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Exercise has been an important part of my life for the last twelve years. While...
It usually starts like this. A relatively calm, happy evening. My three-year-old son and I discuss our days: what we did, how we missed each other SO much. Out of nowhere, in the middle of our sunshine and rainbows...
To the powers-that-be at the Centers for Disease Control,
I am sure you had good intentions when you issued a new recommendation that women of childbearing age should completely avoid alcohol unless they are on birth control. Fetal alcohol syndrome...
I always knew, deep in my heart, that I wanted three children, but we were in no rush to make that decision. However, destiny has a funny way of making decisions for you - whether you're ready or not. ...
The winter months here in the Midwest can be really tough. Unlike the summer months when you can dash out the door in a tank top and shorts, now you have to take the time to bundle up in hats,...
Miss Isla James made her (very late) grand entrance into the world at 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. She was 8 pounds, 11 ounces and 20.5 inches long. She has coal black hair like her daddy and...
While newly pregnant with our second daughter, I was gifted a large open-topped picnic basket in a beautiful teal paisley print. Besides our backyard summertime cookouts, my family and I aren't in the habit of picnicking. I stuck the...
Oppositional Defiant Disorder is a behavior disorder found in children that affects the way they interact with parents, teachers, siblings, and peers. Beginning at home, children can become overwhelmed with emotions when they are told no. They combat being...
From a young age, a love of reading has been instilled in me; for over 30 years, my dad was the editor of our local newspaper, and my mom has been a librarian at our town's library. I've always thought...
Several times a day I want to scream at the very top of my lungs for my son to please just BE PATIENT. At Target, at lunch, in the morning when I haven't had my coffee and he wants...
How many nights do you stay up far too late browsing Pinterest for hours? If you're anything like me, the answer is every. single. night. Even after the kids are long asleep and I should be getting some much needed rest, I'm...
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." —Annie Dillard
The baby had gone down with relative ease; I'd just finished an episode of the deliciously entertaining first season of Unreal; and I was ready to...
(Disclosure: Indianapolis Moms Blog received product or payment in exchange for this review; however, all opinions shared are those of the contributor who wrote them.)
When my son was 10 months old, he was diagnosed with multiple food allergies. It...
My January of 2015 started out with a bang. Three months into my new job as an Investment Reporting Manager, I was called into an office with the HR Manager. To my disbelief, she slid a pink slip (yes,...
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See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis
Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I loved playing in my local park's creek. That kind of unstructured play is something I...
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