I like gadgets.
I don't like shopping for them or deciding if they are worth the money, but I sure do like using them. Luckily, my partner enjoys looking for gadgets and has come across some good finds. I usually...
I am late to jump on the podcast bandwagon. You should know, that's typical for me. If something is popular, I tend to steer clear of it until it's not so cool anymore.
Podcasts took me awhile to come around...
I am very active on social media and I share several pictures of my family on Instagram throughout the week. Sometimes we’re running around the backyard, sometimes we’re cooking or crafting, and other times I just want to capture...
As I type this I really should be packing, or logging into accounts and changing my address. Maybe securing power at our new house, or a million other little details that need to be ironed out.
The moving truck will...
I tend to be a very nostalgic person. It makes me so happy to sit and reminisce over old family photos, videos, my college yearbook, and to talk about old times with friends and family.
I've noticed that this tendency in...
My mom is a no-nonsense, practical, and frugal woman. Growing up, she always had shelves in a storage space that contained all kinds of presents. Whenever birthday party invites arrived or some sort of gift-giving occasion snuck up on...
Thousands of children are in foster care in South Carolina, many of them right here in Richland County.
During this time, things can be even more difficult for these families with biological family visits, routine, creative outlets and activities being...
This.
The new normal.
Will it ever be normal?
It's anything but normal.
I hope it's not here to stay, this new normal.
I don a mask and armed with my grocery list, I march into Publix. I double and triple check to make...
The pollen has fallen, so it must be time for spring cleaning.
Like many of you, I have taken notes from Marie Kondo's Konmari system of tidying up. And like many of you, my closet was a big daunting area...
Mother's Day will inevitably look different to all of us this year.
Most of us won't be traveling to see our moms, go out for a fancy brunch, or head to the malls and nail salons for pampering. While I've...
Life with a newborn has made me painfully aware of how much my two year old has grown. Not just socially and emotionally, but physically too. Long gone are the days where he could be contained by pack-n-plays and...
With every new obstacle comes new experiences, and Mother’s Day this year is definitely falling prey to one of the greatest obstacles most of us have ever faced; a pandemic.
I know, I know; like you really needed another reminder...
At the start of 2020, I did something a bit unconventional. (But let's be real: convention was not working for me.) I got rid of my laundry baskets.
Yes. I got rid of my laundry baskets.
That may not sound extreme....
When my husband and I were first married more than a decade ago, we lived near Los Angeles. He was in school full-time and I worked from home.
Our home was an apartment not much larger than a postage stamp....
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...
