The Last Mermaid

Carnival and Control: I popped my best friend's carnival cherry

…in carnival you have a little pouch and your backpack with you and that is it. Because you can’t take your stresses with you. You have to leave your labors in the car. Because when you come on the road you carry so little with you, you just have yourself. And you enjoy, and you live for you in that moment and allow it to take you wherever. That took me a lot of places this year. If I didn’t release and be present in that moment I wouldn’t have experienced a lot of lessons and people that I did this year if I hadn’t done that. I am grateful for carnival and the ability to let go and walk into myself.

CarnivalJanaee WallaceOctober 11, 2020Carnival, Miami Carnival

I got a puppy... why pets are great for kickstarting your fitness journey

Poseidon, as a Border Collie, is a high energy breed. If you’re curious about the Border Collie breed you can read more here. As a high energy breed, they are perfect companions for people with active lifestyles. Similarly, all dogs need exercise to be happy and well behaved. This means you as a pet parent will likely be taking your pet out for walks at least 3 times a day, and if you have a puppy every 3-4 hours in any given day.

FitnessJanaee WallaceOctober 9, 2020Pets, Fitness motivationComment

COPYCAT: Work from Home in the Caribbean; what you should know if you work for US comapny

As a SEASONED work from home employee, meaning that I’m not new to this work from home life because I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve worked from the office just because, I can walk you through the highs and lows, pros and cons of working from home long term. Here are 5 things you need to know before you “work from the Caribbean” instead of working from home

LifestyleJanaee WallaceOctober 5, 2020Work from home, Caribbean life Comment

Fitness Motivation & Fitness Fatigue

What is “fitness fatigue”? Well, similar to any job with multiple tasks fitness requires you to do different exercises, and sometimes the same exercises and after a while like any other task you just get bored with doing it. At some point, the physical motivation of the gains (or losses) does not outweigh the mental lack of motivation and boredom we feel with doing exercises or tasks that we find mundane. To avoid fitness fatigue you have to make your healthy lifestyle interesting like you would any other task or activity; so that means always trying new workouts and new foods.

FitnessJanaee WallaceOctober 5, 2020Fitness motivation, Wellness, HealthComment

2008 vs 2020... How the recession shaped technology, what will CORONA do?

I would bet that The Global Pandemic of 2020 will be remarkably similar to The Great Recession. But instead of revolutionizing the way we get around, socialize, and pay using cash/credit like Uber, Instagram and Venmo did, the next wave of the global game changers will introduce the next generation of socialization, fitness, remote learning, and finances through cryptocurrency.

Janaee WallaceSeptember 28, 2020

COPYCAT: Work Life vs. Side Hustle

Clearly since I have just come off my The Last Mermaid sabbatical (haha) I was very heavily focused on my job job because why - I would like to still pay my bills and hopefully see another carnival next year (please God). However, here are my top 5 tips for how to spin plates like you’re the main event at Cirque du Soleil.

LifestyleJanaee WallaceSeptember 23, 2020COPYCAT, EntrepreneurshipComment

PIVOT: What's New with The Last Mermaid

I, THE Last Mermaid (LOL) work within the technology space focused heavily on digital and emerging technology, experience design, innovation and product management. Because of this, I have a unique perspective (and some expertise) on how technology and innovation are impacting the world at large but I’m going to use this forum to focus on the fitness and culture industries.

LifestyleJanaee WallaceSeptember 20, 2020Carnival, Technology, InnovationComment

Why I needed a break - Social Media in 2020 is an emotional contagion

In the words of the newly minted yardie Adele, Hello! It’s me. I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet and go over everything….HELLOOO FROM THE OUTSIIDEEEEE… jk we’re still inside because CORONA. Which brings us to the topic of this first thought piece back - “Why I needed a break”.

LifestyleJanaee WallaceSeptember 7, 2020Mental health, Social media, COVID-19, CoronaComment