Michelle Obama and I have a lot in common. Okay, so she’s married to the leader of the Western world and I’m not, but other than that, we totally are alike. Every since America first became introduced to Michelle, she has shown that she didn’t take any mess. Shoot, even Barack knows better than to …

It’s time to face the facts. If you’re a mom, and you’re a blogger, chances are, you’ve driven your family bananas with your “bloggerisms”. Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about. Making your kids pose for pictures for everything…and even staging pictures because it would go well with one of your posts. …

Professor Ayva Even before Ayva was born, she was a master teacher. I learned so much about myself, what I would stand for, how strong I could be, while I was pregnant with her. After she got here, her lessons continued, and I was continually amazed at the things that she taught me. For example, …

Don’t you just love when you have a great idea for a project? Maybe it’s an idea for a post, or a cool craft. It might be a DIY project or, heck, if you’re me, it might be the grand idea that you will wear “grown-up” clothes everyday for a week. At the beginning, you’re …

What a difference a year makes! Last year around this time, Ayva and I were just moving out of a 4 room apartment (not 4 bedroom. 4 rooms. Front room, back room, kitchen and bathroom) into our current home, a 3 bedroom, 2 story townhouse (known as a rowhome in Philly). Moving in a few …