Feb. 3, 2017 is Wear Red for Women Day! Did you know that because of this awareness-raising initiative, nearly 300 fewer women die of heart disease and stroke each day?!
Preeclampsia: It’s not a word you want to hear during...
About fifteen years ago, my grandpa wrote an e-mail to me, my siblings, and my cousins. He had recently learned how to scan pictures, and had sent us newspaper clippings of my Japanese grandma after she first arrived from...
Today is hard. Nothing in-particular has gone drastically wrong; sometimes it's just hard.
My 3 1/2 year old is acting his age and throwing milestone-appropriate tantrums and fits. His demands are rapid-fire and they are many. He feels everything VERY...
What do you picture when you hear the word, "mom?" Perhaps you picture yourself or the mom you wished you resembled a bit more. Well, today I'm happy to share exactly what a mom looks like.
A mom is black,...
I don't know about you but even though February is the shortest month of the year, it always feels like the LONGEST! So let's break up the month with some fun!
Indianapolis Moms Blog presents Sip and Spin at CYCLEBAR...
When I told my husband I was giving up Target for the month of January, I don't think he believed me. I'm not sure I believed myself. But then I posted about my mission on Facebook, and 85 reactions...
We moms are all about the to-do list. Homework, birthday presents, laundry, dishes, shopping, parties to plan, doctors to call, activities to do. I thought I might make a list of 27 things you DON'T have to do. Please...
My entire body hurts tonight. Aches deep down to the bones. I am tired. I am sore. Even my skin hurts. I have just reminded my five-year-old daughter again to please not jump on mommy. Please don’t climb on...
You might have heard about this popular little kitchen “gadget”. It was the top selling product on Amazon’s Prime day this summer, there are more than 100 groups dedicated to it on Facebook, countless Pinterest boards dedicated to recipes...
I have completely lost my mind. I do have a good excuse though, I swear. As of the start of 2017, I will have six children attending six different schools. My children’s education in the past few months has...
Cold weather and comfort food just go together for me. That said, I spend the bulk of the Winter months eating food that sticks to my bones. One recipe, I tend to make over and and over, are short...
I, like the majority of the world, had no idea about the lives of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and the other "colored computers" of NASA. It is one of many American stories of diversity that have been...
A few months ago I walked into Meijer with my youngest, MJ. She was comfortably nursing in my ring sling and I was focused on my shopping. As I walked toward the carts an older black woman stopped me...
I am an extraordinarily lucky woman in that my husband is one of my absolute best friends. But there are times in every woman’s life when she must decompress to another set of double x chromosomes. My husband is...
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Wine Tasting Around Indianapolis
I’m not going to lie – I enjoy a nice glass of wine often. Sometimes two. I like to call myself a wine tasting...
