Paula
Minimalism: Beginning with Our Toys
After a long day of going from a doctor’s appointment to the grocery store and several other errands, I returned home to toys all...
Our Family’s Encounter with Shark Teeth
When my daughter was five, she noticed that her bottom tooth was slightly wiggly. It absolutely made her day. She went on a quest...
Black Women and Stories of Infant Loss
This month we honor the precious lives lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, and SIDS. October 15th is National Pregnancy Loss and Infant Remembrance Day. The...
Ways to Celebrate National Family Day
Every time my three-year-old gets off of FaceTime with my mother, she says “I really miss grandmother, we haven’t seen her in months and...
Sleepwalking through Motherhood
If sleep is defined as an inactive condition of the body where the eyes are closed, the postural muscles are relaxed, and consciousness is...
Social Distancing, An Introvert’s Struggle
I began my self-awareness journey at the end of 2019 by first accepting the fact that I am an introvert. It was something that...
EAT and READ Your Vegetables
There isn't a parent I know who, at one point or another, found it challenging to get their child to eat their vegetables. For...
Going Beyond E-Learning with STEAM Activities at Home
E-learning may only cover part of the day during this extended break but how can we keep the learning going without our students suffering from...
Daniel Tiger, It’s Not Just a Show for Kids
I never thought that I would actually binge-watch Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. I was having one of those moments where I needed some mindless activity....
To the Nurse Who Fought For Me
Dear Nurse,
I wish I knew your name. I wish I could remember more details about the day I was rushed into the hospital. The...
How to Respond to a Person with Food Allergies
As I child, I did not have any allergies. I ate what I wanted without restrictions. Somehow in my early 30s, I developed food...
To the Mom with the Autoimmune Disease
Dear Mom with the Autoimmune Disease,
With symptoms like fatigue, difficulty breathing, hair loss, mouth sores, sensitivity to light, joint pain, skin rashes, brain fog,...
Will it Ever be Enough: Lessons to my Daughters
"LOOK! LOOK! There’s a brown girl! Brown girls are disgusting! RUN!"
My daughter was oblivious to it all, me on the other hand, I was...
Seeing the Light in the Loss
In my youthful innocence, I did not know that babies died. I had never dealt with or been impacted by the death of a...