Growing up, I learned it as the pound sign on my family’s corded phone. Or also an abbreviation for the word “number,” like the ampersand as “and.” But now, the “#” is a hashtag or metadata tag for social...
"Enjoy it now. They all grow up to be monsters," snarled a random woman at me as I changed my newborn in a public restroom. This hurt my heart more than I would like to admit. An already challenging...
How not to catch a leprechaun, as written by a 2-year-old and 4-year-old (rather, let's say by dictation because neither can write yet).
Do NOT try to lure him in with plastic dinosaurs, though those are enticing. Leprechauns are...
Let’s face it. Living in Ohio, you can never really be sure what kind of weather we’ll have from day-to-day. So, when you wake up to sunshine and warm temps, there’s no time to waste getting to the pool...
It's about time to start decking the halls - as they say, it's the most wonderful time of the year. While that may be true in most regards, it probably isn't true if you are a runner. Between the...
Here we are, smack dab in the middle of the holiday season. Halloween and Thanksgiving are behind us and we are looking ahead toward Christmas, Hanukah, and the New Year. It is a time of reflection, giving thanks for...
As moms, we live extremely busy lives. We cook, clean, and do everything in-between. Meal planning and getting food on the table every evening is time-consuming, not to mention exhausting.
When I started working full-time two years ago and had...
Can you believe that we have already reached that time of year? Yes, we are now entering the holiday season! Buckle up, from now until the first of the year is about to fly past in the blink of...
We went strawberry picking this year. We just picked until the girls mostly lost interest in the activity and they became way more interested in sampling the sweet, sun ripened, little, red bundles of goodness. I didn't think we...
April showers bring May flowers, but oh these gloomy days can bring me down! I love spending the day in the house making a nice soup and salad for dinner on those grey, rainy days. But if I have...
Summertime is here. You can smell the barbecue, see the beautiful landscape with lush trees, and one of our children’s personal favorites - swimming pool season.
With so many things closed at the moment, there is a strong likelihood that...
Not All Poop & Spit Up
A podcast for the moms. Presented by Dayton Mom Collective! Listen to audio versions of our blog posts, and tune in for special guests and conversations about any and everything motherhood.
Don't have time...
The sun is shining and it’s time to get outside and soak up the sun. After wrangling my toddler to lather her up in sunscreen and make sure that she has her hat and sunglasses (which she would wear...
Like a smack in my face, the last month has flown by. With it came the busiest and most joyous time of the year for so many of us. Personally, for our family, it was literally (to be blatently...
In + Around Dayton
Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
