I'm not sure how you are feeling right about now, but I.Am.Over.It.
I'm over 2020.
I'm over COVID-19.
I'm over all of the 2020 events I was looking forward to being cancelled or switched to virtual.
I'm over racial discrimination and riots.
I'm over...
I come from a LARGE Italian family. We lived a couple of hours away from my dads family, but my moms family lived in the same city we did. Pretty much ALL of my moms immediate and extended family...
Last year I wrote a piece about caring for my aging dog. Her name was Callie and she was our "first born." She was 13.5 years old when we made the tough decision to let her go to doggy...
Fall is all around us, and I can't help but smile at the thought.
Summer is by far my favorite season. I mean...two words: the beach! But, I would say that fall is definitely my second favorite season. I love...
Fall is officially here, and I know a lot of us have started to think about what Halloween might look like. Some of you will decide to forgo trick-or-treating events like my family.
So, what's a mom to do?
In deciding...
It's fall y'all! We're feeling the slightest chill in the air and it's got us feeling all kind of cooler weather vibes! With this, we polled our group of writers, real life Columbia area moms, to find out what...
My friends have been raving about Netflix's new documentary, The Social Dilemma. It's a riveting documentary on the drawbacks of spending too much time on social media. And, of course, I saw my friends talking about it on my...
Six months ago I went from working in a box (aka a cubicle) for 15 years to suddenly working from the comfort of home. It was literally a dream come true for me, minus the pandemic, of course. In...
We moved during a pandemic.
Now, this may seem stressful and a terrible idea, but let me tell you why we did it and how we did it.
We moved to South Carolina six years ago knowing nothing about the...
One of my children is more naturally a pessimist than the other. This child can go to a birthday party, happy to be surrounded with friends and games, living it up, and then on the way home say, "That...
Mom. Psychotherapist. Author.
Those are the first words you'll find when you visit Andrea's website, and I think they are so fitting. Andrea and I connected through a mutual friend when she moved here with her family last year. As...
Growing up, I was surrounded by music. It didn’t matter what genre it was, if my dad considered it “good music” we were listening to it. Mom was all country, southern gospel, and Whitney Houston. Dad filled in the...
Lasenta Lewis-Ellis is the President and CEO of LLE Construction Group, LLC. LLE is a woman and minority-owned general contracting, construction, real estate investment and development firm based in Columbia.
Lasenta is also a course facilitator for The Business Contract...
It truly is incredible how many aspects of life have drastically changed in the last five months. I have always considered myself a bit of a germophobe, but I never imagined being this consumed with face masks and hand...
In + Around Columbia
Let’s Hit the Trails :: Top 10 Kid-Friendly Hiking Spots Around...
The Midlands is home to a surprising number of family-friendly hiking trails. This fun, inexpensive, and educational hobby is a great way to wear...
