When my husband and I got married in 2008 we did not fathom the prospect of living in five states over the course of our seven years of marriage. We imagined a new life together after leaving MI and IL for Houston, Texas with an uncharacteristically lower cost of living, better weather, no state income tax and diversity galore. …
MY BIRTH PLAN BLEW UP IN MY FACE I figured I was a tough woman and that the labor and delivery process couldn’t be that bad. I had heard the horror stories and those about how it could be as easy as passing gas. My husband and I also went to each and every class recommended …
WHAT IS A HIGH-NEEDS CHILD? A HIGH-NEEDS CHILD IS SAID TO BE THE FOLLOWING: Spirited. Strong willed. Difficult. These are all terms that have been previously been used to describe the “coined term” high needs. Being a high needs child is not a medical condition. Instead for us it showcased itself as a vivacious and …
JUST SAY NO TO CRYING IT OUT! Prior to Amaya’s grand entrance into the world we glamorized countless baby books. Sustaining hopeful expectations that our child would be like our friends kids and that parenting would be tiresome but also fun and not overly demanding. We had heard that sleep would be a sorely missed …
Fourteen months ago, I left my job to become a stay at home Mom to my now 2.5 year old daughter (see Habits of successful career nomads). I had worn multiple hats and had been in numerous Sales, Marketing, and Business Development roles during my 16 year tenure. I had hunted and warrior road traveled from being a Sales Rep …
5 WAYS TRAVELING WITH A TODDLER IS MORE AMUSING THAN THE REAL HOUSEWIVES The Real Housewives of “whatever” is a guilty pleasure of mine. I wouldn’t even know the show(s) existed if it weren’t for my husband who got me hooked by watching one episode with him. Which one? The Real Housewives of Orange County! Sitting …
FIRED FOR BEING PREGNANT During my 5th month of pregnancy I was fired from my job as a VP of sales for a start-up company. The laws in the U.S. did not protect me as an expectant mother because the company I worked for had less than 15 employees. Of course, I was traumatized with: 6.5/ 7 months under …
GUEST POST BY BETSY KANAGAWA MEET THE KANAGAWA’S… NO SHE’S NOT ADOPTED! I met my husband, Niko, in September of 2009. We met on a free dating website. His pictures on the site were decent. I remember when I met him for the first time in person thinking “He’s better looking than in …
Finding Love Caused Us To Test And Cross All Cultural Boundaries Letting Go Of Fear “Fear made me say no, but friendship and curiosity caused me to say yes.” As, an African-American woman I had never thought about the prospect of marrying an Indian man. Sure, I had crushes on numerous guys of other ethnicities, but it …
CELEBRITIES IN AFRICA WE ARE HEADED TO SOUTH AFRICA! Who knew that the Gupta surname (no, not Sanjay Gupta) carried so much weight in Africa? After my husband had told me that we were heading to South Africa (Cape Town and Johannesburg), I couldn’t help but to lose all composer and start doing a “Momma, …
