Expect the unexpected……

One thing that remains consistent in life is unexpected and life changing events. This will be my first blog post in 5 years. The past 5 years have been a hell of a mix of the good, the bad, and the ugly! Life really be “lifing” 😩

🕊️💜In loving memory of Peggy E. Smith 💜🕊️

Im grateful you got to see the start of my journey! You always told me you were proud of me 💜🕊️

Transparency…

Where do I start? I started this blog 5 years ago as a way to share my weight-loss journey and to help others realize that they’re not alone. In the last 5 years, I’ve experienced numerous things on top of surviving COVID 😩. The past 2 years have been the hardest. I went through a transition from jobs, to failed relationships and friendships, and ultimately losing my mother. Prior to my mother’s cancer diagnosis, I began dating and at first the relationship was great! “Honeymoon” phase was fun until it was over. I started gaining weight and my eating habits were horrible. In the midst off all this work was stressing me out and then we find out my mom has stage 4 lung cancer. That was the hardest thing to hear 😔 So not only was I taking care of my mom, I was working in what was truly a hostile environment but also in an emotionally and mentally draining relationship. The crazy thing is a lot of people didn’t even know the weight that I was carrying. I had to be there and show up for my family, my students, my friends and my relationship when I was barely able to show up for me. The gym wasn’t even my happy space anymore. I legit looked in the mirror and felt like I had lost who I was. Then January 17th came and my life changed forever. This is the first time I’m openly speaking on my mother’s passing. I know that my world is completely changed forever. I miss my mother daily but I am at a peace with her death. I literally watched the woman that gave me life lose hers. She fought a good fight and I know that she’s always with me. With everything that I went through I decided to turn my pain into purpose. I had to extend myself grace and allow myself to start over. The reason I titled this post “renew, refresh, restart”because I feel like i’m starting over. I had to remember my WHY! I’m now getting back to ME! I hope that my ability to be open and transparent inspires someone! Im walking in my POWER in this next phase of life 💜

Thank you 🤍

I want to take the time to thank anyone who has every liked, shared or subscribed to anything that Im apart of! Im grateful for the continued support from my family and friends. I love y’all to the moon and back 🩵