Summer Reset: How I Prep My Home (and Mind) for Back-to-School Season From homework stations and closet edits to calming corners and supply hacks, here’s how I prep our home (and my mind) for back-to-school season. Tips for the anxious African mom who’s done doing it all alone. 🧹 The Home Reset: Less Clutter, More…
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…
“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…
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