My hair has been natural since 2009 when I got my last chemical relaxer right before my wedding. Since then I’ve worn my hair in a teeny weeny afro (TWA), a braidout and even flat-ironed it to wear it straight. Along the way I’ve explored what worked for my hair …

The winter months can be torture for parents and children with asthma. I can tell as soon as the temperature dips that A.J. will be wheezing his head off. I can count down the minuted of the school day until I get a call from the school nurse about his …

I received three Thank You cards recently and they made me smile. Three of A.J.’s classmates (including a set of twins)  sat down with a pen and paper to write him a thank you card for their birthday gifts. In the third case, a blogging buddy Arelis at My Pocket Full of …

There’s nothing like looking at the calendar and realizing there’s less than 60 days left in the year. Whew! I just don’t feel productive. But I’ve got to get in gear and so do you! Ending strong can help us establish better practices for the beginning of the school year. …

As a work at home parent and former TV news anchor, I spend a lot of time watching TV. Usually it’s not so bad because I watch a lot of morning talk shows. But lately the TV election coverage has been working my reserve nerve.  Nothing is positive from either …