Julie Janes
Julie is a NOLA girl at heart who is setting down roots in Texas. She is married to her high school sweetie, Christopher. They are raising their sweet boys Harrison (Oct. 2014) & Douglas (Feb 2016) and their baby girl Colette (Dec. 2017). We cant forget their crazy GSP puppy Liuzza. They live in McKinney and spend their weekends yelling "Geaux Tigers & Who Dat" wherever they are!. Julie lives for play dates, mom dates, friends, and family. She can be seen watching her DVR'd shows (even if it takes days to get through one show), reading the same book for months, playing outside with her kids, taking nice relaxing bubble baths with a warmish cup of tea, cooking her newest pinned dinners, starting 17 different crafty projects and just enjoying what life has to offer.
Sensory Issues & Embracing the Unexpected During the Holidays
As we take steps further and further into parenting a child with extra needs, we are quickly learning to embrace the unexpected. Because, honestly, no matter how much you plan (and trust me if...
The BEST Santas in Collin County
If you're anything like my family, we have a special place in our hearts for those lovable, jolly, bearded men in Santa attire! I love hearing families' stories of the special Santa their kids...
Honest Moms :: Learning That My Son Has Sensory Issues…& That I Am Enough
Collin County Moms is thrilled to present “Honest Moms,” a series on authentic, vulnerable looks at motherhood and life in general: the good, the bad, and the ugly—what we love, what we struggle with,...
Organize Your Pantry Without Losing Your Mind :: 6 Easy Steps
If you're like me, when you open a cabinet or drawer, it makes your organized heart sing when everything is neat and tidy. I've developed an obsession love of pantry organization over the last...
Teaching Kids How to be Good Winners
Humans are born to compete. Even the least competitive people find themselves in some form of competition. Everything in life can be made into a game with some sort of winner. Whether we are...
My Birth Story: What Not To Expect When You’re Expecting
Scene: I am NINE days late, at my OB's for the weekly check-up and faced with (what I realized now almost four years later) is the first of many hard decisions I will make...
Mom Goal: Be Present, Don’t Just Survive the Early Years
So much of motherhood feels like pure survival.
Often we tell ourselves throughout the day, "I just have to make it till nap time" or "Thank goodness it's almost bedtime." Maybe your survival is counting...
Mom Hacks From a Mom of Three
I am by nature an organized planner. With each kid, though, I seem to lose a little bit of my old pre-kid "super type-A" personality. Don't get me wrong, it is not a bad...