Hi! My name is Jo-Lynne. I’m a 39-year-old wife, mother, blogger, brand advocate and social media consultant living outside of Philadelphia with three lively children and a very easy-going husband (because someone in this house has to be!) We make our home in a rural suburb of Philadelphia.
Musings of a Housewife is a personal memoir and lifestyle blog where I write about faith, family, food and fashion and anything else that strikes my fancy. I absolutely adore the smart, encouraging community of women who gather here to read about my most recent antics or my latest obsession. Blogging would be meaningless without them.
My idea of the perfect day is an early morning run, then a few hours of aimless wandering through the mall sipping on a mocha latte (whole milk, no whip please), with a relaxing pedicure before I head home to hug my littles and make a homemade dinner for the fam. I get one of those days approximately once a year, but one can always hope!
Let’s see, what should you know about me!?
I am a born again believer in Jesus, and I claim his grace alone for my salvation and sanctification.
I am passionate about eating real food, and I am currently living gluten free. We buy fresh and local as much as possible living in the tundra of Pennsylvania, although I’m not giving up bananas any time soon. We like our milk raw and our meat and eggs from local farms that raise their animals on pasture. We eat real butter and as much organic produce as we can afford, although it’s so much more than eating organic. My recipes and meal plans are among my most popular posts.
I’m a bit of a mall rat, or I was before I discovered how addictive social media can be. Now I do most of my shopping from the comfort of home. I share many of my outfits in a weekly column I call Mom Style, and I also co-host the popular Fashion Friday linky on . . . you guessed it! Fridays!
I recently took up running, and I adore my Vibram Five Fingers. I love to hit the pavement first thing in the morning with my iPod turned up and the wind at my back.
We love to travel as a family, and I record our adventures in my Travel section.
I also own Eat Local Philly, a resource for locally sourced foods; and I facilitate the vibrant networking group, Philly Social Media Moms.
Blogging has opened up many exciting doors of opportunity. One of my greatest honors was being named one of the 50 most powerful and influential women in social media by Nielsen Online in 2009. I’ve made appearances for Hebrew National, Huggies, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdales and traveled to the corporate headquarters of TJMaxx, iRobot, Chick-Fil-A and even Disney World. I currently serve as brand ambassador for Therapon Skin Health, and I recently joined BlogFrog as a Community Leader of their Gluten Free Living Community.
I occasionally write for major companies such as this series of articles for Udi’s Gluten Free Foods and this post for Boston Market.
When I’m not online, which is an increasingly rare occurrence, I like to cook, read, shop, jog, and photograph my kids. And I’ll never turn down a pedicure.
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