The flowers are blooming and the sun is out! It’s time to get outside and enjoy the outdoors in Indiana! After the winter we...
This is a little bit about hiking, but mostly about how hiking has unexpectedly become a tool to help me win against my anxiety. My...
Remember that song, based on a graduation speech, that started with: “If I could give you one tip for the future, it would be...

The Child Who Got Shot

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This morning, a student and an adult were shot at Noblesville West Middle School. I don’t know many more details as I write this....
Let’s get real for a second: life is hard.  No matter who you are, it’s just really hard sometimes.  Then, add parenthood on top...
Body Positivity. Body Confidence. Body Acceptance. Self-Love. Self-Care. Our conversations and our feeds are inundated daily with buzzwords and catch-phrases like these. Each one serves up a message of...
My oldest daughter is a perfectionist. I am not. And so the battle rages. She makes lists. Morning to-do lists. Weekend to-do lists. She has a very...
I write this with mixed emotions as my year of pumping sweet liquid gold is coming to a close. I am sitting here in...
Just when I was beginning to get my life sorted out, I went and messed it up again… I got a puppy. To go...
An Open Letter to a ONE-OF-A-KIND Teacher, (Mrs. Morris & Mrs. Griswold, this one’s for you!) Bless your soul, beautiful teacher! Do you know how special...
When I first started reading about the importance of self care among mothers, I was thrilled. Women spending more time focusing on themselves and...
The beginning of my journey into motherhood was filled with diaper changes, pumping schedules, late-night feedings, tummy time, Googling things at 3 AM wake-ups,...
  “Two’s tough.” It’s what my sister tells my nephew when his younger sister is throwing a tantrum that his 4-year-old brain doesn’t understand (we...
I wake for what feels like the hundredth time of the night to the tiny cough of my toddler, echoing from the monitor on...

In + Around Indy

Thank You, Indiana Pacers

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If you're like me, you're still numb from the Sunday night game on June 22nd. Still in shock over our Pacers. Still thinking you...