Your Morning Matters: 3 Anchoring Activities to Organize Your Morning

Your Morning Matters: 3 Anchoring Activities to Organize Your Morning

A lot of time management for moms is about actually doing the things that you hate doing. What are you thinking about right now that you absolutely are NOT looking forward to doing? Now, ask yourself why you didn’t do it sooner. That’s why your morning matters. What occurs each day before 10 am has the…
5 Websites to Teach African History to Children

If you want to teach African History to your kids, you’re in the right place. Teaching African history and culture should be an essential part of educating all children in the African Diaspora. It’s often said that education with no direction is useless. As I continue the journey of homeschooling my three sons, I’ve started searching for…
Dear Mendoza Kids, Stop Talking to Me While I’m in the Shower!

So I’m literally at my boiling point with this one. If you are a mom who has a million ideas running through her mind and a very busy schedule like me, you know that pretty much the only time you get to think an entire, well-rounded thought is while you’re driving or while you’re taking…
3 Delicious Breakfast Meals for Moms & Kids on the Go

Breakfast has to be easy at my house. My husband leaves the house each day by 6:30 a.m., my oldest son leaves at 7:15 a.m. and homeschooling begins at 7:30 a.m. sharp. So breakfast must be nutritious and efficient. In my new year resolution to upgrade my housewife game, I’m trying to begin thinking ahead…
Brown Mama’s Homemade Hot Chocolate

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So here ends your google quest for a hot cocoa recipe. About 4-5 inches of snow fell between last night and this afternoon here in Pittsburgh. So, it was no surprise that my kids woke up and said we want to play in the snow and drink hot chocolate. Well I had no hot chocolate…
Simple Chess-Inspired Behavior Chart

A behavior chart can be a blessing to parents in any household. Whether you homeschool or not, every parent needs a way to keep track of their child’s behavior. Behavior charts are also good in assisting children to self-regulate their own actions.While I don’t believe these charts should be used to punish children, just like…
7 Experiences Every Black Boy Should Have, Plus a TED Talk

Raising Black boys is tough. Raising black boys is a monumental task. Raising Black boys for Black moms is often like grasping for straws in the dark. As a Black homeschooling mom, I’m always looking for ways to expand how my boys learn and what they learn as I fully acknowledge the odds they will…
5 Cheap Activities for Kids in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is full of cheap activities for kids. Because of my recent lifestyle change from working mom to work from home mom to now a full-time stay-at-home/work-at-home, homeschooling mom, I spend tons of time with my kids. But, as I said in 4 Questions You Want to Ask a Black Stay-at-Home Mom, I’m nowhere near rich….
4 Must Have Apps for Moms

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

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…