About Me
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Jennifer Schmidt
As a mom of five blessings and full time family manager, Jen Schmidt has learned to balance and embrace both the beauty and bedlam of every day life. As a motivational speaker and writer, Jen shares with humor and authenticity on a myriad of topics, all which fall under her passion for “Living on Less and Loving it.” She lives it, and invites you along for the journey.
Her practical, yet tangible lifestyle ideas encourage others to save money where they can, so they can spend (and share) on the things that really matter.
She served in full time ministry as a Director of Music and Youth in Milwaukee, WI before moving to NC., but is now a full time family manager that writes about her never-ending pursuit of balancing it all at her personal blog: Balancing Beauty and Bedlam.
As a motivational speaker and worship leader from NC, Jen finds joy in encouraging women at MOPS, women’s retreats and home school conferences, yet she receives the sweetest reward from her most demanding audience, her family.
You can find her on any given day dreaming about a clean house, chauffeuring, couponing, meal planning, home schooling, thrift store hunting, or quite possibly on a stage sharing both her beauty and bedlam as a daughter of the King.
Follow Jen on twitter as @beautyandbedlam
Video clip of Jen: How does Mom of Five Save Thousands?
As featured in a recent magazine:
“The little things are the big things.” That’s the message of Jennifer’s blog, Balancing Beauty and Bedlam (beautyandbedlam.com). As a mother of five, she shares her secrets for frugal yet fabulous living, and she’s living proof that it works, from her $2 Goodwill outfit to her $500-a-month grocery bill for a family of seven. Her practical ideas have taken her beyond the blogosphere to speaking engagements and a writing gig for a new online women’s magazine, (In)Courage. “I found, especially with this economy, I really had a voice that people wanted to hear.””
On easier meal-planning: Set the timer for one hour, then cook and freeze as much as you can. “In one hour of just concentrated time, I was able to break down certain kitchen tasks enough that I was going to get eight meals out of that one hour.
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I really enjoyed listening to you this morning at River Oaks Community Church’s MOMS group! You are inspiring and motivating and our whole table learned a lot. I hope you come again!!! Thanks!
I found you blog today–thank you for sharing your knowledge about thrift store shopping! It is timely and extremely helpful.
Jen,
I am shaking, trembling with the hand of God at this moment.
Jen, It’s me… Jessica!
The newly graduated college student you took in around December 2000! I can’t believe it has been almost 10 years. I was scoping Someday Crafts and came across your site! I stared at your picture and almost passed out in complete shock that you are this celebrity blogger. I almost fell over seeing how old the kids are! You had one in your belly the last I saw you!
I have been trying to find you in the webby world, not sure you are in still in my “old home.”
Please, please email me so we can keep in touch. I want to cry as I am typing. (Or visit me at my little old blog too but I only care about getting back in touch). My main reason for wanting to write is we adopted our oldest child and I wanted to tell you so badly. Ooooh! There is so much to catch up on since I left NC in 2003! Please, please contact me so we can reconnect. This is so AMAZING! And congratulations on a gorgeous and amazing blog!
Love,
Jess
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