How do you normally celebrate the holidays? “I’m fine, thanks!” That was my notorious, go-to response when my inbox would fill will questions of how I’m feeling or if I needed anything. At first, I felt flattered having everyone and their mama reaching out to me to make sure I was okay. But then, after the first flood of texts, […]
“Jump The Hurdle! It’s Okay If You Fall.”
Are you standing in the way of your own goals? Ah, it’s Thursday December 31, 2020. The last day of this [wretched] [terrible] [draining] [scary] [perfect] [eye-opening] [great] [long] [whatever adjective you choose] year! I don’t know what adjective I’d use to describe 2020, maybe “inevitable.” I had some ups and downs in this year. Some doors open and some […]
“Fun Fact: I Play the Violin”
What is one skill or talent you have that not everyone may know about? I mentioned in my last post on my 2020 highlights, that one of the highlights was me terminating my cleaning business. You may be thinking you never knew I owned a cleaning business. Or you may even be thinking how did she own a cleaning business […]
“That’s Worth Highlighting! — Moni Jay’s 2020 in Review”
What’s one of your highlights from 2020? Post it in the comments! Here are my top 20 highlights from 2020, in no specific order: 1. Hosted my very first Vision Board Party and created a vision board for the first time. I was so hype for 2020 and what I had planned that I needed to host this vision board […]
“Don’t Look Up, You’ll Be Too Amazed!”
Are you happy right now? I am 30 years old and I began my career at the age of 25. Prior to that, I was a student. I began working at the age of 17 and held a job, either full-time or part-time as I was obtaining my degrees. I was baptized at a very young age, grew up as […]
“Not Your Traditional Thanksgiving”
What are you thankful for? I promise I am not trying to center all of my posts around 2020 and how rough or how unexpected it has been. As a Christian, you learn to “laugh in the enemy’s face” and to “praise God in the hallway.” When things are going bad or we are experiencing trials and tribulations, we are […]
“Carbs — They Love Me, They Love Me Not”
What is your favorite food? Growing up, Grandpa always did the cooking. I began living with Grandpa and my cousins at the age of 11. When we woke up in the morning we either had a cooked breakfast of grits, eggs, toast, sausage, and bacon, or we had several options to choose from like oatmeal, cereal, or PopTarts (or if […]
“You’re #Winning in 2020!”
If you were able to have one superpower, what would it be? I am 30 years old and hold two degrees – a bachelor’s degree and a law degree (and two minors; do those even count?!). I graduated high school in 2008, graduated college in 2011, and graduated law school in 2015. Out of ALL of those years of schooling […]
“Find Beauty in the Chaos – Dealing with [Election] Stress”
What’s one of your favorite things to do to alleviate stress? I don’t know about you, but I never used to “talk politics” or pay attention to what the candidates stood for. Half the time I didn’t even know who the candidates were (and I remember a few years ago not even knowing the VP’s name). I also never knew […]
“Hallelujah, it’s Halloween!”
How did you celebrate Halloween growing up? I was not allowed to celebrate Halloween as a kid. I know some Christians choose not to celebrate for various reasons, and I cannot quite remember why my parents didn’t allow us to celebrate Halloween, all I know is they just didn’t permit it. And they didn’t just forbid us from dressing up. […]