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 gets that first whisper of snow, I can always feel my mental state shifting. The days get shorter, life slows down, and those subtle seasonal…
Twelve years ago today, my world changed forever. I was 23 years old—still sheltered, still figuring life out—when my mom passed away right in front of me. It was the kind of heartbreak you never fully prepare for, no matter how old you are. My mother was my best friend, my safe place, and my…
Sometimes Netflix drops a documentary that makes you stop mid-task and just stare at the screen in disbelief. That was me last week while painting my upstairs living room with Sherwin Williams Black Fox (yes, I’m finally tackling that space). I just needed some background noise, so I put on Unknown Number: The High School…
Boundaries, But Make It Generational: Teaching My Kids What I Had to Learn the Hard Way If you’ve been here a while, you might remember my post on boundaries—how I grew up as the youngest in a big African household where respect was non-negotiable, silence was golden (especially if you were the child), and boundary-setting…
Let’s be honest—being a mom is a full-time job.Add in a demanding career, a creative side hustle, and a house full of little ones… and it can feel like you’re juggling glass. I know, because I’ve been there. A couple years ago, I hit a wall—burned out, overwhelmed, and barely holding it all together. I…
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 over the years, learned to keep *most* of my initial thoughts and opinions to myself. But young Amie…she was a savage. I am at my…
“Mom, Dad I’m depressed”- Respond as an African parent. This post was inspired by the TikTok trend started by @famousmarshalldior and I’ve been cracking up over all the responses ever since. After the laughter, I thought about the overarching theme of dismissing or belittling feelings that has become such a norm that we’ve turned it…
Being a mother is the most beautiful, demanding, stressful yet rewarding, nonstop, unpaid role a woman can take on. When they say your whole life changes once you become a mom, they mean that. I became a mom in 2017 when our oldest daughter was born. To no surprise, I dove into the deep end…