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May 12, 2026 Seriously. Who is buying up all the chicken foot? Chicken foot used to cost less than $2. Now I go to the store to get chicken foot for my Saturday soup and suddenly the same quantity is costing over $4. At this point, I need answers. Did the price of chicken foot really go up that much…or did the grocery stores finally realize Caribbean people love chicken foot soup and decide they could make more money? Because something is happening. From “Throwaway Food” to

May 5, 2026 Mother’s Day is here, and although buying my mom’s gift had been sitting on my to-do list for weeks… time caught up to me. I knew exactly what I wanted to get her. But life happened. Other priorities kept moving ahead of it, and suddenly the moment was here. Now instead of regular shipping, I’m paying for express delivery just to make sure it arrives on time. A cost that could have been avoided. And as I clicked the checkout button, I realized something: How many

April 28, 2026 My sons are running track again this season. This is the third season for my oldest and the second for my youngest. At this level, you run based on your age group — and that can change everything. A New Level, A New Challenge My youngest is six years old and will turn seven in November. According to the rules, you compete in the age group for the age you turn during the year. So this season, he moved up into the 7–8 age group. Which means he’s now running again

April 21, 2026 We brought the kids to the circus this weekend — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus — and it was so good. There were moments that had me holding onto my 6-year-old’s arm because I was genuinely nervous watching some of the stunts. The performers were incredible. The kind of jaw-dropping acrobatics that make you wonder how they do it. It also made me realize something. The circus I remembered from books like Dumbo or old TV shows wasn’t the circus I exp

April 14,2026 I find spring to be one of the most beautiful times of the year. It feels like the reverse of fall. Instead of leaves changing and falling away, everything is coming back to life. Flowers begin to bloom. The birds seem to chirp a little louder. Here in New England, the days are getting longer, and with more sunlight comes a sense that we can do more with our time. There’s an energy that comes with spring. A feeling of renewal. Of possibility. Of a fresh start. B

April 7th, 2026 March Madness is one of my favorite times of year. I’ll admit — I don’t watch basketball throughout the rest of the year. I’m one of those people who tunes in for the big moments: playoffs, the Super Bowl, the World Cup, the Olympics. Not because I don’t love sports, but because my time is focused elsewhere. Between running a business, raising a family, and pouring into my own growth, I’ve had to make decisions about what matters most in this season of my life