It's a random Tuesday afternoon. I finished with work early, so I grab my kids from school sooner than usual. Once they are strapped...
Lately, my little guy has been favoring his Daddy. Simply put, in his two-year-old mind, Dad is more fun than Mom. Reading my previous...
Giving Tuesday is widely known as a "global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world."...
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After a long hot September, fall weather is finally here!  As a true autumn lover, my children have also embraced the season of all...
Dear Miss Erin I didn’t know it back then, but you were my number one cheerleader. When it felt like everyone was bringing me down,...
A strange social phenomenon happens when a woman becomes pregnant. It may start when she announces her pregnancy, but it becomes ever more prevalent...

One Shot at a Time

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Sniffle, sneeze, sniffle, sneeze, sniffle... Repeat. The constant sound that at one point I began to tune out. Spring, summer, winter, fall. My sweet...
I was at Kid City at the Greenwood Community Center the other day (side note: absolutely amazing, cheap place to take a kiddo!) and...
My oldest daughter is a perfectionist. I am not. And so the battle rages. She makes lists. Morning to-do lists. Weekend to-do lists. She has a very...
With a bold smirk, my preteen daughter, Reya, enters the room and gets close to my face. "I know the answer to this, "she...

Motherhood is…

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Being a mom is a mind-blowing experience. It’s the most complex, overwhelming, heart-bursting and heart-wrenching thing that has ever happened to me, and I...
When my husband and I were discussing when to try for baby number two again, I promised I wouldn’t put too much pressure on...
The first time I celebrated American Thanksgiving was in November 2019. I had been living in Indiana for less than six months, and the...

In + Around Indy

See Circle City: Creek Stomping Around Indianapolis

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Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I loved playing in my local park's creek. That kind of unstructured play is something I...