Courtesy: Sharon Rowley
iVoice Sharon is a mom of six—ages 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5 years old!
During family trips overseas to adopt their three youngest children, Sharon started a travel blog, chronicling their journey so that family and friends back home could share in their experience. Even while dealing with jet-lag from a 12-hour time difference, and adjusting to life with a new family member, she loved taking an hour each day to recount their adventures. She received many comments begging her to continue these blogs when she returned home. However, she found life was far too busy to find the time each day to write until her youngest son started full-day preschool. After hearing about the iVoices search, she took the opportunity to return to her love of daily writing. Momof6.com was born!
Her niche, of course, is being an organized mom of six kids! There are two things she is frequently asked: “Are they all yours?” (uhh- yes) and “How do you do it?” Her answer: she plans ahead – from little things like laying out the next day’s clothes, and packing up lunches and backpacks the night before, to bigger things like planning how to pack for a family vacation. She has it down to a science that keeps her family sane, organized and humming along.
Her blog shares insights on how to organize your family calendar and schedule, prepare healthy family meals on a budget and run a household without the use of outside help such as housekeepers and babysitters. She also covers ideas for fun and inexpensive birthday parties for your kids that can make their special day truly magical, and summer crafts, activities, and family outings that can serve as an alternative to summer camp.
She'll share many of her great tips as the Week 3 Coach for the iVillage Back to School Community Challenge.
