Choosing Your Own Path for a Relationship and Family with Rashana.

Welcome to the Simple Parenting in Queens Podcast! Share on facebook Share on google Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Welcome back to the show and our fourth episode of the Simple Parenting in Queens Podcast! Today our guest is Rashana and she is kind enough to open up her home, life, and ideas for us all. Rashana is a writer, editor, marketer, and a lover of all things luxury! In our conversation we talk about her marriage, the early days of dating her husband, and how she knew it was the right time to tie the knot. We also discuss her career and staying motivated and productive with a growing family as well as the importance of self care and rest. Rashana offers some ideas on why raising a family in Queens may be different to other neighborhoods and the things that she loves about living there with her husband and toddler. For this and much more, tune in!  Keys From This Episode: Meeting her husband and realizing he was the one.  Getting to know each other and negotiating work and ambitions.    Trust, jealousy and keeping close through being apart.   Not succumbing to the pressure to get married from friends and family.  The eventual yet surprising proposal!   The wedding and what Rashana wanted for the special day.   Growing up as the different kid in the family.   Rashana’s current professional position in marketing.  The influence of the internet and digital developments in the marketing field.   Rashana ’s husband’s work and how he makes a living.   Managing work, a relationship, a toddler and a dog!   What Rashana is reading right now.   Rashana’s toddler and her hopes for his life in the future.   Childcare and the differences of life in Queens.   Tips for new parents about trust and sleep.  And much more!   Tweetables: “At the time I really wasn’t looking for a new relationship. I was still young.” — Rashana [0:03:19.9]  “I trusted him enough to know that he wasn’t wasting my time” — Rashana [0:11:01.4]  Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:   Rashana Sign with Lux.com — http://signedwithluxe.com/  Netflix — https://www.netflix.com  Hulu — https://www.hulu.com  Pandora — https://www.pandora.com  Spotify — https://www.spotify.com  The Alchemist — https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0062315005  Thrive — https://www.amazon.com/Thrive-Redefining-Success-Creating-Well-Being/dp/0804140863  HuffPost — https://www.huffingtonpost.com/  What we did not get to know in this interview then was that Rashana is expecting AND it's a GIRL!