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Stop, Start, Continue: A First-Gen Mom’s Healing Journey
January 13, 2026
A blog post graphic with a terracotta banner at the top that reads "ANXIOUS AFRICAN MOM" in white serif font. Below it, large gold and white text says "BEST OSEA DUPES: How I Use AI to Compare Every Ingredient". The photograph shows a smiling Black woman with curly hair in a ponytail and a beige knit sweater, applying lotion from an OSEA bottle to her arm. On the wooden surface next to her are bottles of OUAI Body Cleanser and Saltair Body Wash. The background is a bright, modern bathroom with plants.
Best OSEA Dupes: How I Used AI to Compare Every Ingredient
December 2, 2025
Finding Joy in the Mundane: Reclaim Your Spark This Fall
November 21, 2025
First-Gen Anxiety Is Real — and Inherited
November 14, 2025
Motherhood Made Me a Better AI Product Manager
November 11, 2025
Affordable Afro-Modern Decor: 7 Budget-Friendly Tips
November 7, 2025
NEO Humanoid Robot: The Future of Home Help
November 4, 2025
Shared Girls Room Design: Timeless Tips for a Shared Space
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AI and Creativity: Why You Still Need Your Spark
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Natural Materials Home Trend: Soapstone & More
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Reclaim Family Time with AI Agents for Busy Families
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Fall Reset for Moms: What I’m Letting Go Of This Season
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WhatsApp AI Features You Should Be Using in 2025
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How to Decorate Like a Designer on a Budget
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Neoclassical Design: Where Elegance Meets Function
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Marriage After 10 Years: The 10 Lessons That Changed Us
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12 Years Without My Mom: The Wisdom She Left Behind
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Unknown Number: The Netflix Catfish Story That Shook This Mom
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Teaching Boundaries as a First-Gen African Mom
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How I Use a Growth Mindset to Transform My Home
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Cooking Sierra Leonean Stew Like a Busy Mom
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How to Use AI Automation Tools to Simplify Your Side Hustle
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Afro-Modern Interior Design for the Modern African Family
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Posted inLifestyle Tech Wellness

Stop, Start, Continue: A First-Gen Mom’s Healing Journey

Happy New Year Wi Nor Die Oh! Tell God Tenki for Wi Life Oh! 🤎My loves, welcome back. After an intentional end-of-year 2025 break, I’m stepping back into this space…
Continue Reading
Posted by Amie Bakare January 13, 2026
A blog post graphic with a terracotta banner at the top that reads "ANXIOUS AFRICAN MOM" in white serif font. Below it, large gold and white text says "BEST OSEA DUPES: How I Use AI to Compare Every Ingredient". The photograph shows a smiling Black woman with curly hair in a ponytail and a beige knit sweater, applying lotion from an OSEA bottle to her arm. On the wooden surface next to her are bottles of OUAI Body Cleanser and Saltair Body Wash. The background is a bright, modern bathroom with plants.
Posted inBeauty Lifestyle Wellness

Best OSEA Dupes: How I Used AI to Compare Every Ingredient

This week, I used AI as my personal skincare scientist to find the best OSEA dupes, and the results were so good I had to bring the full breakdown to…
Continue Reading
Posted by Amie Bakare December 2, 2025
Posted inLifestyle Wellness

Finding Joy in the Mundane: Reclaim Your Spark This Fall

Finding Joy in the Mundane When the Fall Slump Creeps In Finding joy in the mundane feels especially important this time of year. As the air turns crisp and Indiana…
Continue Reading
Posted by Amie Bakare November 21, 2025
Posted inMotherhood Wellness

First-Gen Anxiety Is Real — and Inherited

First-gen anxiety is real — and inherited. I see you, my love. You’re juggling your own life, career, and relationships while also carrying a heavy backpack full of unspoken rules,…
Continue Reading
Posted by Amie Bakare November 14, 2025
Posted inMotherhood Tech

Motherhood Made Me a Better AI Product Manager

Let’s be real, mama — motherhood is a full-time job, and anyone who says otherwise has clearly never tried negotiating with a toddler holding a juice box hostage. For years,…
Continue Reading
Posted by Amie Bakare November 11, 2025
Posted inHome Decor Lifestyle

Affordable Afro-Modern Decor: 7 Budget-Friendly Tips

Listen, Mama 💬 I know you want your home to feel like home — the kind that wraps you in warmth and whispers stories of where you’re from — but…
Continue Reading
Posted by Amie Bakare November 7, 2025
How to Use AI Automation Tools to Simplify Your Side Hustle
Posted inTech

