Winter is one of my favorite seasons. I love snow. I love snowboarding, sledding, ice skating... Anything outdoors pretty much. And when I come back inside, I want to warm up with a nice, satisfying bowl of soup that...
It was a typical Monday morning. I was attempting to take a quick shower, while my 15 month old and almost three year old played on the floor of the bathroom. This never goes well and I’m not sure...
Because it’s so difficult to remove the cultural lenses through which we view the world, our own traditions can become invisible because they are so routine, so practiced. That’s why, a few years ago, I was rather shocked to...
When you’re racing from one cheeseball house to the next during the holiday season and barely have time to unbutton your pants, let alone fit in a trip to the gym or studio, the stress can pile up with...
Tree of Life
Through January 10
Cincinnati Art Museum
FREE
The Tree of Life is back and ready for your New Year’s wishes! At 16 feet tall, the tree, created by local artist Matt Kotlarczyk, is a giant interactive exhibit that encourages visitors...
Scrapbooking and I have a long history, mostly because I find it fun and a little relaxing. I also really like taking photos, so it gives me something to do with 'all those pictures'. Up until Jake was born...
A few weeks ago, while running errands with my two youngest children, my 4 year old son got unusually quiet. After a few moments, he spoke.
“Fireman, policeman, ambulance man.” Another pause, and then, “Hey mom, can you think of...
2015 has been an incredible year for us here at Cincinnati Moms Blog.
Our contributing team has doubled size and we are now 22 mamas strong... a group of truly amazing women with diverse parenting perspectives and ideas, but a...
Ever have one of those weeks? Every night has two obligations—soccer practice and a parent-teacher conference one night, a work dinner and your daughter’s band concert the next, a committee meeting and a trip to Urgent Care for a...
At the end of the day whether solo, joint, or partnered parenting we all find ourselves having similar challenges, similar experiences, and similar laughable moments. Parenting is just kinda like that. Single parenting though, does lend itself to a...