An ode to my mental health…
***Disclaimer*** I have been writing posts and not publishing them because I needed to journal but was ready to have the actual...
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Monica Odom
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Parenthood...the toughest hood
Yall...tomorrow I will have been a mother by birth for 13 years! (I've been a mother by love for about 20.) Nothing in life could have...
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Monica Odom
- Jan 1
- 1 min
Vision in 2023
"Hey, big head!" *me talking to myself* 2023 feels flirty. I have never done a vision board. It only recently became a blip on my...
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MichelleRena
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
2022 Closeout
The new me was birthed earlier this year, I'm just waiting on the new year to catch up. As I reflect on 2022 and prepare to enter the new...
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Monica Odom
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
2022 Reflections
Hey, fam!!! It's been too damn long. Yeah, I know. I'm the one that controls that. I've been in Germany for almost 5 months, and let's...
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Monica Odom
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Compassion Vs Conflict
It’s that time of year again. You know where we like to pretend everything is ok until New Year's Day when we go back to our true nature....
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Monica Odom
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
Purpose
Purpose. It comes up a lot. What's my purpose? Why am I here? A lot of times, purpose is portrayed as this grand, visible thing that puts...
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MichelleRena
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
Grateful for Self Control
Hey y’all hey!! Today (and most days truthfully) I am grateful for self control. I have come a long way from allowing my emotions to...
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MichelleRena
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Grateful for the reset!
Remember how I wrote about the power of unconditional friendships well I got to enjoy some of that. This weekend I did something I never...
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MichelleRena
- Nov 2, 2022
- 1 min
Thank You God! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
In the spirit of gratitude, I can't move forward without acknowledging the source of my strength. As they say in the old school Baptist...
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MichelleRena
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Tis the season to be thankful…
Happy November y'all! I make a promise each month to blog more but the way life been lifing...I have only been able to drop a few one...
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Monica Odom
- Aug 30, 2022
- 3 min
Unpacking
Yeah, it's still happening. If you have never moved, consider yourself lucky. If you have moved, and it was to somewhere with a...
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Monica Odom
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
A State of Mourning
Did you know it's ok to mourn the loss of something as you anticipate what is yet to come? A lot of time we don't allow ourselves or...
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Monica Odom
- Jul 24, 2022
- 2 min
Coming Home
Man it feels like it's been forever!!! I missed this space but also know that it's ok to take a breather from time to time. Especially...
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Monica Odom
- Jun 24, 2022
- 2 min
Intentional Friendship
As yall should know by now, I'm a military spouse. With that comes a slew of new ships. Friendships. Acquaintance-ships. Emergency...
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Monica Odom
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
More Time
I have 5 more days left in Misawa, Japan, and a recurring theme is "I wish we had more time." It's a typically refrain when it's time to...
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Monica Odom
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
Summer, Summer, SummerTime
Ok, I know I can serious over here, because life is fucking serious, but can I get real with you today? I'm tired. I am talking dog ass...
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Monica Odom
- May 18, 2022
- 2 min
Inner Compass
Like many of you, when I arrived into this existence, I was given a preprogrammed compass. It didn't point to my true north. It pointed...
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MichelleRena
- May 7, 2022
- 3 min
My first Mother’s Day gift…Zahra
Fourteen years ago today, I was preparing to become a mommy. I’d read the books and taken the classes and by all accounts I was ready,...
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Monica Odom
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
Clarity from Chaos
So if you follow me on my FB or IG accounts, then you know this week was hectic. If you don't, first of all Second, we are a military...
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MichelleRena
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Five Essential Self Care Tips For International Women’s Day
Ladies, In the spirit of this beautiful day my hope is that every woman reading this post finds peace and rest. We all do so much...
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MichelleRena
- Mar 7
- 1 min
Transformation in Progress…
I always told myself I would never be able to lose weight or be fit, I would never run or lift weights because it is what is. I had been...
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