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Originally from the New Orleans area, Aimee spent a brief stint in Baton Rouge where she graduated from LSU with a BFA in graphic design and a minor in Art History (because she’s a total sucker for both art and history.) Aimee resides in a renovated 1840s shotgun house in Algiers Point with her husband Jeremy, son Linus and very best dog friend Buster Rhymes. Aimee enjoys traveling, yoga, the occasional Zumba class, cider and collecting vinyl. She began blogging during post-college years with a humorous dating blog. Though, once she realized she would be settling down with her now husband, her blogging shifted focus to DIY projects and traveling. In her spare time away from family and hobbies, Aimee works as a project manager at an advertising agency.
An art director and graphic designer by trade, Ali also specializes in chronic overthinking and badly rapping songs from early 2000s. She is a free range(ish) parent to her toddler, E. Ali has been "leaning in" since birth. Her favorite things are garbage reality television, traveling (on a budget), dining (on a budget) and true crime.
Ashley, originally from Dallas, Texas, moved to New Orleans with her husband, Michael, in 2014. While she was initially skeptical about the city, she fell in love after experiencing her first Mardi Gras. Ashley welcomed her first child in Summer 2017. She first dabbled into blogging while in graduate school as she documented her experiences of exercising every day for a year – she has never met an exercise she doesn’t like but prefers training for half marathons and HIIT classes. Ashley currently works full-time as a hospital administrator. During her free time, you can find her spending time outside with her husband, daughter, and Labrador, attempting a new fitness challenge, or finding a new dessert – it’s all about balance.
Jaime, originally from Florida, has called Louisiana her home for over 20 years. She lives on the Northshore with her husband, Patrick, and son, Dillon, where she also teaches high school English. After recently finishing graduate school, Jaime can say she mastered the art of balancing work/school and family. Though she spends most of her time chasing her toddler son and working on lesson plans, Jaime enjoys cooking Rachael Ray meals, teaching herself how to crochet, reading her latest book store buy, and watching way too much Netflix. Likely to have a coffee in hand and start a sentence with “I was listening to this podcast…” Jaime loves to work on her writing on her personal blog, Whole Latte Nothing.
Jessica is a native New Orleanian, raising her two young daughters in Mid-City with her husband. After Katrina, Jessica ended up in Houston, Texas where she worked as a corporate event/party planner and met her native Houstonian husband. When they found out they were expecting their first child, they made the move back to New Orleans as Jessica had always wanted to come back home. Jessica is the owner and designer of Nolafionnah Custom Children's Boutique where she loves to design and make clothing for the special little ones in your life. On the weekends you can often find her at a festival, walking to local eateries in her neighborhood with her family, or enjoying a cold one at one of the family friendly breweries around town. Wine, Dateline, and Instagram are a few of her favorite things.
Nola Native, Julie Couret works from home, but good luck finding her there. As Chief Executive Coach of her management consulting firm, civic volunteer and engaged mother, she’s always on the go. From her kitchen table seven years ago with a three-month-old in her arms, Julie built her business and her reputation as a leader’s leader. She proudly co-parents raising her two girls, Emma Mae 7 and Helen 4. In line with Julie’s personal motto, Hustle Doesn’t Sleep, she serves as President of the GNO Executive Association, sits on both the Board of Directors for the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and the Advisory Council of the New Orleans Baby Cakes, rides in the Mystic Krewe of Nyx and is the Fair Chair and Room Mom for her children’s school. Learn more about Julie here.
Mary is a caffeine addicted boy mom to Noah, Liam and Luke. When she isn’t zipping through a coffee drive thru headed to carpool and after school activities, she is a stay at home mom. Mary has been married to her high school sweetheart since 2007. She is a founder of Delivering Hope NOLA and the Vanessa Wolff Scholarship Fund at her Alma Mater. Mary is passionate in the local preemie community and has been heavily involved with the March of Dimes since her sons Liam and Luke were born premature. She blogs about her family on her personal blog, Micropreemie Mom.
Originally from the village of Loreauville, Nette along with her wife, Jasmine and their two toddler sons, Thomas and Lane moved to their favorite city after residing in Ruston, LA for 13 years. She is a math teacher by day and a YOUTUBER by night. When not running after the brodudes, you can find her organizing, planning, and jamming to Carrie Underwood. Already busy with teaching and family, she finds time to be involved with the LGBT Community by serving on the Southern Advisory Council for Family Equality Council and a member of the NOLA GAY FAMILIES. Her goal in life is to acquire Carrie Underwood legs while drinking beer and eating festival foods.
Pam is a Happiness Engineer for Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, and is the mom of identical triplet boys Linus, Oliver and Miles. She started blogging ten years ago while training for a marathon, and over the years has written about weight loss, wedding planning, pregnancy and raising triplets. If she’s not photographing her boys, it’s only because they’re asleep and she’s enjoying the peace and quiet, most likely with a glass of wine. Pam was born in New Orleans but raised in Baton Rouge. She and her husband George married in 2005, and are residents of Algiers Point.
A native New Orleanian, Sarah distinctly remembers the moment she learned that Mardi Gras wasn’t celebrated in any other city in the country and quickly decided she could never live anywhere else. A full-time working mother of two little magnolias, Sarah earned her B.A. in print journalism from the Manship School at LSU while working for the student newspaper, The Daily Reveille. Sarah moved home and married her college sweetheart Zach and the two started their next chapter as native New Orleanians Uptown. Nine years later, the two still live Uptown but with a bit more chaos in the way of two strong-willed, energetic daughters and a lab/pit mix.
Simone was raised in New Orleans, but has lived all over the US. She graduated from Newcomb College in 2003 and DePaul University College of Law in 2006. After law school, she moved to Atlanta before returning home to New Orleans. In 2009, her daughter Madison arrived and has since expanded her family by adopting a few rescue animals. She is admitted to practice law in Georgia and Louisiana. Simone is a member of the Board of Directors for the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, and also serves on the Louisiana State Bar Association’s House of Delegates. Simone enjoys planning fun adventures with her daughter, trying new restaurants and traveling along the Florida gulf coast. She is new to blogging and plans on writing about a variety of topics, including raising a biracial daughter in the deep south.
Tara grew up all over south Louisiana and currently lives in Metairie with her husband Josh, and their two boys, Dax and Dane. She will soon be giving up her crown as queen of the house to their new daughter, Delta. Tara is a buyer for a local food-service distribution company. She loves trying new foods, travel, long naps and she and her family love all things New Orleans, but especially Mardi Gras.
