Cold Weather Purse Survival Kit

Cold Weather Purse Survival Kit

October 1st, 2014

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As you may have heard, winter is coming, and there’s nothing worse than being outside with cold and dry hands, or having no tissue when you’re kid just sneezed a whole snot bubble. Let’s try to avoid those little annoying and embarrassing mishaps this autumn by keeping our right-shoulder ladies equipped with these cold-weather necessities. 1. Lip…
International Speaker Helps Moms Go From Chaos to Calm

September 23rd, 2014

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Most moms don’t go a day without clutter. Whether your dresser is full of too many bottles of lotion, your desk has bills from two months of ago sitting in the so-called neat pile you created or underneath you’re 5-year-old’s bed looks like a clothing bomb exploded, most of us moms have learned to live…
Do Mondays Meatless with Brown Mama Tiffany

September 22nd, 2014

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By: Tiffany Huff, Author of The Best You I am always working to make better food choices for my boys and I, and I encourage others to make better food choices as well. Last year, after seeing a lot of Facebook posts about Meatless Mondays, and some encouragement from my supervisor I decided to give…
Why Brown Mamas Need to Show Up Big @ Mom Con + A Free Ticket

September 22nd, 2014

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So me and fellow mom blogger were browsing the web about two months ago when we stumbled upon this interesting event called The Mom Con. Being the #goodmamas that we are are, we sprang into action. We both had a million questions. When did this start? Why are we just now finding out about it? And…
3 Things Black People Forget to Teach Their Kids

September 5th, 2014

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We try to teach our kids the best we can. But, as a Brown Mamas oftentimes its easy to feel like you’re in a crazy mouse maze without a map. You’re teaching lessons and feel like you’ve hit a brick wall when you don’t get the desired outcome. But, let’s face it through our own…
4 Ways To End Community Violence Mom-Style

August 20th, 2014

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As brown mamas we often underestimate our value and impact in our communities. In my humble opinion, it’s the small things a family commits to on a daily basis that can have the biggest impact on warding off tragedy and violence in our communities. One thing my father is always happy to point out to me is…
Need More Girlfriends? 3 Tips to Attract Great Friendships

August 12th, 2014

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So, maybe you just had a baby. Maybe you’ve outgrown some of your friends. Maybe you just got married, and need to find other couples to relate to. Regardless of what the reason is, everyone needs good friends. But depending on your stage in life, and your track record, you may not be sending the…
Pittsburgh Brown Mamas Host Makeup & Martini’s Launch Party

August 10th, 2014

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Hey mamas! Join us as we officially launch Pittsburgh Brown Mamas as a support group for moms-of-color in the Pittsburgh region. The party will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13th at the Alloy Studio in East Liberty from 5 to 8 pm. We will be kicking off a series of 7 events over the next nine…
5 Steps Toward Kitchen Serenity

August 6th, 2014

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It is Wednesday. Nationally known as #humpday. Known by all mamas as the day we don’t want to cook. I usually order pizza, or some form of takeout, on Wednesday and Friday. But tightening budgets have required me to rethink that approach and slim down my family takeout to just Friday. (Cause you know I”m…
Do Moms Need Naps Everyday?

August 5th, 2014

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So Sunday was just a bad day for me. Every time my kids or husband said something to me I snapped. Every time a negative thought crept into my head, I got on edge and frazzled. There weren’t enough sugary beverages or snacks in the house to fill the sugary void that filled my stomach….