Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

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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 ...
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Top Entertaining Tip for Working Moms (When Social Media Ain't Enough)

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As I mentioned recently, sometimes I crave in person socializing. Sometimes I do it at events, bars or restaurants. However, there are other times when I like to entertain the good old fashioned way.  I like to have people at my house. 

When I was single, my parties used to be kind of like those thrown by Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". I've always liked that movie and Audrey Hepburn exhibited such great style! However, I actually cooked food for my guests. I come from Southern grandmothers and when we invite people over we feed them!

"The Working Mom’s Key to Entertaining Like Martha Stewart"


Now, I entertain on a much smaller scale.  I would love to feed people a grand meal or fancy hors d'oeuvres every time I have company. However, if I waited until I had that kind of time my daughter would be in college...  Still, I like for people to feel welcome and I like for them to feel like I made an effort to entertain them.  Although my food may be sushi and snacks from Trader Joes' my beverages are homemade.

Indeed, great drinks are how this working mom entertains like Martha Stewart.  My tips can be found through this link:   Lemonade: The Working Mom’s Key to Entertaining Like Martha Stewart


Happy entertaining!!!

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