Meg James
Meg is a Jersey native, wife to Logan, her Jacksonville University sweetheart, and stay-at-home mom to two young boys, Landon and Griffin. She has been active in the Jacksonville moms club scene since the birth of her first son. After moving and falling in love with Nocatee, she created The Real Housemoms of Nocatee, a resident moms group with over 1200 members. Meg enjoys working out at Trinity Fitness Ponte Vedra and committing her husband to continuous house projects. After breast cancer touched six women & men in her family as of 2015, Meg decided to stop the cycle by having a preventative double mastectomy. You can follow her prevention journey on her blog at Bravery without BRCA. Beginning in 2017, Meg formed Trekking Twice, a Christian family travel blog documenting the two treks per year that her family embarks on after conducting extensive research on the best trips for families with young kids.
Why I Chose a Golf Cart Over a Minivan
Some women love driving around town with a car full of kids running from soccer to ballet in their exteriorly shiny yet interiorly stained-with-food minivan, but I'm just not one of them.
In fact, I strategically plan...
Get GORGEOUS Moms’ Night Out with modelcitizen!
Summer is here, and it's time to get beach-babe ready! Enjoy some bubbly and a fun moms' night out with Jacksonville Moms Blog on Thursday, June 8 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at modelcitizen...
The Night Our Son Had a Febrile Seizure
All parents wish their children came with an Operator's manual. After we had our first child, we felt super confident going into the birth of our second son, Griffin. Within moments of Griffin's birth,...
Betty Griffin Center: A Local Center for Abuse Victims
Did you know that Betty Griffin Center is the only center in St. Johns County that provides free services to all victims of domestic and sexual abuse?
Founded in 1990, its primary purpose is to...
Focusing on Pregnancy, Pediatric & Family Care: Align Chiropractic
I was recently invited to spend a morning at Align Chiropractic, a local Jacksonville family chiropractor. I was so impressed by my experience that I had to share why this is such an amazing...
How Being in a Sorority has Helped me Make Mom Friends
I know what you're thinking: This almost 32-year-old alumna woman needs to move on from her sorority days. And I have. I am no longer involved with my local chapter, and many, though not all,...
Why Disney is NOT our Happiest Place on Earth
Don't publicly shame me. Don't use Harry Potter's wizardry against my family, and don't tell me that I'm depriving my sons from the iconic It's a Small World ride.
Our family is just not super into Disney World.
When...
An Apology Letter to my Laundry
Dear Laundry,
Let me start off by saying, you have been so kind to me. You have always been available when I was cold, uncomfortable or tired. You let me stretch you out when I...
To Smock or Not to Smock? THAT is the Question
I recall walking around the Avenues Mall while in college with my (now) husband and pointing out a young family headed to get family pictures taken wondering, “What in the world are those boys...
Motherhood’s Evil Enemy: Daylight Saving Time
As moms, we all have different strategies when it comes to our child's bedtime routine.
Some of us (maybe myself) turn into cold-blooded militants when 7:30 p.m. rolls around, as the ritual of bath time, soothing...
Halloween: A Time for Reminiscing
Halloween in Florida is a little different from the experiences that I had growing up in New Jersey as a child. I fondly remember the cranberry picking, double-layered costumes and the best possible weather...
Stopping the Cycle: A Local Mom’s Breast Cancer Prevention Story
Although my sister, Kristin and I both love holidays, she has a really funny way of celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness month. On October 1, 2015, her doctors called and confirmed – yes – it...