It's that time of year again.
The big yellow buses return to our neighborhoods, the closed sign goes up on the pools, and the dozens of Pinterest posts get shared with bento box lunch ideas. And if you're a mom...
My breastfeeding journey has been one of the most unexpected, challenging, and rewarding aspects of motherhood thus far.
Nursing and pumping pushed me in ways I never could have anticipated. Outside of the beautiful bonding with baby that occurred, it...
My youngest started high school this year. My little itty bitty baby (who just happens to be six inches taller than I am) is a freshman. And my oldest is a junior - making moves to get out of...
I was walking through Target with my son and we saw the school supplies all being set out. The summer items were already dwindling and being replaced by crayons, markers, and notebooks.
It’s July. Summers seem to be shorter and...
I feel like loose change. Middle-aged loose change. It’s not great. It’s a really weird time in my life right now. I’m kind of in a holding pattern and I need to stay here for a minute, and it’s...
I'm up in the middle of the night (like I usually am), since this is the time when I can really focus on completing various tasks. Tonight, I'm searching online for bakeries that will make a Little Blue Truck...
Dear son,
You will forever be my baby. I’ll never forget the feel of your little body as they placed you in my arms after your birth. A single happy tear rolled down my face as I felt the weight...
Do you remember your first cell phone? I do. The first one I had, which was only mine, was a pink Razor flip phone I bought when I was 22. I often forgot to bring it with me, forgot...
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...
On October 11, 2021 we had a perfect baby girl through a smooth delivery (as smooth as it can go as an anxious new mom!), and we were welcomed into parenthood. I was hopeful, eager, excited, and nervous as...
Hooray for gardening season in South Carolina! With this warmer weather comes more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors with our children. One particularly great activity that you’ll want to keep coming back to is gardening!
Gardening offers enormous health benefits....
Around the age of 25, I became the last remaining person in my family, immediate and somewhat extended, to get glasses. My husband has had glasses since he was about 10, along with lots of family members as well....
Amanda Mustin is so proud of her daughter Adaline! Adaline is three years old and was crowned Wee Miss Tiny Tot South Carolina 2022. When Amanda reached out to Columbia Mom to share the news, we had to know...
Something unexpected happened this past Christmas. Between a trip to the zoo and going out to see Christmas lights, my eight-year-old started asking questions about her changing body.
And I was unprepared.
I had friends who made a big deal out...
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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...
