It wasn't always like this.....

~ pregnant me ~

  I could not wait wait to share this post. So 7 years ago I was expecting my first child and even though i was extremely excited i was equally scared and nervous to death. I had done my share of babysitting but knew that it could not compare to actually having your child. 

      When i had my first child I was a complete perfectionist about raising her right and did not understand how to balance life with a child, marriage and motherhood. First decision was to completely ignore me and focus on my family ( very wrong!!! dont do it) because i thought that having a family meant loosing YOU. Two kids down the line my mother, my baby sister , and my sister in-law reminded me to live a little, rest a little, be able to put my own interest ahead sometimes and i thought they were crazy. Then my last daughter turned 1 and I got an " aha moment ". I worked so hard one day and could barely climb the stairs in my house. That was a sign that I needed to have " ME " around if i wanted to be the best mother to my kids. I had to forget everybody else's definition of being a mother and invent what worked for EURYKAH. That same week i quit my full-time job to run my own event planning business. ( that's a blog for another day ). 

   Not everybody will agree with your choices in life, but you have got to do what works for YOU. What works in the best interest of your family and the safety of your loved ones. 

    This worked for me; I take a moment every week for ME, I meditate, I cut off any people who are not there for positive influence, I love a lot, I exercise ( hahahaaa i could not wait to say that) , I dance a lot, I pray alot, I live on purpose, I am working on my anger, I continue to learn from those around me, I smile from within, I LOVE LOVE LOVE love my FAMILY  even more because I am able to find Eury and balance her with mommy, wife, sister and more.  I am determined to make this work. IT WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS.......  but i made the decision with the help of God that nomamipikin will be left behind!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful pictures
courtesy of Mrs. Nde ( photos by Mrs. Boma) 

What will work for YOU?

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The Hair Diaries

 Every Tuesday,Thursday and Saturday morning we  have a very serious crying marathon in my house. My 6 year old doesn't cry anymore but will rather have long braids that hang down to her back (haha her daddy and uncles are not having that) so she whines all morning as i comb and path the hair. My 2 year old usually screams so loud my son begs for earplugs haha.

Everything is cool until i show up with
 a comb or brush  

Ready to comb/brush

     Growing up we were not allowed to braid our hair or grow it out until you were well into college. Whats worse is that in my dads house you were not allowed to spend more than 3 minutes on  hair routine or my dad will be taking you to get the hair cut even shorter. I thought it was a rule from hell until i had kids and completely respect the short hair rule. Two things in my morning routine that contribute to me loosing my cool; hair and school clothes for the girls. I  have just figured out the school clothes routine with help from my sister Joy who is a mother of 3 herself, but what is still a challenge is how to complete this hair process without loosing my cool. ( I will have to do a whole other blog on how easy it is to dress up kids who don't wear school uniforms )

My yaya has so much hair i have actually had
 her hair cut twice already because i cant quite
 tame it ahh..yes i said TAME. Today i did 
not use a comb she wouldn't let me.

 

washed and held up by her cousin Selah. 

my sister and I.
We never comb our hair,
no doubt the kids don't want to hear of any combs haha.


What to do? 

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