Hello August: Welcome to My Next Chapter!

Hello Lovelies, and Happy August!!

I am super thrilled to be back writing again. Life has been life-ing, super hard! But I didn’t want any more time to go by before checking in and sharing many updates.

Personally, life has never been better and busier at the same time. My little ones are getting bigger by the second with my oldest, Little Man, preparing for his summer job and entering eleventh grade this fall. I’m a super-proud mom because he also just got his license, so no more Uber mom for me soon. Maybe I can get him to shuttle his siblings around by September. Wishful thinking, I know. My middle baby, Mami, is preparing for two weeks away at summer camp and starting high school. And finally, the little one, Boss Baby, is preparing for a fun-filled summer full of playdates, summer camp, and sports activities. He will be entering kindergarten this fall.  

So, two graduations, two new school enrollments, countless Uber rides, summer activities, juggling multiple personalities, hormones and more . . . I recently completed my calendar for the summer and realized eighty percent is kid focused. Go figure!

Now that the munchkins updates are out the way, mic drops on me. I am recently divorced , no tears shed, as it’s for the best. We are much better partners in the friendship and coparenting arena than in married life. So, your girl is officially back on the dating block and from what I have been hearing and seeing thus far, I may be here for a while, LOL. Starting over at forty in the dating market would scare some ladies, but for right now, my primary focus is to continue working on building my Oprah empire. Yes, I would love to have someone to share moments with and travel with, but I have been blessed to have family, friends, and exes (lol) that are available and down to support me through my next chapter. Therefore, for now my focus is self-love, healing, and enjoying every moment life brings me. 

Last September I celebrated a milestone birthday—I turned forty. I remember turning thirty-nine and having a complete mental breakdown and panic attacks. I was freaking out that life was not where I had expected it to be for me as I was fast approaching middle age. My younger self envisioned a completely different life than where I was. 

Turning forty, something clicked—I no longer give a f**k about any of that. I quickly grew to accept where my life was and what was happening in it. I learned to appreciate the little things and little moments that we take for granted every day. Each day I get mentally stronger with my tolerance level for things outside my control and more assertive with setting much-needed boundaries. 

I am blessed to share that I landed a job in a company where I could settle down and retire. I have been freelance-dating for over fifteen years and as I got older I knew it was time I started to think about making a commitment to settle down. I wasn’t sure if this company and I would be a good fit after freelancing with them for almost two years, but an opportunity presented itself and someone stepped up and put a ring on it. 401K, benefits, vacation time, bonuses {check}, and the cherry on top—I strongly feel that I will be appreciated there and that my ideas and strengths will blossom.

My goal has always been to have work stability at a company during the day that wouldn’t dampen my creative goals that I work on at night. –Missy

Bet on yourself. Coming back to blogging after I have been away for a while is a gamble. I will be the first to admit that consistency is not my strong suit when it comes to blogging. I am easily distracted by life and the harder life hits, the more distracted I become. However, I am always thinking about you lovelies in the back of my mind, creating posts in my head that never make it to paper. I promise that I am going to make every effort to show up consistently this time around.

For the summer, aside from being an Uber mom, I am hoping to spend time adjusting to life’s new changes and enjoy some solo dates, plenty of hot tubs and champagne toasts. I’m currently watching And Just Like That. I need to check out Sinners and waiting for the return of Raising Kanan.  

Currently Reading: Setting Boundaries and Finding Peace   

Welcome to My Next Chapter!

We have been working on exciting new developments and content to share with you lovelies.

You may have noticed the name change from A Curvy Mom to A Curvy Mom in Westchester. I will be bringing you more content focused on Westchester living and experiences for my local lovelies.

 

The best relationship you can have is with yourself, and the rest will fall into place . . . 

 

I’ve added a Relationship tab to bring you more content on loving yourself, improving your relationship with yourself, and managing/building the everyday relationships you have with friends, coworkers, and family. Starting over after forty or even turning forty brings a shift in relationships and how we manage is important. 

Over my blog break I wrote a little book on productivity called Organize Your Organizing. A ten-minute read on how to be more productive with your time and day. I’ll be dropping more of these short goodies to help you lovelies on your time management and productivity for the rest of 2025. We have no time to waste!

I have also been having a lot of fun working on projects as a Digital Content Producer and helping people with their content marketing strategies. I’ll be adding this to the content roster under Business Tips. 

Lastly, I am super excited to announce that I will be launching a newsletter this fall with a focus on empowering you to find your inner peace, in whatever form that looks like. One thing I have learned in the past year is that no matter your age, income, race, lifestyle, marital status, job title, etc., you should have peace in your life, every day. Every day is a celebration of life, and it is such a blessing just to be able to wake up. Let’s not take each day for granted anymore just because we feel a certain way because we haven’t reached a specific goal or milestone. Let’s create days and moments that we don’t need to rush or run from. Starting Over at any point in our lives should be embraced with blessings because we are surviving through it. Let’s make our lives – Peaceful living! 

I am happy to share all these new developments with you and continue to catch up. I hope you enjoy the changes and new content.

Here’s to the rest of 2025 and all our new beginnings!

Drop me an email and share your summer plans & happenings.