MamaCare Monday



Words can't even explain how elated and full I feel from this past weekend's amazing, motivating and inspirational events.  I had the pleasure to attend "PowerMom" 2017 inaugural summit and awards reception sponsored by Loacker USA.  As stated, it was definitely encouraging to be in a room full of dynamic go-getter women, making an impact and effecting change in the world all while creating and raising babies at the same time.  Creating the "safe" space where working moms, whether from the home or the office have the opportunity to have the conversation being fully vulnerable, its ok to be a woman and fulfill your needs, spend a little time on you, conveying the message of my brand mantra where I sign off after every MCM post......... mamas invest in yourself so you can continue to invest others.  Finally this conversation is being brought to the forefront and saluting mamas wherever they may be in their motherhood journey you don't have to "do it all" but a way to manage and get close to that is by doing what you can and not feeling guilty along the way.  Motherhood vs Womanhood, there is no separation between the two, you are always going to be a woman and you will be a mommy for life so you might as well make the best of it!

MamaCare Monday



With Mothers Day looming just around the corner, it was amazing to see the ultimate mama, my "big mama" a.k.a my Grandmother, live in the moment and have the opportunity to take a chartered bus to DC to visit the new Natural History Museum of African American history and culture, https://nmaahc.si.edu/.  Although the museum opened September 2016, and there have been tons of visitors since, for my grandmother to be able to come full circle from the generation she was born in to seeing the this beautiful building erected and inside, installations acknowledging all of the major contributions African Americans have made to this country in arts, music, history, sports, literature, and so on had to be one of the most proudest moments in my nannie's 80+ years on this earth. What made the trip even more special was her first born daughter ( my mother) took her on the trip when Obama was just about to leave the oval office, so she was able to visit Washington with him still serving as our leader of the free world.




Seeing the pictures of my mother and grandmother together sight seeing around our capital, visiting historical monuments, getting to be there while Obama was still in office, and having the pleasure to visit the new museum with a huge grin and smile on her face.......priceless, and warms my heart to a whole other level. Before you know it, you look up and you are ten years older and I know I have questioned myself lately, am I living in the now? making sure every moment counts? Not wasting my happy worrying about things that are out of my control?





Trying to avoid sounding like an after school special, but its true the saying, tomorrow is not promised to anyone so it was completely inspiring to see my grandmother do something she always wanted to do in her senior years.  Mind you she doesn't like really leaving her house nor taking airplanes or even traveling period for that matter, but she moved out of her comfort zone, took a leap of faith and had an amazing trip! A mother of six, grandmother to 12, and a great-grandmother to 4, my "Big Mama" is living her life to the fullest, letting it be know via her actions, its never too late..... make and/or take your mommy moment starting now, doing something you always wanted to do being mindful and present. What activities, events, and/or places you might have been wanting to do or visit? reply back, I would love to hear! Remember mamas invest in yourself so you may continue to invest in others.....Until next Monday.