from the Jerusalem files Pop quiz, chicas! Answer the following– When I first woke up this morning, I _____________ a. hit the snooze button (several times) and mentally declared that I ‘can’t and won’t adult today’ … #FirstIDrinkTheCoffee #ThenIDoTheThings b. immediately resumed worrying about ish I need to do, don’t wanna do, or did and now feel bad about doing. …
by GG of AllTheManyLayers There’s about three feet of snow on the ground and I see a woman who looks like she needs help. But I don’t help her. Because awhile back I’d decided that this woman was mean and my assumptions wouldn’t let me move. Read On!>>> I’m walking the few feet from my car to my house and…
source:pinterest by GG of AllTheManyLayers.com When you want what everyone else wants, without discretion, you do what you see everyone else doing. When you believe that what you see, what’s presented to you, is all there is, you try to choose a mold to squeeze into, even if it hurts, even if you can’t breathe, even if you have to…
by GG of AllTheManyLayers.com I was old enough to feel like a woman but young enough to be shy about it. I used to sit in my bedroom in front of the mirror pretending someone was watching me. Usually that someone was my crush of the moment or someone I wished would notice me. Read On!>>> This was my time…
Liv writes: Hello CurlyNikki community! I wanted to share how I lost 10 pounds, maintained it for over a year, gained muscle, and trimmed my waist down simply by living a healthy lifestyle! With motivation, determination and discipline anything is possible! Continue!>>> Have you lost some poundage, the healthy way? Share below!
source by GG of AllTheManyLayers.com Do you know how it feels to want something so badly that you dread it? I’m talking about pushing away the very thing you want most, the very life you want most. Because deep down you don’t believe that you can have it. Because you’ve romanticized it and your expectations have gotten so high that…
source by GG of AllTheManyLayers I think the sadness started with my first awareness that my mother was sick. It meant that everything safe and beautiful was also tragic and temporary. All of my life has been about coping with that. Sadness lives underneath my skin. It sits in my stomach and my throat and right behind my eyes. It…
from the South African files… …famous Kanye quote (via Dave Chappelle). But seriously. My life is dope. And I get tons of emails asking questions about my philosophy and secrets, so I thought I’d share one of them right here, for #AllaYall. A CN reader wrote me sharing that she feels stuck and unfulfilled in her current career, despite the…
by GG of AllTheManyLayers Appreciate every single season of your life. Whether the season is hard and you wish it would hurry up and pass, or the season is amazing and you’re terrified that it will end. No matter what it is, give yourself to it, and trust that you are experiencing exactly what you need when you need…
by GG of AllTheManyLayers.com My youngest daughter always says, “Mommy move your hair so I can kiss your spots.” What has been a source of insecurity for me is something my daughter loves unconditionally. Read On!>>> I’ve had acne-prone skin and scars on my face since I was a teenager. I’ve been through phases where I wore layers of makeup to…
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