Indianapolis Moms

Every time I look at the random assortment of toys in my shower, I can’t help but smile. As my kids are getting older (I can’t seem to slow time down, no matter how hard I try), the little reminders that childhood still exists in our home are so sweet. We are deep in the […]

Children carry a quiet innocence—soft, unfiltered, untouched by the world. As parents, we orbit around that innocence, shielding it, shaping it, filling their days with love and routine. We know they’ll grow up. We know the world eventually gets its turn. But we forget how small those first shifts can be. For me, it was […]

My husband planned a work trip the week before winter break. While I understood the purpose of the trip, the second he told me about it, I felt like he was taking some weight off of his shoulders and not-so-gently placing it on mine. The last week of school before winter break means prepping for […]

I recently went to visit my 93-year-old grandmother for a morning catch-up. Few places take me back to childhood like her home. The summers spent with my grandfather in his garden, the hours logged at the table playing Euchre, waking up there Christmas morning with a wood-burning fire, Christmas music on the stereo, and presents […]

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I need a pick-me-up to get through the cold months in Indianapolis. Hot chocolate bombs, or hot cocoa bombs, are the perfect way to provide a yummy treat to cheer you up! If you’ve never had a hot chocolate bomb before, they are a chocolate sphere filled with […]

It’s winter and the beginning of the holiday season. More than likely you are and will be spending the next few weeks cleaning out closets, toy boxes, rooms and all of the above to make room for a fresh start for the new year. And now you are looking for places to donate your toys, […]

The sun has not yet risen in Chicago, but I wake up at the first sounds of life on the wooden floor above my head. I’m 12 years old. I’m sleeping on the overstuffed couch in Lolo and Lola’s (Filipino word for grandparents) living room, perfectly positioned to wake up first of all my siblings. […]

Every year, when the holidays roll around, I feel that familiar tug in my chest, telling me it is time to slow down and lean into the traditions that last. As my daughters grow, I find myself wanting to give them more moments and fewer things. Memories do not clutter the house. They do not […]

Recently, in a moment of frustration, I was crowdsourcing a question, half-joking, half-pleading: With all the love in my heart, my children have not yet reached an age where they don’t need scaffolding at all times. Almost 13 years in… I’m moving from skepticism to disbelief. You all say it’s coming. When? A thoughtful and […]

If there’s one thing motherhood has taught me, it’s that nothing tests your sanity quite like opening the fridge at 5:30 p.m. and realizing you’re one more “I’m hungry” away from chaos. Add in rising grocery prices, empty shelves at the grocery store, and kids who are somehow starving and offended by every food you […]

Growing up, the only “experience” I had with Hanukkah was listening to Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah song. I also knew Ross and Monica on Friends were half-Jewish. That’s about it. Then I met a really sweet Jewish guy in college, converted, then married him. And now, parents to two kids, we celebrate Hanukkah every year, making […]

The winter holiday season came crashing onto our calendars so fast this year! Let’s celebrate and go ice skating with our family and friends. Don’t worry, your gift wrapping can wait. And even better – you can reward yourself with hot chocolate bombs afterwards to warm up those freezing hands. Check out our round up […]