Sometimes you just need a break from daily life. You've worked hard all week and you've been doing so much and you're feeling drained, tired and a little frustrated because you know you've got to get up and grind hard daily. I want you to keep pushing, keep building and keep moving forward on your goals but sometimes you just need a break from it all. You are long overdue for a girl's trip! Make a plan with some of your best friends and getaway! We live in a society that likes to collect nice things but I like to create moments and memories that will last a lifetime. Recently I went on a cruise with 30 other women that I did not know prior and I had a blast! Sometimes we get so caught up in the daily grind that we forget to live! We forget to create new memories and moments with the ones we love and give room for new friendships to be developed. Below are three reasons why you need to get away.

1. You're always there for others and though you don't mind you find yourself not allowing others to be there for you. You're so good at putting on a face that others around you may not notice that something is wrong. It's time to put away the strong mask and allow yourself to be free. Allow yourself to be venerable and others to give you wise counsel on the things that are troubling your heart. Real friends will help you adjust your crown take this time to allow them to do it.
2. You've been so busy with your responsibilities that you’ve forgotten yourself. You work so hard to accomplish your goals but you're exhausted and on edge. When everything is frustrating you and it seems like it's too much you need a break. Go someplace where you can recharge and relax. A nice weekend getaway with no phones, computers or social media should help you get back to the fun loving woman you are.
3. You've been saying for years you're going to do it. I'm telling you to do it! You've been becoming jealous when you're scrolling on social media looking at other people's vacation trips while you could have some of your own. Just do it! Stop feeling guilty for doing something for you and take some time to enjoy yourself! Don't allow anyone to get you to change your mind. It's okay that you take some time for you!

It was long overdue for me to take a real vacation! I was able to enjoy myself, relax, reset and refocus! This trip connected me with some amazing women who have become my sisters and now I have more places to visit! It's time we stop putting our dreams aside waiting for others to approve. It's time to do those things you enjoy doing. I love to travel and I plan on traveling a lot more in the months to come. If you don't have anyone to travel with go solo and enjoy yourself! Create memories and live Queen live!

When a woman falls in love most of the time she falls hard.

She will start to change her ways to accommodate his ways and in some cases change some the things on her “list” because she sees potential in him. What happens when she’s given all she’s got and ends up heartbroken in the end? Finding love again is possible but the first place you’ve got to find it is within yourself. After a heartbreak take time for yourself and get back to loving you. When you take time to bounce back from a heartache you become stronger, wiser and better for the next relationship. You can’t love someone else when you don’t love yourself. When you fall in love with yourself you will have peace in your heart, joy with a genuine smile on your face.

I ‘ve had some hard breakups and like most women I masked it with my makeup. I painted smiles on for years but felt horrible inside. After six years of giving my all to him, I felt like if that was love then I don’t want it again. I was so broken and hurt I felt like this man took my life after I gave him a life. My son was all I had left and though I was hurting I was trying to give him my best. I had to learn to adjust to being a single mom and that took some time. I just wanted someone to love me for me. I wanted someone to make me believe in love again. I attempted to move on but I knew deep down inside my heart was still bleeding. I never allowed anyone to get close to me due to fear of it not working out.

I tried dating again but after I tried to love again I ended up in a bad relationship with a guy that I once called my friend I decided that I was done with dating. I gave up at one point I was just upset because it seemed like I was the heartbreak specialist because I kept breaking my own heart dealing with the same type of man just with a different face. I asked God to help me figure out what was in me that attracted these type of men. The answer I received was daughter it’s not them. I didn’t like that answer but I had to accept the truth I did some soul searching and found out my ugly truth. I dedicated my life back to God, became celibate, and started to chase purpose with all I had. While I was pursuing purpose I did not date, talk, or even have a male friend in sight. I wasn’t angry or bitter anymore this time I finally content with being single.

I was happy because finally I was 100% completely in love with me. I learned my strengths and my weakness. I learned my likes and dislikes. I was crushing my goals lost over 50 pounds, wrote a book and the following year co-authored my second book that became a #1 Amazon Best Selling book. I was open to love again but refused to settle for anything less than to be treated like a queen. I met someone and things started off great but some things came up and I decided that he wasn’t the one for me and I ended things very quickly. He was a good man but I know great is out there and until he finds me I’m okay with being saved, single and free. When you know your worth you won’t give discounts or try to hold on to something that isn’t working for you. When you decided to get back to loving you your life will be forever be changed. Until the man who will change my last name finds me I’m dating purpose and we make an awesome team! I know it gets tough and it can be annoying seeing everyone else post pictures of BAE but know that your day is coming but you’ve got to love you before you try to love him.