Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...

Everybody wants something...


Christmas is the season of giving. Children want gifts. Mothers and fathers want their kids home for Christmas. And lovers want kisses, and then some.

A lot of my friends want to "hook up" this holiday season.

More people have shared their desires with me this year than ever before. Friends have told me whom they crave and whom they desire. One friend even revealed how excited he was about the possibilty of a rendezvous with a woman that he met through jury duty. He disrupted his entire holiday plans because of the promise of passion. Nothing else mattered.

I don’t know if I will get the final report of these true confessions, especially since I have this blog. However, I still thope that my friends get what they want this holiday season. That will help to inspire me. I will start to believe that we all get what we want in 2009! Here's hoping!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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