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Getaway For A Day: 10 Fun Filled Trips From Indy
Looking for a quick trip with the family? Look no further! Instead of doing an Indianapolis day trip, why not pack up the family...
Outsourcing Composting with Re(317)
Once upon a time, I tried to create my own compost bin. I was tired of seeing all of the fruits and vegetables that...
Get Rid of It: A Year to Declutter
My elderly uncle recently passed away and he was a collector. A collector of stuff. Lots of it. Everywhere. In every closet, drawer, nook,...
National Pizza Day: The Search for New York Pizza in Indianapolis
I am a native New Yorker. Pizza is in my blood. I still have the phone number of our favorite childhood pizza joint memorized....
Holiday Advent Activities
When my children were very small, I decided to create a holiday tradition special to our family. After a quick Pinterest search and a...
Roasted Squash Fall Salad Recipe
Over fall break we made a quick two-day trip to explore Wisconsin. After spending a few hours exploring the University of Madison campus we...
The Battle Over Masks: Can We Do This for Our Kids?
I snapped a picture of our school's approved snack list last night while sitting in my son's meet the teacher night. It struck me...
Dear Summer: A Love Letter
Dear Summer,
Welcome back, my long-lost love. You have been missed. The summer of 2020 brought challenges and lessons to be learned. But this year...
Lessons From My Mom in Her Death
It’s been just over a year since my mother passed. She was one of the first few thousand victims of Covid. As I sit...
Lend Them Your Confidence: Tips for Your Child’s Next Doctor’s Appointment
In my years spent as a pediatric nurse, I’ve seen the gamut of how parents respond at their child’s doctor’s appointment. Some parents are...
Whole30 Recipe Roundup
As many of us enter the new year with a resolution to eat healthier, you may have a friend or two who are taking...
Today I Will Receive the COVID Vaccine
Today, I will be getting the COVID vaccine. It is a surreal sentence to write. There are still days when I think “maybe tomorrow...
On That Day – Remembering 9/11
“Aileen, wake up. There was a bomb in NY. “
“What? Tracy, why are you calling me this early?”
“Get up and turn on the TV....
Farmers Market Season is Here!
May brings warm weather, the last day of school, and the opening day of most farmers markets. While our market has added an indoor...