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Sneaky little bum foot...
Remember, when I was working out every single day! Listen, the way I have had to cut back on regular life things simply because I couldn't walk...like for real walk...has been the absolute worst. I pushed through for most of 2025 and it wasn't until I dropped a dumbbell on my foot in late September and there was no more pushing it until later. So I had a keratoma removed from my foot today after nearly a year of hobbling around and walking like Viola Davis in Fences… I tried

MichelleRena
Feb 182 min read
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Your next lifetime is now!!!
Check out today's Daily Deposit! Go live your life and stop waiting on your next lifetime! This IS your only lifetime! All the things you...

MichelleRena
May 2, 20231 min read
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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...

MichelleRena
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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Transformation begins in your mind…
This is a pic of my knee brace...here's why it matters to me. So to give a little background to the pic this year will make year three...

MichelleRena
Jan 3, 20234 min read
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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...
Monica Odom
Jan 1, 20231 min read
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Protecting Your Peace
...at all costs. At the end of our IG lives, Michelle always reminds us to protect our peace. But what does that look like? When your...
Monica Odom
Jun 30, 20222 min read
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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...
Monica Odom
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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It's ok if you don't know
One of the things I've noticed on social media is that you shouldn't focus on what you don't want. You need to focus on what you do want....
Monica Odom
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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2021 Reflections
The past two years have been so unkind to a lot of people. So much so that it almost feels wrong to recap all the positive things that...
Monica Odom
Dec 31, 20214 min read
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iamMichelleRena’s Holiday Gift Guide
Happy Hump Day y’all! I am so excited for this week’s Dope Woman Wednesday feature because I get to share some of my favorite DOPE Black...

MichelleRena
Dec 8, 20217 min read
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Day 2 of Gratitude
Happy Tuesday y’al! So it’s November 2 and day 2 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge. Yesterday, I noted being grateful for my mind....

MichelleRena
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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Self Care is doing what me makes feel good…daily!
Sunday is for self-care (at least for me it is)! Sometimes self-care looks like being alone with your thoughts or in the bed! Other times...

MichelleRena
Oct 24, 20212 min read
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Run your race at your own pace!
When I woke up this morning, I just couldn't push it. Normally, I am up and out of the bed by 5:15ish and ready to get my workout in to...

MichelleRena
Oct 19, 20212 min read
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New month, new goals!
It’s Sunday…Happy Sunday y’all! I try my best to reserve Sundays for my self-care and rest. I fell off for a minute but I’m working on...

MichelleRena
Aug 1, 20212 min read
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Y'all Ain't Gone Worry (or is it Wear?) Me...
So the Olympics have started (yeah, I'm in Japan and can't go #sadness), and this week we see Simone Biles in all her magnificence say......
Monica Odom
Jul 28, 20212 min read
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Hustling is overrated!
It’s hump day and I am exhausted. I have been going nonstop for months and I can feel it wearing down on me. Why are we so obsessed with...

MichelleRena
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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Transformation Tuesday: Do it anyway!
Happy Tuesday y’all! A lesson in overcoming fear and anxiety... I never thought I would ever lose weight or get fit. I’m not 100% there...

MichelleRena
Mar 9, 20211 min read
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Meet the Neo Hippie Chick Franchella "Frankie" Gordon
I am so excited to share the best kept secret on Facebook...Yoga in Bed with Neo Hippie Chick! Frankie Gordon is starting a small yoga...

MichelleRena
Feb 21, 20212 min read
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Buy Black 365: 8Figured Clothing Brand
In honor of Black History Month, I will be highlighting some of my favorite Black businesses, authors, influencers, and entrepreneurs...

MichelleRena
Feb 2, 20211 min read
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Crushing on myself
Happy Hump Day y’all! Are you wondering where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing. Well, it’s WCW (Woman Crush Wednesday) and I’m over...

MichelleRena
Nov 18, 20201 min read
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I Didn't Make It...
So I said I was gonna write in May, but I didn't make It. The entire month of May, I navigated the challenges of my own mental health and the mental health of those around me and I didn't have the capacity to write about It. I fought the fight alone most days, but those who check on me constantly, like Mon, and the K-Squad, saw the spiral happening in real time and finally my homegirl said when are you going to call your therapist because this isn't you friend! I meet with my

MichelleRena
Jun 13 min read
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2026 - Revelation
Once you know, you can't unknow. So be careful when you ask for things to be revealed, if you aren't prepared to deal with the revelation.
Monica Odom
May 81 min read
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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
Apr 302 min read
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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
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