Paula Billingsley
How to Make Super Easy Easter Bunny Cake With Your Littles
Here's how to make a super easy bunny cake with your littles this Easter. This has been a tradition in our family for years. I used to make them with my mom, and now...
Ultimate Guide to Easter Egg Hunts & Activities in and Around Columbia 2019
Here comes Peter Cottontail! From Easter egg hunts to visits with the bunny, there's plenty of holiday fun happening around the Midlands! So grab your basket and go explore the best Columbia has to...
7 Ways to Celebrate Irish Heritage Month and St. Patrick’s Day at Home
It's Irish Heritage Month! Did you know about 1/10 of US citizens reported to have some Irish ancestry? That is a lot of influence for a country about the same size as our South...
South Carolina’s New Free Range Parenting Bill :: What it Means
Recently, SC introduced a new bill that may become law called the Free Range Parenting Bill. Free Range Parenting can mean a lot of different things, but mostly it is what it sounds like:...
Dental Dos and Don’ts for Kids
This month, February 2019, is National Children's Dental Health Month. It's important to get dental care right, right off the bat. If you aren't sure when to start visiting the dentist and brushing or...
5 Alternatives to Too Many Birthday Gifts
With birthday parties approaching in our family, I've been paying special attention to ideas for party locations, themes, recipes, and ways to decrease the horde of gifts about to rain down on my home....
Learning to Ask for Help :: It Takes More than a Mantra
Asking for help isn't easy, but sometimes, not having help is harder - too hard. And for that reason, we as parents soon learn that we have to learn a new skill: asking for...
The Day I Let My Toddler Go to Bed Hungry
In my house, if you say it, you stick to it. That's why, as a parent, my own parents taught me to be very careful when it came to threats and promises. My husband...
4 Family Hot Spots for Pizza in Columbia
Where is the best Columbia pizza? It's an important question. Pizza is a go to treat for many kids.
Originally from Columbia, I have moved many times myself, and I know how important it is...
Why You Need a Will and How to Get One
Hey there, mama. You may think your family is small, your life is simple, and your finances minuscule. You may not think you need a will, living will, or healthcare power of attorney, but you...
Your South Carolina Adoption Questions Answered
I love helping people with their adoption questions, from the emotional ones you might be scared to ask to the legal ones. I became a mom through adoption, and I am a SC attorney,...
Second Baby, First Pregnancy
Second baby, first pregnancy? What? How?
Surprisingly, it seems like everyone knows someone who adopted and then … BAM! … got pregnant. Like me.
I joke that it happened because my daughter gets everything she asks...
10 Steps to Perfect Potty Training
Potty training ... there has to be a best method, right? After all, we've been teaching this for hundreds of years, and I don't see too many grownups having accidents running down their legs...
Father’s Day :: Handling Separation When Dad is Away
Father's Day without dad can be rough.
We've all seen the reunion videos of moms and dads who have been away finally coming home and surprising their kids. In fact, some of us, right here...