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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...
Monica Odom
Dec 31, 20222 min read


Friday Finds: Romantic Love
So I had my usual 10 ready to go for tonight, but I couldn't post them. You can find them in my stories on IG. This is the only one that...
Monica Odom
Apr 7, 20211 min read


Friday Finds Last Friday of February
Happy Friday!! Can you believe February is almost over?!? I hope you have felt the love this month, but more importantly, I hope you've...
Monica Odom
Feb 26, 20211 min read


Friday Finds: Platonic Love
After reflecting on today's conversation with @iammichellerena, I can't help but to be thankful for friendship. It's so important for us...
Monica Odom
Feb 19, 20211 min read


Friday Finds: Self Love Edition
I hope you feel held. I hope that someone is pushing you to see your worth. That you feel the Divinely given power that is coursing...
Monica Odom
Feb 5, 20211 min read


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


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


Friday Finds
Family, whew. My chest could burst from all the love and support over the last 48 hours. The anxiety that I felt from the initial request...
Monica Odom
Jan 8, 20211 min read


Prepare yourself for the storm
If you stay ready, you won't have to get ready! If you are reading this from anywhere in the southeastern United States then you are likely in full prep mode and readying yourself for a winter storm. You have raided the grocery stores, stacked firewood to make sure you can keep yourself warm, and prepared your mental for a frigid indoor weekend. These are the kinds of storms that you get fair warning about and usually you are able to prep a little before it hits. Unfortunatel

MichelleRena
8 hours ago3 min read


The Joy of Parenting Neurodivergent Children: Body Doubling
This is not a sarcastic post. At least that is not the intent. Today's cup of joy was brought to me by a tear free cleaning of my little kid's room! A little joy goes a long way! There really is joy in parenting neurodivergent children, especially as a neurodivergent Mom. I see them as they actually are. I mean...I really see them and I accept them in all of their nuances. I attempt to show up in full support to ensure they know that their neurodivergence is not something th

MichelleRena
1 day ago3 min read


Another week overwhelmed and it's only Wednesday!
I promised myself at the start of the year that I would take it easy but I have not stopped going yet. I have literally been going full throttle since I returned to work and now we are barely to the end of the month and I am exhausted and overwhelmed. I am desperately in need of a nap and my feet hurt from all of the walking that I do each day. I want to go on vacation and do nothing! Who signed me up for adulthood? This is hella ghetto! Nevertheless, I am making progress in

MichelleRena
2 days ago1 min read


Kids can be joy thieves too!
I am going to say the thing that folks don't wanna say...sometimes it be your own kids! I had a really great day! It was productive, it was peaceful...I got to serve and highlight some amazing kids and I even got to take one of my kids on a tour of a school. The day was ending great but then... Shit went crazy! One kid made a mess of their shared bathroom and the other was pissed and had a meltdown because I didn't take their concern seriously. Me and the oldest ended up clea

MichelleRena
3 days ago1 min read
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