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People - Pleasing...that ain't it.
So I was planning to go into another Unraveling post, but I saw this on IG and had to pause. I'm a recovering people pleaser. As a...
Monica Odom
Sep 23, 20211 min read


The Unraveling: Relationships
Told you. LOL This topic can go down so many roads, so let's take a walk, shall we? What if the unraveling is happening in your...
Monica Odom
Sep 16, 20210 min read


The Unraveling
I'm an overthinker, and that carries over into my dreams. Sometimes I will hear a word or a phrase, and then pray and meditate on it for...
Monica Odom
Sep 9, 20213 min read


...but do you see me?
There are so many things that come to mind when I hear 'but do you see me?' Romantic, platonic, familial. They are require us to step...
Monica Odom
Sep 2, 20213 min read


Reflections of 38
For the past few years, I've really looked forward to my birthday. During my quiet time across the past week, I've been thinking about...
Monica Odom
Aug 26, 20213 min read


You're Built For This
So last week, we talked about the anxiety that comes up as things begin to pile up. I've been staying on top of the things that bring me...
Monica Odom
Aug 19, 20212 min read


Learning the Lesson this time
So school starts soon, and all 3 will be in pivotal grades, K, 3rd, and 6th (now at the middle/high school). They also all start on...
Monica Odom
Aug 12, 20212 min read


Who you talking to?
Yeah, you read that with an attitude, huh? That's usually how it's given. Lol Communication skills are hard to come by when you grow up...
Monica Odom
Jul 15, 20213 min read


You in the kitchen, but are you putting in the work?
So I'm not one to preplan content. I usually have a general idea for a topic only to get redirected when I sit down at the computer. ...
Monica Odom
Jul 8, 20212 min read


It's the Forgiveness for ME!!!
Forgiveness has been on my mind this week. Yeah, I know we talk about forgiving others, but I ain't worried about them. I'm talking...
Monica Odom
Jul 1, 20212 min read


My Baby Is 6 Months Old💕
What baby, Mon!?!? This blog, silly! LOL I've been nurturing this thing for 6 whole months, and just like any birthing experience, it...
Monica Odom
Jun 24, 20211 min read


Creating space for more
I'm on vacation this week but I wanted to share some photos. Most of you know I'm in Japan until next summer. This week I've seen parts...
Monica Odom
Jun 17, 20211 min read


Don't forget to change the water
If you love fresh flowers, you know you have to change the water from time to time if you want them to last. Otherwise mold will start...
Monica Odom
Jun 10, 20212 min read


Time for a change
Have you ever noticed that when your emotions are in disarray that every negative habit is amplified? For some people it's rage. Others...
Monica Odom
Jun 3, 20213 min read


Lower The Net
Parenting, marriage, and life in general, I guess, are akin to walking a tight rope to me as long as you have supportive family and...
Monica Odom
May 27, 20214 min read


You don't know what you don't know
So there I am sitting in this lady's office, and she's basically telling me that I'm doing the most for the lesser. Like wait, isn't that...
Monica Odom
May 20, 20212 min read


Yeah, 'Bag Lady' hit different now
This song has been in my head allllllllll week. Makes sense though, because last week I kinda opened the door to how I got started on...
Monica Odom
May 13, 20212 min read


Healing, a necessary mess
Healing is a hot topic lately. It's all over social media. The books, the memes. Therapy is being talked about and encouraged. The level...
Monica Odom
May 6, 20212 min read


Boundary violator? Who, me?!?
There are a lot of conversation around boundaries lately. How we should uphold ours and people should respect ours, but what about other...
Monica Odom
Apr 29, 20212 min read


Keeping it Real...but for real this go round
There seems to be an emerging trend. Women are being honest about life sucking sometimes. It's getting easier to say 'Today. In this...
Monica Odom
Apr 15, 20212 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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