At the beginning of summer, we moved home. For 15 years, we lived in Indianapolis: met each other, finished our degrees, got married, started...
A few months ago, I was on a business trip where we carpooled to a conference. My colleagues asked me what my favorite song...
When the world feels heavy, and it seems like the weight of it all is on my shoulders, I look back at my pictures. I...

Mama Always Knows Best

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As a mom and an educator, I often mix up my hats, both at home and at school. The line between teacher and mother...
Summer break is finally over, and it is so exciting to see the back-to-school pictures of kids I may have never met but still...
We talk a lot about the mental load of motherhood. The appointments. The grocery lists. The birthday parties. Remembering that it's water day at daycare...
Toddlers have such a zest for life They really do.  They give zero f*cks about what others think, and they are unapologetically themselves.  My youngest daughter is...
deals

How I Score Deals as a Mom

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With the current state of the economy, many people are cutting back on costs and searching for deals. I've always been thrifty, and here...
I wrote a post several months ago about habits I've adopted now that didn't used to be part of my life. It was such...
While following the Lindsay Clancy trial, medications stand out to me. Zoloft, Lamictal, Seroquel, and others like a reel of dark memories. Seeking help...
Earlier this summer, my family and I were able to escape to the beach for a few short days before the summer craziness began....
By midsummer, I hear the same questions from parents. "She'd rather stay home and read than go to the neighborhood pool.""He never asks anyone to...
The kids had been counting down to summer break for weeks. Every morning at breakfast, our 2nd grader would tell me how many days...
“Your position has been eliminated.”  Not words you ever want to hear, or expect to hear, when you’re four months pregnant. Yet this was...

In + Around Indy

Indianapolis Moms Guide to October Family Events

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FALL is here and OCTOBER has arrived. Here is our round up of October family events and fun activities happening in Indianapolis and the...