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Sarah Jean

Sarah Jean
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Acadiana :: A Must Take Trip For Every Louisiana Family

We have endless family travel tips on New Orleans Mom because we absolutely LOVE to get away from the city and explore Louisiana and the surrounding areas. Whether it’s a day trip to Fontainebleau...

Welcome to Mardi Gras: Insider Tips from the Route

If you have recently moved to New Orleans, Mardi Gras can be extremely intimidating at first. But never fear; New Orleans Mom is here to help! While you shouldn’t plan to sleep a lot during...

I’m Giving Myself a Hall Pass

As I sit amongst loads of unfolded laundry, piles of unread books, and a half a glass of wine in my hand I realize that it's only two weeks into the New Year and...

A Mother’s Bedtime Tale

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. I am just a mom searching for a good night's sleep.  A little over two years ago I began waking up in the middle of the night with...

A Global Perspective: Why We Chose Immersion

  Growing up in New Orleans our education system has always come under criticism for it's less than stellar record of student performance, funding and lack of diversity, innovation and administrative oversight. Enter Hurricane Katrina. Although this...

Put Your Oxygen Mask on First :: Making my Mental Health a Priority

“Put your oxygen mask on first.” A simple, and well-meaning piece of advice I received from my mother-in-law during the first few weeks of my motherhood journey. Although I received what felt like an avalanche of...

Mombitious :: What it Means to be a Millennial Mom

I’m driven. I’m passionate. I’m ambitious.  Correction: I’m “mombitous.” And given the 49 percent of working women with children - who also serve as the primary breadwinner - I would say I am not alone in...

Keeping Date Night a Priority {Our Team’s Favorite Date Night Locations In and Around...

During our B.C. (before children) days, there were plenty of self-imposed absolutes my husband and I imposed on our future selves as parents. “We will always keep our house organized and clutter-free.” “Our children will never...

Summer Reading List :: A Book for Every Mom

If you’re a New Orleans mom in search of great book recommendations, we have you covered. Whether your family is taking a road trip with kids from New Orleans or traveling to a nearby...

Mardi Gras :: Now and Then

The sounds of drumlines cadence interspersed with the faint wail of a siren. The smell of diesel fuel combined with wafts of hot dogs and hamburgers on barbecue pits. The sights of twinkling lights...

Montiel Sports Bras Offer Every Mom the Support She Needs

Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Montiel. Our partners were generous enough to send product for over 10 Louisiana moms to put to the test, and each of us adores this brand for...

We are Women. We are Mothers. We are Silence Breakers.

I’m not one for uncomfortable conversations.  Correction: I used to be. Politics. Money. Religion. Sex. Anything that could cause an argument, kick up a dust storm of accusations, force lines to be drawn or shock the...

To The Moms I Swore I Would Never Be

When I was freshly in my early 20s, living the young professional life - you know, hair always fixed, outfit thoroughly thought out the night before, sipping craft cocktails at happy hour while seemingly...

Dear Babies: When the World Becomes a Scary Place

Dear Babies, It happened again today. Try as I may to keep it hidden from you so you can continue to live in the childhood utopia of innocence, one of life's ugliest truths continues to rear...