The Domestic Divas
The Blissfully Domestic Divas
Allison Worthington (Fussy) - from Mrs. Fussypants Guide to Life
Founder, Editor in Chief and head Diva
Allison is an Extraordinary Wife to her wise-cracking hubby -Mr. Smartypants, a Christian Homeschooling mom to four sons -9,6,4,1, & will have baby boy #5 in May.
Allison is better known as Fussy from Mrs. Fussypants Guide to Life.
She runs MarriageHacks.com (The Gentle Art of Ruling One's Husband) and the accompanying invitation-only social network called The League of Extraordinary Wives. She runs HomeschoolHacks.com and the accompanying social network called Homeschool Hackers.
Allison needs a housekeeper and a nap. Neither of which is likely.
Karla - from Looking Towards Heaven
Managing Editor, Creative Director
Karla's the first to admit that she is domestically stunted. She knows all of the things she needs to do, but doesn't ever find the time to get it all done (blogging addiction perhaps?). She don't have the tidiest house, and definitely not the cleanest. Once a year, she does go on a rampage and will toss toss toss and scrub scrub scrub. Then, for a few days at least, her home is the image of domestic order.
She's a Christian, wife, mother (to four kiddos) and designer. Her goal is to live life to the fullest and know that she is taking care of her family.
She blogs about her life and her faith at Looking Towards Heaven. She also blogs about her business (Fruition Designs) at Fruition Designs: Blog Style.
Fussy's Note- Karla is too humble to mention it, but she designed this site for us. She does excellent work!
Deanna - from Domestic Chicky
Creative Chicky
After spending 15+ years as a stylist and makeup artist, I decided to stay home with my two boys and channeled my creative energy into sewing, cupcakes, and all things domestic. I love to make bags, clothes, and aprons - my love for aprons led me to create The Apronista, a place for me to indulge my Bree VanDeKamp fantasies, and share my love for making aprons, and collecting vintage aprons.
As the Crafty Chick, I will be featuring tutorials for everything from sewing to scrapbooking, crafty products and tools, links to inspiring crafters and their goodies, and inspiration from all over the web. As the Beauty chick, I will be featuring new products, classic products that have stood the test of time, fool-proof tips and answering all of your beauty questions.
You can find me at Domestic Chicky, and The Apronista.
You can also email me at: domesticchicky @ gmail.com
Ali - from Divine Domesticity
The Foodie Chick
Since I was a teenager, I knew that I wanted to be a homemaker. Not just any ol' homemaker, mind you. I wanted to be Martha Stewart. At 24 years old, I have a husband, a newborn daughter, Violet, and an ugly, squashed-faced dog. I struggle daily to attain domestic perfection. Oh, and it is so, so much harder than I ever imagined.
Baking soothes me. There is something about the precise nature of baking that I find comforting. Very rarely do you see the phrase, "Eyeball it," in a recipe for cakes or cookies. What can I say? I like being told what to do.
Divine Domesticity is my personal blog where I ramble on about life, love, crazy relatives and my pug that will eat truly disgusting and horrendous things. Being a mom is the hardest and most wonderful job in the world.
Christine - from Watch Me, No, Watch Me
Dr. Diva
I'm Christine from "Watch me! No, watch me!" If you've been to my site, you'll know that I speak in my bio of being a former physician…here's the downlow. Almost exactly one month to the day after I graduated from medical school, my son was born. I delayed my internship for six months to be at home with him, and when those quick months were drawing to a close, I requested six more. When the time came for me to enter back into the world of medicine, I simply walked away. My son is nearly ten years old, and aside from the occasional weekend photo gig (or home staging, my new entrepreneurial tangent), I've been a stay-at-home mom ever since.
So what am I doing here? I am not a board-certified physician, nor do I play one on TV. I am, however, a parent with the unique twist of being both a stay-at-home-mom AND one who intimate knowledge of the medical world. My vision for my role here at Blissfully Domestic is to sift through issues relating to our health and that of our children. Every day we are inundated with new studies regarding our lifestyles that often only serve to confuse us as they often contradict each other. I'll talk about these from my perspective, and I'll also share nuggets of wisdom I learned during my years of medical training.
You can find me at "Watch me! No, watch me!". You can also email me at no.watch.me@gmail.com.
Cara - from The Household Helper
The Organized Chicky
Cara Mirabella is Owner and Manager of TheHouseholdHelper.com, a site dedicated to saving you time money and sanity when managing your household. A former clutter-bug, Cara became passionate about organizing and home management when she and her husband began planning to start a family. "I realized that a lot of planning and thought went into managing our homes and families. Through researching, I found lots of tips, tricks and short-cuts to make it easier for the modern family." She launched TheHouseholdHelper.com to share all the information and resources she's come across. She is also host of The Household Helper Talk Show.
Cara has been married for 8 years and is Mommy to one early-bird toddler boy and several critters. She and her family live in Northern New Jersey. Cara also owns CarasCafe.com, an e-commerce site featuring gourmet coffee, tea and goodie mixes.
