. I am a wife, mother, ballet dancer, former model, singer, and a perpetual student of life in general. I also adore architecture and I love to write. I write songs, short stories, and poems.
At the moment, my hubby and I are collaborating on a series of children's books.

I also want to give back, and feel a strong desire to help empower women (especially adult survivors of abuse, such as myself). I'm working towards becoming a motivational speaker, and one way to give back is to help women to learn to embrace their 'inner child.' You can find my blog at http://www.embraceyourchild.com

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.