Summer is approaching and lots of us are looking for ways to improve ourselves and our family. For many of us that includes taking steps towards sustainability. But with tight budgets (hello, inflation) and tight schedules (multiple kids in...
I was wandering through my happy place (Target), Starbucks in hand and smile on my face. The kids were dropped off at school and I had an hour to kill before work and laundry beckoned me home. Somewhere between...
When we think of opera, you may think of elaborate stage performances like The Marriage of Figaro, or Madame Butterfly and you may not immediately think of opera as a kids' activity. However, when I sat down with Keith Wolfe, General Director at...
We all have that one friend who can drink us under the table. The one who pounds drink after drink, while we quietly nurse the last few sips of our first glass of wine, contemplating whether we can handle a...
I’m about to be painfully honest. When the executive director of the North Central Alabama Susan G. Komen North chapter, Veronica, asked me if I wanted to lead the Parade of Hope at this year’s Race for the Cure...
Failing My Children
I have been in the role of mom for six years now; well six and a half, but who’s counting? During these past six years, as I have submitted myself to the refining process of motherhood, I...
Like many others, the video released this week of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery shook me to my core. Initially, I had no words. The sadness, anger, and shame that immediately built up inside of me all at once...
By now, we all know that Halloween will look different this year. We've already had to think of alternative ways to make Easter, summer break, the Fourth of July, birthdays, and even the return to school fun while still...
Happy December, Birmingham! Now cue the millions of mass holiday marketing emails from every single retailer that you have shopped at in your entire life! The holidays are about much more than presents and over-spending, but there is so...
Birmingham Mom Collective is thrilled to announce that we are bringing Bloom back to our city for the 4th year in a row! We are linking arms with the City Mom Collective {our parent site} as well as 50 other Sister Sites across...
In + Around Birmingham
Chick-fil-A® Catering Options in Birmingham
It's no secret that we are big fans of Chick-fil-A® at BMC! From delicious food to top-notch service, they consistently knock it out of...
