That's Not Your Best!

  Healthy Living      If you're like me, you require a little accountability for maintaining a healthy lifestyle that includes fitness.  The new year begins with most people creating health resolutions that include eating healthy and working out.  No matter the method.  Those methods may include gym memberships, transforming an underused room into a home gym, subscriptions to workout apps, subscribing to Youtube workout videos, changing your eating habits, and/or participating in various diets. Benefits of regular physical activities...     According to Mayo Clinic , there are benefits to regular physical activities.  Benefits include regulated hormones, a healthy sex life, boosting your overall mood, as well as weight control.  Hop on over to Mayo Clinic to divide into seven benefits for regular physical activities . Benefits of eating healthy...     There are limitless benefits to eating healthy.  We all want ...

 Family-Care     Self-care is important for your mental stability, physical ability, and your overall health.  Self-care is different for everyone.   Caring for yourself helps you to care for those you love.   I believe self-care, when you are married and raising children, is a joint effort which is dubbed "Family-Care".  Family care is creating a healthy life balance for all parties in your union.     Our families' care efforts begin each year with eating clean.  Eating clean is something we've done at the beginning of every year for several years now.  Eating clean promotes a healthy gut, kidneys, colon, spleen, liver, and other organs that hold waste from food. There are several ways to regularly keep these organs clean such as following a cleanse plan or fasting.  Our families' go-to is Daniel's Fast.     We began the Daniel's Fast which worked well with our household.  It was a healthy choice for a...

  Turn Your Missed Opportunities into Manifested Opportunities      Here's a little something to chew and ponder.  Opportunities are circumstances that allow possibilities to occur in our life (Oxford Dictionaries).  Those 5 U's opportunities are often missed resulting in unmanifested, untapped, unchartered, unmaterialized, and unrealized dreams.  Here's the thing when you decide opportunities are no longer knocking you become complacent.      I am here to tell you do not give in to common routines of life where just enough is enough.  Remind yourself that you are more than the common life. You are meant for greatness and being complacent is for average dreamers not extraordinary dreamers.  Which dreamer are you?     Imagine you are on a baseball team and it is the bottom of the 9th with all bases loaded.  The opponent team is up by 3 points, your team has 2 outs, with you at the plate.  What do you do?...

  2021 is the Year of Eviction...Eviction?     It is time to serve an eviction notice to all things in your life that have brought you the 5 U's.  Life's 5 U's is ugliness, uselessness, unfunctional, unavailable, and unavailing.  These 5 U's are not capable of adding value to your life.  In the words of my sister "this is a Year of adjustments"! You heard me, adjustments!     Stop letting the 5 U's of life rob you of life's happiness and joys.  Don't allow relationships to bring ugliness to your space.  Create a space in your life for positive energy only.  Choose to accept only those things that give you purpose, value, and aspiration.     If you are the problem then make adjustments.  Take a look in the mirror to say, "We are no longer friends, I am going to find myself a new friend.  One that values and loves me!"  Understand that if you don't value and love yourself no one else will and you will not reco...

 Young Black Business Owners One of the greatest feelings in the world is knowing that your passion, dedication, and hard work is not in vain. While pouring your heart and soul into changing a vision from thought to an idea to a business you strive for success. Here are 4 Young Black Business Owners you would want to know.  Whats The Play WilAYE Apparel - https://www.wtpwillaye.com/ The apparel at Whats The Play WilAYE is comfortable and breathable.   "This is not a T-shirt. This is a representation of God's peace."  Visit   https://www.wtpwillaye.com/   to make a purchase . Take a spin around the site to get a glimpse of the owner Willie Arnold III better known as DJ WilAYE . A'Maquette Company is an up & coming Fashion Business Service.  "Aim High with Every Step"  and follow @a.maquettecompany on Instagram  o r email a.maquettecompany@gmail.com for business inquires.  The owner is a model & fashion influencer A'Shai...

  Fitbit Woes! Challenge Accepted... How many of you seized the opportunity to join millions of subscribers in step challenges?  Well, insurance companies, businesses, and school districts partnered with Fitbit to provide discounts to their employees.  Win, win right!  Last year, I upgraded my Flex to Inspire at a favorable discount. Stepping with Inspire was a breeze the tracker logged my exercise activity, I could view my step quickly, as well as view the time. However, I was not that impressed with the band but I was happy with how securely it connected.  Until it happened! A year later the side connection mechanism broke.  However, there was a fix. A Somoder Slim Leather Band Compatible with Fitbit Inspire HR/Fitbit Inspire, Vintage Genuine Leather Band with Carved Protective Cover and Fashion Decorative Accessories for Women/Men. I absolutely love this product. I purchased Deep Red to match my tracker. The tracker was delivered in a cute tin can. Check...

So, I have 3 ranges of grade-level children. They are an 8-year-old 3rd grader, a 12-year-old 7th grader, and a 16-year-old 11th grader.  The district was on fall break and boredom had sat in for the youngest of the 3. At their ages sometimes they often operate in the 5 U’s state of mind being unaware, unconcerned, unsuspecting, unconscious, and unwilling to engage in siblingly companionship. So, the very opinionated, adorable, little angel decided she would use her free time creating math tests for her brother's. The oldest brother happens to come downstairs just as she completes his test. "Oh! Hi, Nate here's your test!" "What? Cap! I am not taking a test. I am on break. No way! You can't be for real! Girl! Go find something else to do." In good mommy fashion, just take the test. Nate continues to protest. "Wait no!"  Even though he doesn't agree, he sits down to take the test being the good brother that he is. "Hey, Siri!" Lit...

  Photo by Dr. NMGreen Hosting Open House in the midst of a pandemic. Many districts made the decision to remain virtual for the health and safety of their learning community. Though the decision was made to begin school via remote learning the usual operations of schools continued such as Open House. The challenge was creating a fun stress-free virtual presentation. Campuses had to think out of the box for ways to connect with parents and students during this 5 U's moment in education as it was  unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, and unprecedented .  The campus principal wanted something fun. She presented me with a brief idea of what she wanted parents to see. I began the process of creating a Virtual Open House.  A Google Drive folder was created and shared with teachers to house their personalized waving Bitmoji replica, along with their voice/presentation recordings. Next, a Google Slide template was created with the doors, wall, and floor for...

  You made the decision to work hard each and every day. You invested time, energy & money in your dream career. The opportunity comes your way and you land the perfect job at an amazing workplace. Until it happens! You realize you work for an embittered boss. An embittered boss is someone who uses their power to make staff feel like 5 U's.  What are workplace 5 U's?  Workplace 5 U's is a unhealthy, unppreciative, uncomfortable, underpaid, and unreasonable environment. Daily you dredge going to work, your creativity is stifled, and you feel stuck. Well guess what? The workplace 5 U's is not an end to your career.  Remind your self that you are awesome, you're worthy, you've worked too hard to give up, you deserve better and there is better. Do not be afraid to know your worth and walk in your purpose! Take time to self evaluate and make the decision to change "That's Not Your Best" to what is best for me.