Ahh...kids say the darndest things, I tell ya. Last night while driving around running errands, I mentioned a friend of mine who I met on Twitter and my fifteen year old son wrinkled his nose. I asked why he looked like he just smelled rotten meat, and he tells me with ...

Today is Friday, February 5th and it has been designated as National Wear Red Day to help fight heart disease, the number one killer of women. The American Heart Association is asking that everyone wear red today to display support and to bring about awareness to this powerful disease that ...

When I received a follow request from @STLVolunteen, I followed back immediately. As a mother of a teen, I felt it was important to be in the know of volunteer opportunities for my son. But after chatting on Twitter, I found out not only was this the first type of ...

As a Human Resources Administrator, you do not know how many times I had to work with employees who had garnishment issues. It can be sticky and tough, especially when you have to hear about personal problems, but it was my job. Can an employee fire you for being garnished? ...

Let me preface this blog post by saying that I love the movie, The Color Purple. It was the first PG-13 movie that I saw (I was about 9 or 10 when it came out though but we still got to see it alone anyway) and later read the book. ...

Mind you, I am not asking this question because I want an answer. Of course we need Black History Month. We as a society always need be mindful of the history that African Americans have had in this country. A history that includes slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, advances in ...

I received my son's report card for the first trimester of school today. He had all A's and B's and then a C minus in Geometry. Mind you, he went from having a B the first progress report, to a A the second. But his final grade for the trimester? ...

PLEASE NOTE: The new time for the interactive chat is 6pm to 7:30pm. My son had an event that he will be at this evening which would cut into the chat time. My apologies! February 1st through the 5th has been deemed Social Networking Week. In major cities such as New ...

While at the library this past weekend, I looked at the activity desk with all of the pamphlets about upcoming events and there was one which read: THE I HATE VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY. It took me aback a little because it was weird seeing a flyer like that in the public ...