The only vow that I made upon coming into this new year was to myself. That I would start to put myself first and let everything else fall into place around me. Its been a slow start considering the amount of stressors that are still present in my life, but fortunately, I'm not the only momma out there who is on this journey. A number of you have made the same vow to yourself, and have been a source of inspiration and encouragement. Renee of Cutie Booty Cakes has made tremendous progress toward her goal of living a healthier lifestyle and getting back to her pre-Mekhi body. She has been kicking butt in her weightloss challenges and coming out on top. Just see for yourself. And Tara of The Young Mommy Life has started a Happy Mom Series where she is challenging us moms to begin to impliment little positive changes and rewards into our daily routines that benefit us, and only us. We are already on challenge #5!

This week, my friend Tameka of Tea & Honey Bread has also presented a self love and appreciation challenge. T. bluntly wants us to join her in giving a shit about the way that we present ourselves. Not necessarily to others, but to the person who stares back at us each time we look in the mirror. Simply adding a little color to her daily wardrobe is one of the ways that T. is giving a shit this week. Months ago T. asked me if I would become a face, well... actually, earlobe of her earrings from her Pretty in Peace Etsy shop and I was honored to say yes. I am not even going to tell you how long her beautiful designs have been taunting me from my jewelry box. Today, I finally took them out and picked a pair, just to show T. that I totally give a shit about her creativity and I give a shit about being a better me! One awesome pair of earrings at a time.