2020 Aftermath
Moms today are juggling fitness goals, family goals, and many times career goals. Oftentimes, our relationship with our spouse can become secondary to the everyday busy life we all have. This Valentine's Day, I want to encourage you...
I don’t remember when I realized that I shared a birthday with Martin Luther King, Jr. It must have been around the time I started school, since we got the day off each year on my birthday too! I...
It’s here. It got here quickly. Too quickly. The first Christmas without the hunt for the current toy trend or must-have, hard-to-find makeup palette. Not even endless whines and bargaining for an electronic device upgrade. No telling myself to...
The year 2020 is coming to a close. In a short few days, we will be able to release the breath we have all been holding since mid-March and ring in a new year. 2020 has been described as...
What A Year It's Been!
There’s no question that 2020 is a year we are all ready to see go on its way. I feel certain I don’t have to list the reasons for you. You lived through this year...
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...
The Christmas Season is HERE! The time of year for Hallmark movies, hot cocoa, shopping, gift wrapping, and a spouse/partner? Ugh! Single. No spouse. How do single moms manage during this holiday season?
Last year, the reality of being single...
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” in the words of an old Christmas song. Due to the recent pandemic, families are deciding to not have large gatherings and most holiday parties are virtual. For all of us,...
The smell of incense sticks lingering in my house. My mom drawing a beautiful rangoli -- "floor art" -- at the entrance of our house, draped in her new sari gifted by my dad. Lantern and oil lamps adorning...
While 2020 has brought lots of disappointments, cancellations, and changes for our kids, Birmingham Children's Theatre has more than made up for those with its latest offering: "E.L.V.E.S. The Experience" interactive holiday show!
We watched it last night as a...
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...
