The Gold Hoop Diaries

07/23/2025

So yeah, I'm the mean mom.
But I'm also the soft place to land. The boundary and the hug. The rule and the grace. The one who says "no" today so she knows how to say "no" tomorrow - even if her world is quietly breaking behind the scenes.

I'm not raising her to be popular. I'm raising her to be powerful. And I'll keep showing up, even when it's hard, even when she doesn't see it yet, even when I have to do it with swollen eyes and a microwave-warmed up cup of coffee in hand.

Because the hoops are still on. And the love is loud. And this mama is still standing.

https://thegoldhoopdiaries.com/pov-the-mean-mom/

(Apparently) aka the woman who ruins teenage lives by saying “no” Let me set the scene: I’m standing in my kitchen, sipping lukewarm coffee that’s been microwaved twice and still somehow tastes like regret. My 14-year-old daughter is in the other room, moping. Why? Because I committed a crim...

06/29/2025

With Amazon Music – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

06/29/2025

With Spotify – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

06/26/2025

Hey kids of the 80's & 90's this is for you!!! There are two blog posts so be sure to read them both and tell me whatcha think! The podcast goes live later TODAY!!!

https://thegoldhoopdiaries.com/solarcaine-sidewalk-bites-the-vinegar-bath/

https://thegoldhoopdiaries.com/streetlights-tang-the-sound-of-freedom/

Because in the ‘80s & ’90s, your summer first aid kit was a wet rag, a glob of paste, and a mom with no time for whining. There’s something so viscerally nostalgic about a childhood summer in the ’80s or ’90s—the smell of hot pavement, banana boat SPF 4, and whatever mystery meat was on....

06/25/2025

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06/21/2025

🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE!
This week, Tobin joins me as we tackle the real domestic villains:
✨ The microwave that gaslights me
☕ The Keurig with too many buttons
🍞 And the toaster that leaves a mess

It's unfiltered, hilarious, and probably a cry for help in appliance form.

🎧 Listen now and tell us—
Which kitchen gadget is secretly plotting against YOU?
Drop a comment, we wanna know!



https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xNBPVgAMzal4PK9HjJpWw

06/20/2025

My frustrations with pretty much EVERYTHING run pretty deep. Microwaves and Kuerig machines? Let's do the damn thing.

https://thegoldhoopdiaries.com/domestic-godess-sorta/

06/12/2025

IYKYK... 🤣🤣🤣 Read and Comment if you can relate!

http://www.thegoldhoopdiaries.com/i-cant-go-out-i-already-took-my-bra-off/

06/11/2025

🎉🎉🎉 New Blog/Podcast Series!!🎉🎉🎉

To all the ladies, this is for you! 💕💕

🎀 That Time Between Hot Girl Summer & AARP 🎀

"Where the vibes are aging gracefully, but the back pain is not" 🙃

1st post goes out TOMORROW!!!!

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PS...this is my bestie, Jes Lynn , who cheers me on daily! ❤️

06/11/2025

Y'all. Listen up! This week's podcast is so good! 😁

❤️ It & Drop a comment below so I know you heard it! It's about a half hour but it'll definitely make you laugh! 🤣

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eLUzmw5KGNne2i2mKYBUN

06/10/2025

"If love is the legacy we leave, then I already know- yours is eternal. And I'll keep showing up, smirk or not"

Tobin Lenard, the love of my life, this one is for you. Enjoy. You'll have to read it, cuz I'll be a blubbering mess if I try to. I love you.
Today, tomorrow and always.

https://thegoldhoopdiaries.com/from-sectionals-to-soulmates/

Loving Him Through Stage 4 We met under fluorescent lights, now we live under a different kind of pressure—but love doesn’t crack. It wasn’t exactly a Nicholas Sparks moment—Ashley Furniture doesn’t lend itself to sweeping cinematic romance. Too much microfiber and mattress sales quota str...