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Why Mom & Daughter Relationships Are Sacred #KidsDreamingBig #APWhenIGrowUp

Why Mom & Daughter Relationships Are Sacred #KidsDreamingBig #APWhenIGrowUp
February 24, 2015 Comments Off on Why Mom & Daughter Relationships Are Sacred #KidsDreamingBig #APWhenIGrowUp

When my kids grow up, I want their memories of me to be great ones. That’s why I try to be a great mom. I’m present in their lives. I take time time to talk to them. I tell them ... Read More »

The Importance Of Including “Pamper Me Time” In Your Daily Routine #BeautyFitForAQueen @MBIB

The Importance Of Including “Pamper Me Time” In Your Daily Routine #BeautyFitForAQueen @MBIB
February 24, 2015 Comments Off on The Importance Of Including “Pamper Me Time” In Your Daily Routine #BeautyFitForAQueen @MBIB

“Pamper Me Time” is hard to come but thanks to My Black Is Beautiful, black women like myself all over the world are taking a little more time this month to recognize ourselves and pampering ourselves with a “Beauty Fit For ... Read More »

Donate #SnacksForStudents in @Champions4Kids bins at Walmart and all donations stay local!

Donate #SnacksForStudents in @Champions4Kids bins at Walmart and all donations stay local!
February 21, 2015 1 Comment »

Have you ever been involved with an organization that needed resources and you wished you could just give them your all? Well I have the wonderful of pleasure of giving back to a GREAT afterschool program called Midway United Methodist Church ... Read More »

A Wish For My Child…To LIVE Out LOUD #APMyWish #KidsDreamingBig

A Wish For My Child…To LIVE Out LOUD #APMyWish #KidsDreamingBig
February 12, 2015 Comments Off on A Wish For My Child…To LIVE Out LOUD #APMyWish #KidsDreamingBig

In 10 years I wish that Kaitlin will be able to pursue her dreams as an animator fully without being relegated to feel like she’s a girl and can’t do what some boys do best. In a world where sexual ... Read More »

Bobbi Kristina In A Coma + How To Save Our Daughters

Bobbi Kristina In A Coma + How To Save Our Daughters
February 3, 2015 Comments Off on Bobbi Kristina In A Coma + How To Save Our Daughters

I’m holding fast to my heart, praying that Bobbi Kristina pulls through this recent tragedy. The only daughter of mega superstar Whitney Houston is fighting for her life in an Atlanta hospital after she was found face down in a ... Read More »

MISSING IN ACTION: What I’ve Been Up To And Why I Haven’t Been Blogging

MISSING IN ACTION: What I’ve Been Up To And Why I Haven’t Been Blogging
February 3, 2015 Comments Off on MISSING IN ACTION: What I’ve Been Up To And Why I Haven’t Been Blogging

Happy New Year! Yeah, I’m kinda late but I’ve also been kinda busy. Real busy. But I plan on getting back on track with my blogging. So what’s been going on with me? Well first and I foremost I landed ... Read More »

Watch #WithThisRing + Indulge With This Party Planner

Watch #WithThisRing + Indulge With This Party Planner
January 23, 2015 Comments Off on Watch #WithThisRing + Indulge With This Party Planner

It’s here!! #WithThisRing is set to premiere on Lifetime Saturday and we’ve got the perfect party planner for YOU! Here’s everything you need for a great party! The Particulars: Regina Hall and Grammy Award Winners Jill Scott and Eve Jeffers ... Read More »

My Year in review: The lessons I learned in 2014 that made me Unstoppable! #UnstoppableMoms #ad

My Year in review: The lessons I learned in 2014 that made me Unstoppable! #UnstoppableMoms #ad
December 5, 2014 Comments Off on My Year in review: The lessons I learned in 2014 that made me Unstoppable! #UnstoppableMoms #ad

 I wrote this post as part of my participation in a blog tour for The Motherhood on behalf of the makers of Children’s MOTRIN® and received compensation to thank me for taking the time to participate. However, all opinions expressed ... Read More »

Madeline’s Christmas Performance @AtlanticStation @HorizonTheatre #htcMadeline

Madeline’s Christmas Performance @AtlanticStation @HorizonTheatre #htcMadeline
December 3, 2014 Comments Off on Madeline’s Christmas Performance @AtlanticStation @HorizonTheatre #htcMadeline

It’s coming up soon! In fact this weekend, Saturday December 6th, Madeline’s Christmas opens at the Horizon Theatre and it’s already SOLD OUT! I am SO very excited about seeing my daughter Mikaela and all the little darlings perform! But there are ... Read More »

Check out Holiday in the Park this winter at Six Flags! @SFOverGeorgia #UVerseWishList

Check out Holiday in the Park this winter at Six Flags! @SFOverGeorgia #UVerseWishList
November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Check out Holiday in the Park this winter at Six Flags! @SFOverGeorgia #UVerseWishList

Six Flags Over Georgia presents the magic of Holiday in the Park, November 22 through January 4. See the park transformed into a winter wonderland with millions of twinkling lights. Go big on your favorite thrill rides and be sure to ... Read More »

Rockin’ in LA with @Fergie and feeling the LA LOVE flow #ABCTVEvent #AMAs #RockinEve

Rockin’ in LA with @Fergie and feeling the LA LOVE flow #ABCTVEvent #AMAs #RockinEve
November 21, 2014 Comments Off on Rockin’ in LA with @Fergie and feeling the LA LOVE flow #ABCTVEvent #AMAs #RockinEve

Talking to Fergie is like talking to your homegirl, while sitting comfy and cross-legged on your couch with your fluffy footies on. And I swear if I came to this interview in some fluffy footies, Fergie would have definitely been ... Read More »

My Dancing With The Stars Experience and full recap! #ABCTVEvent #DWTS

My Dancing With The Stars Experience and full recap! #ABCTVEvent #DWTS
November 17, 2014 1 Comment »

It’s not everyday that you get to realize a dream by actually having it come true.  See, I dream all the time that I’m floating across a ballroom floor with flair and finesse and Derek Hough is holding me up ... Read More »

Being Baymax! My Voiceover Experience #BigHero6Event

Being Baymax! My Voiceover Experience #BigHero6Event
November 14, 2014 Comments Off on Being Baymax! My Voiceover Experience #BigHero6Event

I was in the studio, not busting a rhyme, but instead I got a chance to be BAYMAX! You know, the big, huggable, ba-la-la-la-la-ing nurse bot from the hit movie Big Hero 6. This was one of the cool things ... Read More »

Win a Grand Prize of $2,500 in @MyAfricanPride Home For The Holidays Contest!

Win a Grand Prize of $2,500 in @MyAfricanPride Home For The Holidays Contest!
November 13, 2014 Comments Off on Win a Grand Prize of $2,500 in @MyAfricanPride Home For The Holidays Contest!

  Family is very important to me and the holidays at home means everything. This year I’m doing it up big and throwing a fun Ugly Sweater Christmas Dinner! And I’m expecting my mom and dad, brothers and uncles to ... Read More »

Review: What it Means to Be #Blackish and Proud

Review: What it Means to Be #Blackish and Proud
September 27, 2014 Comments Off on Review: What it Means to Be #Blackish and Proud

Did you see the new ABC show Blackish? I was hesitant to watch it because I really hated the title. I thought, “Why do we have to have a show where the title depicts that Black people are kinda sorta ... Read More »