I tried to cancel an LA fitness membership in 2020. I am still a member 3 years later because they took me through hoops to cancel. It's interesting how gyms and Pilate studios make it easy to sign up online or in an app but impossible to cancel. This should be illegal
Greatest lesson I've learned this year is you can't have one foot in your old life and one foot in your new life and expect change. You have to fully commit to the new life
Months ago, I tweeted about going to get a mole removed and the doctor (a older white male) told me I was bored and to go get my nails done. (I wish I was lying) Went to a black dermatologist yesterday to look at it, they shaved it off immediately and sent it for biopsy.
The earlier you wake up, the more time it feels you have in a day. First few hours while the world is quiet can be used for working out, eating breakfast, meditating, journaling or writing out goal list. Get a head start on work. Whole day accomplished by noon.
Jesus! When you start nearing late 30s and 40s and everyone around you has fibroids, pCOS, etc and the doctors only answers for years has been birth control then hysterectomy, you have no choice but to come on these platforms shaking the table. This is a silent epidemic
I'm very cautious about who has access to me lately. And it's not out of arrogance, it's out of the need to continue to protect my space and energy as I continue to do the work to elevate myself. This chapter requires me to be a little less accessible.
I remember asking his two medical assistants, is he like this with all his patients and they kind of rolled their eyes like that's his thing. And I get the jokes but I just wasted my time coming to your office just for you to brush me off. Moles can be cancerous
@may91803912
She wasn't specifically talking about black women who were using the sound as much as she was referring to white women who had started using it (which is why she used the marginalized communities reference)
Doctors are really out here brushing off women's health concerns, telling them period pain is normal and giving them birth control pills that contain more of the hormone that is causing their periods to wreck havoc. End result: fibroids, endometriosis, and a host of other issues
I pushed the “quit your job” narrative in the beginning of my blogging career. Then my 30s hit and reality sunk in. I want kids, what about health insurance, what does retirement look like? Am I gonna be 55 still grinding, chasing checks and yelling “sleep when I die”?
To anyone that reads this, please download the Noonlight app in the App Store. It had a panic button and will send a police to your location if you are in danger. It also sends your Uber and Lyft trip info to the app each time and it will notify your safety network when in danger
I was a huge daydreamer when I was a kid. I should have known then my path would be untraditional and was rooted in entrepreneurship. You have to have vision that no one can see. Sometimes you can't be realistic if you want to be innovative. Sometimes you gotta be crazy
Sitting and thinking of a friend whose texts started with “I don’t mean to bother.” every time she reached out. Ever since I’ve known her
She took her life earlier this week. I wonder how many of us are hiding our pain behind I don’t mean to bother and Hope you are well texts
My quality of life increased when I prioritized intimacy. The 7 levels of Intimacy by Matthew Kelly is a great book to understand the value of intimacy over surface level engagements and relationships.
And I'm saying this as someone who runs a brand focused on periods. We've been surveying and interviewing our customers from the beginning and the running theme is how birth control contributed to their heavy bleeding and development of reproductive health complications
In the wake of all the talk around Mielle Organics, I just want to say, no one ever talks about the grief you experience as a founder when you sell a business
LaKeith is in every movie. I’ve seen 3 different movie trailers with him playing a lead or supporting role and he looks different in every single one. Can we say range.
Nothing annoys me more than the “Why is she 30+ with no kids” comments but I’d be wrong to ask why you are 30+ with 4 kids and 3 baby mamas that you don’t care for ...
“I’m really concerned that brothas have never been taught to have relationships with women that’s disconnected from what they can do for us”
Am I the only one who caught this grown man talk a few weeks ago from
@marclamonthill
and
@jeffsnation
?
You can be fit, career popping, good credit, financially stable, amazing health, well-traveled, glowing, chakras aligned, and people will be like....
"but where your man at though"
I used to constantly ask people for their opinion even though I knew what I wanted in my heart. It's like I was seeking permission and it held me up. Now I just go ahead and do the thing ... I'll hear the feedback later.
