Glow by Lady E

  I used to believe discipline meant pushing through.

I used to think showing up meant pushing.

  Y ou’ve been hearing noise. Constant. Subtle. Draining.

  T here was a time I feared the words ‘start over.’ I thought they meant I failed. That I had to erase everything and go back to zero. I don’t feel that way anymore. A Brief Rewind: What 'Starting Over' Used to Mean Back in school, when the teacher said, "start over", that meant your paper has mistakes. At work, when the boss said, "start over", that mean your output was not good enough.  So, it's no wonder when some of us are triggered when we hear "start over." It is kinda traumatizing if you've endured several 'start overs' in your life.  Starting over meant shame, pressure, and toxic hustle. You're embarrassed for not doing a good job or failing. You feel the pressure to be better, to rise higher. And then you hustle, hustle, hustle to catch up.  What 'Starting Over' Now Means Blogging  Back in May, I went to this blog to look up something. And then I thought I'd check the stats. To my surprise, Glow Girls were ...

  I've been pampering myself a lot these past few days, and finding joy in the simple things. (Burn out is real.) One of the things I like doing is applying nail polish on my nails. I used to this a lot when I was younger. I stopped when I became pregnant. It's only lately that I started doing this again. There's just something about colored nails that make me smile throughout the day.  It might sound shallow for some, but if you're like me, who does the work of 5 people every day, my hands constantly washing, cooking, cleaning, creating, a little burst of color lightens the load.  This is a KKV nail polish so there's no shade name. As always, I'm naming it. I call it Enchanted Midnight Dreams.  When I opened the bottle, I had a feeling it was an old stock. You can see the nail polish all over the rim. But the sticker was intact. Hmm.. Anyway, the nail polish wasn't thick or looked old. It was still easy to apply.  A Trick I Learned Remember when this happen...