Our home has been in full-blown threenager mode for eight months now and looking back, I only thought I had it rough the first go-around. Child number two has definitely turned me into a veteran threenager survivor. Growing up,...
It’s taken me years to work up the nerve to write this blog post. My determination to do things my way when I had my babies and offer up no explanations is only matched by my fear that I’m...
“May I Help You?”: How The Service Industry Made Me A Better Parent
One of the first things you hear upon entering a restaurant is "May I help you?". When I first started in the service industry, I had no...
Instagram Moms
We all follow them and admire their content and creativity. Some of us may even go as far as saving their posts so we can recreate their ideas later on. As much as I want to be that...
Emergency C-Section
"Don't panic." I told myself. "They are just being thorough. I remember having this a few times before with my other two." Then, the nurse called the doctor in from the hall to confirm the heart rate of...
Between my mom regularly babysitting when I was growing up and me now having two kids of my own, I feel like I have enough experience with popular children's shows to assert that Bluey is the best one. If...
Let’s talk postpartum abs, shall we?
Every body is different—some bellies pop right back in place, others take time, while others never quite go back in. And that’s okay. I remember when Duchess Catherine showed off Prince George for...
It had been a hard day . . . a hard week . . . a hard season. My six-year-old daughter was struggling (for several good reasons). It was almost dinnertime, and my husband was working yet another night...
I have raised three young adults, although with one approaching 30 I think I have to call them “adults” now. I work in a church/preschool where I chat with three and four year olds daily. Plus, I teach Sunday...
It was like any other summer day for my 5-year-old little boy.
He loved camp, and he was excited to have another fun day with new friends! Little did I know that this day would be life changing. He stayed at...
In + Around Birmingham
Homewood’s Central Park is Updated & Better than Ever
The newly updated Homewood Central Park playground is now open! As Homewood residents who love to be outside, my family spends a lot of...
