If you have been following my Cross Blog Conversation with Erin from Mom’s Resource Blog, then you know we recently conversed about finding balance.  Erin is a SAHM transitioning over to WAHM and so I had a couple of questions for her about struggle and finding ways to combat it. She gave a very transparent look in her life, her fears, and her plans to try and climb out of the struggle she is in.

Erin said that she still have one more answer for me and I am more than happy to answer. Erin asked:

Ok, I have one last question for you LaTara (Yep! – only one). What are your goals for your businesses and your blogs?

I think I can answer that. Perhaps I should give an itemized list…naaa just kidding. However there are a lot of plans in the works, some I can talk about and others I just have to keep underwraps

I was speaking with a good friend of mine who attended a Mom Bloggers’ event this week and she notices something that I have often complained to her about. There was a limited number of African American bloggers. When asked about the fact that there were not a lot of African American bloggers, the response was that they could not find them.

Hmmmm! So what are my thoughts on this?

I have been itching at the bits for a while to write on this topic. The lack of Afrian American bloggers and social media experts being passed over for so much has bugged me to no end. However, I am not upset because it appears to be under the cover racism. I am not mad because people are making excuses not to come in contact with the African American community on a deeper level.  No, this is a two way street.

If you have been keeping up with my Cross Blog Conversation with Erin over at Mom’s Resource Blog, then you know that we are just kinda chatting about life in general. Erin posted a great answer to my question about paying it forward. Now it is my turn to answer her question about balance.

Erin asked…

You have (I hope I counted correctly) 6 different websites ranging from blogs to businesses. Whew! How do you find balance in your life? Was it difficult for you in the beginning to find that balance, too? How long did it take you to feel comfortable in the WAHM role? Do you have any tips on time management and prioritizing?

I just love Cross Blog Conversations because you meet some of the most interesting individuals and strike up some very valuable conversations. This time I am talking to Erin over at Mom’s Resource Blog. She and I first met about a month ago when she interviewed me for the Buzz A Mom campaign.

Alrighty, so let’s get right into the conversation.

Erin wants to know:

What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you? Did it inspire you to pass it on?  What is the nicest thing you’ve ever done for someone else?  Why did you do it, and how did it make you feel?

There have been so many people who have done nice things for me. It is hard to choose one. I have been immensely blessed.

Worth a Thousand Words
Jubilant Soul Series Book Two
by Stacy Hawkins Adams

Life has always gone Indigo Burns’s way. She’s smart, pretty, and talented, and she knows exactly what she wants. A photography internship at her hometown’s local newspaper is the next step in her well-laid plans for her future. But her long-term goals are put to the test when her boyfriend Brian proposes–two years before he’s supposed to and in front of all the guests at her college graduation party.

Too concerned about his feelings to say no, she heartily agrees, but inside she’s cringing. Indigo knows in her heart that she’s not prepared to sacrifice her dreams to become Brian’s wife–not before she has achieved any of them. Will she find the answers among family and friends in Jubilant, Texas? Or will the picture-perfect life she dreams of be left behind?

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