Lafayette Mom

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the infamous Viva La Waffle has made it's triumphant return! I was lucky enough to get a few questions answered from the master mind himself, Chef Collin Cormier. Chef Collin has...

When the country, Louisiana, and subsequently Acadiana shut down over a year ago, all non-essential workers were asked to stay home to decrease the spread of COVID-19.  My husband and I are both "essential" workers and worked during the...

A few months ago, my husband texted me out of the blue to ask if I wanted tacos for lunch. Of course I did. I always want tacos. My intense and enduring love of tacos is a running joke...

Lafayette Be the Change Spotlight :: Introducing 100 Black Men of Greater Lafayette This month for our “Be the Change Spotlight,” we’d like to introduce you to 100 Black Men of Greater Lafayette, Inc. (100 BMOGL), an organization who is...

It was all NICU's fault. To be honest, it was a relief. My baby had to spend four days in the NICU and among the magic that NICU nurses possess, it is getting a baby to easily take a pacifier....

I do not like conflict. I think that's a statement most can relate to. Conflict is awkward. It is emotional. It changes relationships. It can be so easy to just shove aside feelings and ignore issues to preserve the peace between ourselves...

****I am not a doctor or any type of skin expert. This is based on my convos with my dermatologist and late night scrolling.**** I am in my thirties — like not mid thirties yet. But I’m getting well-settled. I’ve always...

This post is for the lonely and low ladies out there. My struggles with mental health, my journey to spirituality and my curiosity of the symbiotic reliance of mind and body has led me into strange places, health food...

I am going through my babies’ old clothes. I kept boxes and boxes of clothes that were neither stained nor ripped, but also not special enough to keep forever, in boxes in my attic waiting for a friend or sibling...

It's coming. I see it in Target (I'm pretty sure it has never left), Walmart, and Old Navy. Swimsuits everywhere! The thought of getting into one of these dreaded torture devices terrifies me. Every year I tell myself "this is...