No Kids, No Candy, Still Magic: A Grown up Halloween Reflection
- Michele Renee
- Jul 9, 2025
- 3 min read
🎃 Sadness Be Gone; Smile Stay 🗓️ November 1, 2015
By Michele Renee 🖤
Life just keeps on moving~ 🌀✨
And today? It’s one of my favorite days of the year... HALLOWEEN!!! 🎃👻💃
Last night, on All Hallows' Eve, I felt a little cracked, a little crazy, a little shattered... but still healing. 💔✨💋
My lips weren’t as full as usual, but they were still bursting with red venom.
I was feeling red-freakin'-hot 🔥💄💀
Lately, I’ve been a walking emotional rollercoaster pouring my soul into one of the deepest blogs I’ve ever written (coming in about 3 weeks 💌).
Spiritually, I'm prepping for something sacred to make a difference in the lives of the women retreating with me. 🙏💫
If you’ve ever been on a retreat… you know the feeling. That buzz of nerves, excitement, and divine anticipation. 💗🔥
At home, life with the kids? ✨
Heaven on Earth.
They keep me laughing, grounded, light-hearted.
Little angels reminding me what freedom looks like. 🪽💖
📸 Young. Wild. Free.
Their energy is my everything — their smiles, their sass, their imaginations.
It’s all magical. ✨
And love? Oh, sweet chaotic love… 💕
It’s ALWAYS interesting, exciting, hilarious, and full of wild stories that no pen could ever fully capture. A fairytale... with plot twists. 💫📖🤣
I’m blessed beyond words to have my people, who support all my personalities (because, let’s be honest ~ I’m a handful, and we both know it 😉).
My family shows me real love, every version of it the kind that holds you together when you’re unraveling a bit. 🥰❤️
⚠️ Yes, I still have my “difficult side.”
(I know, shocking) 😏
But listen I’m still in the ring with my inner demon rock a 1 cm kidney stone. 😩🪨💥
Hopefully the last one I’ll ever have to pass... or electronically blast. 🙏
I’m thankful for my family they give me exactly the kind of love my healing soul craves. 🫶
But truth be told...
Last night, I felt a wave of funk. 🌊💔
It was the first Halloween in 18 years without my kid(s).
Oof. That one stung. 💀
For someone who’s worn the “Mommy” costume proudly every October 31st, it was weird... too quiet... kinda lonely. 😢🎃
I love Halloween.
The thrill of it all, the energy, the costumes, the magic of creating a moment.
Carving pumpkins, telling scary stories, blasting Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in the van, the haunted houses, creepy decor, and the walk through the neighborhood until the kids are totally wiped out. 🧛♂️👻🍬
You walk back to the house with sore feet but a full heart... until you see that mountain of candy and start whispering lies like:
“Maybe if I just eat five Reese’s I’ll cancel out the calories from the walk.” 🤪🍫
Time flew too fast this year. Barely got my spooky fix.
I said, “OMG we can’t be getting old! We’re just… busy!” 😅
Maybe next year we’ll start earlier. Or maybe... we’ll just celebrate Halloween again tomorrow. (Just kidding. Kinda.) 🦇🎉
🧡 Life is what we make of it.
So here it is.
🎃 I, Michele Renee, do solemnly vow:
To laugh through life. Even when it gets serious. Even when it hurts. Even when it’s hard.
To count my blessings, and more importantly to remember where they come from. 🙏🌟
Family is everything.
The ones who stand by you.
Who never forget you.
Who love you without question. 💗
— Michele Renee 👑🕯️
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