Brynna
Originally from central Illinois, Brynna moved to Indy in 2008 to take a job with the NCAA. Since then, she’s added wife, breast cancer survivor and mom to her resume. She married her husband Case in September 2015, was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2015, and gave birth to their miracle baby girl Siena in 2019. Her family is rounded out by two loveable but mischievous dogs, Wrigley and Ivy. In her free time, Brynna loves to host parties for family and friends, travel the world, drink fountain diet soda, run 5Ks with girlfriends, cook/bake, read and volunteer with the local non-profit Noble.
Yes, I’m THAT Birthday Party Mom
My daughter is turning three and I have a confession: I’ve been thinking about her birthday party for months. I’ve mailed the invitations, favorited items on Etsy, pinned a giraffe cake on Pinterest, tentatively...
Living Life in the In Between
“Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to use only the good passport, sooner or later each...
An Act of Solidarity: June 14 is World Blood Donor Day
Established by the World Health Organization in 2004, World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every June 14 to raise awareness of the need for blood donors and to thank those who give the gift...
Calling All Women: It Is Time To Reclaim The Word Ma’am
I remember exactly where I was the first time someone called me ma’am. It was a beautiful, late spring evening in 2010. I had just turned 29 years old and was standing at the...
Catching My Personal Clothing Unicorn: The V-Neck T-Shirt
Recently, I cleaned out my closet in a fit of new year purging. During the process, I placed at least seven barely worn black or white V-neck t-shirts in my donation pile. Why did...
Battling Gender Norms: A Princess in Bedazzled Shoes
My husband and I didn’t find out the gender of our baby during pregnancy, but gender norms and stereotypes were absolutely a part of the conversation when discussing how we wanted to raise our...
The Four Burner Theory: An Alternative to Work Life Balance
Work-life balance. The elusive unicorn we’re all chasing that - as far as I know - no one has ever actually caught.
I mean, how can we? The dictionary defines balance as “the state of...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As the leaves turn orange and everything else is coated in pink, I thought it would be helpful to share a few do's and don’ts of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My credentials for offering...
Baby and Toddler Clothing: An Organizational System
When you’re pregnant, people give you all sorts of (mostly not helpful) advice like, “Sleep when the baby sleeps!” or “Don’t hold her too much or you’ll spoil her!” or “Just wait, you’ll miss...
My Body Battle: I Want to Lose Weight But Don’t Want to Diet
For the last year or so, I’ve really struggled with food and body image issues, yet I couldn’t quite articulate why. Then right around the time, I turned 40 in April, I had an...
Ladies Who Learn: A New Kind of Club For You and Your Girlfriends
Book clubs. We all know them, many of us belong to them, and most of us do love them. But I’m here to introduce you to a new kind of club: Ladies Who Learn.
Several...
Behind the Madness: Lessons from Women Who Played College Sports
For many college sports fans, we're entering into one of the most hallowed times of year … NCAA March Madness! As with most things during a global pandemic, this year will look a little...
An Apology-ish to Meghan McCain
Let me preface this by saying I do not regularly watch The View so my opinion of Meghan McCain - co-host, an outspoken conservative, and daughter of late statesman John McCain - is based...
For the Love of Reading
I’ve loved books for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I was obsessed with The Fabulous Five, a series focused on five best friends navigating the trials and tribulations of junior high....