Do you. Among my favorite words, these two are definitely high up there. As I get older and more mature, I am learning more and more how important it is for me to do me. Do what works for me. I wish I could say that I have it all figured out, but that would be a lie. I'm still a work in progress. I remember when I started blogging 10 years ago. At the time, the only other blogger I knew was the person whose blog introduced me to the wonderful world of blogging. I had tunnel vision back then, Read More
Yay!!! I’m On The Community Advisory Board For BlogHer17!
Yo. I don't ever start sentences with yo. In fact, yo is not a part of my vocabulary, but as the newest, coolest member of the BlogHer17 advisory board, I feel like my vocabulary needs to evolve. So yo. Wait, lemme tell you about the BlogHer17 advisory board. You guys, I love BlogHer. You know this, right? I attended my first ever BlogHer conference in 2014, and ever since then, I have continued to go consecutively. Last year, I was 6 months pregnant when I went, and this year, I went with Read More
Chimamanda Is Accused Of Shading Beyonce, But Let Me Defend Her
In my head, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is my BFF, so it's no secret that I love her. And for good measure, I've written about her quite a few times. Recently, she's been accused of throwing shade at Beyonce, and the beyhives are not having it. The Chimamanda haters non-lovers are having a good day, too. This is what happened. Remember that time in 2013 when Beyonce featured Chimamanda's speech in her Flawless song? Well, apparently, since that time, people and the media have been talking about Read More
I Like My Baby Hair
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of As I Am® Naturally. All opinions are 100% mine. In the words of Beyonce, I like my baby hair. When I was pregnant with Ada Verastic, we did not find out her sex. We wanted to be surprised. The only thing the nurse told us during one of the routine sonograms was that our baby had a lot of hair. I thought nothing of it until Ada Verastic was born and we saw that indeed, she had a lot of hair. Her hair was thick and black and curly and just Read More
Praise The Lord! Ada Verastic Is One Today!
My child is one today. My child. Exactly one year ago, I began a new journey in my life that I didn't know would be so great and so fulfilling. The irony of motherhood is that it takes so much out of you, all day, every day, but it gives you so much more. Fulfillment. Purpose. Joy. Gratitude. Awe. How long have I been dreaming about being a mommy? Possibly all my life. I mean, what would you call those days and nights I spent taking care of my plastic doll? I have told the story about Read More