4 Ways to Stretch Your Income Tax Return

4 Ways to Stretch Your Income Tax Return

February 10th, 2015

Raising Boys

Over the next few weeks many of us mamas are going to be overwhelmed with the feeling that the mall is calling us by our first and last names. It’s hard to resist the bombarding commercial sales pitches, the empty hanger in your closet that says you need just one more shirt for work and the small…
4 Ways to Get Over the Middle of the School Year Blues

February 9th, 2015

Raising Boys

This morning was a hard one. It’s another Monday and the children and I are doing our usual. They ate breakfast, I heated up the car and yelled to them to get their shoes on when I came back in the house. Then I remembered, we forgot to do our homework on Friday. I made…
#GoodMama Markisha Navigates Motherhood Successfully

January 27th, 2015

#GoodMama | #goodmamatop

In a world where being loud, boastful and spontaneous is the status quo, it’s nice to meet someone who is pleasant. If I could use one word to describe Markisha, pleasant would be it. Through conversation with her you will know that she is one tough mama of a 12-year-old daughter, and has made some major…
Love Your Daughter? Despise Her New BF? Here’s How to Keep Her Away.

January 21st, 2015

Mama Motivation

I remember when I was growing up and I brought home one of my first best friends. For security sake we will call her Samantha. Samantha was a hot girl, or hoe, if you prefer. At the time I didn’t know that, I just thought Samantha was cool and I wanted to be cool. With…
#GoodMama LaTasha Goes from Selfish to Selfless through Motherhood

January 21st, 2015

#GoodMama

She’s the coupon queen here in Pittsburgh. LaTasha is well known for her frugally fantastic personality and the luxurious looks she creates at her beauty salon. I’ve only heard and seen great things from LaTasha. We recently met face-to-face for the first time and I instantly recognized that there’s a lot I can learn from…
5 Healthy Hair Rules Our Mamas Didn’t Know About

January 16th, 2015

Raising Boys

It’s been a long time coming, but finally many of us brown mamas are making our way back to long (or short if we want it), healthy hair. In order for us to do that, we’ve had to throw out many of the old-school rules that were snatching off our edges and clogging up our scalps. But the…
Big Earrings & Other Styles Brown Mamas Rock the BEST!

January 16th, 2015

Raising Boys

There’s something about a Black woman in Bamboo earrings that just sets the block off, any block. My dad always says it’s the way we walk. My husband says it’s our curves. Drake said it’s our natural hair and our big booties in them sun dresses…lol! I say that us brown mamas just bring rhythm to…
Brown Mamas Guide to ACA Open Enrollment

January 15th, 2015

Health | Sponsored

Last year I was among the millions of Americans who signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Hubby and I gained access to sick visits, routine healthcare and low-cost prescriptions courtesy of our new health plan provided by President Obama’s new initiative. But, it wasn’t entirely easy. In addition to spending a few…
5 Things You Can Clean with Scrubbing Bubbles

January 13th, 2015

Health | Lifestyle

If I only had enough money to purchase one cleaning product to deodorize, sanitize and fantastisize (not a word) my whole house, sorry Clorox it wouldn’t be bleach, it would be Scrubbing Bubbles Foaming Bathroom cleaner. You see I’m a Levy lady. That means that for the last three generations my family has used Scrubbing…
#GoodMama Muffy Falls in Love with Motherhood

January 12th, 2015

#GoodMama

I’ve shared many of our mamas stories over the last few months, and have finally decided to share mines. Here’s my motherhood journey. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing more stories of amazing mamas of color from Pittsburgh. My motherhood journey is not all roses and lollipops, but I’m still kicking and…