About

Being a mom is the best job in the world, but no one ever said it would be easy. Stay at home moms, work at home moms, and working moms alike often feel isolated as they tackle the daily challenges of motherhood. Busy Mommy Media provides busy moms with easy solutions to every day parenting challenges, home management issues, balancing work and family, frugal living advice, using social media to interact with moms or build a work at home business, and more. Busy Mommy Media is written by moms just like you. We’ve changed the diapers, cleaned up the messes, and are learning how to parent effectively in a changing world.

How Busy Mommy Media Started

Rachel was parenting 2 small children (at the time) while running a busy home daycare and preschool. Each day offered many sweet rewards but was emotionally draining as adult contact was limited to nights and weekends. Rachel had a degree in English and had always wanted to write but life got in the way. In the Fall of 2006, Rachel began writing for several online parenting publications that focused on preschool education and parenting young children. With a background in education and experience running a home based business, Rachel found that she had information that moms wanted and she enjoyed building online relationships with other moms who were looking for support.

Busy Mommy Media launched in January 2007 as BusyMommy.us. In November 2009, Busy Mommy moved to busymommymedia.com and became Busy Mommy Media.

What Is Busy Mommy Media

Moms are busy. They want information that is accurate, relevant to their lives, and easy to find. Time is valuable when you have young kids at home or are juggling motherhood and a career. Busy Mommy Media brings all the information moms need together in one place and allows moms to interact and share their own experiences and insights.

Busy Mommy Media Team

Rachel – Executive Editor, Writer

Rachel is the mother of 4 little boys, ages 6, 4, 2, and one who passed away at birth. Staying home with her children has always been a priority for Rachel so when her oldest son was 6 months old she quit her teaching job and opened a home daycare and preschool. Rachel’s teaching experience, frugal living abilities, and experience as a work at home mom paved the way for a freelance writing career that soon surpassed her daycare income and became a full time job. Rachel has a passion for social media and the way it allows moms to connect with each other and be introduced to amazing new products that make every day parenting tasks easier.

Darren L – Social Media Consulting, Writer

Darren has an MBA in marketing and is a busy father of 4 children, all boys. Darren works as a social media consultant to increase brand awareness and introduce consumers to new products. Darren has a passion for electronics and cars and is working hard to encourage his sons to be future car buffs and tech geeks.

Darren writes articles about parenting, electronics, family safety, and car safety from the perspective of a busy dad.

Pamela Olsen – Health Editor

Pamela is the mom of three growing boys. She has been a stay-at-home mom for the last five years but is re-entering the work force and the fitness world. Pamela has a passion for water aerobics and is currently becoming a certified instructor. Eventually,Pamela plans to get back to personal training, with which she plans to focus on fitness for moms. Pamela has a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology, with an emphasis on Exercise Science, and a minor in Psychology. Her enthusiasm for the health of her family has lead her to expand her knowledge of fitness, nutrition and other health issues that most families face. Pamela hopes her contributions to Busy Mommy Media will be educational, and maybe a little bit fun, too. For more of Pamela’s thoughts on Motherhood in general, please visit her personal blog at Guide to Surviving Motherhood.

Kelly – Career Editor

Kelly is a married working mom of 2 little ones and never seems to find enough time in the day. Life is all about juggling and hoping that nothing falls on the floor in the process. But if it does, hopefully the floor will be clean that day.

Karma Brown – Parenting Editor

Karma is mom to one, perfect little girl, as well as a happy wife, freelance writer, and cancer survivor. Karma’s daughter was born out of the greatest gift when her sister acted as gestational carrier for she and her husband – becoming parents was definitely a family affair! With an interest in all things mommy, Karma has been blogging about her adventures in parenthood and is always on the lookout for great advice and fresh ideas to help her be a mom with superpowers. When not striving for supermom status, Karma loves running, reading, and dreaming of amazing vacations to take with her family.

Stacey Heneveld – Mom Tech Editor

Stacey is the mom of two very energetic girls and an even more energetic Boxer puppy.  Before becoming a stay-at-home-mom she was a freelance web and graphic designer.  Now she enjoys spending time with her husband, kids, and puppy, writing, and doing the occasional design project.  Stacey has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Psychology, which means she is a totally science geek!  And if that weren’t enough, she also loves technology and gadgets!  A science and gadget geek!  She is also highly addicted to watching Jeopardy and eating more chocolate than one human should be allowed!  You can enjoy Stacey’s antics and insights at Stacey Says and Girls Gone Gadget.

Courtney Matia – Food Editor

Brekke Felt – Photography Editor

Brekke Felt is a wife to her husband of 12 years and mother to her four wonderful children.  She started photography in high school at age 15.  Unable to get into any photography classes offered by the school, she began learning on her own and has continued with it ever since.  She has worked in professional portrait studios as well as independently.  Her favorite subjects are children and she enjoys creating unique pieces of art that express who they are inside.  In addition to her portrait work she currently does independent projects for charity as well as commissioned work.  You can see her current work and projects at www.daydreamersphotography.com.

Kimberly – Beauty Editor

Kimberly is a SAHM mom to three young boys.  She has been married for seven years to the love of her life, whom she met in high school.  Kimberly is the author of her own blog, Pretty Pink Momma, where she likes to review awesome products for moms, babies, children, home and more.  Kimberly also loves to share pieces of her everyday life as being a mom to three crazy, wonderful cuties and a wife to a man that is out of his ever loving mind.  She has always had a passion for beauty products and is a self proclaimed beauty junkie who loves to try new products out and share her experience with them.  Kimberly is constantly on the lookout for new info relating to common outer beauty issues as wells as looking for products that nourish within.