The holidays are a time to enjoy with family, show appreciation for those you love and maybe sip a holiday eggnog or seven and gift a toy or twelve. There is no holiday I enjoy more than Christmas. Call...
Personally, I do not feel like I can choose words to describe the last few years. Any narrative I can think of doesn’t come close to conveying the way we have felt since March of 2020. If I am...
Tonight, I lost my cool.
I cracked, and I yelled. I let what should have been a routine task grow into a giant dark cloud of anger. I let it cast a shadow over the perfectly great day we had,...
This past weekend, my mom tested positive for Covid-19. The following day my stepdad also tested positive. None of this would have been surprising to us except for the fact that they are both fully vaccinated.
For those of you...
A fellow blogger recently posted a meme: "Whatever you're most scared to write about...write that."
I saw that and thought, wow, how appropriate: It reinforced I should proceed with what I had been thinking about writing about for such a...
Your kid’s bedroom is his or her very own place to play and dream. At least it’s supposed to be. It can also be the perfect breeding ground for allergens, dust mites, pet dander, and even mold that can...
“Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners.” One of the greatest press conference statements that an athlete, namely Conor McGregor who is one genuine article, could deliver. I believe in eccentric people like Conor; they are so darn...
"Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else." -- Mister Rogers
Ahhh, the toddler years. I always wonder what these old ladies mean when they give me the 'enjoy every single...
Before she headed off to Vegas by herself for a few days, a close friend told me, “You can’t put a price tag on peace of mind.” And oh man, was she so right. She had been taking mini...
3 kids. 6 years.
I have ridden the waves of hormones, rubbed cocoa butter on the landscape of my stretch marks and counted every Weight Watchers point in attempt to lose the baby weight. The one thing I could not...
Hey girl (insert Ryan Gosling meme), stop dieting, and live your life. Stop the calorie counting, delete those fitness apps off your phone, cancel your diet program subscriptions, and live your life. Diet Culture tells us being fat is...
One of THE worst parts of being a parent is having a sick child.
Oh, except having a sick child while you are also sick; that’s probably the worst.
I’d rather endure physical fitness torture, like 20 minutes of burpees or...
We have all heard the phrase, “New Year, New You,” right? Well, who are we going to become in 2021? What goals are we going to set for ourselves? Where have we been, where are we now and where...
The other morning as I reached into the refrigerator to grab my son’s lunchbox, I heard him swoop in behind me (how could I not with his cool, clunky Spiderman shoes) and ask in such a cute, inquisitive tone,...
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Indianapolis Fall Family Bucket List
Ask just about anyone in the Midwest what the best season is here and the question will often be met with an enthusiastic "Fall!"...
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