Aria’s school has implemented remote learning, and we have been doing classwork online. Additionally, I have her working on apps and workbooks that I purchased from Amazon. So in this post, I want to share what resources we are using during this time and why we love them. I also have a favorite app for baby Bryce that we use often.
Read MoreThis whole self-quarantine has definitely tested my patience, but with each week that goes by, I am growing more creative with how I engage with my kids and most importantly my husband. At the beginning of the year, one of our goals for our marriage was to have more date nights.
Read MoreWorking from home with children takes hard work, patience, and organization. So here are my 3 top tips for working from home with a small child and baby
Read MoreI can’t believe the holidays are right around the corner! We are putting up our Christmas tree this week and I am beyond excited! Christmas is my favorite holidays and I go all out!! With Bryce now 5 months and Aria 6, shopping for Christmas will be even more fun this year!
Read MoreI have always been a traveler. I knew once Bryce made his debut; he wasn’t going to slow me down, if anything, he would join me! In the last three months, he has been on ten flights!! He boarded his first flight right around 6 weeks, and we have been jet setting ever since. Flying with a baby can be intimidating at first, but it becomes easier the more prepared you are
Read MoreWhat a beautiful blessing it is to create life and nourish life. I am currently eight weeks postpartum, and I am excited that this week also marks Black Breastfeeding Week. Black Breastfeeding Week was created because, for over 40 years, there has been a gaping racial disparity in breastfeeding rates. So this week is to help build awareness and get other women of color thinking and speaking about breastfeeding.
Read MoreI can’t believe it has been two weeks since moving to Atlanta and six weeks since Bryce made his debut. To say I have had a busy past month would be an understatement. But I am glad that the family and I are finally getting settled.
Read MoreAt 11:30 am on July 2nd, I woke up with pain in my stomach. I shook it off as just Braxton hicks, but as the pain increased, I knew something was up. I stood up and walked into the living room where Ernest was playing his video games. I said, "Bae, I think I am having contractions!" He advised me to lay back down and to rest and see how I felt. After I relaxed, I started to count my contractions more closely
Read MoreI can’t believe we have finally made it to Atlanta. It has been a long time coming. Years of planning and saving, but we are here!
Read MoreI remember in 2010 when I moved to Baltimore. I had just graduated from the University at Buffalo, and I was eager and ready to start my career with the degree I worked so hard for. I landed an internship in Baltimore at Under Armour, and for someone with a business marketing degree, this was a dream opportunity! I packed up and moved to Baltimore in the summer of 2010 to start my internship and hopefully land a full-time job
Read MoreBaby Bolden will be here in less than a month and a half, and we are beyond excited! Once we found out we were having a boy, I knew exactly what the theme for our baby shower would be! Since Ernest and I are huge basketball fans, it was only right that we celebrate the newest addition to our Bolden Team with the #BabyBoldenDraftParty.
Read MoreThis time around, I knew I wanted to have a better registry experience with a retailer that had it ALL and would help me with my needs. buy buy BABY is the perfect location for me because they delivered on all of my needs and expectations!
Read MoreWe are coming off of a fantastic family staycation at the Four Seasons, and I am feeling so relaxed and recharged. The Four Seasons Baltimore invited us to spend one night and two days at their beautiful hotel, and we couldn’t be happier with our fantastic stay!
Read MoreAhhhh!!! I am so excited to share this wonderful blessing with you all. When I tell you, this new addition is the biggest blessing of my year, it IS. So let me be a little transparent with you all. I have always wanted two kids. When we got pregnant with Aria in 2013,
Read MoreI am coming off of a great weekend staycation in DC with Airbnb! With the busy holiday season quickly approaching, it was so nice to just get away with Ari, relax in a beautiful space, and enjoy each other. We stayed at a beautiful two bedroom condo right in the heart of City Center DC. The space is modern, with beautiful finishes.
Read MoreI am coming off of such an epic girl’s trip weekend to the Bayou Classic in New Orleans with my mom and daughter Aria! It was such a fun and much needed trip in partnership with One Time In New Orleans. My girls and I had the opportunity to spend a nice weekend in New Orleans, experiencing the Bayou Classic and of course all of the fun that NOLA offers!
Read MoreLast week, we had the pleasure of attending the Allstate Foundation Good Start Young launch event in DC. This was such a great event for the family and I am so glad that we got to be a part of it.
Read MoreThe five love languages is something I became aware of last year, and once I did, it was definitely life changing for my marriage and how I interact with my husband. Knowing your spouse’s love language is major to effectively give them what they need in the relationship.
Read MoreI got up from my corporate desk with tears welling up in my eyes. I tried to hold them in as I walked swiftly to the bathroom. I pushed open the door and boom, just like that, the tears rushed down my face like I opened up the floodgates. I was so incredibly torn and sad. I walked over to the bathroom sink and looked into the mirror as I cried uncontrollably. “I can’t do this anymore,”
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