"Natural hair doesn't look unprofessional!" Those are words I have heard over and over again from different people over the years. I...

My youngest daughter turned 3 and requested a Moana Themed Birthday party . I am a mom who likes to budget and save where I can. For the headband, I simply used a hot glue gun and affixed the flowers to the headband. My daughter loved her "Princess Moana crown." I purchased the outfit here . Up next were the gift bags. I already had some paper bags at home from a previous party so I simply used them and used my glue gun to affix the flowers to the bags. I had some teal pain

My daughter turned 5 last year and I had a great time bringing her vision to life. She wanted a Trolls themed party and since I love...

When I had my first little one, like most moms, I wanted to get everything brand name. Figuring it would be the best. However, over time...

I love to travel. Every year, my family and I take a fun summer vacation to a new location. Because we have small children, we typically do an all inclusive resort because it gives us more choices for the kids and we don't have to try to log a stroller and a bunch of items around for the kids. At an all inclusive resort, we are right there where all the fun happens and we are a short distance from the beach, food, play areas, pools and nap time. A total win-win for everyone.

I love trying to make use of leftover fabric I already have in the house since I am sure my hubby is tired of me scouting the aisle in the fabric store. I decided to use leftover fabric from a dress I made a while back to make a jumper skirt for my daughter. I went to work with cutting up the fabric and getting it to "work". The pattern for the skirt portion came from here . The straps, I made using JOE's measurements. Expertise needed: Comfortable beginner. Total Approxi

My husband LOVES chocolate peanut butter cake. I mean he REALLY REALLY loves it. So I decided to make him a Giant Reese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake. I think my oldest daughter will also come to love chocolate peanut butter cakes judging from how much she enjoyed tasting the filling when I was making the cake. I guess I am the only red velvet cake lover in the house. Expertise needed: You just need to be comfortable baking and improvising if needed.Total Approximate ti

I am always on the lookout for easy recipes that can feed my family for a number of days AND are healthy. As someone who is on a low carb diet, I also need it to be tasty so that mid-way through the week, I don't decide to indulge.  Expertise needed:  Beginner. Can boil rice :-). Cost:  Less than $10. Time:  The actual prep time is about 10-minutes. The cooking time is about 6 to 7-hours.  Feedback:  My family LOVES this meal! You will need:  A whole Perdue chicken (I got mi

I am always looking for things to beautify a room. Because I am all about colorful prints, I decided to use an inexpensive but beautiful print I had laying around the house for this project.  I love a good deal. I got both tables from someone selling them on FB for $25. These are Ikea stools and they are currently listed for $14.99 each in my area. So basically, I saved myself $10 and the time spent to assemble them. Expertise needed:  Moderate level. You need to be comforta

Nigerians call it vegetable soup but here in the US, it is referred to as spinach sauce. Regardless of what you call it, it is simply DELISH! Expertise needed:  Beginner but comfortable in a kitchen.  Cost:  About $5 Carb count:  About 1 carb gram per cup. Feedback: Simply DELISH! You will need: - 2 bags of frozen spinach - 1/2 teaspoon of salt (I used kosher himalayan salt) - Herbs and spices of choice (I used thyme, rosemary and a tinge of curry powder) - 1/4 teaspoon o