Shannon - from Phat Mommy
The Web Guru
Shannon, aka PHAT Mommy, is a blogger, web designer, and social media junkie. She loves widgets, plugins and add-ons and spends inordinate amounts of time trying out social networks and web applications. A published author and former magazine and newspaper columnist, Shannon has been in the web publishing business since 1995.
Her personal blog is PHAT Mommy, and her soon-to-be-launched professional site is AppOrchard, a repository of web app reviews, news, tutorials and recommendations designed to help you choose the apps that can make your online experience richer and more productive.
Shannon's personal interests include scrapbooking, shopping and skiing. A modern, secular homeschooling parent, she lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.
Jennifer - from Just Chicken Feed
The Frugal Chick
Jennifer is a devoted Christian, wife and mom to 4 noisy little people.
She homeschools Monday through Friday and spends weekends furiously cutting coupons. She lives in Maryland where she refuses to pay retail for anything.
She can also be found on her personal blog -Just Chicken Feed.
Tracy - from Southern Fried Chicky
The Crafty Chick
I am the mom of two busy 6 year-old twin girls, and I love to come up
with fun activities and crafts for them to do while I work on my own
creative projects. I will be bringing you fun crafty projects to do
with your kids, ways to display them, cool stuff for their rooms, and
fun things people are creating for kids.
You can find me at Southern Fried Chicky
Jamie - from Blonde Mom Blog
The Working Mom
I'm Jamie, a 30-something Southern soccer mom to two little girls. I'm an editor for a small publishing company and returned to the office four days a week when my oldest daughter was just 13 weeks old. After the birth of my second daughter in 2005, I worked from home for nearly a year, fitting in client e-mails and conference calls between naps and breastfeeding.
I now telecommute half my 32-hour work week, an arrangement my employer and I came up with when my oldest daughter started kindergarten. Whether you are work from home or commute to an office, I believe working moms can have it all, but my definition of having it all is much different now that I'm a parent.
I've been writing bout parenting, poop, and pinot noir at Blonde Mom Blog since October 2005. E-mail me at blondemomblog@gmail.com. I'd love to hear from you!
The Parenting Pro
Amy Allen Clark is a stay-at-home mother of two wonderful children. She is founder and creator of MomAdvice.com, an online magazine for women. Her website includes loads of articles and three blogs (The Motherload, The Motherloot, & The Aldi Queen). She has been happily married to her biggest fan, her web-designer husband, for seven years.
Jennifer - Playgroups are No Place for Children
Blissful Buzz
Jennifer is a thrity-ish mother of two, wife (to one), and Meijer junkie. She wishes her hobbies included planning healthy meals, running, and pilates. However, her actual hobbies include baking cookies with lots of butter, reading blogs, and watching television. Newly relocated to Indiana from the Deep South, Jennifer records her daily adventures on her personal blog Playgroups Are No Place for Children.
Megan - Sorta Crunchy
The SortaCrunchy Parenting Pro
Megan is a former high school teacher turned homemaker and at-home mama to two sweet girls. Her introduction to the world of natural family living came in 2005 when she began cloth diapering her oldest daughter. Since then, she's been living the "sorta" crunchy life, taking a decidedly middle-of-the-road approach to a more natural way
Ten years ago she married her college sweetheart, and they make their home deep in the heart of Texas where her house is usually cluttered, her feet are probably bare, and her hands are definitely full. You can find her blogging about faith, marriage and mothering at SortaCrunchy.
Jessica - A Parent in Silver Spring
The Beauty Insider
Jessica is a minivan driving, bass-booming housewife and mom to a four year old son and two year old daughter. As a beauty reporter for Blissfully Domestic, she will shop for and try products in the name of helping women throughout the Internet realize their inner and outer gorgeousness.
Jessica also writes A Parent in Silver Spring, a humorous parenting blog that strives to make the rich resources available for families in the DC area more apparent. She maintains an extensive calendar of cool kids' events, test drives field trips for families, interviews amazing women making a difference in the community and more. Jessica also contributes to the DC Metro Moms Blog.
Carissa - SAHMmy Says
The Cleaning Chick
Carissa joins Blissfully Domestic as the Cleaning Chick. She offers advice and resources to streamline your cleaning chores and organizing projects.
When she's not devising clutter solutions, Carissa dotes on her husband, four year old son, and one year old daughter.
"My four year old took the photo here--I think it captures me perfectly: yesterday's curls, lipgloss not lipstick, and I seem to have lost part of my head!
I developed a passion for cleaning and organizing in response to the overwhelming everything that comes with being a wife, mother, and homemaker. The faster I can get household chores done, the more time I have to spend with my family!"
Carissa is jumping into a new adventure as a WAHM as the Laundry
Guide for About.com because she doesn't have enough to do ;) Carissa
is the voice of SAHMmy Says, a blog with a take no prisoners approach
to time management for SAHMs. Her current cleanup project is the 365
Day Clutter Challenge.
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