- Please help me celebrate our January Mom of the Month, Lindsay!✨
Lindsay and her daughter bring so much joy to our community—from classes to family events and Mom Nights Out. We’re so grateful to have them with us!💕
- Tell us about your family!
- My partner, Dan, and I have one sweet little girl, Hadley! She is 6 months old, and absolutely the light of our life. She is the only grandchild on one side, and one of two grandchildren on the other, so she is absolutely adored and smothered with love by her entire extended family (I would say spoiled, but I don’t believe you can spoil a baby!).
- Current/previous career?
- I am currently in transition! I’ve spent the last decade as a management consultant, specializing in supporting large-scale marketing transformations, but decided it is time for a change. In the new year, I will be starting my job search in earnest, so if there are any other moms on the hunt who want to exchange resumes, let me know!
- What does motherhood mean to you?
- Motherhood to me is so many things, but foremost is joy. Hadley brings me constant joy by doing absolutely nothing. Just seeing her existing, smiling, and enjoying the world brings me so much joy. Even a huge blowout can bring me joy because I get a big smile showing me how much better she feels afterwards.
- Favorite local spot?
- Broken Tart! I love their baked goods and it’s about a mile from my house. One of my first post-partum fitness goals (pregnancy did a number on me) was to get to the point where I could walk there with Hadley to get a treat.
- How did you find Fit4Mom?
- My husband actually found it! I’d mentioned that I wanted to find a community of moms, and he saw Sip and Stroll advertised in the Oak Park/River Forest magazine.
- What's the best part of Fit4Mom?
- Definitely the community! Having the regular outlet to leave the house and connect with other moms has been so good for me in the first months of motherhood.
- Favorite class/exercise?
- I love the stroller classes. Not only is it convenient to have a workout class where I can bring Hadley, but it’s so fun to meet and see all the other kiddos! I get to see and hear about what I have to look forward to as she grows up!
- Proudest moment?
- I love seeing Hadley confidently and happily connect with people. She is such a social baby, and I am so proud of how much she loves people and how much joy she brings to others.
- What is something that would surprise us?
- We have no pets, but my husband and I spend a lot of time cultivating our backyard into a habitat for wildlife. My specialty has been researching what we need to plant or do to attract and support specific creatures.
- FIT4MOM Oak Park River Forest offers fitness classes for women in all stages of motherhood, including prenatal, stroller & moms only classes. Your first class is free! Click here to try a class.