Money Saving Queen Sarah Roe
Sarah is a stay at home mom with a passion for saving money. She is married and has two sons, Elisha and Ethan. She graduated from Oklahoma Wesleyan University with a Bachelors of Science in Biblical Studies. Sara’s serious couponing began three years ago when her oldest son was diagnosed with food allergies. Suddenly, the Roe’s grocery bill tripled and the family needed to cut costs quickly.
Sarah soon found Stephanie Nelson’s book, ‘The Greatest Secrets of The Coupon Mom’ and it changed everything. From Stephanie’s techniques, Sarah learned how to cut her grocery bill by 50% or more. Now, she’s sharing her secrets with 918 moms. Sarah has since began teaching classes and using her website to educate others on how to save money on your groceries in the Tulsa area. Sarah has also teaches classes on saving money on everything from computers to Christmas gifts!
8 is Enough
Sabrina Hall is a married mother of 8. She has 7 children of her own, including a set of fraternal twins, and a 17 year-old step-daughter that she doesn’t seem shy to brag about. Sabrina’s biological children range in age from 11 years, to 1 ½ years. Sabrina says she never planned to have ANY children, however, that all changed after having her first child and she realized that it just seemed natural. Sabrina worked outside of the home until September of this year, and didn’t really feel ready to make the transition to being a “stay-at-home mom.” She says, now that she is at home more, there seems to be even less hours in the day. All the children enjoy their extra-curricular activities including; soccer, baseball, football (both tackle and tag), basketball, and track. There is never a dull moment in the house and Sabrina is in no hurry for that to change, although, she says “I would love to sleep through the night occasionally.”
Going Green Mom
Kristen is a working mom who’s trying her very best to be some shade of green every single day. She wears many hats. . .mommy, wife, daughter, friend, employee, volunteer, celebrity gossip enthusiast, spa lover and now 918moms’ Going Green Mom blogger (emphasis on the GOING. . .this is her journey). Kristen has not always been environmentally conscious. She never litters while driving, but does drive an SUV. She tries to recycle religiously, but like all moms appreciates convenience like disposable diapers and juice boxes. Her favorite Saturday activity is supporting the local Farmers Market; but her coffee’s not fair trade, it’s Starbucks. Admittedly, she’s not perfect! But something happened when she became a mom to son, Kyan (2). She started to notice the smog over downtown, the polluted Arkansas river, the trash on the playground at LaFortune, and her son’s increasing allergy problems. So she might bleed orange for her sweet OSU-fanatic hubby, Kevin; but her heart is beating GREEN for her son. . .and hopefully more kids soon! Read about her (not always successful) quest to green up her family’s life, the 918 and the world!
Clear the Clutter
Michelle Lehman is a professional organizer and the founder of Organizing Solutions in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Offering professional organizing services and innovative ideas, Organizing Solutions can transform homes, home-based businesses, and office environments. Michelle teaches others how to identify priorities and create a significant change in personal organizational habits. Instead of simply showing clients how to organize their spaces, Michelle works with clients to help identify behavior patterns that create inefficiency and clutter. She helps establish new habits that work for her clients – and gets them organized in style, while making the organizing process fun. Michelle has been quoted and featured in many publications including Online-Organizing, Tulsa World, The Oklahoman and appears on FOX23 News This Morning. Organizing Solutions is member of the National Association of Professional Organizers and Faithful Organizers. Michelle and her husband, Tom, along with their two boys nine and seven reside in the Tulsa area.
Teach a Mom
Amber was born on East Coast and always thought she would be an East Coast Girl, but then love struck. Her fiancee, now husband, brought her to Tulsa nearly four years ago. Before leaving the East Coast, she earned a degree in Psychology and Secondary English Education. When Amber became pregnant she decided to stop teaching and spend the first year at home with her son. However, after five months at home, Amber was going stir crazy. During this time her school’s librarian offered her a part-time position as a librarian and head of the reading program. The best part… Amber could bring Hunter to work with her! Now, she is surrounded by one of her favorite hobbies, books. Her stress reliever during free time (whenever she can find it) is consumed by baking. Amber spends her Saturdays at the gym, with her Yoga Girls and at Starbucks. She’s looking forward to discussing her life and silly adventures at work while trying to balance her role as a wife, mother and teacher… while trying to lose the final 20 pounds of baby fat.
