Raising Children to Weather the Storm
Balancing natural hair care and motherhood can be quite the challenge. Since becoming a natural, I’ve managed to work out the perfect routine. As a mom of one, Sunday has always been my designated hair day. The usual process involves four steps including: Shampooing Conditioning and finger detangling in sections Applying a leave-in condition and…
I’ve been meaning to write about my baby’s first Halloween, but my busy schedule has kept me from updating my blog. On the heels of my maternity leave, I’m just now getting into the swing of things. It seems like my schedule keeps getting more and more jam packed. With that said, I wish I…
I stepped on the scale at least two times during my maternity leave, and the needle never moved. But when I looked in the mirror, it was like I had become the incredible shrinking woman. People would ask me how I lost the baby weight and I’d reply by saying, “I didn’t stress out about…
Giving another person’s child a piece of candy or fruit seems like a pretty nice gesture. But believe it or not, there are dangers of feeding people’s kids. Dangers of Feeding People’s Kids I was at a beauty salon one day when the young daughter of one of the customers began to get fussy. Then one of…
I can’t believe this day has arrived. Baby O’s first day at a daycare center! This moment is bitter sweet. I remember experiencing the exact same thing with Princess just a few years ago when started going to pre school. Having one child in a child care program is nothing like having two. My hubby…
It’s that time of year again…Halloween! What kid doesn’t look forward to dressing up in Halloween costumes and trick or treating? I wasn’t allowed to take part in any of the festivities as a child because of my Jamaican heritage. Halloween isn’t celebrated there. I certainly wouldn’t want to deprive my multicultural kids the opportunity…
My maternity leave is now officially over. I thought that I would be returning to work with everything in order. But, I quickly realized that I had a lot of unfinished business to do.
My maternity leave is coming to an end. I’ll be heading back to work, and my heart is filled with grief and excitement. I’m excited to be heading back to the daily grind and doing what I love. But, I’m grieving about being away from Princess and Baby O. This is my second maternity leave,…
