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a day ago
3 min

5 must-have luxury bath items under $50

Luxury is not a product, it is a lifestyle. As women and especially as mothers we are constantly lavishing our children with the best we can

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Mar 3
8 min

My twin story and 5 lessons I have learned as a twin mom

My sweet twins turned 5 this March! I can't really internalize that because in my mind they will always be newborns or at least toddlers....

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Jan 9
4 min

7 ways to make social media work for your career & your life

Whether you like it or not, social media has transformed how everybody does everything over the past 10 years. I am sharing 7 ways to...

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Nov 8, 2020
5 min

What Joe + Kamala's win means to me as a black woman raising a black girl

It has been a riveting few days awaiting the US election results. The entire world has held it's proverbial breath waiting to see what...

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Sep 4, 2020
4 min

Home daycare vs Institution centre: What is best for my baby?

As a first time mom, I had a lot of preconceived ideas of what good child care meant. As a veteran mom I have changed my stance

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Aug 28, 2020
3 min

Looking for a daycare for baby: Do these 7 things

Finding good reliable child care is one of the hardest parts of being a Career Slay Mama. You can't slay career goals when you're worrying

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Aug 21, 2020
7 min

To send or not to send the kids back to school: 8 lessons from Quebec

Most of my conversations with my friends, co-workers and family members lately are centred around the big decision parents are facing

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Aug 14, 2020
5 min

7 ways to handle waiting seasons of life

Wedding season is at its peak and thankfully marriage and love is not cancelled. I have been in the waiting season when everyone seems to be

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Jul 31, 2020
4 min

7 lessons learned in 7 years of motherhood

My first born turned seven in July so I am celebrating 7 years of this journey called motherhood. If there is something that you realize

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Jul 29, 2020
5 min

Double careers, commuting and parenting: it takes a village #CSMspiration

Juggling two careers in the household commuting and parenting really brings home the message it takes a village.

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Jul 29, 2020
7 min

Women can't have it all. Here's why.

Listen, its 2020. Enough with the games and the niceties: women can't have it all. We might as well come to this conclusion. Read on...

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Jul 14, 2020
7 min

But God: the power of prayer in the delivery of our son

My first, my heart, my boy, my sweet first born turned 7 this week. They say when a child is born, a mother is also born.

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Jul 11, 2020
4 min

Sick and tired of being sick and tired: my wellness journey

Parenthood takes a toll on you physically. When you are not in shape it takes a bigger toll on you. Between being off work for a year

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Jul 1, 2020
5 min

Bonjour! Hi! Je suis an anglophone mama au Quebec

"Maman, I do a gâteau pour you" - my four year old daughter screams to me. I smile. When we consciously decided to make French the language

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Jun 14, 2020
8 min

So you're raising black children in the age of BLM, now what?

I am finally speaking to my fellow parents raising a black boy or girl in the current age of Black Lives Matter

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Jun 9, 2020
5 min

So you've talked to your non-black child about racism, now what?

The past couple of weeks have been charged globally as an uprising against racism has began.

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Jun 3, 2020
5 min

7 ways to choose joy as an act of defiance

As women, as mothers, as culturalized and racialized women we have been taught and conditioned that joy is a luxury.

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May 25, 2020
3 min

Dear undergrad student: failure does not define you

Fifteen years ago, I graduate from undergrad. This was probably one of the toughest programs for me to finish - yes even tougher than PhD.

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May 10, 2020
3 min

Welcome to Career Slay Mama

Grab a coffee and your laptop, phone or tablet and snuggle as you dive into Career Slay Mama, a blog about faith, career & motherhood

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May 9, 2020
5 min

There is no return to normal after COVID19

I am in the acceptance stage of this pandemic. I thought I was for a while BUT turns out I was in a bubble.

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