How to Use AI Automation Tools to Simplify Your Side Hustle

Let’s be real—side hustles are not always cute and glamorous. As a millennial mom running a full-time job, a household, and a dream on the side, I’ve learned that automation…
Posted by Amie Bakare July 22, 2025
Afro-Modern Interior Design for the Modern African Family
Posted inHome Decor Lifestyle

Afro-Modern Interior Design for the Modern African Family

Afro-Modern Interior Design: How I Made It Work for My Loud, Loving, Sometimes-Messy Family Let’s be honest for a second. If you grew up in a typical African household, you…
Posted by Amie Bakare July 18, 2025
The Career Glow-Up I Didn’t See Coming
Posted inHome Decor Lifestyle Motherhood

The Career Glow-Up I Didn’t See Coming

Welcome back to Anxious African Mom—your go-to space for real-life parenting, Black motherhood, tech tips for small business owners, and chic, kid-friendly interior design. I’m Amie—a first-generation African American mom,…
Posted by Amie Bakare June 20, 2025
Why We Need Boundaries as Africans
Posted inLifestyle

Why We Need Boundaries as Africans

 Growing up, I was the youngest of five and the age gap between me and everyone else is fairly wide.  I have always been a brutally honest person that has…
Posted by Amie Bakare October 20, 2022
How to Cook Sierra Leonean Tola
Posted inFood Lifestyle

How to Cook Sierra Leonean Tola

This week’s recipe spotlight is on Tola from Sierra Leone! This is one of my absolute favorite soups and my kids love it too!  It’s super quick and very tasty! …
Posted by Amie Bakare October 13, 2022
Stop, Start, Continue: A First-Gen Mom’s Healing Journey
Posted inLifestyle Tech Wellness

Stop, Start, Continue: A First-Gen Mom’s Healing Journey

Happy New Year Wi Nor Die Oh! Tell God Tenki for Wi Life Oh! 🤎My loves, welcome back. After an intentional end-of-year 2025 break, I’m stepping back into this space…
Posted by Amie Bakare January 13, 2026
A blog post graphic with a terracotta banner at the top that reads "ANXIOUS AFRICAN MOM" in white serif font. Below it, large gold and white text says "BEST OSEA DUPES: How I Use AI to Compare Every Ingredient". The photograph shows a smiling Black woman with curly hair in a ponytail and a beige knit sweater, applying lotion from an OSEA bottle to her arm. On the wooden surface next to her are bottles of OUAI Body Cleanser and Saltair Body Wash. The background is a bright, modern bathroom with plants.
Posted inBeauty Lifestyle Wellness

Best OSEA Dupes: How I Used AI to Compare Every Ingredient

This week, I used AI as my personal skincare scientist to find the best OSEA dupes, and the results were so good I had to bring the full breakdown to…
Posted by Amie Bakare December 2, 2025
Finding Joy in the Mundane: Reclaim Your Spark This Fall
Posted inLifestyle Wellness

Finding Joy in the Mundane: Reclaim Your Spark This Fall

Finding Joy in the Mundane When the Fall Slump Creeps In Finding joy in the mundane feels especially important this time of year. As the air turns crisp and Indiana…
Posted by Amie Bakare November 21, 2025
First-Gen Anxiety Is Real — and Inherited
Posted inMotherhood Wellness

First-Gen Anxiety Is Real — and Inherited

First-gen anxiety is real — and inherited. I see you, my love. You’re juggling your own life, career, and relationships while also carrying a heavy backpack full of unspoken rules,…
Posted by Amie Bakare November 14, 2025
Motherhood Made Me a Better AI Product Manager
Posted inMotherhood Tech

Motherhood Made Me a Better AI Product Manager

Let’s be real, mama — motherhood is a full-time job, and anyone who says otherwise has clearly never tried negotiating with a toddler holding a juice box hostage. For years,…
Posted by Amie Bakare November 11, 2025
Affordable Afro-Modern Decor: 7 Budget-Friendly Tips
Posted inHome Decor Lifestyle

Affordable Afro-Modern Decor: 7 Budget-Friendly Tips

Listen, Mama 💬 I know you want your home to feel like home — the kind that wraps you in warmth and whispers stories of where you’re from — but…
Posted by Amie Bakare November 7, 2025

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Stop, Start, Continue: A First-Gen Mom’s Healing Journey

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A blog post graphic with a terracotta banner at the top that reads "ANXIOUS AFRICAN MOM" in white serif font. Below it, large gold and white text says "BEST OSEA DUPES: How I Use AI to Compare Every Ingredient". The photograph shows a smiling Black woman with curly hair in a ponytail and a beige knit sweater, applying lotion from an OSEA bottle to her arm. On the wooden surface next to her are bottles of OUAI Body Cleanser and Saltair Body Wash. The background is a bright, modern bathroom with plants.
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