I carried you when you were a little bean: Tiny, a secret. I couldn't feel the weight yet, but the tiny decisions I made...
Screw the ‘midlife’ crisis – I’m pretty damn sure that I entered the just-turned-30-who-even-am-I-anymore-crisis somewhere around the first of the year. Admittedly, I’ve suffered...
I sat in the Great Clips chair with a cape loosely covering my sweatshirt, my 16-month-old son on my lap, screaming. He wanted nothing...
When I first started reading about the importance of self care among mothers, I was thrilled. Women spending more time focusing on themselves and...
Once upon a time, I tried to create my own compost bin. I was tired of seeing all of the fruits and vegetables that...
As a parent, I have always been lead to believe that you are supposed to trust those whose sole responsibility is to take care...
Dearest Daughter,
Hi, it’s me. Your mom. I’ve been wanting to write this down for some time now but couldn’t quite find the words...until now....
Watching my sweet 7-year-old boy being wheeled away to the hospital’s surgery room was something I knew for weeks that I would need to...
I was sitting there 26 weeks pregnant, still in shock, as I left the dietitian's office and the words kept ringing in my head...
Listen, the irony of this post is not lost on me.
It seems like only yesterday I was overly enthusiastically singing along to "Teardrops on...
People are more important than things.
I can't remember where I first heard this phrase. A quick Google search tells me it comes from Randy...
Being pregnant is all about the wait and the anticipation for what is to come. Here I am, pregnant with our third and final...
Two households, both alike in dignity. Two households, with two different sets of rules and expectations. Two households, both trying to do what's best...
There is no shortage of parenting advice. From well-meaning grandparents to influencers to therapists to pediatricians, you can fill volumes with accounts of “good”...
In + Around Indy
Guide to 500 Festival Family Events and Activities
Join the 500 Festival for a month filled with community, connection, and celebration. There’s nothing quite like the month of May in Indianapolis, and...
