Megan Johns
Megan grew up in rural central Florida building forts and feeding cows with her 3 younger sisters. Her youth led Megan to believe in the amazing power of female ingenuity and to put a high value on positive and supportive interaction among ladies and girls. As a graduate of the University of Florida Mechanical Engineering program, Megan moved to Jacksonville to pursue a career with a bio-medical device company and to begin a wonderful life with her amazing husband Patrick. During her years working as an engineer, Megan developed an interest in photography. When she put her career on hold to take on the hardest job a person could love (Mommy to Evan 5 and Lilla 3), she discovered her love of "life" style photography as seen at Megan Johns Photography. Megan carries her camera everywhere and sometimes refers to it as her "third child!"
Car Quiz: Life Facts for Toddlers and Preschoolers PRINTABLE
Since we are all moms around here, I bet our days all feel very similar to one another's... crazy that is! The weight of the world is in our hands as we try to juggle...
5 Potty Training Tips You Haven’t Heard
Just like birth stories, all moms seem to have such varied and unique tales of their trials and tribulations with potty training. Now that I've finally (FINALLY!!!!) made it through our potty training adventure x 2......
The Mom’s Guide to Growing a Green Family {with free printable charts}
Happy Earth Day Jacksonville Moms!! It recently occurred to me that the way we maintain (or not) the health of our planet has so many parallels with how we maintain our bodies and the resulting outcome....
One Week of In-Town Jacksonville Fun
Our spring break started with no plans other than to not work and not spend too much money! But thanks to the other writers here on the blog, we had plenty of local ideas to choose...
Jax Zoo Land of the Tiger – Media Preview
Ever since my first child could walk we've had a membership to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. As a stay-at-home mom, the zoo has been a very important part of my life in the...
50 Fun (& nearly free) Friday Night Ideas for Families – PRINTABLE
This project represents a major effort on my part to tackle one of my negative qualities that makes me feel like a failure as a mother and wife... I'm always distracted by something (chores,...
My SAHM Life Part II: Reality Strikes
Even though I had never before changed a diaper, swaddled a newborn, or comforted a teething baby...I knew that my plan for my stay at home life was going to be amazing. Or was...
My SAHM Life Part I: Pre-Baby Expectations
Once upon a time, I spent my days rotating between a sea of cubicles, meeting rooms, and manufacturing equipment. I made money. I talked to other adults. And I often felt a sense a...
Save Your Marriage, Make a Budget – Free Worksheet Download
Can you believe that my husband and I never argue about money? Well, at least not since we started budgeting many years ago. Don't get me wrong... we're not some sort of super lovey-dovey...
Our Brave New World of Budgeting :: 5 Big Ways We Save Money
After I left my engineering job in 2009 to stay at home full time with my first born, our family income was reduced to nearly half of its previous state. Although we were prepared...
Recipe Guide for Moms – 4 Weeks of Meal Plans – FREE!!
Repeat after me: "I Mommy... promise to being more organized in 2014. I will stop spending too money much on groceries and will stop stressing due to last minute meal-time decisions."
Seriously... this is the...
Pre-Holiday Toy Purging
Isn't this such an exciting time of year? I feel like such a kid. Only, I really don't care if I get a single gift, it's the excitement of my kids that's got me...