Hello, I'm Nicole, an engineer by degree but a creative at heart! I am the author of this family, lifestyle blog.
Madison turned three yesterday. Three! She’s been telling people so all month; showing them with her fingers. She’s so smart, sweet, and cute, and I couldn’t be more proud of the little person that she’s becoming. Below are a…
Last week we were stuck in the house for three days. Three. Whole. Days. There was a “snow storm” here in NC. I enjoyed just being with my family each day, so don’t get me wrong, but I was also…
{source} I’ve had a nasty case of writers block lately. I’m not really sure if that’s the right way to look at it though. I have ideas. I have things to say. I just haven’t felt like writing. I…
I’ve been aware of the Head & Shoulders brand for as far back as I can remember. Commercials showing people with flakes of dandruff on their shoulders really did leave a lasting impression. But, even though I’ve had issues with…
I had some extremely ripe bananas practically decomposing before our eyes on the kitchen counter last week. They were just screaming to be baked into something sweet, fluffy and delicious. So I smashed them with fervor (not really) and quickly…
If the only Black history you are aware of is the “history” you were taught in school then you probably don’t really know much about Black history at all. “The most imperative and crucial element in Woodson’s concept of mis-education…
{source} I was very upset the other day. And I mean very upset! I wanted to tell people. I wanted to get it out. “Off my chest.” I wanted to feel better. For some reason, I thought telling others would be helpful.…
When most people think about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech delivered on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., they often quote just the “flowery” parts. The partly improvised peroration…
This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive compensation if you make a purchase using the links. Mario and I started reading books together when we got married. Or should I say, a book/person, since we’ve only read…
One of the goals we set for ourselves as a family was to make better food choices. Not to diet. Not to take on challenges that we can’t maintain over the course of a lifetime. Not to flat out eliminate…
{source} I’ve been thinking a lot about discipline lately. I don’t believe I have discipline very much yet I know that I have more than I think I do (simply because I’m the type of person that’s too hard on…