Couch to 5K Week one prep

Tomorrow morning I have a date with myself. I am going to get up and hit the gym to start Week One, Day one of Couch to 5K. I am making all of the arrangements that I need:The Bee is with her dad (so I won’t feel nervous about her being home alone)My sneakers and workout gear along with a…

On the hooks: Sock it to me!

Say it Rah-shay By Feb 03, 2011 1 Comment

r’s note: I am going to be oh so sleepy when I have to get up in four hours. Having a bout of insomnia and have decided to be productive with it.  So. The Bee has been asking for a hat like some of her classmates and . I told her if she could find one and wanted to…

Write a Review Wednesday: Grandmama’s Pride

It’s Black History Month and I thought I’d revisit some of my favorite books by and about African American/ Black authors. At the ripe old age of four The Bee declared that it was hard being a Black woman. After further conversation I learned that her preschool class had learned about slavery and Civil Rights and from the class discussion she…

Brad’s Deals

My friend Cecily asked me to review a site called Brad’s Deals* and help spread the news of its existence. Through Twitter, Facebook and other social media I am often inundated with coupon sites, mailing lists, freebie offers and the like so I wasn’t sure what to expect when I clicked on the site. What I have found is that Brad’s Deals…

All About the Benjamins (or in my case Washingtons and Lincolns)

I did my taxes this weekend. Let me just say that after I crunched, recrunched, added, and sighed I have a new found respect for accountants and people who work with numbers and such.Anywho as I crunched the numbers and considered the program I had scheduled for today I decided this week would be all about the Benjamins (or in my…