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Hi there! I’m Natasha – the face behind this blog and the mom in charge of the Houseful of Nicholes. I’m an African-American blogger living right in the heart of Chicago, where I was born and raised. I’m currently raising four children who were born in 2000 – a boy, Nathaniel, 2008 – a girl, the ladybug , and twins(boy and girl) Lil Miss and Sir Twizzler 2010. My husband, Shomari and I have been together since 1994, with one Ross and Rachel break somewhere in there. Hey, we were teenagers. I recently just explained HOW awesome we were in my story about our first kiss. Houseful of Nicholes came to be in 2010 when I found out that I was pregnant with our twin children. I couldn’t find a place on the internet that I resonated with as far as planning for expanding a family by two people at once, let alone one that came from the point of view of an African-American family. Since then, I’ve shared our growing pains, our wins (potty training) and everything in between that it takes to be a mom of four children in the city. I’ve shared my expertise on travel, on homeschooling three young children and marriage for young and old folk alike. I have grown up around solid marriages, and family units, and love being able to share that part of myself with a wider audience. I love showing how large(ish) families can have fun, and not go broke, or be bored to tears. My husband and I have been fortunate to partner with Habitat for Humanity as a partner family, and started the journey to build our own home in May of 2014. We are excited to begin this new chapter of our lives, and I also can’t wait to fully decorate and outfit the house so that it will be perfect for our family. I’ve had the awesome opportunity to partner and speak at various places. To date, I’ve worked with companies such as Samsung, General Mills, Dream Kids, and have had the chance to speak at conferences such as BlogHer, and National Box Tops University.

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