Our sweet little girl, Novena Joy, just turned one year old.
We went to Texas for her birthday because her Lola (grandmother) wanted to throw her a grandiose birthday party that was supposed to be family only. Somehow the...
Before I was pregnant, I heard of postpartum anxiety and depression (PPA/PPD), but I never thought they would affect me. I had never had mental issues like that.
However, my daughter's birth came in a traumatic way. It was not...
It’s come to my attention that not every parent raises their kids the way I do. This isn’t a bad thing. After all, the diversity in opinions, the uniqueness of ideas, the variety of life hacks is what makes...
15,000 diapers.
That's how many diapers one mom told me she had changed in her lifetime. 15,000!
I polled a few friends and this estimate was certainly the funniest, especially since she added "this is gross." I'm not sure that mom...
As a new, young mom I learned some things once my daughter was born.
Newborns don’t necessarily love to sleep.
Elastic waistbands should be required on every set of pants. Seriously, why do we need buttons when elastic is...
A week before the world shut down I welcomed my second son into the world.
I'd heard about the Coronavirus and the outbreak in China, and cases in the U.S. had started to pop up, but what was about to...
During my pregnancy, you could smell my crunchiness from a mile away (and it smelled of incense, patchouli, and a vague sense of superiority).
I did prenatal yoga every day. I lived on kale smoothies. I meditated. I ran regularly...
I recently had my fifth child and no matter how many times I experience motherhood, I continue to be amazed. I stand in awe of the creation of babies and what the woman’s body does to birth these children. It’s amazing...
Having just welcomed our second baby girl in May, I've been thinking about all the things that were so different from my first baby, such as how I feel, what seems easier this time around, what seems harder, and...
When my husband and I first started talking about having a family, we had our list of things we would not allow our children to do.
They would not throw tantrums in public.
They would eat what we prepared for them.
They...
I love reading. But what I do not love, but want to love so badly, is reading baby books. I’m not talking about the classic “What to Expect” books or the Wonder Weeks, although I could tell you how...
When I was in college, all-nighters were easy. A diet cola, rock 'n' roll blaring through the headphones of my portable CD player, and a can of tuna fish with a jar of pickles (I had weird cravings even...
It was going to be a lovely Friday. It was my day off after having been back to work for four full weeks post-maternity. I was looking forward to cleaning/tidying up the house, a pedicure and other wonderful things...
When registering for my baby shower, I was completely overwhelmed by the amount of stuff my baby “needed.” Sure she would need a place to sleep and some clothes, but did she really need a newborn robe? Was she...
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Columbia Museum of Art Offers Free Summer Admission to South Carolinians
The Columbia Museum of Art has been selected to participate in Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program, a transformative, three-year funding initiative aimed...
