Sydney Mcleod-Bryant Barnett
Born in Boston, but raised in Mount Pleasant, Sydney left South Carolina to go to Lenior-Rhyne College (now University) where she met her husband and graduated with a degree in Political Science. She and her husband moved back to Mount Pleasant in 2012 and are currently living in the family house (zoo) with Audrey who is two, two dogs and two cats. Sydney loves re-familiarizing herself with the city through the eyes of a toddler, traveling, and listening to audiobooks.
Charleston Moms CARE: Non-Profit Spotlight On Lowcountry Blessing Box Project
Giving back to our community is so important and we are so excited to present Charleston Moms CARE, a series where we’ll be highlighting different non-profits around the Lowcountry. We’ll tell you more about...
Charleston Moms CARE: Non-Profit Spotlight On The Family Collective
Giving back to our community is so important and we are so excited to present Charleston Moms CARE, a series where we’ll be highlighting different non-profits around the Lowcountry. We’ll tell you more about...
The Interesting (and Weird!) Inventions to Come Out of 2020
If this hasn't been the longest, shortest, weirdest, most trying year we have ever been through, I don't know WHAT IS! This year has been wracked with heartbreak, frustrations and eye-opening awareness but I...
The Day the World Stood Still
Growing up, I remember the questions were always...
"Where were you when Kennedy died?",
"... when MLK Jr. was shot"
"...Apollo landed on the Moon?"
Listening to the tales, I always wondered what my 'where were you' story would...
The Things I’ve Been Missing
Man oh man has this quarantine/pandemic life been tough! From trying to figure out how to work from home (if you are lucky) to adding short-order cook, daycare teacher, and lion tamer to your...
This Is Not How I Imagined Pre-K Ending
I’m going to be selfish for a bit and say, this is not how I planned for my daughter’s last semester of Pre-K to go! Since most of her friends will be going to...
Sass at Age 5 (She Gets It From Me)
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YA, HAPPY BIRTH . . ."
"Mom, hush!"
*Insert shocked face*
With the new age of five comes lots and lots of sass. Now, my daughter, Audrey, has always been a sassy one. Anyone...
The National Cookie Day Challenge!
There is this amazing show on Netflix called Nailed It, which is basically a hilarious show about Pinterest fails. If you haven't watched it, you better get to it the next time we have...
Where is Mr. Sandman? (Plus Some Tips For Better Sleep)
Mental Health Awareness month may be in May but the conversation shouldn’t stop once the date hits June 1. I asked my father, who is a psychiatrist, what is the one thing that you...
When Life Gives You Lemons, Trade Them For Coffee
If you are a mom, you probably have the gold membership at Starbucks and Dunkin’. You have stock in Folgers and Amazon probably auto-ships you creamer every two weeks. If you ARE this mom,...