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I am first and foremost a family person. I think every choice I make is determined by my love for the people God blessed me with.

My basket of joy is filled with two beautiful daughters. The youngest one is my warrior princess and resident comedienne.

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Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) How to green clean your house: 3 of 13
Ah, the Saturday-morning ritual of scrubbing toilets and catching dust-bunnies, a time-honored tradition like Clorax and Pinesol in steaming hot buckets. The usual sanitizing and deodorizing can be hazardous to your health if you inhale any of the fumes. I grew up in the era that thought it had to be strong to clean. After s... More..
Education > Early Childhood Ed How to resist advertising pressure to buy more toys for your child: 5 of 20
The fluorescent coloring, the jumping cartoon characters, the dancing girls, the talking robots, all of it bombards my four and six-year old girls every time they turn on the television or computer. The Disney Channel, Nick, Jr., Cartoon Network, PBS Kids, Build-a-Bear Workshop.com, Barbie.com, ad nauseum. These pretty littl... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) 'Til debt do us part: Discussing money problems with your partner: 3 of 12
It was a beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon when I sat beside my husband to have the dreaded debt talk. We had finished our ritual of a lavish and lazy breakfast and because of moving to a new city, decided to not go to church. The decision to linger over the breakfast table and sip another latte (me) and orange juice (him) l... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) Books to share with your kids: 3 of 12
There is nothing more pleasurable to me than watching my little ones gaze with wonder at the pictures and words on the printed page! I've read to my children since they were baking-in-the-oven so it is natural for them to gravitate to the ink on paper. They have books in literally every room of their house and enjoy a trip t... More..
Style & Beauty > Hair (Other) African American natural hair: 2 of 8
Every since I was a little girl, living with my father, step-mother, and three step-sisters, there was the Saturday morning ritual of doing the hair. The ritual would start with each of us getting our hair washed on Friday night, plaited, and left to dry naturally overnight. My long, curly, half "good", half "bad", thick hai... More..
Hobbies & Games > Kids Games & Toys Great toys for four-year-olds: 1 of 4
She is observant. She is expressive. She is inquisitive. She is active. She is four-years-old. My daughter turned four on December 1st and seemed to transform from that toddler-stage to the preschool-stage almost overnight. She instantly became a walking-living little inquisitor, even more so than at two or three. A sign at ... More..
Personal Finance > Banking Basics Is a bank account worthwhile for poor people: 3 of 11
According to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau report, there are 37 million Americans identified as poor, up from 35 million in 2002. The Federal poverty definition of poverty is $10,210 for singles, $13,690 for couples, and $17,170 for a family of three. The poor people in America work, they make, according to http://www.povertyi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: Why Barack Obama epitomizes the American dream: 5 of 18
Barack Obama has transcended above the critics to touch the heart of the America people. Barack Obama represents hope and possibility to a vast majority of Americans. This reason, his appeal to white and black, brown and yellow and red, male and female, Democrat and Republican and Independent, rural and urban, professional a... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) Great books for preteen boys: 4 of 14
My first recommendation is to know that this age is visual, active, and with the attention span of one Nickelodeon episode, including commercials. Comic books are still reading and there are many that have great story lines, cool graphics, and lots of action. There are also more traditional, chapter books that pique their in... More..
Food & Drink > Coffee Tips for buying coffee: 7 of 22
There is nothing like the aroma of a fresh shot of espresso streaming from my espresso maker in the morning. I watch with anticipation as the creamy, frothy, brown beauty fills my shot glass, eagerly awaiting the syrup mixture of the day, this morning it was blueberry and raspberry to bring out the fruity notes in the Ethiop... More..