Our Favorite Pictures from a Visit to the National Aviary

Our Favorite Pictures from a Visit to the National Aviary

November 11th, 2015

Raising Boys

My family’s love affair with the National Aviary started some 10 years ago. My then 2-year-old, who is now 13, used to walk through West Park and say “birdies, birdies,” when we passed the gates of the old condor exhibit at the aviary during spring, summer and fall walks in the park. As he got…
Got boys? Bathroom Smell Like Pee? Here’s How to Stop That.

October 30th, 2015

Lifestyle | Raising Boys

My boys have made my bathroom smell like pee. The hooligans who live with me have taken over my bathroom and I officially have the boy’s bathroom smell embedded in my upstairs and downstairs bathrooms. It’s drives me nuts! I thought I’d gotten the smell out of my downstairs bathroom until my grandmother came to visit…
7 Hobbies Any Woman Can Start Now!

October 25th, 2015

Lifestyle

You’re ready for a hobby now? Well you’re in the right place. Here is a list of seven hobbies any woman can start right now? Collect something. Whether its wine, stamps, old radios, just collect something that makes sparks your interest. Start reading. If you’re children are older or you have some spare time,…
Why Every Black Mother Should Have a Hobby

October 25th, 2015

Lifestyle | Top

Over the last few years I’ve unknowingly developed several hobbies. I think there’s just something about getting older that makes us say “Screw everybody else, let me do what I want to do.” For me, that has manifested itself in everything from painting my walls to wreath making, gardening and African-drumming. The first hobby I…
4 Must Have Apps for Moms

October 14th, 2015

Lifestyle | Mama Motivation | Top

I’m always on the search for apps for moms. I use my apps for everything from finding sales, to writing notes and blocking my son from finding boobs online. If you are not using your cell phone for good by having an aresenal of on-demand apps to help you stay efficient, you’re missing out. Here is…
4 Must Have Apps for Moms

October 14th, 2015

Lifestyle | Mama Motivation | Top

I’m always on the search for apps for moms. I use my apps for everything from finding sales, to writing notes and blocking my son from finding boobs online. If you are not using your cell phone for good by having an aresenal of on-demand apps to help you stay efficient, you’re missing out. Here is…
Video Games Every Mom Should Play with Her Son

September 16th, 2015

Raising Boys | Top

Family video games are essential in my house because, frankly, my sons are addicted to video games. If my sons had their way they would wake up playing video games and fall asleep playing video games. While I usually don’t allow them to have their way, at once-a-day, I indulge them. I’ve been playing video…
Video Games Every Mom Should Play with Her Son

September 16th, 2015

Raising Boys | Top

Family video games are essential in my house because, frankly, my sons are addicted to video games. If my sons had their way they would wake up playing video games and fall asleep playing video games. While I usually don’t allow them to have their way, at once-a-day, I indulge them. I’ve been playing video…
Enter Our Contest to Have Bolthouse Farms at Your Next Event

September 3rd, 2015

Mama Motivation | Pittsburgh | Top

This post is sponsored by Bolthouse Farms and The Motherhood. However, all opinions are my own. So, the Pittsburgh Brown Mamas’ End-of-Summer Cookout was a blast!!! We met, we talked, the kids ran through the sprinklers at Mellon Park and look who came to visit us. Thanks to our awesome photographer, Leah Jones for capturing…
I Want to Be Soft for My Mama…A Mother’s Day Poem for My Mom

September 1st, 2015

Mama Motivation | Top

Because business isn’t always about having a mind for money, it’s about having a ♥ for humans… I Want to Be Soft for My Mama I want to kiss my kids with the wettest lips and hug them with the tightest grip…for all of the times my mama dragged herself to work for eight (plus) hours…