Are you a fitness enthusiast or perhaps just a mom who loves the comfort of a good pair of leggings and would love to start your own leggings business at home? Well, with print-on-demand services, it is now easier than ever to make this a reality. T-shirts were all the rage in the early days […]
6 Apps for All Your Newborn’s Needs
Like most new parents, you are probably going through the unique experience of realizing that you have a million layers of planning and preparation. Sure, you did tons of prep during the pregnancy, and you already have everything you need. But being responsible for a tiny, beautiful new life is a profound responsibility. You […]
No Kidding: Returning to School as a Stay-at-Home Parent
For stay-at-home parents, a return to school may seem unfeasible, but thanks to advances in learning technology, it’s now often possible to fit your studies around personal obligations. Today, we will provide a few key tips to help you upskill, so you can reenter the workforce or start a new business with confidence. Degree Types […]
Benefits of Jamaican Black Castor Oil For Hair and Skin
I discovered Jamaican Black Castor Oil in 2010. Back then I wanted to embark on a ‘hair journey‘ as I was having lots of issues with my hair, ranging from itchy flaky scalp to tons of breakage. It wasn’t retaining its length due to split ends and breakage along the shaft of the hair. Needless […]
Understanding the Fourth Trimester Postpartum
The fourth trimester is a common term referring to the 12-week period immediately after you have had your baby. It is a time of great physical and emotional change. Newborns take up lots of time when as a new mother, you can be overwhelmed in the first few weeks by the demands of feeding, sleeplessness, […]
Handcrafted Cold Cream Recipe
Cold cream was a beauty staple in my childhood home. I fondly remember my grandmother and my aunty using it religiously, slathering it on their faces before bedtime. My granny hardly had wrinkles on her face even well into old age and my aunty is the epitome of youth today in her fifties. As for […]
Trading Burnout for Fulfillment: Practical Ways To Flourish in Work and Life
It’s all too easy to get caught up in the day-to-day grind and forget about what you’re working towards. Before you know it, you’re burned out and unhappy at work and in life. But it doesn’t have to be this way! There are proactive steps you can take to avoid burnout and find fulfillment in […]
Restorative Self-Care for Mothers of Children With Special Needs
If you are the mother of a child with special needs, you may feel like you have to do everything on your own when in reality, you should have support not only in caring for your child but also in caring for yourself. Without proper self-care, you risk caregiver burnout, also known as compassion fatigue, […]
9 Reasons to Make Your Own Natural Soap
My first experience with making natural soap was in high school (many moons ago). It was part of the chemistry syllabus and to me, just another lab exercise that we had to do for our School Based Assessment or SBA. I remember the resulting soap after carefully mixing and heating was just a tiny sliver. […]
Sea Moss and Coconut Milk Soap
Sea moss, also called Irish moss or carrageen moss, is a type of edible sea algae that can be found along the coastlines of the Atlantic Ocean in North America, Europe and the Caribbean. There are different varieties but the most well-known are the red Chrondrus Crispus and gold Eucheuma Cottonii. Historically, sea moss rose […]