Stylish Step-Mom
Heidi Ducato is a new resident of Tulsa, as well as a new wife and step-mom. She really believes that God has a plan for everyone as she was living in Minneapolis content with the single life and is now a newlywed with a great husband, living in Tulsa, a step-son, mortgage on a house, and two dogs all within a year’s time! Heidi was blessed with a “package deal” as this marriage includes an amazing 4 1/2 year old boy, Nicholas, that Heidi considers a true honor and pleasure of being his step-mom. Heidi has a PASSION for shopping, fashion and personal image. She does some modeling, but DOES NOT consider herself a “model.” When she is not taking care of her “boys,” you’ll find her reading fashion magazines, hitting the mall and exploring boutiques in Tulsa. She has a degree in fashion merchandising and has enjoyed numerous years of work experience in the retail/fashion world. She is excited to share the latest trends, tips & fashion crazes with 918 moms as well as take you on her journey as a new step-mom.
Mix Mom Blogger
Mix 96 Morning show co-host, Nina Valente, started out singing and ended up talking on the radio instead. Singing is still a big passion of hers as she has had lead roles in musicals, like The Fantastiks; scenes from operas, such as Phantom of the Opera and Marriage of Figaro. Nina sings and plays fiddle in her husband’s band, The Woodshed Revival and she loves karaoke!
Nina has been in radio for about 13 years and is a proud mom of 3 boys, Jacob (9), Caleb (6) and her step son Morgan (6). Nina has always been a working mom whose kids are her biggest passion.
Cook Time with Remmi
Remington is Chinese-American and was born in the city of Yang Jiang in the Providence of Gangzhou in China. Her Chinese name is Yang Fu Shun. Today, Remmi loves attending grade school, reading, working on the computer and spelling bees. She also likes to play with friends and thinks basketball is tops. Her favorite song is “Write You a Love Song” by Sara Bareilles and her favorite movie is “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.
Remmi has been interested in cooking since she was four years old. She would help gather ingredients, wash vegetables and assemble the food. She is still young, but though her continued interest and love of cooking, she has quickly become a capable cook. Now, Remmi is able to prepare simple, complete meals for her family. Remmi loves all kinds of foods, especially fruits and vegetables. Remmi admits there are two foods she does not like… mushrooms and, believe it or not, sloppy joes.
Walking the Tightrope
April is a working mom with two awesome kids, Dax who is 5 and Olivia who is 3. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Brad. Since having kids, April has noticed a major change in herself, a shift in priorities. A degree in Health Promotion from OSU led April to an early career in fitness. At one time she was a super fit aerobics instructor who shared her knowledge of being healthy with anyone who would sit still long enough to listen. With a passion for marketing and promotions, she ended up changing her career path to marketing and PR and, after having kids, found herself giving up the healthy lifestyle she once lived. Her priorities became work, family and husband… stopping doing the things she loved most. Join April as she is “Walking the Tightrope” and tries to find balance, regain a little of who she was pre-kids, including introducing a healthy lifestyle back into her household and becoming a super-fit momma. April knows deep down that a happy healthymom means a happy healthy family and she is ready to make the change!
Marathon Mom
Every day is a marathon for Andrea Sagely, the proud mother of twin 3-year old daughters and wife of 12 years to her best friend, Dennis. As a full-time Sales Rep for a national publishing company, her career keeps her busy traveling all over her Oklahoma territory. Andrea currently serves as the Philanthropy ChairMom for the Tulsa Mothers of Multiples and is an Independent Consultant for Arbonne International. She has also recently been a facilitator at her church for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University.
Realizing that she wasn’t getting any younger or smaller, this normal, minivan driving, over-volunteering, multi-tasking, everyday mom decided to step away from the comfort of her routine – work, home, TV, bed – and literally hit the road running to get in shape. Her goal is to find the time and energy to run a real marathon and live a healthier lifestyle. Andrea’s side-stitching race to the finish line proves challenging especially considering that she loves food and hates to exercise. Join her, cheer her on and track her progress in her marathon called Life.