Red Stick Mom

Jenny is originally from Kenner, LA, and considers herself a New Orleans girl at heart. She moved to Pineville in 2004 to attend college where she met her funny and always entertaining husband Brandon. Together they relocated to Baton Rouge almost 10 years ago and married in 2008. They added their joyful daughter Salem to the crew in April 2014, and blue-eyed son Declan in July 2015 and now live in Zachary. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication/Journalism from LSU and has previously done some freelance writing. She now works full-time for the State of Louisiana. She and her family enjoy spending time together, making each other laugh and being a part of their church community. She loves wandering around Target, drinking coffee, watching HGTV, having people over and making any kind of craft. Read more about Jenny’s family on her blog.

Karen is a former NICU nurse turned work-from-home mom. Karen found “blogging” when she was transplanted to New Orleans for her husband’s fellowship. In an effort to find community and connection she reached out to the women of the New Orleans Moms Blog. Her role has morphed several times from contributor to Events & Sales Coordinator and now Sales Manager. She recently moved back to South Florida but strives to carry the spirit, spunk and fun of New Orleans with her. Currently her days are spent running from the grocery store to pre-school pick up while simultaneously fielding sales calls and scheduling sponsored posts and social media. Her favorite past times include drinking wine, “trying” to love working out, and explaining the difference between mommy blogging and FULL FLEDGED PARENTING WEBSITES.

Kirsten Beary is married to her husband Thomas Beary, who together parent Jaxon, Adelaide, and Declan. Kirsten is a Lafayette native  who is just recently become a Red Stick mom and is loving the transition. She is a SAHM to her rambunctious bunch so you’ll often find her surrounded by dirt, diapers, and dishes. On the rare occasion she has spare time you’ll find her luxuriously roaming the aisles of Hobby Lobby, crafting, and decorating. Top five things she loves are her family, online shopping, coffee/wine (depends on time of day), and Rae Dunn. Kirsten and her husband started a family very early on in life but she says it was her calling- what she was always meant to do! The motto that she lives by is grace > guilt because sometimes we all need a little reminder to go easy on ourselves.

Kristyn is a recent transplant to Baton Rouge from Prairieville, Louisiana where she was born and raised. She met her husband of 15 years while in college at LSU and they have three kids, Camille, Sawyer, and Noelle and two dogs, Taco and Bill. After a 10-year career in Human Resources, Kristyn left the workforce after the birth of her twins and has most recently been learning to live with three middle-schoolers. She paints local and abstract art as well as murals at local schools (Kristyn Starkovich – Artist ) in her spare time when she isn’t volunteering at school. Her passions include football, exercising, cooking and baking, reading, and champagne. Her guilty pleasure is binge watching The Office or Parks & Recreation.

In 2011, after a decade of dating, Margo married her high school sweetheart, John. They struggled with infertility for several years and finally welcomed their spunky miracle daughter Camryn in 2018, followed by their smiley miracle son Henry in 2020. In her former life she was a dog groomer, but has now been able to follow her lifelong dream of being a stay at home mom. She has found a passion in helping other mamas in the wait, in the prep and through the thick of mamahood. Being a born & bred Baton Rougian, she has a heart for Louisiana, loves LSU sports, taking advantage of Sportsman’s paradise via hunting & fishing, she enjoys strengthening her body to keep up with her kids, will never turn down a cup of coffee or a good book and if you’re a guest in her house she is definitely cooking something for you.

Trix started her life in Georgia and after bouncing around living in Myrtle Beach, Tahoe City, and Nashville, her (now) husband wrangled her into a life of Bayou living here in Baton Rouge. She’s the mother of four; a vivacious 6 year old, a curly haired 3 year old, their newest dream sleeper a 6 month old, and one sweet babe taken far too soon. She’s well versed in potty humor & innuendos while perfecting the art of sarcasm on the daily. When she’s not busy living the carpool life, complete with yoga pants & coffee she is running her business Rane or Shine Designs.