“Where’s the baby?” my daughter said in her own toddler way, trying to lift up my shirt to “see the baby”. She means seeing my bump, which has been getting super huge in the third trimester. I often get...
Let me set the scene: Around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday night. Month six-ish or so of the pandemic. The last adult beverage in our house in my hand. Lights off in the basement except for my daughter's battery-operated camping...
It's A Boy!
I remember being convinced that my first child was a girl. I even had a name picked out. Then came the 20 week anatomy ultrasound. The ultrasound tech measured the head, legs, evaluated the heart, and the...
Like an estimated 500 million other people, I downloaded TikTok during quarantine. I decided to use the free time that I definitely did have (while having a 5-year-old and 2-year-old at home 24/7 and trying to juggle a fulltime...
I had no idea how I would feel after maternity leave. Though I loved bonding with my baby, there was a nagging feeling that as the weeks passed I was ready to get back to work. Was I excited?...
Sorry but I do not have the answer. There is no list of ways to be the best version of yourself during a once in a lifetime pandemic. There is no magic wand to turn you into the perfect...
After not seeing my parents for a while due to current pandemic related circumstances, we recently had the privilege of spending time with my them in my childhood home. I have such nostalgic memories of whipping up the most...
A Letter to My Children
Dear Future Students,
Since March, you have been through so much. You experienced months of remote learning as your world abruptly came to halt in the middle of a pandemic. You endured months without leaving the...
The Schedule of a Working Mom of Three
Follow along as I try to capture the actions, thoughts, and positives and negatives of being a working mom of three!
4:45 a.m. What’s that, the alarm already?
No, it’s too early for that....
Parenting is hard. Parenting during a global pandemic is really hard. Even with things opening back up, the "new normal" is hard.
All this hard is stressful. And chronic stress lowers your immune system and can lead to chronic disease.
So,...
In + Around Columbus
Columbus Farmers’ Markets
It's Farmers' Market season! It’s so important to support our local farms so that they can continue to provide for the communities. Farmers’ Markets...
