I can count on one hand the number of times I wore a bathing suit over the summer of 2014. I’m talking 100 warm days, months sitting by the pool daily as Ayva took swimming lessons, and a vacation in Orlando, and I spent most of that time covered up in long skirts and maxi dresses….
Category: Self-Love
He’s Out There, Single Moms
It hasn’t even been 2 years since Terrence and I have been married, and already it feels like we’ve been together my whole life. I can’t imagine living life without him. Not only is he my best friend and the world’s best husband, he’s also an excellent dad. You know, I never planned on being a single mom….
I’m Not Oblivious
We’re living in some tumultuous times, y’all. Race relations in this country have gone to the crapper. Mothers are scared for their sons. There’s a war on our daughters, and women are still earning less than men in the workplace for doing the same job. Folks are killing people over parking spots, police officers are…
I’m Just Keeping Up With The Rileys
You know the phrase, keeping up with the Jones’? The Jones’ are a fictitious family that have EVERYTHING. Big screen television, fancy house, extravagant vacations. Oh, the Jones Family has it going on! Everyone wants what the Jones’ have, and they are going to do whatever they have to do to keep up with them. Lots…
If You Love, Let It Go
Have you ever had the experience of struggling to let something go? Maybe it was something you really wanted to do, or some place you really wanted to go, or someone you really wanted to be with, but for some reason, it just didn’t work out for you to get what you want? That has…