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Last Friday Finds of January

Here we are. The last Friday of January. Normally January lasts like 3 months, but I guess 2020 changed how we experience time. 🥴...

Monica Odom

Jan 29, 20211 min read

Chile, Take Your Rest

I have not one, but TWO, topics that I was going to post this week. One is legit ready to go, but I was told to check on my people, and...

Monica Odom

Jan 28, 20211 min read

Hallelu!!! It's Friday!

Well, my week ended with a bit of chaos. An increase in positive cases had me teleworking. (I didn't really want to do the laundry...

Monica Odom

Jan 22, 20211 min read

Self-Care: The Most Important Care Of Them All

Real quick. I know I don't normally post on Sunday, but yall guess what?!? I took a nap!! Ok, Ok, it's nothing big to most people, but...

Monica Odom

Jan 17, 20211 min read

Foodie Chronicles: Date Night at Bimini Twist

So the hubby surprised me with a random date night. It was cool. He had a sitter and we didn’t get dressed up or anything but we got to...

MichelleRena

Jan 12, 20211 min read

Happy Kwanzaa Day 7 Imani (Faith)

IMANI — FAITH: To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of...

MichelleRena

Jan 1, 20212 min read

Happy Kwanzaa Day 6 Kuumba (Creativity)

Kuumba: the commitment to being creative within the context of the national community vocation of restoring the people to their...

MichelleRena

Dec 31, 20201 min read

Happy Kwanzaa Day 4 Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)

Today is the fourth day of the Kwanzaa celebration, and it is focused on cooperative economics. In our kinaras, we light the middle,...

MichelleRena

Dec 29, 20202 min read

Happy Kwanzaa Day 3

Ujima (oo-gee-mah) collective work and responsibility. let this serve as a reminder that we are each other’s greatest allies. Let us...

MichelleRena

Dec 28, 20201 min read

Happy Kwanzaa Day 2!

Self-Determination/Kujichagulia To define the world in our own image and interest, placing African people and our history and culture at...

MichelleRena

Dec 27, 20201 min read

Happy Kwanzaa!!!

On this fabulous African American festivity, celebrate all seven days a bit differently. 1st Day of Kwanzaa December 26 (Umoja means...

MichelleRena

Dec 26, 20201 min read

Book Review: The Bridge Back to You by Riss M. Neilson

Favorite quote: "I never really did fall out of love. I just learned to live without her."

Monica Odom

1 day ago2 min read

Book Review: The Perfection of A Moment by Kimberly Brown

Favorite Quote: "I'm not perfect, but she'll always get the best parts of me." - Hiram asking Mr. and Mrs. Solomon for their blessing to propose to Ximena.

Monica Odom

Apr 232 min read

Living Your Dream

Cause whose dream, big dawg?!?

Monica Odom

Apr 201 min read

Book Review: Hostile Takeover By Christina C Jones

Favorite Quote: "The way he looked at me made me blush, the way he protected me made me feel invincible, and the words he sometimes spoke over me seemed deeply rooted in a level of respect I appreciated more than I could articulate." - Nala

Monica Odom

Apr 203 min read

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