Five years ago today, I was sitting in my small, 4 room apartment in Philadelphia with a newborn Ayva. Just 7 days old, we had only gotten out of the hospital 2 days earlier. The first night, my our home was filled with people. My sister, Ayva’s godmother, and godfather all stayed the night to…
Category: Motherhood
Plug In, Mama: Analyzing Motherhood
The entire time I was pregnant with Ayva, in addition to working full-time and teaching part-time, I also took part in a 9 month fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. The fellowship was for Educators and Administrators in Out of School Time programs, and focused on the practice of using practitioner inquiry to better our…
Reinventing The Feel
I can remember the exact moment I changed from being Brandi to Brandi, Ayva’s Mom. It was on the day of my ultrasound to determine my unborn child’s gender. When I heard the words, “It’s a girl!”, my life was forever changed. My heart exploded, the agape love switch turned on in my brain, and…
Tips For New Runners From @NewBalance
It’s been a week, and I still haven’t lost the high that I have from the Disney Social Media Moms Fun Run that I participated in last Sunday. I am going to keep running. I don’t dream of completing a marathon or anything like that. I’ll be honest; I just want to be fit and healthy….
Finally Finishing #runDisney #DisneySMMoms
I don’t have a bucket list. When I was in my 20’s, I did, but as I got older, I realized that so many cool experiences exist in the world that I don’t even know about, why limit myself to only the things that I know? Life is my bucket list. Since adopting that philosophy,…