Something about the summer brings out the spontaneity in me. When I was in my twenties, it was nothing for me to take the train to New York and see an off-Broadway show on a whim. I’d wake up on a Saturday and decide to drive to visit friends in Baltimore or D.C. for no…
Category: Moms
How To Buy and Wear White Jeans
Disclosure: I bought Old Navy White Jeans as a member of the Old Navy Style Council on Crowdtap. I received a pair of white jeans for myself, and a pair for my friend, Arelis. All opinions are my own. This summer, I am challenging myself to be a fashion-risk taker. My first risk? I’m going to…
Getting Back To Mom
Last year around Mother’s Day, things were very different. Life was so stressful for me, and my mother, the one person that I wanted to be able to depend on, just wasn’t able to be there for me. After years of being sober, she has started to struggle with alcohol addiction again, and the mom…
Stop Settling and Be Amazing.
Over the last few years, I’ve had a lot of challenges. Personal, financial, issues with my family…you name it, I’ve gone through it. I started to get used to the despair to the point that I had started to accept, and even invite, chaos and sadness into my life. I had gotten so used to…
The Many Blessings of 2012
So, this family happened in 2012. This year was simply bananas. I mean, there is no way I could have predicted the adventures that I had in 2012. Who knew back on December 31st of 2011 that Ayva and I would have relocated from Philadelphia to California? There was no hint that a new career…