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Oct 27, 20204 min read
My Authentic Mexican Food Experience in Harlem
My husband surprised me with an authentic in-home Mexican dining experience with Cocina Consuelo. New York City’s newest pop up resataurant
Oct 8, 20202 min read
Our First Family Road Trip | Top 5 Spots in Dewey Beach, Delaware
There is no better time than now for a getaway. And Dewey Beach, DE has everything you're looking for to recharge. Here's 5 spots to visit.
Aug 20, 20204 min read
The Truth About Analysis Paralysis and How I Manage
I define analysis paralysis as overthinking that results in inaction. But here’s what I’m doing to push past it.
Jul 17, 20204 min read
How To Take Charge of Your Child’s Hospital Stay
My family recently went through trying times but learned so much that will help you to take charge of your child's hospital stay.
May 11, 20202 min read
How Motherhood Has Changed Me
Becoming a mom is a life changing event.
Everything you had planned and thought was important prior to your child’s arrival, shifts.
Apr 23, 20204 min read
7 Newborn Baby Must-Haves to Stock Up On
Here is my list of 7 must-have newborn items that every mom needs to stock up on and the items I don’t regret purchasing.
Mar 30, 20203 min read
Went Back to Work after Maternity Leave to a Pandemic and a Layoff
I was let go from my job not even one month after I returned to work after maternity leave. In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 23, 20204 min read
Life After Delivery: My Unexpected Postpartum Experience
Postpartum is as complex as pregnancy itself. But there isn't as much talk about what to expect. So I'm sharing my top 8 experiences.
Feb 10, 20203 min read
Black Love Lessons
I want to share one of the many lessons I learned on my journey. This lesson is what I call the truth about being equally-unequally yoked
Jan 17, 20203 min read
5 Pregnancy to Postpartum Clothing Essentials
The thought of purchasing maternity clothes pains me. So I found 5 clothing essentials that served me during pregnancy through postpartum.
Jan 2, 20203 min read
Top 5 Pregnancy Must Haves
Pregnancy can be very tough on your body. But here are 5 products that helped make my pregnancy a little easier.
Dec 5, 20195 min read
Welcome To The World, Story!
I felt it in my bones that my son was going to be coming early. Call it Momtuition, but I knew he'd be here before his due date.
Nov 14, 20194 min read
The Wows and Woes of Traveling While Pregnant in New York City
My train riding experience in New York City for the past 9 months being pregnant has been like an anthropological study in human behavior.
Oct 21, 20192 min read
Welcome to Baby P's Shower
Over 60 of our dearest family and friends gathered to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Baby P. And I'm inviting you to be a part of our day
Oct 2, 20194 min read
Hope Through A Difficult Journey
There just aren’t enough positive and hopeful stories about black women and pregnancy.
But this post hopes to change that.
Aug 26, 20194 min read
Preparing for Baby: Finding a Doula
If you're a mama-to-be or know someone who is, I'm going to share what I've learned and how we went about securing our doula.
Jul 23, 20193 min read
How I Broke the Baby News to My Boss
Throughout my 14 plus years working in corporate America, I’ve seen smart and capable women be overlooked, grumbled about and basically cast
Jul 2, 20194 min read
God's Plan Part 2
It never ceases to amaze me how incredibly wild life can be. When I wrote my my first God's Plan post, sharing the story about how my hu
Jun 13, 20193 min read
Confrontation and Difficult Conversations
I have been sitting on this blog post for a while now. I've struggled to put my thoughts together in a post because with all the wonderf
May 6, 20193 min read
How To Have The Best Jury Duty Experience Ever
This is the post you’re going to want to bookmark. The kind of guide that you think you don’t need, but you will regret that you didn’t save
Apr 3, 20193 min read
The Illusion of Finding Balance
I have always chased after this thing called "Balance". This magical place when you reach the highest level of conscious living, s
Jan 24, 20192 min read
BUILD the Tribe You Want
Cue the famous line from the movie Field of Dreams...If you build it, they will come.
Is this line overused? Absolutely.
Is it true? I sur
Jan 17, 20193 min read
What's Your "Why"?
When you started your business, non-profit, began your fitness journey, went back to school, wrote that book, there was something that moved
Jan 10, 20195 min read
Secure The Bag: Salary Negotiation 101
After 2 years of FUNemployment, four months ago, I went back to work in corporate America.
It took a while to find the right job and I wasn
Aug 16, 20184 min read
The Color of Love: Learning to Love a Black Man
Black men have played a significant role in my life from day one. I'm a certified card carrying daddy's girl, I have 2 younger broth
Jul 27, 20186 min read
God's Plan
I was encouraged by friends to share this story - the story of me and my husband. It's not your typical fairy tale and it's definite
Jun 29, 20183 min read
5 Things I Learned on my 21 Day Challenge
First off, I must admit that I typically despise health and fitness challenges. They are circulated around social media usually around...
May 29, 20183 min read
3 Tips for Networking as an Introvert (or anyone who feels awkward meeting new people)
As a lifetime member and the Head of Diversity for the Introverts Association, I can tell you that there is almost no worse situation for...
Apr 3, 20182 min read
If You're Thinking Of Quitting, Read This First
My fitness journey continues to be a challenge. I give up and start again on an almost weekly basis. It's just that my goals seem so far...
Dec 8, 20173 min read
My Fitness Story
My struggle with body image started in 5th grade, when a boy in my class looked me up and down and had the nerve to say to me, “You have...
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