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...

Once I had my son, the most important thing in my life became doing well at my new role of being a mother. But very high up there, on my list of priorities, w...

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...

The law of demand and supply. It is the guiding principle that echoes in the minds of breastfeeding moms. When time came to go back to work, my main fear w...

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...

Tobe, his dad, and I have watched every episode of Curious George at least five times. No kidding. After the puffin rock phase, came the Curious George phase...

It was easy picking a theme for Tobe's first birthday. He really liked the colorful puffins and the beautiful rainbow of Puffin Rock. The theme song was so s...

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...

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...

Taking your kids out is the right thing to do. But sometimes, when the child in question is a toddler, you just want to leave him or her at home. I get it. T...

I listened to an enlightening lecture last week and was inspired to write this post. Did you know that the average male physician is 1.41 times more likely ...

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...

This is part 2 of 4 of my stories about becoming a mom during my first year of surgical residency. I'm posting this to document. I'm also sharing because th...

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’m sharing parenting tips on dealing with leaving your little ones for overnight or extended periods of time. Kids are resilient. Although they will miss yo...

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...

This is part 1 of 4 of my stories about becoming a mom during my first year of surgical residency. I’m sharing my experience as a pregnant woman in a stress...

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...