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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


Just Be, Girl!
I feel like a toddler. Like I should be doing something but my mama want me to be still. Why is it so hard to fall into rest? The art of...
Monica Odom
Jan 13, 20222 min read


Affirmation and Confirmation
Whew...what a first 7 days of the new year! I have been overwhelmed by the amount of affirmations from other Dope Black Women that I have...

MichelleRena
Jan 7, 20222 min read


Happy New Year!!!
Y’all we made it to 2022! What an adventure these last two years have been. It’s something about the 2020-somethings that is determined...

MichelleRena
Jan 1, 20221 min read


I finally met her!
For quite some time I’d been looking for this woman. I went on a journey at the start of 2020 to find her and free her from bondage and I...

MichelleRena
Dec 31, 20212 min read


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


Reflection on a thousand…
I know you all are likely wondering why I have been so quiet. I have literally been in reflection all of December. My mind has raced with...

MichelleRena
Dec 28, 20212 min read


Kinda tired...Christmas break is that you?
So all last week I was pressed because I felt like i just couldn't get it together. I wanted so bad to blog and just recap what was going...

MichelleRena
Dec 20, 20211 min read


When Did I Stop Playing?
If you've tuned in to #coffeeandcocktails, you've heard Michelle and I talk about the importance of meditation in our lives. And if you...
Monica Odom
Dec 19, 20212 min read


Getting Comfortable In This New Skin
I hate clothes shopping. It's the absolute worst. Going in the store, figuring out what I like, trying it on. Just ugh. It's even...
Monica Odom
Dec 16, 20212 min read


Day 29 of Gratitude -- My HusBAE
It is day 29 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and it has been just that...a challenge! Not that I am ungrateful, but to narrow it...

MichelleRena
Nov 29, 20213 min read


Day 28 of Gratitude— Love
ppy Sunday y’all!! It’s day 28 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and today I am grateful for LOVE!! Growing up I thought that love was...

MichelleRena
Nov 28, 20212 min read


Day 26 of Gratitude— My Mama
It’s day 26 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and today and so many days I am grateful for my Mama! My Mom is the mother of all...

MichelleRena
Nov 26, 20211 min read


Day 25 of Gratitude— The Essentials
Happy Thanksgiving Day everyone! It is day 25 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and today I am grateful for the essentials: Food,...

MichelleRena
Nov 25, 20211 min read


Day 24 of Gratitude— My Tribe
It’s day 24 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and today I am grateful for My Tribe! These ladies have all poured into my life in one...

MichelleRena
Nov 24, 20211 min read


Day 23 of Gratitude— My Siblings
It’s day 23 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and today I am grateful for my siblings. I am the youngest of 8. The real life baby of...

MichelleRena
Nov 23, 20211 min read


Day 18 of Gratitude -- Zahra
It's Thursday and I am 18 days in on this 30 days of gratitude challenge. Reflecting this month has been such a cathartic experience. I...

MichelleRena
Nov 18, 20212 min read


Grateful for Discernment
A multitude of things have come up for me this week. I'm grateful for silence, community, affection, understanding. All week I've been...
Monica Odom
Nov 18, 20211 min read


Day 17 of Gratitude-- My Past
It is day 17 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and today I am grateful for my past! There are people that if they knew my full story...

MichelleRena
Nov 17, 20212 min read


Day 15 of Gratitude— Wisdom
Happy Monday y’all! It’s day 15 of my 30 day gratitude challenge. We are literally halfway through the month of November! Already!! As I...

MichelleRena
Nov 15, 20211 min read


Book Review: Informed Consent by KC Mills
"Our commitments to those we love sometimes cloud our ability to truly exist. It's so easy to fade into the shadows trying to be what others need us to be."
Monica Odom
9 hours ago3 min read


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
Life Comes At You Fast...
Honestly, I am in a mind space where all I can express is gratitude for how far God has brought me. So much has happened in such a short time span. I am struggling to find a way to write this current chapter which is weird. But whenever it begins to flow freely, I will let it. I won't hold back. Until then, I will just keep posting. I met with my therapist last Friday and she expressed how proud she is of me. I told her that she is phenomenal and I am grateful that she helped

MichelleRena
Feb 161 min read


Book Review: Implied Consent by KC Mills
Skylar is his plus one to a wedding, and his ex, Shelby, is in the wedding party. Sir...why didn't you tell her this?!?!
Monica Odom
Feb 163 min read
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