Marie Kondo is everywhere. Her name has filled our social media feeds, our Netflix watchlists, bookstores, and local news reports on the influx of...
"LOOK! LOOK! There’s a brown girl! Brown girls are disgusting! RUN!"
My daughter was oblivious to it all, me on the other hand, I was...
As a sophomore in high school, I heard my name being called over the school-wide intercom. “Roleen Bell, please report to the library.” The...
My son was born last January. If you can remember (#mombrain), it was cold. Like -12 degrees the day he was born kinda cold....
It was another unseasonably warm winter day. I bundled my 2-year-old up and we were off to visit one of our favorite Indianapolis spots: The...
From the time my mom was a little girl, she hoped to have a baby boy. With each pregnancy, she picked out boy names...
To my boys, Dylan (10) & Tyler (7)
My sweet boys, you are both still so little yet growing so fast. I still remember every...
When Pinterest was at its peak, I was not yet a mom. But, I still remember wanting to have an incredibly cute nursery for...
I've always been a crafty person. I love scrapbooking, journaling, painting, and creating but with that said both of my sisters definitely inherited more artistic...
I'm trying to be more organized with heirlooms for the boys. We have two - ages 18 months and 6 months. I want to...
I am not a patient person. I basically asked my husband (then boyfriend) if I could move in with him. (We did.) Not to mention the...
In the wake of the #metoo movement, it seems like a day doesn’t go by without hearing a horrible story of sexual harassment or...
Let’s face it; some people are just obnoxious. They come in many forms: strangers on the street, coworkers, family members and sometimes friends. Their...
First things first. I like Instagram. It keeps me connected to out-of-state relatives and friends, provides me with a digital photo album of my...

















