by admin.maria | Apr 12, 2019 | Guest Posts, Motherhood, Motherhood and Beauty, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural Hair and Self-Esteem, Parenthood, Parenting, Picture Books
Last month the kids and I reviewed ‘Mira’s Curly Hair’ by Maryam al Serkal and Rebeca Luciano. However, to celebrate the book’s publication, The Tiger Tales is part of the ‘Mira’s Curly Hair’ blog tour. Maryam has written us a...
by admin.maria | Mar 4, 2019 | Depression, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Women's Health
I’ve been battling with anxiety and depression and since I was about 10 years old. Over the years I’ve used various copying mechanism. You name it I might have tried, from over eating, to starving, to volunteer work and exercise. I had about a decade reprieve, during...
by admin.maria | Jan 31, 2019 | Afro Hair, Motherhood, Natural Afro Hair, Natural Hair, Natural Hair and Motherhood, Natural hair washday
Today’s hot sunny weather has made me reminisce about the last time I was 5 months pregnant, but then I was holidaying in Trinidad. This was near the start of my natural hair journey. I asked my dear and trusted friend, Chelsea, to help me cut my hair to its natural...
by admin.maria | Jan 8, 2019 | Expat, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Parenthood, Well-Being
I started 2019 feeling as though 2018 didn’t amount to much. Despite my efforts, I hadn’t turned my passion (blogging) in to pounds. Then three things happened. One, I joined in on a live chat hosted by livethreesixty and alifemoreinspired on ‘wellness lessons’. What...
by admin.maria | Nov 8, 2018 | Keep Fit, Kiddicare, Motherhood, Women's Health
(First written and posted August 2015) As you may already know, after four years break I recently returned to the gym a few weeks ago. I’ve been having a wonderful time because the gym has always been an important part of my pre-children lifestyle. My local gym...
by admin.maria | Aug 2, 2018 | Lifestyle, Motherhood, Motherhood and Beauty, Motherhood and Fashion, Well-Being, Women's Health
Perish thought that women in Caribbean walk around scantily clad on their tropical island. There is a dress code for everything. Believe it or not we are quite conservative, unless, it’s Carnival or there’s a fete. As a pre-teen, I was bigger than my peers and looked...
