kayleehardwick
Kaylee is a wife to Cody and boy mom to Lewis and Sheamus. She has been a central Indiana girl her whole life, currently residing in Avon with her family and bullmastiff Buckley. Kaylee was a teacher for 7 years before becoming a stay at home mom. She's a lover of bookstores, Netflix, good food and beer, vacation planning, and treating everyday like Christmas while navigating this messy and wonderful life.
Unloading the Dishwasher is Romance
I love a clean house, but I hate cleaning. I love an empty dishwasher, but I hate unloading it. I love folded laundry, but I hate putting it away. I love my kids enjoying...
Eating My Way Through National Apple Cider Day
Each year I look forward to the warm summer breeze transitioning into the crisp air of fall. I love all the things that come along with the season: bonfires, cozy sweaters, changing leaves, the...
What I’m Learning From The Gabby Petito Story
These past few days, it seems like every time you open up social media or turn on the news, it's flooded with the latest on the Gabby Petito story. I will admit that I...
I Can’t Wait To Love My Postpartum Body
It may not be a popular opinion, but I can't wait to love my postpartum body.
I'm sure there will be moments when I loathe that statement, and maybe even myself. But this isn't a...
A Letter to My Two Oldest on the Eve of My Third
Dear Firstborn,
Can you believe you're about to be a big brother times TWO?! Time has flown by at warp speed since I was awaiting your arrival. I read and researched as much as any...
I Go To Bed Angry
"Never go to bed angry!" As I sat surrounded by my closest family and friends at my bachelorette party dinner, someone suggested going around the table and offer up their best marriage advice. This...
Simplicity is the New Cool
I have never been one to write down goals or set yearly intentions. Not that I don't set goals or have aspirations... but I'm more of a week-to-week, make a plan but take things...
Holiday Traditions and Celebrating in 2020
I love traditions. It's what I look forward to most when the holidays roll around. Some despise the hustle and bustle of the season, but it brings me such joy. I grew up in...
Bring Back the Sunday Dinner
I feel like every email or story I read or commercial I see these days begins with, "In these uncertain times..." Well, I'm starting the same way because it just makes sense: In these...
I’m Thankful for My Gratitude Journal
I began keeping a gratitude journal in 2014 when I was 24 years old. I had just gotten engaged, moved to a new city, and started a new job and I wanted to remember...
You Know You’re a Breastfeeding Mom If…
I breastfed my first baby until he was 15 months, only stopping because I lost my milk during my second pregnancy. I'm currently still breastfeeding my second son. I feel like I've experienced it...
Dear After-Hours Mom
Dear After-Hours Mom,
I see you. It's finally getting dark outside, and the kids are in bed. Maybe you rocked your baby to sleep. Perhaps you left a happy kid in their room after some...
PTSD in Parenting: How I’m Overcoming Anxieties
My firstborn son gave me PTSD. While my level of self-diagnosed PTSD is light years from what others suffer with, it’s still something I struggle with almost daily.
He began daycare when he was seven...
Meet Our Indianapolis Moms: Kaylee Hardwick
Hi, there! My name is Kaylee, and I am a proud member of Indianapolis Moms!
I grew up in the small town of Pittsboro, Indiana, where I attended St. Malachy School. My Catholic school background...