She’s Baaa-aaack!

I had myself a funk slump recently. And honestly? I needed that.

Let me explain.

I'm currently in the middle of working on my health goals, but in the meantime, I'm also battling sleep apnea that is truly tryna take a chick down. Between the 9-5, the even fuller time work of being a mom, AND trying to actually show up on social media this time around, I am plum tired. Straight up exhausted.

And you know what happens when you get exhausted? The doubts get loud. You get a little more dramatic. A whole lot more sad. I was deep in my feelings, sending my friend full-on existential crisis texts, and her response? "You're such a drama queen lol."

Oop. Okay. Fair. She was actually being generous with me and I knew it.

So I did what I could. I prioritized some sleep. Got a little sunshine. But the thing that really cracked me open was deciding to just... air it out. On my drive to work one morning, I hit record with zero intention to post anything. No content strategy. No hooks planned. I just started talking.

I'm a firm believer that if you're uninspired, you can still find something to say. So that's what I did. Uninspired, still a little funky, but committed to keeping myself in creation mode. And after a few minutes of letting it all out, the fears, the frustration, the mental fog, I caught myself thinking: what would it look like to have an open heart and actually believe that everything is happening FOR you?

And that one question changed the whole day. Because I decided my response that question was going to my foundation from henceforth.

Wouldn't ya know it, two sales came through in a day after the most painfully slow sales month. I had enough energy to run all the mom errands AND be completely present for my kids' school project. Hands on, fully there. It matters!!

Now let me talk about the real stuff.

I've been making videos about what I'm going to do when I hit 10k followers. And yes, I'm being dramatic and funny about it, because that's just who I am. But underneath the jokes? I'm completely serious. I want this to be my last 9-5. Ever. My goal is to get to a place where I'm making at least $5k a month so I can leave on my own terms.

Do I know exactly when that will happen? No. Will I automatically quit the second I hit 10k? Also no, because I am not out here making reckless financial decisions. I already do that with the amount of takeout I order in a week. But I will say this, 10k feels like a real milestone. A proof-of-concept moment. And I want to hit it, document the whole messy journey, and show people that it's possible to build something real while running on fumes and a prayer. Tiny. Steps. Forward. People

So far, those videos have brought in thirteen new followers. Thirteen! That genuinely excites me. Every single one counts. It’s proof. And it’s made even more rich because I’m not just doing a follow train, I’m having fun and inviting new followers to have fun with me. It feels like I’m finally starting to understand the whole showing up on social media thing.

In other news, I've started building out my Amazon storefront. The "what's your niche" question haunts me constantly, so I decided to just start with things I actually like and use. My new philosophy: start where you are, evolve daily. Small steps compound. Especially in affiliate marketing and blogging.

I've also been committed to posting daily. My goal is three times a day but I'm not there yet. I work in an office the size of a large bedroom with lighting that would make anyone look like a ghost, so I'm figuring out the creative logistics. I'm being patient with myself about it.

But I wanted to pop in and officially mark myself safe after that series of sad girl posts. I'm back. I'm having fun. And I'm building something I actually believe in.

Go check out my Amazon storefront and my TikTok Showcase if you want to see a real work in progress. All my social links are in the upper right corner.