Best Parenting Advice I Ever Got from a Plant
Wait what? Does it really say “best parenting advice from a plant“? Yup. Did you make some sort of typo? Nope. Is sleep…
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You know you are a blogger if….
This september will mark my second blogiversary. I published my first article on Columns by Kari on september 1th 2016. I love my…
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Official First Day of Maternity Leave | Pregnancy Photoshoot in The Hague
Today is the first day of my maternity leave! Last time I wasn’t self employed yet, so it will be more difficult to…
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New Logo Reveal and Other Changes on Columns by Kari
Columns by Kari has a new logo! Eleven months ago my website went selfhosted and at that same time I published my first…
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20 Weeks Pregnant: Ultrasound, Nausea, Weight, Kicks, Baby Names & More
20 weeks pregnant! It went by in the blink of an eye, the first part of my pregnancy, but I’m also very glad…
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World Mama Jessica from Charlotte, North Carolina
I was extremely honored when Kari asked me to share my family’s story for her World Mama series. Our story is definitely not…
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Happy New Years Eve | The Best of 2017 on Columns by Kari
Happy New Years Eve! I hope you are looking forward to a lovely evening, celebrating the end of 2017 and the beginning of…
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World Mama Kara from Grand Rapids, Michigan
When a mother of six hands out parenting advice you better listen! World Mama Kara from Grand Rapids, Michigan has her hands full…
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How & Why Go Selfhosted and How Much Does it Cost?
Going self hosted is the first step towards monetizing your website. Are you a blogger and trying to decide if you should go…
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5 Existential Songs That Will Make You Feel Alive
Sometimes you hear a song that is so powerful, it will make you cry and make you happy at the same time. These…
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Blogiversary: 10 Tips for (New) Bloggers!
Tomorrow is the first day of September. This will mark one year of columnsbykari.com. On September 1sth 2016 I published my first ever…
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Instalife vs Real Life: Behind the Scenes
Today I am doing something a bit different on the blog! I have a feeling it’s going to be very relatable for other…
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Thinking in Memes: Ten Funny Memes for Tired Moms
You probably don’t know this about me, but I often think in memes. I can’t be the only one, because there are millions…
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Affordable Skincare Routine: Skincare on a Budget
After trying and loving drugstore makeup and nail polish I’ve been wondering about affordable skincare as well. I never went for it, because I…
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7 Tips voor beginnende bloggers: Geld verdienen met je blog
Tien maanden geleden ging columnsbykari.com de lucht in. Ik wist drie keer niks over geld verdienen in de Wondere Wereld van het Bloggen….
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How Motherhood Defines Me
A few weeks ago, a friend told me a woman’s happiness should not depend on whether or not she becomes a mother. I’ve…
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How we Potty Trained our Daughter Before her Second Birthday
We potty trained our daughter when she was 22 months old. It took us about three weeks. The first week and a half…
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The New Website is Live | Columns by Kari went Self-hosted!
Yay! My new website is finally live! It took me almost two weeks to go self-hosted, but it is done! I am very happy…
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How to keep your kids interested in their toys
You are in a store, your toddler gets super excited for a toy, it’s crazy expensive, but you are sure she will play…
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World Mama Sarah, from Northern California
Our second World Mama of 2017 is from Northern California. Sarah has two daughters: a very stubborn and energetic 5-year old little girl and…
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One Mom’s Experience with Daycare
I stayed home with Isaya for the first seven months of her life. After that I went back to work. Because my wife…
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Reviewing my Seven Week Challenge
Seven weeks ago I challenged myself to transform seven bad habits into healthier ones. Time has flown by and I promised a little…
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7 Things you don’t know about me
I have been blogging for almost four months. Since september I have been sharing stories about motherhood, breastfeeding and baby wearing, tips about…
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World Mama Jehava, from Pennsylvania
One of the things I love most about ‘my’ World Mamas is their honesty. Last week’s World Mama talked about what becoming a mother…
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One Mom’s Experience with Co Sleeping
I first read about attachment parenting during my pregnancy, in Mayim Bialik’s book Beyond the Sling. When I read about natural birth, sensitive responsive…
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World Mama Youmna, living in Angola
It’s Wednesday, so I am excited to share another World Mama with you guys. Last week you read Olivia’s story, written by her…
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My Fearless Baby
In many of my childhood memories I am standing in our garden in Curacao looking up, seeing my sisters legs dangling from a…
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Dealing with Fear and Anxiety when you have Kids
I have a shark phobia. And I don’t mean I have a healthy, just-like-everybody-who-is-not-a-surfer fear of sharks. I mean I have proper anxiety….
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World Mama Shannon from Atlanta, Georgia
When I started my Instagram account, back in March, I had no idea what an amazing, kind and caring community of mothers (and…
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Raising my Baby Vegetarian or Vegan?
I have been eating vegan for the past five years. Before that I was a vegetarian and before that a (very selective) pescatarian….
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