How A Hungry Girl defeats Hanger.

(This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Extend Nutrition. The opinions and text are all mine.)

As you all know I'm the OG triple OG Hungry Girl and my hunger is typically on 10. Hanger (hungry + anger) is a real thing and can only be cured with a dose of food. The thing is, I'm pretty busy, I mean honestly who isn't these days? It's hard to always pack my lunch or meal prep all these healthy snacks in cute Tupperware containers that match, with a custom lunch box. On my quest to find something easier, convenient, AND healthy, I found Extend Nutrition Bars. Extend Nutrition Bars are packed with protein, gluten free, and sugar free or low sugar naturally sweetened with Stevia, plus their scientific formula has a very low glycemic index.  Now normally I would not, I repeat would not, recommend a protein type bar because most of them cause my stomach to hurt. But, when it comes to long-lasting energy, these Extend Bars help keep my life moving AND they taste so good; you don't even know there’s a ton of science behind the formula. 

I'm Not Lazy, I'm Just Tired.

( I thought this pic was appropriate since y'all say I'm always on my phone anyway lmao. Photo Cred: The Princess Jennifer)

Today was the only day 'off' I've had in weeks and I'm tired boss.

I know I need to rest. But I can't help but to feel guilty for not working right now. The real problem is the grind 24/7 mindset that I've become accustomed to has lead to this self care guilt I have.

Sleep. Rest. Chill. Me Time. 

Like seriously, how do you guys do it? As a woman self care is one of the most important ways to keep going, but for some reason I can't. I feel like if I'm not always writing and reading an email I'm not working hard enough. If I'm not drafting a proposal several times x day or week I'm not grinding hard enough. If I sleep I'm missing out.

You can't let financial gains be the only measurement of success. 

I feel lazy. Despite averaging 10-12 hour work days every day. I feel like Kanye when he was doing 5 beats a day for 3 summers. Complete grind mode. I think unshakable feeling that when I do anything not related to work I'm being lazy, distracted, aloof, all that. I won't lie, these dishes pile up, my clothes go unfolded for weeks, and I grab laundry for the day straight out the dryer. Looking at these chores that are normal parts of adulting like "yea, thats gonna be a NO for me dawg" and push it off for another day. I feel lazy.

I'm not lazy. I'm just tired. 

I took the WHOLE day off yesterday and literally forced myself to put any work thoughts out of my head and just had me time. Me time can be stressful though. When I finally have time to decompress sometimes I'm reminded of all the things I haven't done instead of all the things I have done. I'm slowly learning to recognize and appreciate the small wins.

Smalls wins add up to big victories. 

So this week, I'm going to try to embrace this me time, chill time, do what makes me happy time. Do y'all well adjusted individuals have any advice on easy ways to adult :)!

(Song of the moment: The Pressure, Jhene Aiko)



Stay hungry my friends...

Young Ray

Things get easier.

(Photo Cred: Josh Kelly)

Things get easier.

My friend Emerald told me to write down my burdens in an envelope, seal it, and let that be the last I think about it. Now my frugality kicked in and I was like "umm I'm not wasting any envelopes" then she hit me with "not a real one, one in my mind". I honestly thought I wasn't strong enough to do that, like mentally throw an emotion or worry away? Nah. I can't do that. Cannot. Can. Not.

Bishhhhhh please.... 

Welcome Back! A Blog Post To Myself...

(Photo Cred: Briana Janelle)

I don't even know where to start y'all.

I needed a break.

From this blog, from people, from things.

This is the most nondescript blog post I'll likely ever make because that's where my life was for so long. I stopped blogging not because I don't enjoy it but because it became a chore, a job, not my outlet. When I first starting blogging it was all about the food, but these Hungry Girls transformed into the Hungry Homies.

But I personally was hungry for more back then, I just didn't know what I wanted. I knew I had a voice, a story, a mission, but again I didn't know where to find it. So I took a break. I can't lie this break took FARRRRR longer than I ever expected, but such is life.