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Less Stuff, More Life: My Goal for 2025
My only goal for 2025? Buy and own less stuff.
Listen, I come from a long line of distinguished shoppers. Both of my grandmothers loved...
The Thanksgiving Leftovers Pie Tradition
For many, the day after Thanksgiving means pivoting into full-fledged Christmas mode. It means Christmas tree farms, peppermint everything, shopping in a frenzy, and...
Soup Sunday
The “‘ber” months are back, which means the cozy season's return! There will soon be a chill in the air, pumpkin spice everything, trips...
How to Survive Four Summer Days Without Air Conditioning
We found ourselves without air conditioning on a 94-degree day, with a heat index of about 100 degrees, thanks to corn sweat. Did you...
Four Small Changes that Significantly Cut My Grocery Costs
As someone who follows a close grocery budget, I know that the rising cost of groceries has been challenging to adjust to while still...
Life Hack: There Are No Easy Solutions
Life is full of the newest and greatest “hacks” being presented to us in advertising, social media, and even our Indianapolis Moms website. Who...
Letter to My Mom: I See You Now
I'm an 11-year-old girl lying comfortably in my bed. My parents have long tucked me in, and I am starting to drift off to...
I May Clean My Baseboards But Trust Me I’m Not Looking...
Comparison is the biggest thief of joy. Fortunately and unfortunately, social media is typically the highlight reel into other people's lives. If you scroll...
Our Home Buying Drama
I’ll be blunt. I’m still pretty bitter about our latest home purchase. I’ll preface this by saying that this was the first time we...
Sunday Prep for a Stress-Free Week: 5 Tips to Maximize Time
In my younger years, before getting married and having a kid, Sunday was known as Sunday Funday. A day of relaxing by the pool,...
My Decluttering Era: The 1,000 Item Challenge
It's official, I'm in my decluttering era. After a particularly stressful morning where the clutter got to me, I followed every decluttering account and...
10 Simple Things That Make My Life Better
About a year ago, I - the old millennial in a fully committed relationship with Instagram - begrudgingly joined TikTok. To say the algorithm...
Podcasts for Kids That Parents Won’t Hate
I spend the majority of my life right now shuffling people and things to and fro: kids to practices, groceries home, doctor's appointments, you...
Our New Old House
I've never lived in an established neighborhood before. The neighborhoods of my youth all began with dirt clods and lumber frames and families filling...