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Charting A New Course
Change can be scary, and it's ok to admit that while still moving forward
Monica Odom
Jan 152 min read


So what's the plan?
Towards the end of 2025, I had a flood of ideas for how I want to move forward in my life. Some ideas were organically my own, while others sprouted from seeds planted by my soul family. As you know I'm a military spouse and with that comes a set of challenges not typical for most households. The constant moving requires you to reinvent yourself every 3 years or so. The job ends, the physical village disappears, and you are left standing in the aftermath looking like somebody
Monica Odom
Jan 81 min read


Pages of Your Diary
This was one of those weeks where I wasn't sure what I was going to write about. Ideas would come and go, but nothing stuck out. It...
Monica Odom
May 12, 20222 min read


Pixie Dust
About a week ago, I started reading Professional Troublemaker by Luvvie Ajayi Jones also know as Luvvie on Social Media. (Look her up....
Monica Odom
May 5, 20222 min read


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...
Monica Odom
Apr 28, 20223 min read


You don't have to live here anymore
I think I'm a good friend, and I'd like to think that my friends and associates feel the same way, unless yall lying... For the past few...
Monica Odom
Apr 14, 20222 min read


It's too much
That's all I'm heard this morning. It's too fucking much. Literally screamed this in my car during my lunch break. That was after...
Monica Odom
Apr 7, 20222 min read


So what are you afraid of?
Came to me in meditation today. Last year Michelle and I talked about "doing it afraid"; "it" being anything and everything because...
Monica Odom
Mar 31, 20222 min read


Intentional Care
As most of you know, I'm home for a family emergency. Continued prayers and positive thoughts requested and all those that have been sent...
Monica Odom
Mar 10, 20221 min read


Rationing Love
As we wrap up love month, I'm still in 'What does it all mean?', or 'it's this all there is?', or a 'make it make sense.' kinda space....
Monica Odom
Feb 24, 20222 min read


Grieving Love
These posts are heavy, but very necessary. I didn't expect it to shift this way but I've been in a very introspective space so it doesn't...
Monica Odom
Feb 17, 20222 min read


Love...Scary?
I think the scariest thing I've ever done is love myself. Why do I say that? As a recovering people-pleaser, I often looked at putting...
Monica Odom
Feb 10, 20223 min read


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


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


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


Grateful for Rituals
If you follow me on IG or FB, you know I like my gym time, my candles, my bath soaks, my oracle cards, my music, basically my "me" time...
Monica Odom
Nov 11, 20212 min read


The Month of Gratitude
November is here which means it's practically Christmas. Yeah, I know, I know, Thanksgiving is between Halloween and Christmas. But like...
Monica Odom
Nov 4, 20212 min read


Declutter...Everything
It's time. You've been holding on to it for a while now. Everything says move on, but for some reason, you choose not to. I'm guilty of...
Monica Odom
Oct 28, 20212 min read


How much do you love me?
A question I've asked many in an attempt to solidify my position in their life, not realizing that no matter how much they loved me, love...
Monica Odom
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Ain't no way...
Seriously, there's no way these are the same 24 hours that we used to have growing up!!! How is it that every time I wake up, go to work, and blink it's midnight again. So much to do and so little time. Finding joy in the things I get to do! I hope you are too! love you...for real I do! Love, MichelleRena

MichelleRena
16 hours ago1 min read


She's back!!
Y'all, I ain't never been this excited to get my period. According to the Cleveland Clinic, " Stress can cause light, late or nonexistent periods — which may eventually create a hormonal imbalance" and baby the way my five o'clock shadow has been increasing over the past few months is a clear indicator that my hormones are imbalanced. I haven't experienced a period in nearly four months. I could feel my body tensing up from chronic stress. The last time I was this stressed ou

MichelleRena
1 day ago3 min read


Book Review: Rome by Grey Huffington
Available via KindleUnlimited, Physical book, and Audible Before we get started, I just want to say that this is the 5th book in the Grey List. Grey Huffington is an author that I found last year, and she has an extensive catalog. There are at least 10 people in this book that have their own books. The Grey List is about the Childers clan: Chemistry, Rather, Rugger, Roulette, Roaman, Range, Royce and Rome. Children of Richie and Rhea Childers. Chemistry has four brothers
Monica Odom
2 days ago3 min read
Not enough time in the day…
Y’all there is legit not enough time in the day. I have been going nonstop since 5 AM. There’s so much that I wanna catch you all up on, but I just don’t have the bandwidth right now. I am just making it to my bed and sitting still (or laying down) for the first time ALL day long. It has been an ongoing saga all day. I barely remembered which day it is but what I do know is that I survived it and I found joy in a lot of things today. I really can’t wait to catch you all up on

MichelleRena
3 days ago1 min read
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