Indianapolis Moms

I am getting ready to have my citizenship interview, and I’m both excited and terrified. I have been waiting a long time, and I can’t believe it's finally coming to an end.  I’ve enjoyed learning US history while studying for the civics test. A lot of the things I thought I knew now make more [...]

Every morning begins with a color-coded calendar and a schedule that blends sports practices, client meetings, IEP appointments, travel, and the demands of being a COO. With five kids, a foreign exchange student, and a husband devoted to coaching, my life looks less like “balance” and more like constant motion.  That’s because work-life balance, as […]

Usually, I like to consider myself a “sparkly” human. Sparkly to the point where if I could make the choice to fart pink glitter, I would (maybe someday). Right now, however, through the dumpster fire, inside a tornado, inside a hurricane that was my 2025, my sparkle is pretty dim and, to be honest, some […]

Somewhere along the way, I have come to internalize that if my kids are sad, upset, or disappointed, it is somehow my fault.  Hurt feelings?  My fault.  An outcome I had no control over?  Definitely my fault.  Minor inconveniences that spur tears? Que the mom guilt. Now that my kids are 8 and 6, I’m […]

As a chronic people pleaser, “just accept the help” in the postpartum period feels like asking me if I’d like to clear spider webs from my garage. Yes, I am physically capable of that, but I’d much rather just park outside from now on, thank you very much. I have surprised myself recently by actually [...]

We get it – it’s COLD outside. Summer seems so long ago. Sometimes it gets so cold in Indianapolis that the thought of playing outside with my kids, even for a few minutes, is making me shiver. So let’s play inside! We have put together a full guide to local indoor play areas in and […]

Disclosure: This guide is sponsored by the Children’s Dental Center. Here we go again – another winter season. You may find yourself staying mostly indoors. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t have some family fun! Our annual Winter Bucket List will keep you and your family entertained. There is still so much to do whether […]

In this new year, I wish you small wonders and simple bright spots that buoy your spirit. I wish you the ability to truly feel these minor moments of magic and the abundance to wish them for others as well. I wish you kindness and peace and stomachs full of cheese. I wish you the [...]

I pull into the parking lot of the coffee shop. It’s a familiar view. It’s a local coffee shop and one of my favorites. Today, I have my younger two kids with me. My toddler (3) and my baby. It’s a cold day. We’ve been bustling around all day, and I’m looking forward to sitting […]

Motherhood has been, and will forever be, the greatest blessing and the greatest challenge I have endured in my life. After becoming a mom, I realized quickly how difficult I felt it was to manage the unexpectedness of every day, and the anxiety and irritability I felt when things did not go according to plan. […]

If I look back on the last five years, the only word I can describe them is "full." Full of joy, chaos, growth, exhaustion, and constant motion. In that time, I had four pregnancies and three babies, lived through a global pandemic, started a new job, left that job, and started again at a different [...]

At the start of 2025, I decided to be more intentional about reading. I set a goal of finishing 50 books by the end of the year. Well… things escalated.  By the time December 30 rolled around, I had finished reading 85 books. I even surprised myself with how much I fit in the year.  […]