When I was pregnant with my son seven years ago, I decided to stop getting relaxers and start rocking my natural hair texture. I had no idea what my natural hair texture was, but I remembered tha...
I know so many of us are running around crazy, trying to ensure everyone else has a lovely holiday season. Prepping menus and racing to stores (maybe doing a little online shopping?) — whatever...
“Mommy, that little girl looks like me,” my daughter says, excitedly, tugging my arm to get me to turn my head as we cruise down the aisle of Target. A cute black girl with a halo of tight cu...
Back in the early 2000s, my favorite show was “What Not to Wear.” I absolutely loved watching Clinton Kelly and Stacy London ambush an unsuspecting, fashionably atrocious woman and needle her...
My friend Morality (who was featured in my new book, The Good Life: Pep Talks for Solopreneurs) just launched her new business, Loving Hands Soap Shop. She was gracious enough to send me three...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2015/04/02/review-giveaway-body-butter/
A friend of mine recently told me I had lips like Kerry Washington, which I immediately dismissed as insane because hello, Kerry Washington’s lips are full and beautiful and everything I’ve e...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2015/03/16/learning-to-fall-in-love-with-my-selfie/
This winter has been brutal on my skin. I’ve been slathering creams and butters on my skin like there’s no tomorrow. A few years ago, I won a Carol’s Daughter SweetHoneyDip ChocolateBrownSu...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2015/03/06/beauty-bits-homemade-brown-sugar-body-scrub-recipe/
“Y’all drink too much juice,” I told my kids a few weeks ago. I was on that it’s-the-New-Year-so-we-need-to-have-better-healthier-habits kick and we were going through a couple cartons of...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2015/02/18/parenting-isnt-say/
I used to blame my lack of fashion sense on the fact that I wore uniforms to school from K-12 and then I went off to college and promptly got pregnant. So there has never been a point in my life ...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2014/10/10/style-files-im-obsessed-african-prints/
I’m quickly becoming a Tracee Ellis Ross stan. As I look to focus more on me (figuring out my personal style, finding a hobby, etc.), I have been following Ms. Ross’ Instagram and have gotten...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2014/10/06/must-watch-tracee-ellis-ross-defining-beauty-sexuality/
2014 has been a year for me to stop just “playing like a grown-up” but actually becoming one. I’m upgrading my life in all the ways that matter and carving out the space for me to determine...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2014/09/03/review-layers-coconut-shea-body-butter/
I hate my pudgy stomach. Two C-sections, countless cookies and cakes and brownies and too few hours engaged in cardio have left me feeling really full around my middle. I like my arms, my thighs,...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2014/07/28/man-says-likes-look-naked-believe/
I very rarely wear a full face of makeup. Growing up, my mom stressed the importance of maintaining your natural beauty and she discouraged me from playing in makeup for fear that it would mes...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2014/07/16/honey-dont-need-beat-face-face-world/
If you were anything like me, then an integral part of your formidable years included watching the hit show ‘Sister, Sister’ starring identical twins Tia & Tamera Mowry. The show revolved ...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2014/01/07/tia-tamara-cancel-reality-show-blame/
I’m happy to be parenting in the age of Google. I feel fortunate that my kids’ dentist office will text me reminders of their appointments. I love that I found a cool gluten-free app to help ...
http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2013/09/24/fight-urge-pinterest-perfect-life/