Hi Austin Moms! My name is Lindsey and I have been married to my husband Ken for 8 years and have been and momma to one special little man named Arlo for 14 months. I work from home as a meeting and event planner and live on the beautiful north shore of Lake Travis in Lago Vista.

I grew up in Baytown, TX as the overachieving child of an elementary school teacher and oil & gas worker. After a lifelong love affair with Austin and the University of Texas, I shocked my family when I decided to attend Texas A&M University instead. I majored in political science and moved to Austin as soon as I graduated. I like to think I got the best of both worlds!

I met my husband right here in Austin. We had what I like to refer to as a marathon first date of Austin hangouts: Margaritas at Chuy’s on Barton Springs, a Master Pancake Show at the Alamo Drafthouse, brews at The Bitter End (pre-closure), Coffee at Halcyon, and midnight breakfast at Kerbey Lane before calling it a night. We’d known each other 364 days when we said “I do”at a small church on Lake Travis. So yeah, Austin gives me all the feels.

10 months after marrying, we picked up and moved to Colorado. We spent 6 years hiking, off-roading, sampling craft beer and generally enjoying all that Colorado has to offer. We also spent those years battling infertility. After several years of treatment, we conceived our son thanks to perseverance, hope, and the miracle of IVF with egg donation. We quickly felt the pull to move back to our roots once we were expecting and returned to the land of queso and barbecue in the fall of 2013.  Our son made his grand entrance in February of 2014 as a native Texan!

I am an infertility survivor, babywearer, event geek, veteran list maker, and crafter. When I’m not on a conference call, making another to-do list, or chasing a rambunctious toddler I love blogging, reading, drinking craft beer, crocheting, binge watching Netflix, and cheering on the Fightin’ Texas Aggies (WHOOP!).

I’m striving to figure out this motherhood thing with grace for myself and others. I’ve quickly learned to remove “always” “never” and “should” from my vocabulary when it comes to parenting. It’s funny how these tiny people can really teach you humility! When we brought our son home from the hospital, I discovered that all my reading and preparation for being a parent didn’t count for much.  I’ve basically done a little cherry picking from different parenting styles to find what works for our little family. I believe there is room for all types of parenting at the momma table. My philosophy? Do what works for you and keeps you and your family happy, healthy and safe.

You can follow along with my approach to meeting motherhood in the middle at www.moderatemomma.com.