“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...
It’s strange to think about, but it’s been five years since we started trying to conceive. We've now gone through three years of fertility treatments. Last year when I first wrote about my infertility journey here on Birmingham Mom...
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,...
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...
Side note before I begin: If you want to stand in solidarity with diabetics during Diabetes Awareness Month in November, be sure to wear blue throughout the month, especially on Friday, November 12th, which is World Diabetes Day.
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Every couple with young kids loves a date night, right?! But those date nights come at a high price, because you’ve gotta pay the babysitter AND buy dinner, or movie tickets, or pay for whatever entertainment/activity you choose. To...
I love going on dates—whether it's a date night with my husband or lunch/dinner with my girl friends. They are great times to (re)connect with others and talk without the distractions of laundry, dishes, and life.
Last year, one of...
The Beautiful and The Not So Beautiful
I wish both sides were told to first time moms. I walked into motherhood with so many false expectations, starting literally from the moment my son was born. He made his debut in...
The day my son was born, the constant screeches, screams, and painful cries began. The image of the sweet, sleepy newborn I had envisioned was not the 6 lb. 15 oz. boy laid in my arms after a long,...
“CODA” is the 2022 Academy-Award Winning film for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. While many households have been talking about “Encanto,” “CODA” is another film that needs to be discussed. C.O.D.A. stands for Child of...
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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...
