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Amanda, a native New Orleanian, spent 8 years in Baton Rouge pursuing her undergraduate and graduate education. She married her college sweetheart and his career brought them home to New Orleans. Soon thereafter, they discovered they were expecting their first child and before he turned one, they learned another surprise blessing was on the way. Amanda worked full time as an attorney but scaled her practice back when they relocated to the Northshore. They recently welcomed their 3rd child and son. They love the laid back pace of the Northshore. When Amanda is not working you can find her at Franco’s or chasing after her three boys. When she gets a moment to herself she enjoys nights out with girlfriends, a good book, and cooking. All of which are enhanced with a glass of wine in hand.
Angelina was born and raised in New Orleans and returned home after graduating from LSU (once she realized she was broke and in need of a real job). She furthered her education with a MBA, paid down debt and planted roots here with her husband of 11 years, Josh. They have two boys, Jude and Elijah. Angelina is a work from home mom and co-owns Papillon Social Media with fellow contributor Myndee. She's a foodie, wino and snowball addict who enjoys yoga, barre and fueling her makeup addiction with trips to Sephora. Weekdays are mostly organized chaos, balancing work, extracurricular and cleaning toy cars out of her purse. Weekends are filled with happy hour play dates, family bike rides, trips to the farmer’s market, and attempts to make it through Sunday mass with kids.
Danielle is married to Ryan and together they have three beautiful babies. They're raising Lexi, Abram, and Sutton on the bayou in Crown Point. She is a self-proclaimed hot mess, Jesus-loving, homeschooling, Netflix binging, crafting and party planning stay at home mom who helps run the family business. Most nights once the kids are asleep you will find her staying up way too late to enjoy the quiet that happens after three kids.
Jamie is a stay at home mom to her three vivacious boys, AJ, Christian and Braden. After over 11 years of marriage and overcoming several adversities as a couple, including the devastation of hurricane Katrina and the tragedies at Columbine High School, the duo have learned the importance of living life to the fullest. Jamie’s love for New Orleans grew as she watched the city recover from Katrina. After nearly two years spent living in New York City, she couldn’t be happier about their decision to raise their children immersed in the rich New Orleans culture. Jamie earned a BA in English/writing at the University of Colorado and is enjoying planning events that bring moms together.
Karen is a former NICU nurse turned work-from-home mom. Karen found “blogging” when she was transplanted to New Orleans for her husband’s fellowship. In an effort to find community and connection she reached out to the women of the New Orleans Moms Blog. Her role has morphed several times from contributor to Events & Sales Coordinator and now Sales Manager. She recently moved back to South Florida but strives to carry the spirit, spunk and fun of New Orleans with her. Currently her days are spent running from the grocery store to pre-school pick up while simultaneously fielding sales calls and scheduling sponsored posts and social media. Her favorite past times include drinking wine, “trying” to love working out, and explaining the difference between mommy blogging and FULL FLEDGED PARENTING WEBSITES.
Lindsay is a native New Orleanian, displaced only by her years at Mississippi State, where she earned a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries and a minor in English. She came home shortly after Katrina, to work as a zookeeper and be a part of the rebuilding of her beloved city. She dragged her husband Drake, a Tennessee native, along with her. Their son Bennett joined the family in 2010, and in 2014 they welcomed identical twin girls, Genevieve and Kellen Clair. She now works full time as an Environmental Scientist and part-time as NOMB’s resident Jill of All Trades. Powered by espresso, cake, and craft beer, her happy place is on a beach or in the woods. Need to identify a plant, tree, or animal? Lindsay’s a wealth of random knowledge. She loves to cook, pretend she’s a runner, photograph her kids, and be crafty.
Marie is the owner of Little Hometown, a company specializing in locally themed baby swaddles and apparel. Prior to opening her business, Marie was a professional event planner turned stay-at-home mom. She spent nearly a decade living in New York City, where she met her husband of three years, Jeff (a New England native). Early in their relationship, Marie told Jeff that New Orleans is the only place where she would want to raise her children. As soon as she got pregnant, they started shopping for houses. They moved back in December of 2012, welcomed Benjamin in March 2013 and Margot in October 2015. Marie now spends her days entertaining her kids with silly songs, desperately attempting to stay organized, and learning to balance her new life as a work-at-home mom.
Myndee is a 35ish year old New Orleans area native, who has been married to her husband, Luis, for over 12 years. She’s a mom to three kids, all born within three years. After working outside the home for several years, she transitioned to the crazy, exciting world of work-at-home momming. When she’s not doing her absolute best to be a mediocre mom, she’s assisting with social media for New Orleans Moms Blog and running her company, Papillon Social Media. In her free time, Myndee loves to read chick lit and self-help books, try out new exercise classes (except spin, thank you very much), and stay up way too late binge watching Netflix. As an introverted extrovert, she loves being part of the generation where most of her friends live in her computer.
Nicole, is a New Orleans native, and stay at home mom to her three children Avery, Emma and Cooper. She met her husband while working in a coffee shop at LSU and moved home to New Orleans were they have been married for 13 years. She made the decision to leave her office job and become a stay home mom after the birth of her first baby and hasn’t looked back. She spends her summers traveling as much as possible with her family. Her days are spent running her kids to and from school, volunteering for her daughter’s girl scout troop and school. When she has a break she spends it traveling to see her family in Alabama, attending a class at her favorite local exercise studios or having a glass of wine with friends.
Originally from Ballston Lake, New York, Tara now lives in New Orleans with with her husband and four children. She received her B.S. in Business Management and M.S. in Education, and currently works as a full-time Financial Analyst. Tara enjoys everything from crafting & creating, to reading, strategy & organization, to party planning, coffee and Oreo’s. During Mardi Gras (her favorite time of year), you will find her people-watching, figuring out whose turn it is to ride on Papi’s shoulders and dodging beads to-the-head.
