My family was recently featured as The Coolest Black Family In America on Ebony Magazine's website, Ebony.com. I love the way the article turned out! The writer did a phenomenal job capturing the essence of who we are as a couple and as a family. After being interviewed for almost 2 hours, she was able to perfectly sum up what really makes our relationship work in one sentence: read[...]
I’m down to the last bit of packing for our move and I’ve noticed something. I have a ton of underwear. I only wear a fraction of them on a regular basis. I’ve mentally separated them into categories. Please tell me I’m not alone here…read more[...]
It is often said that we become what we believe. One of the most notable books on the subject, The Secret, is all about the law of attraction, positive thinking and visualizing your dreams to fruition. I am a firm believer of this and when my daughter turned 3, I began to introduce this concept to her as well. It might seem like a young age to start a discussion on such a m[...]
More and more it seems like we are trained by society to think that it is not alright to express our pain. But our anger…well that’s another story.read more[...]
When my daughter was younger, I spent quite a bit of time at the park. As I watched her play with the other kids and eavesdropped on their conversations, it occurred to me how much they have in common with successful entrepreneurs. Between the spats, bumps and bruises, here are 5 things kids and successful entrepreneurs have in common. They are fearless Fear is a learned emotion. F[...]
A few weeks ago, my daughter did a presentation at school with her classmates based on the book Have You Filled A Bucket Today: A Guide To Daily Happiness For Kids. The book is about how we all carry an invisible bucket. There are bucket fillers and bucket dippers. You fill a bucket when you have a positive attitude and help others. You dip into a bucket when you say hurtful th[...]
