Hi there! My name is Jennifer. I'm a mama of 2 littles and wife to an amazing husband and I am the resident mama here at Mamas + Coffee.
It has been a bit of a whirlwind to get to this point on the M+C journey - a lot of trial & error and doubt, but ultimately a lot of fun and a wonderful mama community! This whole thing started out as a dream and project of a great friend of mine, Heidi, who brought me in to help her lead and create a community of mostly local women and mothers who could connect, seek advice and friendship without fears of being judged or looked down upon. M+C initially began as a Facebook group and very quickly grew to thousands of members. It was an amazing thing, but unfortunately, as we see all too often, we began to see a lot of mom shaming and judgment. Try as we did, the whole thing snowballed and we chose to end the Facebook group and focus on our Instagram account. There we have had nothing but love!
Being hard working mamas, it has been hard to devote as much attention to our Instagram and blog as we would like. After all, being a great mom is our #1 priority. Recently, Heidi decided to step down from M+C and focus on her photography business (Antlers & Roses Photography) as it has really taken off this year. I could not be more proud of her!
This put me at a crossroads. Life was chaotic. Between running my business, my job at my childrens' preschool, being soccer mom extraordinaire and all-around chauffeur, and everything that comes with being a mom of two young children, I was running myself ragged. I wasn't sure I had the time or energy for M+C anymore. I thought about giving up Mamas + Coffee, but something kept pulling me back. I decided to give it a while, a trial run of sorts, and see if it really had my heart. I'm so glad I did. I love the community we've created and I'm so excited to see it still growing. And I know if I am ever at a crossroads and need some advice I have a whole lot of amazing women to help me through!
xoxo,
Jennifer
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