During Journey’s last week of summer camp, she was given a nice parting gift—a wicked case of head lice. Gross! Unfortunately, I had just dropped her off to spend two weeks with family as I headed out of town for work. As a result, it took a week before the creepy crawlers were discovered.read more[...]
My dad doesn’t like me. I know he loves me— but like me—not so much. No, this is not a conclusion that I have come to based on the current state of our relationship. He actually said it. He doesn’t like me.read more[...]
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[...]
Sometimes the stress of running a business, managing a family and a never-ending to-do list can cause me to have mental constipation. A major blockage that leave me with my creativity and energy at an all-time low. Sound familiar? While bouts of constipation are extremely frustrating, it's also a sign that it’s time to take a laxative! Because this happens to me every now and then, I've[...]
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[...]
I have so much to do I don’t where to start. My husband left this week to start a new position in another state. So I am temporarily a married single person—again. And as soon as he walked out the door, the pilot on the hot water tank went out, the smoke detector started chirping because the battery needs to be changed and it snowed! It’s like the house knew he had just left![...]
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[...]
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[...]
I noticed a small knot under my arm while taking a shower. When it was still there a month later, I decided it was time to have it checked out. Since it was time for my annual physical anyway, I figured I’d kill two birds since my doctor was probably going to send me for a mammogram anyway. Which is exactly what he did. I promptly called to make an appointment the next day, only[...]
