6-month check-in...
- Nina B Williams
- Jun 15
- 6 min read
Updated: Jun 16
Hello Beautiful People!!!
How are you? Has June been well for you?
Over the weekend, I was pushing books all day in the sun. The dj was great. I danced and sold some books. I also enjoyed my first Nats game a few rows from the field! It was a great game. The drinks were good. Today was long. I hit the gym before work and had a facial after... Surprisingly, I'm not tired, but I'm still turning in early this evening. I wanted to chat with y'all first. 🫶🏾
We are almost 6 months into 2026! Time is the most precious thing we have. We don't get it back once it's gone or wasted, and it is flying by. Fast.
What are you going to do with the last 6 months of the year?
I've been seeing a lot about moving as if the things you want have already happened, so I created a free roadmap to plan and be accountable for what you want for yourself.
What if things around you improve? What do you have to lose by taking a bet on yourself?
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Realizations or Ah Ha Moments so far in 2026:
God has good for me, and I don't have to suffer for it.
I can never be kind enough or do enough for a person who simply doesn't like me.
The "good girl" had to die for me to live.
My life is truly just beginning.
My peace and femininity are my priority.
When you win something by default, the good feeling of having whatever it is won't last for long due to the "prize" never being earned.
I needed more boundaries and discipline and fewer feelings.
I thought I had to see or feel like something was wrong with my health before needing to take care of something. I was wrong. Thank God for early detection.
Timing has to be right for men, and the person has to be right for the woman, and many times, those things won't happen at the same time. 🥴
I can validate a person's feelings, but also ONLY trust their actions.
Friendships are just as hard as romantic relationships.
People who are always wearing a mask hide a monster behind them, be careful... Especially in the workspace.
Anything I do with the best intentions and right reasons will never be wrong.
Consideration is more important to me these days.
If they wanted to, they would.
It's unfair for me to ask people to show up differently for me when I can just move on.
Rest is recharging and ok.
Alexa, play: Snoh Aalegra, Find someone like you
A New Day
I promised myself 6 months to see what God had to say and then be obedient to His responses to what I go to HIM for... I'm trusting HIM, and I'm CHOOSING faith, positivity, me...
Life for me now looks like this...
Whatever people think, I will let them. For my own peace, I have to. In my last blog, I said I would not be performing. I am also no longer proving anything to anyone but myself. It takes too much from me to try to prove myself to people who want to misunderstand or take issue with me for reasons outside of my control. Whatever they say... They got it.
I wake up with so much joy, I literally wake up giving praise, thanking HIM for blessing me another day to do and have better. My faith and confidence are getting stronger. I'm excited about each day.
I'm saying yes to what allows me to create great memories.
I'm more in tune with my body inside and out now. I'm working with my doctor to turn around my 🫀 health internally, journaling more, being in the sun and meeting with my therapist for my mental 🧠 , and working out at home and with a trainer for the physical upgrade.💪🏽 I have muscles hurting that I didn't even know I had, but I'm staying with it! 🥴 Everything in combination has made a great difference.
I'm currently seeking a professional mentor to help guide me to where I want to go next in my career. In addition to pouring into my brand again, but in a way that will make an impact. Currently working on the Small Business Big Moves edition. I want to fill it, then implement. I think I need to see it all laid out for me to jump back into things like I used to.
In typing this, I just realized I will travel by a plane, a train, and an automobile in each month of the summer! ☺️ I'm looking forward to every getaway. Half Birthday plans locked in. 🙌🏽 So many festivals, activities, and walking/hiking clubs out there.
There are a few places I didn't make it to last summer that I have to check off the list this year. What else am I supposed to do? Sit in the house and keep waiting around for plans to come to me as I did at the top of the year? No. ✌🏽It was pushed on me to move forward and on with my life... Now I am. I'm making plans for myself and living fully in the life God has me in today.
Alexa Play: Brandy Almost Doesn't Count
As for dating...
I was asked if I still wanted marriage and children... Honestly, I hadn't really thought of it in a way that made me want to be open to it in months. A few blogs ago, I mentioned knowing something had changed in me, but I wasn't sure what it was. Outside of sharing my thoughts here, the last time I remember feeling the warmth of the possibilities of those things being a reality was on February 9th, but then between February 14th and March 4th, my heart was shattered into so many pieces, daydreaming about having my own family just hadn't crossed my mind. I've just been trying to find my way back into and stay in life. Maybe grief? Idk...
Alexa, play: Roster by Jasmine Sullivan
Although I'm not thinking about "love" or "family" right now, I am taking myself off the shelf and opening myself up to meeting new people. I'm currently reviewing applications for a plus one to some outings! But that's it! 🤣 I know I questioned if dating was that bad, but I figure I'm not dating... just "hanging out". 🤭
Sidebar: I dated a guy once who, when asked about me, told his friend I was someone he was seeing "for the moment" or "right now"... #1 embarrassing 🤦🏽♀️ #2 I should have been clear on how far it was going to go as he spoke death over what things could have been telling someone that. 😒 I don't want anyone I hang out with or possibly date to tell anyone about me anymore.
If a man wants to intentionally date me, I'll see it in their actions. Treat me, and treat me well, or leave me alone, buddy. In the words of a good friend... Let Men take you out, not stress you out... Thankya. Stress kills...
If there is someone out there for me, God has told him who I am, and he will show up soon. As I have shared before... my life will be blessed either way.
If it doesn't involve me smiling, laughing, having a good time, or encouraging my growth, I'M NOT INTERESTED. 🫶🏾
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Alexa Play: Gaolepe Closer
Monthly Mantra
I will be living inside my answered prayers very soon.
❓️What's your mantra for the month?
💃🏾🕺Things to Do: July
If an effort to find a good balance between being out living, staying in, to recharge, without breaking the bank, I wanted to share a few Budget-Friendly things you can experience this June/July for $50 or under:
Be still for the day. Tech-free as well.
Find and attend at least 2 free events happening in your city.
Catch up with a loved one.
Add some green to your space. Treat your home to a new plant.
If you've made it this far, thank you.
Every time I'm transparent and honest with myself and others, I feel I get a little bit better. I appreciate you for sharing space with me.
The woman I'm becoming is someone the younger version of me needed and would also look up to. The version of me just a few months ago would cry seeing who I'm growing into now...
I pray you found value in something shared. And that it inspires you to keep going through anything you may be going through. 🤎
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Until Next Time...
NinaB
xoxo
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