March is National Nutrition Month! As a mama to a toddler that has extremely picky preferences, nutrition is always at the forefront of my mind when it comes to meals. I’m constantly thinking of ways to sneak more vegetables into...
I tend to live in a place of gratitude, I always have, and I always will. That is not to say that I do not become overwhelmed and begin to question everything. Go back with me to 2020 when...
I don’t know what it is with her voice -the tone or the melodic phrasing- but listening to Tamara Levitt tell me to find a comfortable position and relax every part of my body is butter to my daily...
Tears stained her chubby, rose-colored cheeks and she gasped for air, as she struggled to catch her breath. I grabbed my eleven-year-old daughter and held her as tightly as I could. It took all my inner strength to hold...
After years of working in the education system, one thing I know is that our school does right every year in the spring by having the program: Good Touch vs. Bad Touch. What this means is an officer from...
“Babysitter Anxiety”: It totally sounds like the title of a bad (but good) Lifetime movie, right? And yes, by the way, I have probably watched too many of those flicks over the years, which perhaps doesn’t help alleviate the...
I am thankful to have a lot of love in my life.
I love my husband and the life we’ve built. I love my children, and though I don’t always admit it, I love the chaos of our life. I...
I'm relatively certain that these days, most of us do most things online. Clothes shopping, Christmas shopping, etc. I don't even remember the last time I actually went to the grocery store besides a few quick trips for a...
It has been almost a year since that terrifying day. The day my daughter almost drowned. You never wake up in the morning thinking that something like that could happen to you, but that's how most things go, right?
It...
When my oldest daughter was little, she was afraid of everything! She was afraid of the dark. She was afraid to let me wash her hair. At the mall, she was so afraid of the escalator that she had...
Playing youth sports is a staple of a midwestern childhood, and Brandon Oblazney knows how positive the benefits can be for a young athlete. He also knows the importance of clean personal care products. So he took his childhood...
Being a parent to children with disabilities comes with its challenges. There are various therapies, medical appointments, insurance battles, and endless piles of paperwork. These things are expected and have become a routine part of everyday life. What is...
In my early 20’s my only motivation to move my body was my desire to eat whatever delicious food I happened to be craving without gaining a dress size…so, off to the gym I went! I always went through...
Most people, including me, forget what it is like to just slow down. The fact is there are always going to be things to do, tasks to conquer, appointments to juggle and an inbox that rarely stays empty because,...
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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...
