Spring is here! I am so thankful for the warmer weather, and thought I would share what I plan to cook for dinner this week! Monday...

Happy International Women's Day! What’s for dinner this week? Here is what I plan on serving: Monday Baked turkey wings, smashed red...

We are rounding up Black History month, and was on it for the first half of the month featuring black owned products, but then life...

Planning my meals for the week is essential to save me time and money especially since I am back at work for teaching and then at home...

It is hard to believe we are now in February, and time is flying! I am back to working in person, and the kids are still at home...

Last month, my first born child turned 13 years old, who I call A1 aka Amara! At the start of the pandemic I would tell her to be...

“I’m waiting on my classmate sir,” is a phrase my classmates and I would chant during my Naval Academy plebe summer indoctrination (i.e....

Happy New Year! I have seen a lot of social media posts ridiculing 2020. In fact one of my children asked, "Why are we celebrating the...

The holiday season is here and I will be featuring some gift ideas. My first gift idea is coffee table books. I have always wanted some...

The base of my kitchen island had seen some better days, and it was such an eye sore especially as I have spent more time in my home...

Single mom in the summer is over, and I was not going to send my kids back to school without their toes touching sand at a real beach...

The 2020 March on Washington is happening today, August 28th to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s...

Today is the first day of the semester at the US Naval Academy. This is my fifth year of teaching in what I consider my dream job where I...

Today is National Thrift Shop Day! Did you know that the resale industry is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. According to...

Recently I moved into my new office at the brand new Hopper Hall building at the US Naval Academy. If you have not read my bio, I am a...

If I am being perfectly honest the Instagram pictures are my life highlights. Sometimes on my bad days, I find an old, but happy picture...

Being a woman in uniform, my nails are what I love to get done. Well COVID and the US Navy’s continued COVID restrictions which prohibit...

Wednesdays every week at 2 pm, Mimi and I have a talk! Mimi is not my bestie, but she is my therapist. As an African-american woman, I...

Tip Tuesday I was having a hard time thinking of what to write, so I put this blog off to do some other things. One of those things was...

One of the things I have been blessed with is having a job that has allowed me to travel to some pretty cool international destinations. ...

It is a special Wellness Wednesday for it is my Uncle Will’s birthday. He would have been 43 years old today! Unfortunately, he died...

Tip Tuesdays: Get outdoors, and vineyards are a safe social option. Here are a few tips if you decide to go to a vineyard.

I am an extrovert and love to be out and about doing something all the time. I will be honest to say that is my way of avoiding what I...

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I am a little nostalgic as I typically would have been heading to North Carolina to attend my annual family reunion. This year was...