I’m not advocating staying at a job that you are miserable at, I’m just saying create an exit strategy to get to the career path/ job that you love. You want to be able to sustain while pursuing your passions
Just for clarity before rumors get started. There was a private investigator that showed up at my house and then the UPS store I was receiving mail at in 2009. He mentioned Diddy. Months prior someone tried to sell me nude photos of Rihanna and Cassie. (cont'd)
@Paulalove123
The professionals who refuse to run proper tests and diagnoses, leading women to surgeries and hysterectomy? Those professionals? The ones prescribing estrogen based birth control to women with estrogen dominant complications? The likes on this post are telling..
It's hard because you want to continue to give give give, and to pour into others, but you have to continue to ask yourself "are you good?" first. I had to be real with myself recently, "sis, your cup is almost empty".
The best way to not be micromanaged at work is to manage up. Always keep leadership in the know of progress being made, status updates etc before they even have the chance to ask.
I just don't want my name caught up in any craziness because I've been minding my business and living a peaceful life over here. I would never go back to that chaos. If it cost you your peace, it's too expensive. ❤️
- At 27 I started celebrity gossip blog Necole Bitchie while broke and sleeping in my aunt’s guest room
- At 34, I shut it down.
- At 35, I reset my life and launched
@xonecole
- At 37, xoNecole got acquired.
It's never too late to live your best life!
Just found out The Miss Universe pageant was filmed at Tyler Perry Studios. This is weeks after the democratic presidential debate was held there. And of course we know Black Panther and other films were filmed there. So inspired by this level of elevation from Tyler Perry.
I look at everything in my life as a privilege and a luxury. It’s a luxury to have a roof over my head. It’s a luxury to have clean water. It’s a luxury to have a computer to type on. I have immense gratitude for these things and don’t take anything for granted
The Honey Pot sold majority stake in their business valued at $380 million. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Founder Bea Dixon still remains the CEO and chief innovator officer, cleared of her debts and gets to take her brand to new heights.
I'm at a loss for words.
@JasFly
has been on my heart and spirit for some time now. I would always tell her when I saw her, how much I admired her work. Her storytelling. Her authenticity. Her gift to the world. Sometimes I wish I could have said more. I'm saddened. 💔
Some people look at me crazy when I mention wanting a nanny when I have kids. I'm not looking for a nanny to raise my kids, I'm looking for support and help with all things so that I can be the best mom to my kids, show up for my husband, pour into myself daily AND run a business
Ever since I turned off notifications on social media and taken a break from Instagram, I’ve somehow bought back at least 6 hours a day. The productivity is on 10. Limiting myself to 1 hour a week on IG until I slaughter these goals
Praying for the mental health of many who are clocking in to jobs they hate this morning for the first time in the New Year. There's bigger and better coming in due time 💕🙏🏽
This is the first time I've been in a dating situation where he's doing all the pouring. I lack the capacity mentally and emotionally. But he sees me and knows this is a transitional season for me.
I'm going to bed but please if you have young daughters, before letting docs put them on birth control for painful periods or acne read
Beyond The Pill
This is your brain on birth control
The 5th Vital sign
Or watch Ricki Lake's documentary "The business of birth control"
Let’s normalize resolving conflict in a healthy way
Saying “I need time to feel my way through this”
Saying I’m sorry
Saying I hear you
Being open to understanding a perspective that is different than our own
I am a woman who likes to go out on dates.
Thoughtfulness is the key to my heart.
Dessert is a close second
If you like to just pre-date and chill, I am not the one for you
Another thing that should be malpractice: These doctors putting IUd's in but won't take them out when unless the woman tells them she is trying to actively conceive. I've heard some wild stories of women snatching them out themselves 😕
Just want to say before it's announced, xoNecole has a new Editor In Chief. I cried the first day, because it felt as though I was handing over my baby. But I knew as a founder that I had taken the brand as far as I could with very limited knowledge of how media brands are run.
Entrepreneurship can be very tricky nowadays. Business owners are under pressure to be content creators or personal brands when they just want to focus on running their businesses.
Since we don't talk about this enough in our community, I'll tell you what I love about the Honey Pot deal as a business owner. They sold majority stake of the company to a private equity firm while keeping a small percent of the company.
When this happens, the founder…