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Rene Holiday

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For Charlie

Falls are common. The family is supposed to be notified after every fall, as well as any injuries that occurred. This did not happen in Charlie’s case. After we agreed to pay an additional $1500 monthly, for additional care, Charlie was having more falls than usual. The family was confused given we were paying for additional care. We would visit Charlie regularly. We would ask him about his falls. He would confirm he fell. We didn’t see any visible injuries, nor did they tell us of any injuries. Until the last fall… Charlie’s last fall sent him to the ER. We were…

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For Charlie

What do you do, when the Memory Care Facility you have trusted to care for your beloved elder, gets it ALL wrong?  There is so much to unpack here. My family is experiencing this in real time literally at the speed of light. This is not where my story “For Charlie” begins, but this is where we are going to start. “For Charlie” is the series I created to bring attention to Elder Abuse. Elder Fraud Financial Elder Abuse Neglect Memory Care Eviction Different aspects of Elder Abuse as I experience them in real time. I have an elder relative…

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Ditch the resolutions

Can we agree that resolutions are a waste of our time and energy?  Why do so many of us put this unnecessary pressure on ourselves? We start hitting the gym, start dieting, make commitments to ourselves that start to fade away by the end of January. I’m all for ditch the resolutions, just be a better you. Becoming a better you is easier than you think, and doesn’t require a resolution to get started. You just need to decide what is something about yourself, you would change or improve, to be a better you? Maybe you want to be more…

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Black Santa

“What Santa really wants are cocktails, not cookies.” That’s what I told my daughter when she woke up Christmas morning in 2003. She was devastated when she discovered Santa did NOT eat a single cookie she had left for him. The night before, on Christmas Eve, sweet little five year old Zoe Rene’ excitedly put some cookies on a plate for Santa.  She knew she had been a “Good Girl” all year and was excited for what Christmas Day would bring.  All little Zoe Rene’ wanted to do was show her love and appreciation for Santa. It was an epic fail! Santa,…

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The struggle is real for me if I skip my morning routine. I give myself at least 45 minutes every morning to complete it. It keeps me grounded and it brings me peace. It helps keep my anxiety in check. As soon as I open my eyes I say a very short and simple Yoruba prayer: Ori pele atete niran gnbe ni koosa. Ko soosa tii da ni gbe leyin Ori eni. In English it translates to this: Head I call you. You always quickly bless your own. You who bless a person before any spirit. No spirit blesses a…

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Harmonic Freedom Beauty

I was recently gifted some products from Harmonic Freedom Beauty. It is a Black Owned skin care line based here in Los Angeles. Owner Nakeesa Allen asked me to try some of her products and I was happy to oblige. She gave me the face wash, face scrub, face mask, and the face oil to try. All of the products are 100% natural and Nakeesa makes them all by hand. Every drop felt like heaven on my skin! Let me start with the face wash. It was light- which I loved, and it left my skin feeling refreshingly clean. I don’t…

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Summer cocktail, the Night Nurse.

Summer is the time for fruity and fabulous cocktails. We recently shot the first four episodes of our weekly lifestyle segment- “Get Wrapped & Waisted”.  Keysha Triplett is my partner and crime on “Get Wrapped & Waisted.” She is the Queen of waist beads here in LA, owner of Urbandoll Kandi. She creates one of a kind bohemian style jewelry that will soothe your soul… Keysha is also a bartender. Each segment features a different summer cocktail made by Keysha. The first drink featured is called The Night Nurse. The Night Nurse 1 cup Cranberry Juice 2 part Vodka 1…

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14 Day Detox. Day 11. Lifestyle changes plus more!

It has brought on positive changes in my lifestyle. I’m eleven days down, three more to go. This fourteen day detox has done more for me than clean toxins out of my body. It has also brought on positive changes to my lifestyle. I made a conscious effort to  be still during these 14 days. Allow myself time to just breathe, to relax, to rest. To enjoy and embrace working in silence. Allow myself to just be. My routine with the detox was simple. Detox tea in the morning. Herbal capsules in the afternoon. Detox tea in the late afternoon. Eat according…

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Six days of detoxing are now behind me.  Six days of detoxing are now behind me. Today is day seven. One more week to go! So lets talk about how it’s been going… If you’re new to my story click here: http://reneholiday.com/detox-journey-14-days-the-preparation/ This will further explain my “Why” for doing this 14 Day Detox. When I took my very first sip if the detox tea I knew immediately I had made the right choice. It was extremely bitter! There’s no other way to say it. It was bitter. The bright side is you only drink 8oz (twice a day) and that’s…

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Detox Journey the Prep.

Let me start by saying this. I’m not doing this detox to lose weight. I do not have any issues with my weight. I’m doing this because exactly one week ago I got a call from my doctor with my regular pap smear results. She informed me I have “abnormal” cells in my cervix. Now of course my jaw dropped when I heard this! She immediately calmed me down and said the cells are NOT cancerous. I caught my breathe. However she wants to get a second opinion, she wants me to get a biopsy. I couldn’t believe it then…

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