You’re not a teen, but you don’t really feel like an adult yet. Welcome to young adulthood. This phase of life is filled with opportunities for growth, self-discovery and setting the stage for your future. It can be a time where a lot of people feel lost and confused. If that sounds like you, you’re ...
Setting Boundaries for a Healthy and Balanced You
With the more hats you wear, the more worn thin you can become. And the situation gets worse if you don’t establish healthy boundaries in your life. This is especially true for responsible women (emphasis on responsible). We like to support, nurture and help. We’re the daughter, sister, auntie, wife, mother, friend, etc. that everyone knows ...
The Juggling Act: Working Mom vs. Stay-at-Home Mom
In today's dynamic world, women are often faced with the challenging decision of whether to pursue a career while raising children or to embrace the role of a stay-at-home mom. Both paths come with their own set of advantages and disadvantages; and ultimately, it's a deeply personal choice. So let’s explore the pros and cons of ...
Finding Fulfillment as a Woman, Regardless of Marital or Parental Status
I had so many conversations with women in all stages of life about this topic that I had to make this a blog post and video for the week. Society often places immense pressure on single women, implying that marriage and motherhood are the ultimate sources of fulfillment. However, I firmly believe that fulfillment in life ...
A Whole Me… Quarantined
The past several days have been crazy. And from reading the title, I bet you can tell why. Your girl got quarantined. Aht! Aht! Before you think that I got the infamous COVID-19, think again. I said quarantined—not isolated. Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick. Quarantine separates and restricts ...
When to Take the Leap into Entrepreneurship
Adulting just gets harder and harder, huh? As if marriage doesn’t already have its occasional challenges, we recently took things a step further and intermingled business with personal. That’s right. My husband and I are business partners. Brandon has been saying he wants to own his own business since I met him. I thought the entrepreneurship bug ...
Is This What Exhaustion Feels Like?
I’m tired. The year 2020 has drained me. It feels like I have so much to do, and I’m not quite doing any of it right. Maybe it’s because of the pandemic. There were a lot of unknowns this year—brought to you by the letter C for coronavirus. From shutdowns to mandatory masks to the leadership at ...
How to Graduate College with No Debt
When you graduate from high school, you can follow three main paths in life: go to school, get a job or enlist in the military. (I guess you could be a mooch too, but… ewww.) I decided to continue my education by going to college. And I did it without going into debt. In fact, the ...
A Nigerian State of Mind: Kids and Career Choices
“Mommy, I want to be an artist when I grow up.” “An artist? Because you like to draw?” “Yeah! I can draw all day if I’m an artist.” “Well, you can draw on the side too. Or…you can draw buildings. Like an architect!” “Or he can be an artist,” my husband abruptly added. Yes, of course. Of course he can… ...
Sexism is Real: Working Moms vs. Working Dads
Men are treated differently than women. That’s not breaking news. You see that every day. Heck, I even experienced the love people have for single dads as opposed to single moms. For this blog post, I’ll keep the focus on sexism pertaining to work. In the workplace, you see sexism in areas like pay discrepancies and how ...
