It feels great to be back to blogging! I apologize for my absence but if you keep reading you'll see that I had good reason. Although I fell behind on tellin...

Dropping Tobe off at school felt like a culmination of the past 4 years of my role in making an amazing miracle. I was so proud that my little boy, the helpl...

As a perfectionist who has a lot of responsibilities, I am plagued by feelings of guilt. Before becoming a wife and a mom, I was able to have the training fo...

This past Monday, I saw my brother Richard for the first time in 7 years. Last time I saw him, he was more of a boy. Now, he is a man. It was a weird experie...

Someone I considered a friend did something deliberate to hurt me. I can’t remember the last time anyone was so malicious or with ill intent towards me. This...

I said those words so many times these past 2 weeks as my little Tobe learned how to swim and ride his tricycle. For a few nights, I had these words repeatin...

It was the highlight of my past couple of weeks. Lunch with my husband does not happen as often as I would like, because we have work responsibilities during...

Near or far, they make our lives easier, happier, and worth living. I have been far away from my immediate family for the better part of 10 years. Neverthele...

A week and a half ago, my nanny quit. She gave us just a two-day notice. I was disappointed. It meant devoting a decent amount of time to phone calls, interv...

I was lucky enough to meet a group of amazing women last week in Atlanta. There was something magical about being among four other women, from three differen...

Yes, you read that correctly. There is no such thing as having it all. We should all strive to be the best version of ourselves, but the mindset that breeds ...

Time flies, I can’t believe it’s time for another biweekly review. Thanks for reading. Apart from our vacation, the rest of February can be summarized as: wo...

The majority of this part of the month was spent traveling. A 10 day break from winter, after all that snow we had at the end of January, was a treat. Last M...

A Series of Unfortunate Infections These past two weeks have not been the most glamorous. There is no cute way to put this. It started out with a week of ill...

This year has been special. I continued to work on something new - this blog, which I started in December of 2018. I started it in an effort to appreciate a...