How to Help Hurricane Laura Victims Immediately
We are being inundated with questions about how best to help the victims of Hurricane Laura. We have complied a list of tangible ideas and resources for you below. Now is the time...
One of the hardest things I've had to do so far.
Hey Momma, it's hard. You're taking your baby to their very first day (literally very first day ever) to school. Hearing your baby cry for you throughout the halls...
It's never too early to learn a skill. The ability to cook is vitally important. Everyone wants to be healthy, and learning to cook healthy is important. If you have a child heading off to college soon, it's a...
Most people assume that when you procrastinate completing tasks, they are unpleasant to you. I do not think that is always the case. If you possess the procrastinating trait like me, you know what I mean. I am a...
"I Won't Survive"
Flashback to 13 years ago ... I'm a mom of an almost 3 year old and very pregnant, I had just passed my NCLEX. I was offered a job in the NICU where I completed my senior...
Social Media is What You Make of It
In the past few weeks, I’ve seen several of my Facebook “friends” disappear. Why is that in quotes? I’ll get to it. Sometimes they’ve just faded away, other times there was a...
I know so many people, especially those with school-aged children, have been eager for a return to "normalcy," whatever that may look like these days. I craved normalcy, too. I just thought I would enjoy being back in a...
Dear NOLA,
The Big Easy. The Crescent City. It’s the city where I grew up - New Orleans (pronounced N-ew Or-lands). The city that taught me how to live with all of my senses. The city that lives in me...
I am first going to start this post with some in yo face knowledge. Quarantining makes you do some crazy stuff. I'm not talking about demoing your bathroom or picking up a hobby, I am talking full-fledged, this momma...
To my childless boss:
No. You DON’T understand.
You don’t need to say it, I just need you to know it. You bust your ass at work. Girl- I see that, and I appreciate it! But you are working ONE full...
I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I’ll be honest, mainly because it’s free and I never pass up a deal. Eventually, as I learned more about it, I came to appreciate the health benefits, the bond and the convenience.
While...
Let me state this plainly: I am not a beach person.
Does the beach have any redeeming qualities? I think not. Let’s start with the sand. It’s like itchy glitter: once you touch it, you will find it all over...
The Unspoken Victims of Covid-19: Working Mothers
Making the Grade
When the pandemic began, I, along with millions of other mothers, began working at home. I work in Finance with lots of deadlines, meetings and peer interaction; a typical corporate job....
As the debate rages on between advocates for breastfeeding and those who prefer formula, statistics have revealed a stark and unfair reality: not all mothers in the United States have equal access to the care, knowledge, and support that...