And a good job. My hairdresser, the man solely responsible for taming my curls, giving me my high and lo-lights, covering my gray, getting me fabulous before my trips, special occasions, twelve-hour photos shoots, and on any given Thursday has up and moved to the big city… New York! Yeah, yeah, I’m happy for...
Updated! The Royal Baby has a name! Prince George Alexander Louis It’s an exciting time for women around the world. A girl turned princess has now become a new mom to son that may one day be King. (Talk about living the dream!) And before I say congratulations to the entire Royal Family, can I say...
Lately I’ve been thinking about all the things I still want in my life. The list seems to get longer and longer each time I take a moment to think about it. I realized one day that there are some things I’m afraid to ask for, simply because it seems so far fetched. With...
It’s coming up on our 13 year wedding anniversary and there are a lot of firsts that happened to us around this time of year.* One is the first time we bought a house. We had been married one year and already expecting our first baby. My husband and I lived in Washington D.C. and...
I’ve been in Haiti now for three days for the second annual #Bloggers4Haiti trip. Myself and other bloggers like TechSavvyMama, KellyTillman, and Kety Esquivel are here with support from Macy’s Heart of Haiti, The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, and the leadership of the Everywhere agency. During our time here we travel the island from Port-au-Prince to Jacmel...
Blogging has really opened up many doors for me and recently that door included an interview with Nikki Woods, Tom Joyner Morning Show contributor and producer. During the 10 minute interview I had a chance to share different ways that bloggers have and can earn money blogging. Earning money by blogging is something that many bloggers...
I’ve been glued to the television for the last few days since news broke that the three women held captive for ten years were rescued. At first I was intrigued by the fact that my hometown of Cleveland was on national TV. But as we learned more about Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry, and Michelle Knight,...
I’m in Miami this week speaking and attending the fourth annual Hispanicize Event in Miami, Florida. This is my second Hispanicize conference and certainly one of my favorite blogging events. Attending conferences is so important to your blogging career. I say career because I know many of you don’t spend hours writing, connecting, and building...
For the first time in 11 years I am rid of the mommy guilt associated with being a working mom. For years I was constantly fighting my inner demons between wanting to advance my career and wanting to be home with the kids. I remember many times rushing home after putting in a long day...
Fans and media are still buzzing about Beyonce’s mind blowing Super Bowl performance that literally blew the lights out at the Budweiser Super Dome. Following her performance, I read a few articles about Beyonce throwing up the Illuminate symbol while she was dancing. The symbol has ties to the alleged secret society formed in the late 1700s. Coincidentally,...