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Do you have a little fashionista? I do! From the time my daughter was 2, she has taken a special interest in clothing, shoes, and accessories. In fact, she insists that she pick out all her own clothes by herself. I like to encourage her independence, so I allow her to dress herself and choose…
By. Shunda A. Collins. Okay, yall, it’s TRANSPARENCY TIME. Something that has really bothered me for a LONG time is this idea of the “Name it, Claim it” philosophy… Though it can be used as a way to be positive, I see it to be more harmful setting up a false ideal of God’s will…
Tie the knot. Get hitched. Take the Plunge. Those are mainstream phrases associated with getting married. Now where I’m from, we say “jump the broom.” And it’s literal. We actually jump over a broom! A ritual passed down through slavery. A tradition that is symbolic of us paying respect to ancestors that came before us. A…
The thought of a new daycare center can be super scary! Is your toddler headed to a daycare center for the first time? Or are you considering switching locations and you are nervous about your little one’s transition? You are not alone! It can be a really scary feeling. One of the most unsettling feelings…
Are you bothered by breastfeeding in public?Does seeing a mom breastfeed in public make you want to pull your hair out? Does it make you itch and cringe all over? Is the act so grotesque and inappropriate that you can’t help but speak out over it? If so this post is for you! I understand…
Did everything happen so fast? Was your wedding day a blur? “They” say a wedding is just for a day, and then the marriage begins. And that’s true. But so many brides find that the actual day was a blur, as they were overwhelmed with anxiety, performing, and greeting guests. It can absolutely take the wind…
Weddings Ain’t Cheap! Looking to have an inexpensive, yet beautiful wedding? The average wedding cost in the United States is $26,645. Do you hear me? $26,645! I mean, who has that type of money to spend on a wedding? No, who has that type of money to spend on what, 8 hours? So many people…
Guess what? Both stay-at-home moms and moms who work outside the home use the hell out of their digital devices and spend a lot of time on social media and watching streamed television shows and movies.
That’s according to Nielsen, a company that keeps track of such things. The latest Nielsen report on device usage makes a great effort to separate what it calls “working moms” from stay-at-home moms, but you and I both know that moms who stay at home with their children are also work
Does your heart beat really fast any time you think about traveling with kids? Mine used to. Okay, it still does, but I’m getting better at managing the stress! I’ve come up with some tips that work for me, and that may help you out as well!
“You better behave, girl.” That’s what the old, white haired lady said. Not to my child, to me. She said that to me. It all began with an innocent trip to the grocery store. It’s a quaint little neighborhood store, in a diverse community, made to look and feel like a country farm market in…
Apparently I have Angry Black Woman Syndrome. ABWS. But it’s a complete farce, an absurdity, a diagnosis that doesn’t exist. I’m not mean. Or angry. Nor do I have a terminally chronic attitude. In fact, usually when I’m accused of looking mean, for a brief moment my pleasant face actually does twist into an unflattering…
I washed a diaper inside of my high efficiency washer. YIKES. Here’s what I did next.
I thought I was done with breastfeeding. No milk had come out for two weeks, and baby boy was two years old and on solids. And then I went on vacation…Then suddenly? Waterworks down below.
Here I was, floating through life with me in the center. I shopped often, ate well, partied hard, and had an abundance of me-time. Until….. the kids came to kick in the door, waiving a new reality on my entire life! All the things I used to do before….NULL AND VOID! It’s like they just…