Sunday, August 1, 2010

Everything that we learn is not found in books

December 7, 2009 by Jessie  
Filed under Family & Living

With my son turning one in a few days, I can’t help but think back at the past year and the experience I have had as a first time parent.  I admit, like many I began reading anything that would bring me some insight into what this new chapter in my life would offer.  Finding [...]

Help Save a Life At World Pneumonia Day

November 19, 2009 by Jessie  
Filed under Family & Living, Health & Fitness

Pneumonia kills over 2 million children under the age of 5 every year and has outranked HIV/AIDS, measles and malaria combined by becoming the number one killer of children. Meaning that one child’s life is claimed by pneumonia every 15 seconds of every single day.  What is so unfortunate is that most of these lives [...]

A parent’s guide to getting some well deserved sleep

October 14, 2009 by Jessie  
Filed under Family & Living

courtesy of Getty ImagesHere re are some things to consider when finding that family sleep-balance. These things have come in handy on those days when we have felt like we had nothing left to give…

Life’s Intricacies

July 24, 2009 by Jessie  
Filed under Family & Living

As the anniversary of my father’s death looms near, I still can’t believe it’s been 19 years. Nineteen years since I saw him laying in a casket, being 12 years old and not really fully understanding how my life had changed and how it was going to continue to transform…

Reality Bites

July 20, 2009 by Jessie  
Filed under Family & Living

My goodness it’s been a while. I have been MIA from the blogosphere over the past few weeks to ‘find myself’.

Since my last post, I was feeling great, was faced with a fantastic career opportunity to showcase my skills as a leader and was ready to take the bull by the horns.

But something happened, something that I did not intend to happen…