Mi (me)
Hi! It’s Mi! Let me start by introducing myself. Michelle is my name but for some, I am Ma, mom, momma, or MiMi. So, when trying to decide on a name for my “brand,” I decided to go with Mi (me). After all, it’s what this brand is all about, so why not?! For days, weeks, months even, I tried desperately to narrow down what I wanted to write about, post about, and video. Then, I thought, why just one thing? I, myself, am many things. I am a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mom, and a grandmother. Also, I am a woman, I am middle aged, I am short, I am loud. I am unapologetically Mi. So, Mi will be a bit about everything. Our ups and downs as humans, things that I love, things that make me happy, things that make me mad, things that help make life easier. It will be a smorgasbord of life! So, with that being said, let me give you a little background on Mi.
I am lucky enough to still have both of my parents, and to have grown up in a happy home. A traditional family of four, it was me, my mom, dad, sister, a dog, and many many cats. (seriously, I cannot remember all of their names) I can’t remember one time growing up that things were “bad.” Perhaps that was a sign of the times, or perhaps it was because my parents did a good job at shielding us from the adult things in life. Either way, being a kid was great! At eighteen, I was married and had my first child. At twenty-one we added a set of twins to the mix, and at twenty-five I was divorced. It took a bit of time to find myself and I can honestly say that didn’t happen until I found the love of my life, my current husband, my salvation, David. With him, I learned who I really was, and felt free to be unapologetically Mi. With David also came two bonus babes. Our first date was in March 2005, we moved in together in May 2006, and were married in July of 2007. Blending our family was not always easy, but we eventually found our groove and I can honestly say it was well worth the effort!
It wasn’t long until we became empty nesters, and I took it HARD! I started baking and decorating cookies in our small kitchen in Baton Rouge. Quickly, I had a full-fledged custom cookie business out of our home. (That is an entirely different story that you can read about HERE.) Staying busy with that business helped ease the pain of feeling “alone.” After a few years, we began to embrace the empty nest and I no longer needed to drown myself in flour and icing to occupy my mind. However, something was still missing. At the very beginning of the pandemic, I decided to live out my lifelong dream of going to college. So, at 42 I enrolled and at 45 I obtained my BA in English, graduating Summa Cum Laude, and with the highest cumulative gpa in my class! In the midst of the pandemic and school, our kids started getting engaged and married, and then we became first time grandparents!! Boy, how life changed after that!
So, I thought, what will I do now? I love to write, I love to shop, I love to share. A good conversation is medicine for my soul, and plants and cooking make me absolutely giddy! So, here we are. I am no Gweneth Paltrow with Goop, or Kourtney Barker with Poosh. What I am though, is a regular woman, a mom, a wife, a daughter, and a Mimi that has a lot to say and share. I would like to show the world that not everything is perfect, that you can be happy in any size home, you can travel or not, you can be you without any other expectations. I am not rich; I am not poor. I am not old; I am not young. I am NOT a lot of things, and I AM that many more. I am....Mi!
