Sometimes all it takes…

Is sitting on the couch with your husband. On difficult days all I want to do is sit on the couch after work and zone out in front of the TV. Sometimes we find a good movie or funny TV show and end up laughing hysterically at the movie, the show, the commercials or even…

Fall Makeup Changes

We have finally gotten some chilly weather in NY and I’m so excited – because that means my favorite season is here. It’s Fall y’all!! But the changes in the weather also mean changes in skincare, makeup and haircare routines. I tend to use a little more moisturizer on my face to prevent dry skin,…

CurlyGirlTees.com ROCKS!!

I just got the T-shirt I ordered from CurlyGirlTees.com. I LOVE IT!!!! Check it out: My FOTD: Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette – Junkshow, Omen, Evidence, Blackout, Tainted Cheeks –  Milani Mai Tai, MAC Loverush (contour) blushes Lips (all MAC) – Nightmoth (liner), Viva Glam VI Lipstick and Gloss

Learning to Learn

As I sit here on the computer doing various little things I have Sesame Street going on another screen for my daughter, Beverly, to watch.  We’ve listened to Elmo’s “Potty Time” song about 6 times now…every time the next video comes on she says “Potty time again mommy”.  We’re in potty training mode so I…

Breaking Routine

After returning from our family vacation last week, I had another vacation to look forward to…My in-laws are keeping the children at their house this week! It’s a win-win for everyone. Hubby and I get a break and the kids get to spend a week with their grandparents and their cousin. Not sure where my…

Watching From a Distance

While on family vacation in Florida, I have been able to do something I rarely get to do these days – watch my children from a distance. I have a boy and girl, ages 5 and 3, respectively. When they aren’t in school, they spend all their time under the watchful eye of my husband…

Guest Post: We Are Family…?

Here’s another post from This and That’s new Contributor, Jasmine Ratliff… Calandra and I are cousins because my grandmother and her mother are sisters. I think technically that makes us second-cousins (she and my mom would be first) but regardless, we know the connection. In the past year, though, I found new family in unfamiliar…

Guest Post: Confessions of a former Afro-girl

Please welcome my first guest-blogger, my Cousin Jasmine…Give her some love! Very early in Calandra’s video blogging, she based an entry on a question her new-mom cousin asked about going on intuition vs. advice. That new-mom cousin was me, Jasmine Ratliff. Recently I asked Calandra if I could occasionally contribute to This and That as…