There's a Facebook video of my daughter Jody that went viral in our friend circle. She was three years old and on a ride at the local fair. It was one of those slow-moving boat rides where kids had...
Remember last April when planning for summer was exciting? Now, it is July, and you are ready to refinance your mortgage or figure out a suitable blood sacrifice just to get your kids out of your living room.
I’ll be...
My son just finished fourth grade, and aside from me shaking my head, still wondering where the time has gone (everyone always said it would all go by fast, and I knew they were right, but still…), I have...
I'm still adjusting to the fact that I have a teenage daughter. There are days that I don't even realize how old she really is. At times, she still acts like the little girl I've always known. The cuddly...
My youngest sister got married last month. During the anniversary dance—when all the married couples are called to the dance floor, and the longer you've been married, the longer you get to stay—it hit me that my parents and...
Hold on a second while I grab my soapbox.Ahem.Ladies! How? How is it possible that we live in a world with artificial intelligence, Amazon Prime, and astrophysical studies of the space-time continuum, yet no one has figured out the...
As summer approaches, Butler Community Arts School (BCAS), located on the campus of Butler University, is excited to share its lineup of immersive arts camp experiences for 2024. At the heart of BCAS's mission is the commitment to providing...
My family and I moved to the Indy area in the summer of 2022, somewhat on a whim. We had lived in Alabama close to our families for our entire lives. I had well-established friendships that spanned many years...
Teacher Appreciation Week starts on May 6th and Teacher Appreciation Day is May 7th. Show the teachers in your life some love with these gift ideas! This list includes local and DIY options.
Magnets
Get your child’s teacher something cute and...
As you enter late teen/early adulthood, you begin to fantasize and plan for what your future will look like. You dig into that invisible backpack we all carry, filled with real-life experiences, culture, generational trauma, biases, motives, etc., to...
My seven-year-old daughter has been body-shamed since kindergarten. She's in second grade now, and nothing has changed; in fact, it's gotten worse.
I don't know how I'm supposed to start this because I feel terrible even having to admit this...
“Vivian’s dad likes purple.” My five-year-old daughter tells me, “That’s the same color that you liked when you were little!”
I smile. We pulled away from the school pick-up line. My daughter is five. Out of all the things V...
My son's birthday always makes me reflect. It could be because his birthday is at the beginning of the new year, and I'm already in a reflective mood in thinking of the previous year and what I want to...
This year, I decided that I was going to create (and enforce) boundaries within my life circles. I am a people pleaser at my core. A solid Enneagram 2, I base my interactions on how others feel and how...
In + Around Indy
Eleven Places to Ice Skate in and Around Indianapolis
The winter holiday season came crashing onto our calendars so fast this year! Let's celebrate and go ice skating with our family and friends....
