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If you are a Birmingham mom working outside of the home (statistically, it’s 70% of us), then you face the seemingly endless task of finding high quality childcare options in Birmingham for your school aged child. This is your friendly reminder that it is time to make your plans for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and December […]
My friend and fellow BirminghamMom Kathy envisions the day she will leave the cubicle farm behind and call Starbucks her office. She’ll walk in and the barista will greet her by name, ask her if she wants her usual order, and inquire about the family before Kathy accepts her steaming latte and heads to a table to check e-mail […]
Last week, I stumbled across this ad for the new Honda Odyssey. Are we to believe this man is giving his wife a minivan as a romantic gesture? Is this someone’s idea of a romantic evening out? I hope not. While I ‘love’ my minivan* and expect many mothers say the same thing, it certainly […]
Hmm…will your children gather one day for mother stories or stories about mother? Mother’s Day, one of the best days in Mom’s year. Finally, appreciated! Special! Those daily efforts noticed at last! We can live on all that one day of attention for the next 364. These are the glory days for us to enjoy […]
I recently learned that Cottonelle makes a kids’ toilet paper that is supposed to help potty training youngsters learn how much T.P. is “just enough.” The sheets are printed with a puppy paw print on a run of four squares followed by the Cottonelle puppy on the fifth square, signaling that it’s time to tear the paper and use the five-sheet […]
Sigh. The potty training years. Did you come to know every restroom in the city? Did you plan all your outings based on proximity to restrooms? Did you learn to never venture out beyond a quick sprint to the facilities (because “I’ve gotta go” can strike anywhere, at any time, and they aren’t kidding)? Did […]
When I see a yellow blouse or dress, I always think of the warning a former work colleague received from her grandmother, a descendant of Old Mobile society: “Just remembuh, you’ve gotta be ray-ully pretty to weah yellah.” I’ve decided this subtle advice against wearing yellow is well-founded, at least for me, failing the requisite olive complexion or Coppertone […]
Starbucks is onto Alabama Artists We’re republishing this post about the Alabama Shakes because we said it back in May – “If you haven’t heard of them yet, you will.” Congrats to the ALABAMA SHAKES on their Grammy nominations! Last year the #1 country song in the nation was Brad Paisley’s ”Old Alabama,” which left me sort of longing […]
Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsam, American Duchess If you swoon over the eye candy of the Grantham Estate with it’s polished tea service and creaseless newspaper, your answer to between-season withdrawal is the story of a genuine American heiress-turned-Duchess, Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsam, cousin to the founder of Biltmore Estate. Consuelo, in her own words, shares an intimate […]
You know your paradigm has shifted when you commiserate more with Bob Cratchit rationing a single lump of coal than you rejoice with Ebenezer Scrooge in vowing to serve his fellow man and keep Christmas in his heart all the year. Obviously a lot of folks are unemployed this season, and many who are working won’t be receivng the bonus they […]