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Monday’s Maven
Monday’s Maven
Full Name: Jo-Lynne Shane
Location: Philly
kids: 3 (one boy and two girls)
One Word that Describes You: passionate
What makes you smile? chocolate bars with almonds, my children’s laughter, a great pair of designer denim on sale in my size 
What is one of your dreams you hope to accomplish soon? expand several of my sites; I’m working on that now.
One of Your favorite motherhood moments? nursing my babies is one of my fondest memories of early motherhood. as they get older, seeing them develop their interests and talents — sharing their accomplishments is such a treasure!
What is your guilty pleasure? red wine
What do you love most about you? I like that I try to believe the best about people. I try to extend grace because I know that I appreciate when others extend grace to me.
Favorite Place? My favorite place to travel is Maine. We spend a couple of weeks there every summer.
Who is your hero? My mom. She is a successful career woman, a loving mother who encourages and supports her children in every way that she can, a faithful wife of over 35 years and a daughter who takes care of her father. She does it all with grace, and I hope that I can live up to the example she has set.
You Have a lot of fun hobbies that keep you busy it seems like, You say you were a ‘late bloomer’ to your passion of running. How did it become a passion of yours?
I have made a lot of changes late in life and it all comes down to wanting to being as healthy as I possibly can be so I have the energy to be the kind of wife and mother that I want to be.
Tags: blogger jo lynne shane, jo-lynne shane, monday maven, Musing of a Housewife
Oh I love her blog! How fun to actually meet the wonderful woman behind it! I love that her motivation for running is to have the energy needed to be a good mom and wife. That’s some dedication right there!
great interview! i adore jo-lynne!
I will definitely check out her blog! I love the Monday Maven feature – always such great blogs and great women!
She looks amazing. How do you find all these super rad people?
I absolutely love Jo-Lynne. She’s witty, fashionable, kind, and funny.
Also, did someone say “chocolate with almonds”? I’m totally going to have some right now…