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9 Family Financial Goals You Should Set

It goes without saying that when you start a family, there are bound to be some family financial goals that you will want to achieve. These goals require a team effort and typically include considerations for both individuals at the helm and any children old enough to have aspirations. Goals are important as they provide direction and can be pursued in stages. I didn’t always feel this way. One story my husband like to remind me of is how earlier on when we just started dating, he wanted to ma...

7 Cleaning Hacks For Your Home

Sharing cleaning hacks for homes make me so happy! I mean, when you clean, and you can sit back and enjoy the awesome views, don’t you feel physically lighter? Is that just me? I refuse to believe it is! No way. Your visual and olfactory senses are in heaven and you just get into a much better mood. But, cleaning is hard and takes time. And most of all, it is never-ending.

Even if you clean a space and leave it while no-one is around, it wont e clean when you get back. That’s just the w...

5 Cleaning Hacks For Your Home

Sharing cleaning hacks for homes make me so happy! I mean, when you clean, and you can sit back and enjoy the awesome views, don’t you feel physically lighter? Is that just me? I refuse to believe it is! No way. Your visual and olfactory senses are in heaven and you just get into a much better mood. But, cleaning is hard and takes time. And most of all, it is never-ending.

Even if you clean a space and leave it while no-one is around, it wont e clean when you get back. That’s just the w...

So, You Want to Start a Blog

After reading all the posts about blogging and preparing yourself, you’ve decided you want to start a blog. That’s awesome. Let me be the first to roll out the welcome mat. By now, you understand this race is not for the swift but those who can endure. And endurance you will need. Whatever the approach you take, this is for for certain. Readers, subscribers in particular like fresh content. The fresher it is, the more relevant it is likely to be, so keep ing up is important.

As someone who ...

6 Months Natural: Here’s What I Learned

The month of May marked my 6 months natural milestone. I big chopped my transitioning hair in November 2020 and officially began my journey as a fully natural woman. And, whew. After being relaxed for the portion of 20 years, this has definitely been a learning curve for me. I am not the most patient woman and in the world and for someone who enjoyed my relaxed hair immensely, this was a challenge.

Natural Hair Frustrations

Over the last couple of months, I’ve learned a myriad of thin...

Things Dating Couples Should Have ‘The Talk’ About Sooner.

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There are certain topics believe dating couples should have the talk about sooner rather than later. For some reason, delaying important topics while dating and beingin the ‘getting to know each other’ has been romanticised to the point where individuals feel that it is too ‘heavy’, or ‘serious’ to discuss more deeply important topics during dating.

I, however, feel that talking about things like your favourite colour and what I like to do in my spare time’ aren’t topics that can help anyon...

Mother’s Day 2021: What Motherhood in a Pandemic Taught Me

For the second consecutive year, Mother’s Day 2021 is being celebrated under the constraints of a pandemic; lockdowns restrictions, unease and anxiety our generation has never seen. Motherhood is difficult enough under normal circumstances. However, motherhood during a pandemic? Now that’s a whole different kettle of fish. All the key stressors are exacerbated. This pandemic has given me much pause and reflection on my role as a mother. To watch my young child, lose a year of academic and soci...

Getting Our Four-Year-Old Out [Our Bed]

When I became a mom, I talked candidly with my friend about how I didn’t want to prolong having the baby in bed with my husband and me. I took great pains to avoid it those first few months. I was successful, too. For about three. Three months. A quick read of the post What It’s Really Like to be Married to a Doctor will help you understand why. That and the fact that my husband and I have no support.

Some nights, I was just too tired and if I were going to get any rest at all to remain fun...

SAHM Living in Jamaica: A Day in the Life

I’m Shandean and I am a millennial stay at home mom aka SAHM living in Jamaica. Whatever else am, that is the bottom line. I am my family’s admin, so to speak. Being a SAHM in Jamaica is not very typical culturally. Especially since the family unit is not what most of us would like it to be, resulting in women stepping up to the plate and taking the reins in providing for families. And doing it like a boss, too. Literally. Some years ago, a study found that close to 60% of managers in Jamaica w...

Postpartum Realities I Wish I Knew While Pregnant

There’s tons of advice aimed at new moms out there, but I think harsh postpartum realities are often glossed over when it comes to sharing realistic expectations with new moms. Yea, yea. ‘You’re going to lose sleep’, ‘Your body will look different, but accept it and love it.’, ‘You’ll need help.’, but nothing about the real grimy parts of postpartum life. The truth is most women who want to be mothers aren’t going to shy away from postpartum realities anyway, but mental foresight can go such a ...