Life With Lexis K.

Happy New Year family! I'm back another year on the blog, praying that 2024 brings abundance, prosperity, and peace.  I wanted to share a real-life testimony, both for y'all and as a reminder to myself when I decide to re-read this post on my next trip down memory lane. Recently, I've been applying to new jobs fervently. My contempt for teaching has grown to the point I'm contemplating putting my two weeks in with no backup plan. I've done maybe 20 applications in the last few months. Two first-round interviews and no callbacks. Today I got another all-too-familiar rejection email from a perspective opportunity that would be a perfect fit for me. Although I was nervous in my Zoom interview, I still hoped my responses, energy, and resume would grant me the opportunity to make it to the next round.  But after reading the rejection, doubt began to set in, and quickly too. "What if I'm stuck teaching? How will I be able to get out of this field? Who is going to...

Welcome back, family! Today I wanted to share a message that has been on my heart for about a week. But first, a little back story: Remember, in my last post, I shared about how I could feel the transition taking place in my life. Maybe I couldn't see all the pieces, but something energetically let me know I was moving from one stage of life to the next. While excited, it's also nerve-racking because a part of me wants to hold on to what's familiar, what's safe, and what's tangible to me. I can be a realist at times.  This means that a part of me was willing to settle into my romantic life. It's bad when you can recognize the cycles, but still make the same choices to stay in them. Textbook insanity, right? This same part of me was also willing to settle into my habits, knowing that they were stunting my growth and limiting my opportunities. But I just  had  to do the things to cope, rather than face those internal battles head-on like I thought I wanted to. Thi...

Hey family! I know I've been MIA on the blog lately, but y'all know I only write when I get the urge to do so. I was sitting here scrolling, I just finished doing a career tarot reading on myself (my newest hobby), and I decided to write a letter to myself from 5 years ago. I recently saw a video on Instagram about Frank Ocean doing a similar exercise back in 2020 and I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to reflect on my progress. We can get so caught up in where we're trying to go, that we forget or refuse to acknowledge how much progress we've made already. I challenge you to do this exercise, either in your journal or notes app or if you have a blog like me you can write it there. Just find a space to reflect on yourself and write it out :) Dear Alexis from 2018,  It's me Alexis from 2023. Hey, girl hey! First off, I'm so proud of you. Well of me (or is it us?) You've been doing big things these last 3 years. You finally launched your boutique in 2...

What's going on family. I'm just here to brainstorm and chat a little bit with y'all today. I have so many thoughts throughout the day and seemingly no one to share them with. So who better than to share it with my family! Now continuing from my last post about us needing to build up our community and offering support to one another, I want to share some of the things that I've done and plan on doing to do my part in that. Ladies Learning to Lead (L3) Two of my L3 participants (ik they were bigger than me) This summer, a close friend of mine and I volunteered at a leadership conference for a non-profit organization called Ladies Learning to Lead (L3). It was a weekend long program for teen girls in middle-high school and taught them about networking, leaderships, and identity. It was a very awesome and powerful experience for the girls as well as an inspiring one for me. L3 is program local to Tallahassee that I think is much needed in our community. Most of...