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Tackling My Emotional Eating Habits In The Quest For Better Health – #LifeIsWhy

This post is sponsored by American Heart Association, but all of the opinions and stories are my own. "Mommy, how come every time we go to the grocery store we have to stop in the bakery section?" my daughter asked me a few months ago. I stopped drooling over the chocolate fudge cupcakes and cinnamon rolls long enough for my attention to snap to her. "What?" "We always stop right … [Continue reading...]

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Shop Cricket Wireless This Holiday Season + A Giveaway!

This article is sponsored by Cricket Wireless. All opinions are 100% my own. I don't know what it is about the holidays (maybe it's all the gift-giving and get-togethers?), but without fail I start thinking about my budget and how I can save money everywhere I possibly can. One area that has been a pain in my side over the past year has been my cell phone bill. Remember when it used to be so … [Continue reading...]

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Three Ways Husbands Can Support Their Wife’s Transition To Natural Hair

When I was pregnant with my son seven years ago, I decided to stop getting relaxers and start rocking my natural hair texture. I had no idea what my natural hair texture was, but I remembered that the last time I wore my hair as it grew out of my scalp, I was teased relentlessly by my eighth grade classmates and begged my mom to let me get a perm. But now I was concerned about the health … [Continue reading...]

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#TreatYoSelf: 25 Gifts Under $25 To Gift Yourself This Holiday Season

I know so many of us are running around crazy, trying to ensure everyone else has a lovely holiday season. Prepping menus and racing to stores (maybe doing a little online shopping?) -- whatever it is, it's keeping us busy. And while many of us are happy as long as our kids are happy, it's always nice to treat yourself during the holidays. I've rounded up 25 items (from personal care to … [Continue reading...]

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How I Find Time To Bond With My Daughter Every Week

I used to fret about getting quality time with my daughter, as she is at the stage where she prefers being curled up in the corner with a good book (she is my child for sure!) versus hanging around her mom all day. Sob. She’s entering that tween stage where she is exploring who she is, who she can trust, who is in her crew, and how she wants to express herself. We have a pretty good … [Continue reading...]

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Don’t Be Scared To Show The Real You

Last week was a difficult week on many levels. Personal challenges were coming at me left and right and at one point, I burst into tears in public, sobbing quietly on my way to the car. I went home to do what I always do -- get in the bed and cry privately, hoping somehow that the tears would be cleansing enough for me to be functional by the time my kids got home from school. But something … [Continue reading...]

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“Mommy, She Looks Like Me!” The Dove Hair #LoveYourCurls Campaign Shows Why Representation Matters

"Mommy, that little girl looks like me," my daughter says, excitedly, tugging my arm to get me to turn my head as we cruise down the aisle of Target. A cute black girl with a halo of tight curls is featured on the signage in the girls' department, decked out in a brightly patterned outfit that my daughter would definitely wear. "I see," I tell my daughter now. "She has hair just like you, … [Continue reading...]

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Do You Wanna Be Happy? (The Secret Might Just Be Easier Than We Think)

Every day for the past two weeks, I've listened to one song on repeat: Kirk Franklin's newest single, "Wanna Be Happy?" If you're tired of being the same If you're tired of things not changing It's time for you to get out the way Don't get stuck in how you feel Say Jesus take the wheel He knows the road that you need to take (But it only works if) If you wanna be happy (Look at … [Continue reading...]

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