Good parents show up for their children on a daily basis. They meet and exceed their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs and offer unconditional...
Dealing with missing their Dad and siblings
My daughter is five and we are a divorced family with a new wonderful man in our lives....
I can’t believe it is September already. If you are like me, each year, I look back and think about where I was on...
I let out a sigh of relief when we arrived at our local library story time, only a minute late. It wasn’t our usual...
“How you doing?”
“Ugh. Busy, but ok!”
Six months ago, this was how nearly every conversation would begin for me. As a teacher, wife, and mom...
Mom. Mommy. MOM. Mama. MOMMMMMYYYYY. Did I get your attention? Hi, I’m Ashley. Mama to two adorable little boys, Boone and Beau. As a...
After twenty minutes of begging my four-year-old to brush her teeth, I was over it.
Since we were already late, I figured I'd go ahead...
My January of 2015 started out with a bang. Three months into my new job as an Investment Reporting Manager, I was called into...
When I drop my daughter off at preschool, she doesn't say goodbye anymore. And I'm struggling with how to feel about it.
Morning daycare and...
When I had my first baby, I knew nothing. I did all the typical first-time mom things to prepare: read blogs and books, utilized...
Going back to work after having a baby can be IS tough. I remember taking my sweet boy to daycare at 10 weeks old. It felt...
Well, the inevitable finally happened. I’m not talking about her first crush or even her first boyfriend. (I think that happened in 2nd grade!)...
I, like the majority of the world, had no idea about the lives of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and the other "colored...
Let me tell you about Randy. If you met him when I did, you would see a seventh-grader with a strong sense of self....
In + Around Indy
Day Dates Around Indianapolis
It's almost July – have you scheduled a date with your significant other yet this year? One of my favorite things to do with...
