Alisha, Author at Wine'ing Momma

Finding Contentment in a Culture of Comparison

June 27, 2015 by Alisha Leave a Comment

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Kay Wills Wyma. She is the author of I’m Happy for You (Sort of…Not Really!) Being a MOAT (mother of adolescents and teenagers) Kay started her blogging journey to help parents deal with entitlement when raising their kids.

When I had a chance to read the book it was like Kay wrote the book specifically for me! Since so much of my work is engulfed with being on social media so much, it’s so easy to get caught up in comparing myself. There have been days when I’m like “Why did that person get the campaign” or “Why don’t my kids excel at sports like their kids”…blah blah blah. Just a bunch of negative self-talk.

We laughed and talked about some of the funny stories that she shared in her book and I admitted how one can get so caught up with comparing themselves since social media is so in our faces now. Kay said “Catch yourself in the moment. Don’t get caught up in comparison. Be inspired! Step outside the moment and realize how amazing things are. Remember we don’t know what all is going on in someone’s life.” [Read more…]

World Vitiligo Day June 25th

June 25, 2015 by Alisha 6 Comments

A year ago if you asked me about vitiligo I would have just dismissed it as “the condition that MJ had”. But fast forward to today and it’s now a part of our life. A year ago my youngest daughter, Morgan, started developing a few white spots. (Check out the post HERE) Within a matter of months those spots began to spread and before the end of the summer her knees, feet, elbows were completely white and several large spots on her face.

World Vitiligo Day is an annual day specially dedicated to people with vitiligo. Conceived by patients for patients, World Vitiligo Day is a truly global event that aims to increase awareness of vitiligo and raise funds needed for research and education.

The idea of a World Vitiligo Day was first put forward by Steve Haragadon, the founder of the Vitiligo Friends network from USA and then later developed and finalized by Ogo Maduewesi, a vitiligo patient who is the Founder and Executive Director of the Vitiligo Support and Awareness Foundation (VITSAF) in Nigeria. In early 2012, the VR Foundation has launched the 25June campaign and the dedicated website. Read full story on Wikipedia »

Over this last year I’ve done a lot of reasearch and discovered that there is so much that is unknown about vitiligo. We met with a dermatologist and he prescribed a cream which did absolutely nothing. And what was worse is that he was pretty nonchalant and didn’t really have any suggestions on how to even keep her skin protected. It wasn’t until I started to reach out to the vitiligo community did I get a better grasp of this condition.

I’ve been blessed to learn so much from others about how to help my daughter deal with her changes and how important it is to use sunscreen. I met Lorena of Just My Vitiligo on instagram and she’s been so nice at helping give me tips and encouragement for my daughter. I also came across this clip from the show “What Would You Do?”

What would you have done if you were there? The sad part about this video is that there are so many people who actually feel this way. I’ve even had people ask me if my daughter’s vitiligo is because she’s biracial…smh!

I’m just glad that Morgan is happy and healthy and that’s what we’ll be celebrating today!

Flameless LED Candle Tea Lights Giveaway

June 7, 2015 by Alisha 1 Comment

If you’re like me then you probably have a ton of candles around your house. There is something so soothing and relaxing about the flicker that the flame gives off. But on the flip side that flame can also cause problems if you have small children or animals in your home. Flameless Candles are such a cool way to get that effect but without the risk. No scarier feeling than leaving the house and wondering “Did I blow the candle out before I left?” I’ve done that on more than one occasion and luckily each time I did it I had only left the house for a small amount of time.

For review I was sent a set of LED Candle Tea Lights along with pink and red faux rose petals. There is nothing I LOVE more than taking a nice warm bath with the lights dimmed and candles to help me relax. Luckily for me I had the house all to myself so I decided to have a little me time and poured a nice big glass of wine and then placed the candles around the tub. It was so nice to relax and not worry about wax getting all over the place or water from the tub putting out flames.

Now for the best part…one of you will be lucky enough to win your own set! If you win I’d love to know how you would use them. Just leave a comment below!

LED Candle Lights Giveaway

Open US- 18+

Starts June 7th 2015

Ends June 21, 21015 at 12:00 am/est

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Summer Block Party #ShareItForward

May 25, 2015 by Alisha 4 Comments

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Sam’s Club. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #ShareItForward

With Memorial Day as the official kick off of summer be sure to share a coke with a friend. The cans in our case had the coolest sayings: friend, dreamer, better half, bestie, superstar, grillmaster, explorer, legend and bro. And what better way to celebrate then a block party! Fun, food, games, kids and more fun! I live in a cul-de-sac so my block is always the perfect place for the kids to run around in the street and not worry about cars zooming by too fast. This year we decided to keep it pretty low key and focus more on fun games and let the kids enjoy just being kids…as well as the adults! 😉

To get our party ready I hit up Sam’s Club on a Sunday. There is nothing like going there and sampling all of the yummy goodies and getting new meal and dessert ideas. We caught up with the lady doing the Coca-Cola demo and my little one reached in and got “superstar” which is basically what she considers herself. LOL After that we made our way to the back of the store (nibbled on more samples) and picked up our 32-pack of Coca-Colas. I’m always in awe of all of the things you can buy in bulk here. [Read more…]