Alison Gehred

Alison Gehred
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Alison is an Air Force brat, who was born in Wisconsin (and she still visits there often to see extended family) and lived all over the West before her family settled in the Dayton area. Alison received her BA from Bowling Green State University where she met her husband, best friends who are like family, and worked at her college radio station. If there was a cool band in the mid aughts, chances are Alison played them on her show "My Aim is True." Alison received her MLIS from the University of Wisconsin and moved back to southwest Ohio. She reconnected with her now husband Mark and moved to Columbus a year later. Several years later, she is still working at Nationwide Children's Hospital as a medical librarian and they have a little boy named Rhys and two feisty cats. They are enjoying re-discovering Columbus as parents and enjoy what the city has to offer in the food, music, and art scene. Alison enjoys fashion, cult movies and tv shows, discovering new music and meticulously keeping track of it in various journals, BBC crime dramas, SCIENCE, reading all kinds of books, and cooking. Alison has her own personal blog about her life and things she finds interesting at www.radiancereflected.com. She loves to write and hope you enjoy her vignettes about motherhood and this fair city.
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Looking Cute!: Family Photos With Shoott Photography

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Right now, I am in the time of life that seems pretty chaotic. I have a four-year-old and a 1-year-old and my family has that manic energy of people with small children. Our house...

The Bones Are Good: Marriage In A Pandemic

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Anniversary In January my husband and I celebrated our seventh anniversary. We picked up food curbside and had our to-go cocktails in the cup holders. My mom was watching our kids and had graciously lent...

Nature Girl: Rediscovering Nature as a Mom

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How About This Pandemic, Huh?    In March, I was prepared for two months of a lockdown during the pandemic and missing my birthday to keep the vulnerable safe. Which by the way, is always...
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Giving Birth During a Pandemic: An Experience You Can’t Plan For

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The Pandemic Snowball Effect I gave birth to my daughter Harriet in March via C-Section during a pandemic. We knew she was going to be a C-section birth in early February because she was a...
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The Joy of Baking with My Toddler

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I Come From a Family of Bakers I have fond memories of baking with my mother and grandmother. My mother has fond memories of baking with her grandmother. My grandmother has memories baking with her...

What No One Tells You About Your Second Pregnancy

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First Pregnancy vs. Second Pregnancy When I was pregnant with my son, I didn’t know for a while. Sure I was fatigued and nauseous, so I assumed I had a cold and waited it...
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I Consistently Work Out and How I Became 100% THAT Mom

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I Am Not Enthusiastic About Exercise I have friends who love exercise and I have friends who love to try new workouts and fitness studios. I have friends who are yoga teachers and run all...

Fiercely Private: Digital Etiquette with your Kiddo

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When I was pregnant with my son, we had a baby announcement on Facebook. Then I would mention being pregnant briefly, but I didn't post my ultrasounds, pregnancy tests, the name, the gender, pictures...

Sunny Street Cafe’s Dino-Mite Kids Week!

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To start, I’d like to tell a quick anecdote about the Sunny Street Café. After my wedding, my huge extended family wanted to get brunch together on Sunday morning in the Arena District. They hadn’t...

It’s About Balance: Being A Mom With A Small Child And Chronic Pain

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I had chronic lower back pain before I had my son. In fact, it was a real worry when I got pregnant. I had to go to the ER due to excruciating back pain where...