We are so excited to introduce you to our newest contributors this week! Up next, three mamas who have a combined 8 kiddos between them! Meet Jenny, Amanda and Kristen!
Keep checking back this week to meet the rest of our newest team members – we’re thrilled to have them on board!
Jenny
Jenny is a native of Moore, Oklahoma, where she currently lives. After graduating from OSU and getting married to her husband BJ in 2003, she lived in frigid Minneapolis for four years while earning her doctorate in clinical psychology. Jenny worked in private practice as a licensed psychologist for several years before leaving her job to become a SAHM in 2015. She has three sons, Silas (6), George (4), and Van (2), and is due to have her fourth son in October 2016. The testosterone runs wild in her house, but she loves it! She once considered it her full-time job to stop her boys from doing flips on the couch and otherwise wrestling like bears, but soon realized her surrender to their collective energy was inevitable. Jenny, BJ, and their boys enjoy eating at metro-area restaurants, playing outside, learning, and traveling. When her kids are (finally) sleeping, Jenny thrives on jogging, reading travel books and feminist writings, baking high-calorie treats, and laughing hysterically at the likes of Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Amanda
I grew up in Tennessee, Kentucky and St. Louis, Missouri but came to Oklahoma Christian University (OC) for college. That’s where I met my husband, and we decided to stay in OKC. Oklahoma City now feels like home. We have a 16 month old daughter who keeps me on my toes. I got my bachelors’s degree from OC in Biochemistry and my masters as a Physician Assistant from the University of Oklahoma. I have worked in a rural ER and in a county jail as their medical provider but now mainly work for an Urgent Care in Oklahoma City. I love traveling, working out and anything DIY, especially transforming junk furniture into something great. I am also a contributor for the blog Splendry – a collection of all things splendid (www.splendry.com) where a lot of my furniture DIY projects are shown.Kristen
Kristen resides in Edmond with her husband and three wild and crazy boys, ages 6, 3, and almost 1. She is a native Texan whose family was brought to Oklahoma City in 2015 and she loves learning about the rich history here. She is an art-loving, Real Housewives-watching, Whataburger-eating, healthy food-cooking, LDS Church-going stay-at-home mom. Kristen has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Texas A&M and an M.B.A. from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Kristen is also a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician and has a passion for contributing hands-on car seat education to the community.
1. What is the most random thing in your purse right now?
Bacon (I’m always prepared for emergencies)
2. Who is your favorite TV mom?
Beverly Goldberg from the 80’s themed comedy “The Goldbergs.” She is never afraid to be her wacky self and totally owns her over-the-top displays of affection.
3. Favorite thing to do with your children in Oklahoma City?
I love finding and exploring places we have never been before.
4. What are you most passionate about outside of motherhood?
Car Seat Safety. I’m a Child Passenger Safety Technician and enjoy connecting others with resources to help keep their kids safe.
