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TwitterMomaha, are you there? It’s me, Josie.
I’m the new momaha editor, and I couldn’t be more thrilled.
I know you don’t know me that well. But time and a little elbow grease on my part will change that.
I’m a mom to three spirited kids who all think they rule the roost. My boyfriend and I have two girls — Alejandra, 3, and Gabriella, nearly 1 — and a boy, Bobby Jr., 8, from his previous relationship. They can’t stand to be together or apart. I’m sure you can relate.
Gabriella turns 1 next Friday. I'm still having a hard time deciding to throw her a "Barney" birthday. It's not a very girly theme but she loves the purple guy. We're big into dress up parties at my house. This image is of Bobby at our last 'stache party. Bobby Jr. loves this photo because he says it's his "grown man photo." Alejandra is my fashion baby. She circles items she likes in fashion magazines, loves all things pink and begs her aunties for manicures and pedicures.
Over the past few months, momaha.com has seen changes. (A big thank you to Julie Anderson for running the site during the transition.)
Momaha’s core mission – serving as a community where moms of all walks of life meet to share advice, current events, photos and laughable mommy moments — won’t change. Neither will the dynamic group of mom bloggers in place.
But I have some ideas. You’ll learn more about them in the days to come. And, yes, I think our site will rock your socks.
A little more about me:
I’m 30 years old. I enjoy fashion, baking and crocheting. My family has nightly dress-up and dance-off parties. We go to the library — a lot. And we call our Saturdays “Adventure Days.” We explore Omaha-area museums and the zoo.
I started at The World-Herald in 1999 as a copy messenger running errands for reporters, delivering mail, answering phone calls. In my last semester at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, I was hired on full-time as profile and obituary reporter. Five years ago, I began writing entertainment stories and later started a weekly nightlife column.
Now I’m ready to shift gears. I’m ready to grow. I’m ready for the challenge of being momaha editor.
Social media is a constant for me. I wake up, tweet, make Gabriella a bottle, tweet again. I brush my teeth, then check my Facebook messages. I shower, tweet again.
I encourage you to email me at jloza@owh.com with any thoughts to help improve momaha. My laptop is always open, literally. (I think my kids may have broken it.)
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MEET JOSIE
– 2 p.m. today: join our afternoon live chat.
– At Brix Wine Bistro at the Village Pointe Shopping Center, near 168th Street and West Dodge Road, Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Momaha drink and appetizer specials will be offered. Local musician Michael Walker performs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
TWEET WITH JOSIE:
Catch up on twitter by following @LozaFina
READ ABOUT JOSIE: Look for Q&A with her in the Living section of Saturday’s World-Herald.
READ STORIES BY JOSIE:
– Momaha blog: The evil stepmom myth
– Momaha blog: Mom tattoos sign of the times
– Meet Mondo of “Project Runway”
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Posted by: Angela on 01/20/2012 @ 6:18 am:
Welcome Josie! How exciting to have you as the editor! I remember the blogs that you wrote. Looking forward to what you have in store!
Posted by: Angela on 01/20/2012 @ 7:50 am:
and wanted to add that I hope Julie will still be apart of our group. We appreciate everything!
Posted by: Amy G on 01/20/2012 @ 8:46 am:
Josie, we are thrilled to have you on board. Can’t wait to work with you more, and to help “rock socks!” Welcome!!
Posted by: Autumn B. on 01/20/2012 @ 9:23 am:
Welcome! I blog for (www.behavenkids.com) and I look often to Momaha to get new ideas and keep up on all things “mom” – I can’t wait to see what direction you take the site! Congrats again!
Posted by: Melissa C. on 01/20/2012 @ 9:54 am:
Welcome, Josie! It’s exciting to have you as part of the team and I look forward to working with you. I will be at Brix!
Posted by: Josie on 01/20/2012 @ 10:22 am:
Thanks Angela! I’m here to inform and entertain. Ooh! And to talk about off-the-wall trends.
Posted by: Josie on 01/20/2012 @ 10:25 am:
Julie is an amazing mom and writer. I really enjoyed her blogs — especially the posts about her son wanting a Suh jersey. Great stuff. I’d love to have her write, chime in and gab with us.
Posted by: Josie on 01/20/2012 @ 10:32 am:
Amy G, I really love to “rock socks.” Smile. I can’t wait to meet everyone.
Autumn B, I hope momaha.com continues to impress you.
Melissa C.: Yay! You’re going to be at Brix. It’s a great spot for us to let down our hair and get some real “face time” together. Thanks for all of your support.
Posted by: Naty Palos on 01/20/2012 @ 11:38 am:
Congrats Josie!!!
Posted by: Heidi W on 01/20/2012 @ 11:39 am:
Welcome to the mayhem *good craziness*! Happy to have you join the team.
Posted by: Judy Daniell on 01/20/2012 @ 12:13 pm:
Welcome fellow mama! Looking forward to exciting stuff and meeting you at Bricks!
Posted by: Josie on 01/20/2012 @ 3:24 pm:
Thanks Naty, Heidi and Judy! Mama power! Smile. See you soon.