Goodbye to Spirit Weeks

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Goodbye to SPIRIT WEEK! I said what I said.  Don’t get me wrong, I personally love a spirit day when I am the participant. When I...
Year after year, June comes, and suddenly corporations are invested in Pride Month, thus presenting themselves as an Ally. There are rainbows in stores,...
Thank you for already knowing that we followed our son's original surgeons post-op orders to a tee, and then some. Thank you for knowing...
Can we talk about parental regret?  WHAT IS IT? While unpopular to express regret, it is not an unpopular sentiment. Research consistently debunks the myth that...
As an elementary resource teacher, I reference the term “growth mindset” daily. Encouraging my students to embrace challenges and persevere through difficulties is a...
As mom’s we all want to know the magic spell to ensure our babes are good sleepers.  During pregnancy, I continued to think about...
On a night when I wanted nothing more than mindless watching, I chose very poorly. With a peach margarita in one hand and an...
This month we honor the precious lives lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, and SIDS. October 15th is National Pregnancy Loss and Infant Remembrance Day. The...
Giving Tuesday is widely known as a "global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world."...

I Got a Job!

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Something big happened this month—I got a job! After staying home full-time for almost seven years, our family is trying something new, and I...
I am a mother living with bipolar disorder and anxiety. Part of me can’t believe I just said that out loud, because in today’s...

Letting Go of Breastfeeding

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It has been seven years since I started breastfeeding my daughter and yet I still remember so many details. It is one of those...

The Junk Drawer

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There is a junk drawer in my kitchen where things go to hide. It is the catch-all from various aspects of our life: stubs...
I was at Kid City at the Greenwood Community Center the other day (side note: absolutely amazing, cheap place to take a kiddo!) and...

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Wine Tasting Around Indianapolis

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I’m not going to lie – I enjoy a nice glass of wine. Sometimes two. I like to call myself a wine tasting enthusiast,...