Raising Children to Weather the Storm
People tend to believe that just because I’m on TV, and I write blog that I’ve got it all together. But, you’d be surprised that is far from the truth. Behind my neatly cropped photos, you’ll likely find a mess. As weird as it sounds – I try to justify it by calling it a…
It wasn’t too long ago when people began asking me about baby number two. Curiosity led me to a site that morphed couples faces into how their child would look. I decided to upload a couple of pics of me and the hubs and came up with these cutie pies. Our ‘would be boy’ actually reminds…
When I think about what I love most about being a parent, so many things come to mind. I love every little milestone. I’m always snapping photos of my little ones every chance I get. But, sometimes I sit back and soak in the moment because my kids will only be kids once. I can’t…
Just when I thought I had this natural hair journey thing on lock, the hair gods have thrown me a curve ball. I’m losing my hair again! My last hair conundrum almost left me in tears. It was also a part of the reason why I decided to go au naturale – my daughter being the…
The other day a friend of mine told me that she and her family would be taking a trip to the slopes. “Black folks don’t snowboard,” I jokingly said. “You’re right. Growing up there weren’t many of us there. But, my husband and I love it,” she responded. Our conversation left me thinking about broadening…
I’ve gotten so far behind on my series, “30 Things My Kids Should Know About Me.” I initially planned on finishing it up in 30 days. But, other duties distracted me from keeping up with it. Now that I think about it, pausing the series has been beneficial because I can now include Baby O…
Every year my mom used to give me a New Year’s resolution speech. She’d say, “It’s your chance to start off fresh, blah blah blah.” What started off as a rant actually stuck with me. To this day I still set goals for myself and reflect on the previous year to see how far I’ve…
We are all guilty of comparing our kids, but is that really such a bad thing? It all started during my pregnancy. I took a mental note of every little milestone during each pregnancy. From the moment I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, I documented my journey toward becoming a first time…
