Columbus Mom

We’ve all heard the old saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” For many moms, that means physical help like daycare, or a nanny, or a family member close by. For some, it means having help from...

I have a confession to make. I never liked lemon squares, lemon pie, key lime pie. Every time someone gave me a bite of the lemony desserts I took it and cringed. It was never that good. That was...

1. The Naked Weekend "Let your toddler spend the weekend naked," the experts say. Well folks, get the tarp and the galoshes out because you are going to be wading through one heck of a weekend. Are you ready for...

We have so much stuff. Too much stuff. Every so often it hits me and I snap into Jessie Spano mode, but instead of shrieking "There's never enough time!" I go full-on "THERE'S TOO MUCH STUUUUUUFF!" And instead of...

I have a friend who went through a hellish pregnancy, followed by a traumatizing delivery, followed by a debilitating bout of postpartum depression and almost two years after the birth of her child, suffers from PTSD caused by the pregnancy, labor,...

You Old, She Pregnant A few years back before I was approaching 40, I slowly started to feel the signs of aging. I’m not talking major signs like arthritis and osteo…blah blah. Just simple, little things. I was beginning to...

For most of the world 11:30-1:00 is lunchtime. A time when you rush to the location of restaurant or store with a hot/cold food bar and have a short amount of time to get your food, eat it, and...

As a SAHM, I have the luxury of having dinner ready by the time my husband gets home from work. However, busy schedules of both parents and children in other families don't have the same luxury. My family was...

Disclosure:: This post is Sponsored by Goldfish Swim School, but all opinions are my own. If you've read the previous posts about Goldfish Swim School, it should come as no surprise that I love the experience my family has had with...

I'm all about keeping life easy. Birthday parties at my home are too much work in my opinion. I did a big first birthday party, and it was fun but so tiring. Having parties outside the home can be...