Back to school shopping shouldn't be hard.
But for some reason, this year has been awful.
I have a 14-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter. . . and what a difference in these two.
For my son, he still wears anything I lay...
I’m that mom. No, unfortunately, I’m not the “cool” mom, or the “fun” mom. I’m the mom who will call you out for acting foolish or being mean. I’m the mom who definitely uses dry shampoo and throws on...
It hit me today and I never saw it coming. I was in the shower and it dawned on me that they were right, every single person who offered the unsolicited and less-than-helpful advice to "enjoy every minute". Internally,...
Can we all agree this has been the weirdest year? It's not only the global pandemic we're all trying to survive, but its impact on every little facet of my life -- school transitions have been harder on my...
Last summer, in the thick of 2020 and all of our quarantine time, I made a heartbreaking discovery. I realized that whenever my daughter wanted to have a book read aloud, she would to go to my husband first....
Are you looking for where to buy Christmas cards in Birmingham? Do you want to create something with your family photos that will be a treasured memory and a special greeting for family and friends this time of year?...
Oh, we’re going there, y’all. We’re talking mom bods and weight today. Getting used to my body after having kids is such an adventure. Since having my last baby (oh, ya know, three years ago), I’ve lost 78 pounds....
The Blue Stool at Grandma's House
My grandmother was a sweet and simple woman who lived in a teeny tiny rural farming town in Kansas. Her kitchen table had mismatched chairs and a single wooden blue stool that was always...
The child is not made for education, but education is to serve the child, serve his personality, his life, his needs.
(Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, For the Children's Sake)
Why Not
My goal for educating my children is that they will consciously be...
It was Tuesday evening. I was getting my four-year-old daughter ready for dance, when I got a call from my husband saying, "I was exposed to a co-worker that tested positive for COVID today." He was headed to the...
In + Around Birmingham
Guide to Tea Houses in Alabama
Allow me to introduce one of my favorite types of establishment: the tea house. If you've been to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, you may...
