We are now almost exactly one year into the Covid-19 pandemic here in Birmingham, Alabama, and we can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Birmingham Mom Collective had the privilege of talking with Dr. Audra Williams...
Busy, Busy, Busy
Let’s be honest, Mamas. We were doing too much before COVID – hello, the invisible workload of motherhood; all that other stuff we do to ensure our household runs smoothly, like getting kids ready for school, baths,...
A Panic-inducing Grocery Run
I felt slight panic as my eyes panned the aisles and I saw first-hand the barren food shelves in Target. As I turned the corner, I uttered underneath my breath, “Even the toilet paper’s gone?!”
Being that...
My alma mater, Western Michigan University, is known for several great health and human services programs. The school produces an abundance of successfully employed occupational, speech, and physical therapists. While in school, I stayed on the liberal arts side...
I was at my son’s end-of-the-year kindergarten parent-teacher conference. “I think it would be wise to pursue testing for ADHD.” These were the words the teacher had just spoken. Really? I had heard words like that before. While in...
Real talk: Pediatrician's offices are busier than I-65 southbound on the Friday of a holiday weekend. So, it might be that sometimes your questions go unanswered at the pediatrician's office during your well child visit. You might forget to ask...
October: Halloween
November: Thanksgiving
December: Christmas and Hanukkah
We are smack dab in the middle of the sugar coma that is the holidays. It's a wonderful time of year, but for those of us with young children whose teeth are basically our...
As I sit here in a coffee shop, in my athleisure wear and mom bun, I think to myself, “am I a cliché?” “Former interior designer and blogger turned stay-at-home-mom finds herself blogging once again,” my caption would read....
Let me just go ahead and warn you: URI (upper respiratory infection) season is upon us.
It’s the dreaded phrase we moms hate to hear in the pediatrician’s office: “It’s a viral infection.”
Why hasn’t anyone funded a cure to the...
Whether you and your family celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, or any other cultural and religious traditions, the holiday season is here. As moms, we often expend lots of energy and considerable time creating holiday magic for our children,...
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