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  • Intention Checkin & Tangible Tabb Tips

    Intention Checkin & Tangible Tabb Tips

    We are one month into 2021. How are you doing with the intentions you set for the new year? Maybe an easier question is – are you doing what you need to do to make each day productive? By productive I mean, you aren’t just letting the days happen to you. You are getting something…

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  • 2021 Still Grateful, Still Challenging

    2021 Still Grateful, Still Challenging

      This is NOT a weight loss post, it’s a consistency post, almost 20 years later and my will and mindset are still the strongest part of my being. My year-end post is among my favorite, it’s not a brag for myself but proof of transition and showing up for myself as I encourage…

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  • “Easy” Daily Self Care Tabb Tips

    “Easy” Daily Self Care Tabb Tips

        Congratulations – WE DID IT! Somehow we have all made it to the new year. We have survived a year like never before. 2020 has not been easy, and 2021 is uncertain, here is a short list of things you can CHOOSE to do daily to enhance your chances of starting and…

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  • 5TOTW Podcast: Passion Projects, Weight Loss & Relationships

    5TOTW Podcast: Passion Projects, Weight Loss & Relationships

    I recently had the pleasure of chatting with the hosts of the 5 Things off the Wall podcast. I tend to forget how much I enjoy chatting with my peers with no restrictions. Crystal, Derrick, Devin, and Walt came prepared with a host of intriguing questions and energy to match. We touched on a…

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  • 5 rituals to begin your day 🌅🌅🌅

    5 rituals to begin your day 🌅🌅🌅

    Give Thanks This one is easy, the moment you wake up – give thanks for another day. Even easier than that, thank yourself for having the courage to face another day. Have a Little Peace The best way to start your day is with peace of mind. Keep your morning calm for a few…

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  • Keep what you have CONTROL of

    Keep what you have CONTROL of

    I admit I feel most unsafe when I feel like I don’t have control. Maybe that makes me a control freak but I have built my life around creating a safe environment for myself. I do this with intent, and with well thought out long-lasting decisions. When I am encountered with situations where the…

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  • Spring Quarantine: How to keep Busy 

    Spring Quarantine: How to keep Busy 

    How to keep Busy We are now just over 2 weeks into mandatory social distancing and it has gone “OK” for me. However, If I hadn’t set at least one small goal for myself daily, I would have gone stir crazy. The biggest challenge for me is sitting still. I sit in front of…

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  • People Magazine X5: 2020 Vision

    People Magazine X5: 2020 Vision

    My 5th-time feature in PEOPLE Magazine is a great way to start 2020. This year I have been featured in the regular yearly edition of PEOPLE Magazine’s Half Their Size issue. This makes 5! An amazing blurb and a mention of my blog and books set the tone for success for the entire year.…

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  • Mind Your Happiness

    Mind Your Happiness

    Tabb tips to positivity = MIND YOUR HAPPINESS It’s a new year for growth! Ever wonder how I keep life so light and positive? Here are few actions I practice daily and have learned to live by. Start each day with an affirmation – whether you find one from your favorite IG (@therobertashow) guru or peruse…

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  • Tabbalicious Holiday Tips 2018

    Tabbalicious Holiday Tips 2018

    It’s finally here, holiday season 2018 has arrived! Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, New Years and everything else in between are coming. Can you tell I’m excited? I’m excited to host and to eat and drink with friends and family. My goal is to not let the season go to my head… or my thighs!…

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  • Tabb Tip: All Natural Dope Soaps 🛁

    Tabb Tip: All Natural Dope Soaps 🛁

    I’m in love with these natural handmade soaps. I’m always looking for new natural ways to enhance my beauty regiment. We are all aging by the hour so I’m mindful of not only the things I put into my body but also what I put on my skin. My motto – keep it simple stupid. I want…

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  • Sho-ing Off with a Probiotic:  Sho Balance

    Sho-ing Off with a Probiotic: Sho Balance

    My life hangs on BALANCE and Good gut health is a huge motivating factor in my every day diet. I became a fan of consistent probiotics a few years ago when I found myself constantly bloated and full of gas on an ongoing bases. I thought these issues were something I just had to live with until…

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  • The year I grew #therobertashow

    The year I grew #therobertashow

    What a year it has been for the world. No matter the effects of the influences we can not control in the plural, we never lose the ability to grow as individuals. This year I am acknowledging and attesting to that in the highest form. A year of change, growth and becoming. This past year…

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  • On 35 – TheRobertaShow | Frightening Comfort

    On 35 – TheRobertaShow | Frightening Comfort

    Officially 35, I’m claiming success on adulthood thus far but, truthfully speaking – i’m also claiming a bit of fright. I’ll explain, I believe a healthy dose of fear is necessary at times to discomfort you. While fear can stifle you for a time – facing it, is the only way to get THROUGH it. In my experiences,…

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  • NY&Co and Me – Feature

    NY&Co and Me – Feature

    I work in fashion but I’m not a fashion blogger. If your a constant reader of this blog, you have a good idea as to where my passions lie. #IRL for the past ten years i’ve had a wonderfully accomplished career as a Web Designer/Art director. It’s how I gainfully bring home the turkey…

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  • Save some for your SELF pt2 : Conversation & Cake

    Save some for your SELF pt2 : Conversation & Cake

    Preface: I thought this piece was past due. Though I speak freely and give thoughtful advice on the state of relationships, within my community and without, I never speak on my own experiences. I listen to popular opinion, panels of experts and advocates for both genders. I am my biggest critic and i’ve learned…

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  • On being a LADY – Conversation #1

    On being a LADY – Conversation #1

    As an adolescent my mother took to calling me “nebby”, in Pittsburghese it’s the equivalent to nosy. Indeed, I remember intentionally listening to my mother’s phone conversations and gossip sessions she and our neighbor would have over coffee and cigarettes a few times per week. Now, I know it’s not because I cared about what was happening on “One Life…

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