My name is Janine. I gave birth to my first child 6 months ago. This is my mid-section. I am 5’10 and about 160lbs (Idk I don’t own a scale). STOP *** There are women looking this image that instantly feel good about themselves: “I’m not THAT bad” or “I had a baby and I looked better than that sooner”…
Day 94- My 6Month Mom-Bod
#NewMomThoughts, 100 day writing challenge, Self Improvement, Womanhood/SisterhoodI didn’t feel good this morning. The last 7 days were filled with family, food, love, abundance, laughter and all the yum yum goodness I love. My heart was full. And I had people there to watch my daughter while I slept in – but that’s not the point here Today I woke up to a mostly empty home. A…
On the recent success (or boost in sales) of the #pattipies… Black people, know that you are influencers. Your magic, your brilliance can (and does) move people to action. Your effortless creativity is unmatched, unscripted, untamed. You have the power to move the masses- any way you say how. Just 5 minutes of your life can garner 2 million dollars…
Today I shared a beautiful night with my sis. I was compelled to cook with her last week so we made a date and tonight was our date. For whatever I just wanted to cook with her. I hadn’t done it before and I’m glad I followed my intuition on this one. She was all for it, too! And she…
NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month. Google it for more info. I am considering joining this challenge in addition to this one. I’ve told one person that I’d be doing it – so I kind of have to, unless I tell her otherwise/change the agreement. It starts Nov 1st. I can do this right/write?! It’s what I’ve been training for in…
I emailed my friend (who is an editor and writer) asking her to look over my writing. I think I’m writing a book to my daughter. It’s essentially a collection of essays, letters and tweets that I’ve written over the past 10 years. I’ve never done this before and I feel good about my decision to contact her. Once I…
I’m on a roll these days! Finding myself. Getting back into the body I used to know. I lost her when I had my baby but I’m getting reacquainted with the new her – meanwhile shaping the new her- and I like it. This evening I lit two candles, poured myself a glass of white wine, put on a honey,…
I’ll tell you what I did and then I’ll tell you why it’s a big deal. Today I meditated…for the first time since I gave birth. Why is it a big deal? It’s a huge step in reclaiming myself and my life. I’ve put the title “mother” before “self” in many instances and have been struggling to find the balance…
I was about to find my way to my bed and remembered my commitment to writing. I don’t have much to say this evening. So when in doubt, I can list three things for which I am grateful. – my health and well being – a super supportive and understanding husband – a community of wonderful, magical people Good night.
Today, September 1, 2015, starts my 100-Day writing challenge. I just thought of the idea today and so it starts today. I just finished a month long fast from processed sugar and I was looking for something new to do, another way to challenge myself, so here we are. I haven’t put any perimeters on this challenge besides the hundred…
Peace & Love to you all, You ever feel like you keep getting in the same type of relationship? Or faced in similar situations over and OVER again? Having the SAME issues on the job, in public spaces etc? Does “same shit different toilet” ring a bell? Since we are creatures of explanation: we just HAVE to know “hows and…