I don’t know about you, but just when I thought life could not get any busier-- COVID-19! Our entire lives have been rearranged overnight. ...
Indiana is opening up. Many school districts are welcoming students for in-person classes, gyms and fitness centers are moving away from only virtual options...
I remember the first time I saw a picture of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in my fifth grade social studies book. You couldn't miss her...
I began keeping a gratitude journal in 2014 when I was 24 years old. I had just gotten engaged, moved to a new city,...
I used to always say that I would never get an Instant Pot. I would read blogs about how much people love them and...
I had my third baby in mid-May, right as the stay-at-home order in Indiana was lifted. We were only a couple of months into...
At the ripe age of 17, my newly acquired gynecologist ordered an ultrasound for me thanks to several months (years, actually) of an absent/irregular...
You can’t deny the fading of the summer sun. Whether it's Starbucks pumpkin spice tickling your nostrils or perhaps Target’s dollar spot fall décor...
TRIGGER WARNING: suicide and gun violence. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
September...
In part one of this series, I talked about how differently I have handled all the baby firsts the second time around. My second...
In my very first post for Indianapolis Moms, I wrote about how I was moving on from the term work-life balance and instead focusing...
Grandmas are Special People
Mine was extra special. She was some sort of superhuman, who did everything for everyone and made this world a better...
“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....
I can’t believe it is September already. If you are like me, each year, I look back and think about where I was on...


















